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LinkByLink Changelog

What's new in LinkByLink 2.0.3

Dec 9, 2014
  • Changes in this version:
  • OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) is officially supported.
  • MariaDB was added to the list of database aliases.
  • Under OS X the currently active Java version is now being used.

New in LinkByLink 2.0.2 (Aug 26, 2014)

  • Changes:
  • Java 8 is officially supported.
  • Fixed a bug in the result statistics display.

New in LinkByLink 2.0.1 (Jan 27, 2014)

  • OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) is officially supported.
  • The separator in front of the timestamp column was missing in CSV export files.
  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.

New in LinkByLink 2.0.0 (May 20, 2013)

  • LinkByLink requires Java 6 or a newer version.
  • Windows 8 (desktop mode) is officially supported.
  • OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) is officially supported.
  • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard) are no longer supported.
  • Except for OS X the Look&Feel of the user interface can be changed.
  • The preferences were merged into a single dialog window.
  • The link check can be paused.
  • Optionally not only web pages but also other resources are loaded.
  • The result table was extended by columns with the page encoding, the number of bytes transferred, the load time and the error category.
  • The sorting direction is displayed in the table header.
  • Links marked as deleted with the del tag are optionally ignored.
  • The correction for wrong URLs which point beyond the document root is now optional.
  • Checking of email addresses has been improved and is now optional.
  • The HTML export lists the active include and exclude filters.
  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.
  • Pro Edition Only: The results can automatically be saved in the non-GUI mode in order to be loaded in the GUI later.
  • Pro Edition Only: When sending the results by email optionally only the statistics are sent.
  • Pro Edition only: The context menu offers a function for analyzing HTTP redirects.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.19 (May 7, 2012)

  • The export functions only export the columns visible in the graphical user interface.
  • While a test is still running data can be exported and the statistics are available.
  • New preferences setting Always Follow Internal Links.
  • Improved error handling for unknown protocols and undefined or unknown charsets.
  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.18 (Nov 12, 2011)

  • Java 7 is officially supported.
  • Minor graphical user interface improvements for Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).
  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.17 (Jun 13, 2011)

  • Minor fixes in the FTP protocol handling.
  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.16 (Dec 4, 2010)

  • Fixed problems on some systems running Java 5.
  • Evaluation of codeset information in meta tags.
  • The handling of HTML entities in email addresses was corrected.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.15 (Jul 4, 2010)

  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.14 (Nov 12, 2009)

  • Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) now officially supported by LinkByLink.
  • The result table was extended by a column with the last modification date.
  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.
  • Pro Edition only: In addition to XML the test results can automatically be saved as HTML and CSV.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.13.1 (Sep 27, 2009)

  • A startup problem with some Macs running Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) was fixed.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.13 (Apr 14, 2009)

  • The list of predefined browser IDs was updated.
  • The integrated SSL certificate list was updated.
  • Improved handling of umlauts in links.
  • Improved detection of comments in web pages.
  • The src attribute of tags (plugins) is checked.
  • The code attribute of tags (Java applets) is checked.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.12 (Nov 10, 2008)

  • Added page title column to result table.
  • Added support for the ftps protocol.
  • Pro Edition only: Added sitemap export.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.11 (Jul 30, 2008)

  • Links matching an include filter are now followed even when they also match an exclude filter.
  • Escape sequences in URLs are not decoded anymore in order to avoid problems particularly with Asian characters.
  • Fixed wrong display of source URLs for pages containing a tag.
  • If an FTP server does not support the passive transfer mode the active mode is automatically used instead.
  • Fixed problem with the display of selected result table cells under Mac OS X 10.5.
  • Pro Edition only: New startup option --auto-start.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.10 (Apr 3, 2008)

  • Various settings have been combined in the General Setup.
  • Added a new option to check the start page only.
  • The installer and several libraries have been updated.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.9 (Nov 29, 2007)

  • Improved filtering of script contents.
  • Search patterns are always evaluated as regular expressions.
  • The include and exclude lists support regular expressions.
  • For port-sensitive cookies the ports are displayed in the cookie window.
  • Tooltips are optionally displayed in the cookie window.
  • About LinkByLink displays information on the memory usage.
  • Improvements with respect to the user interface.
  • Pro Edition only: The email, database and validation settings have been simplified.

New in LinkByLink 1.0.8 (Sep 13, 2007)

  • Support for port-sensitive cookies.
  • Added the redirect count to the result statistics.
  • The request parameters are retained in the case of redirected URLs.
  • Improvements with respect to the handling of cascaded redirects.
  • Added command line switches to enable the checking of internal/external links.
  • Fixed bug when starting the external browser on Mac OS X.