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Recent issues of News You Can Use are listed below.

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Current Issue

May

1. SecureCRT 7.0 Beta: Save Time with Session Tiling
2. SecureFX 7.0 Beta: Filter View Helps Find Files Faster
3. ClientPack 7.0 Beta: Expanded VRALib API
4. Tip: SecureCRT Chat Window Sends Commands to Multiple Sessions
5. New and Current Releases

2012 Newsletters

April

1. Tip: The Default Session and Changing Multiple Sessions
2. Scripting Corner: New Thread for Example Scripts
3. Tip: Use Google for Deeper Forum Search
4. Heard On the Forums: Importing a Putty Session Database
5. New and Current Releases

March

1. Tip: The SFXCL Command-line Utility Explained
2. Tip: Lock Down File Access with VShell Virtual Roots
3. Call for Testers: SecureCRT Tiled Sessions
4. Call for Testers: VShell for FTPS, Now on UNIX
5. New and Current Releases

February

1. Tip: SFXCL /List Workaround Checks for Remote Files
2. Tip: SSH Agent Forwarding with SecureCRT
3. Call for Testers: VShell for FTPS now on UNIX
4. Heard on the Forums: Convert Spaces to Tabs in SecureCRT
5. New and Current Releases

January

1. Tip: Overview of Color Configuration in SecureCRT
2. Tip: Using VShell to Install Software Remotely
3. Tip: Using Public-Key Authentication in Secure Shell
4. Heard on the Forums: Opening Multiple Tabs at Startup
5. New and Current Releases

2011 Newsletters

December

1. Top Online Product Tips of 2011
2. Harnessing the Power of Chat, SecureCRT® Style
3. Inside VanDyke Software: Feature Requests
4. Heard on the Forums: Quick Logging with SecureCRT
5. New and Current Releases

November

1. Fall IT Survey: Intrusion, Employee, Outsourcing Concerns
2. Tip: Failed Authentication Trigger Guards Against Intrusion
3. SecureCRT® 6.7.3 Release Has Mac OS X Lion, RHEL 6 Support
4. VShell® 3.8.3 Release Adds RHEL 6 and Ubuntu 11
5. Call for Testers: SecureCRT, ClientPack for Windows
6. New and Current Releases

October

1. Tip: Mouse support for vi, vim, and emacs in SecureCRT
2. Scripting Corner: Documentation on Objects and Methods
3. Heard on the Forums: The WaitForString() Method Applied
4. Call for Testers: SecureFX® Synchronize, Other Enhancements
5. New and Current Releases

September

1. Scripting Corner: Scripting with the VRALib Windows API
2. Tip Redux: Using /S in the Connect Bar
3. Call for Testers: VShell Agent Forwarding
4. Heard on the Forums: UNIX Keyboard Shortcuts
5. New and Current Releases

August

1. Tip: Automate Changing System Passwords Remotely
2. Customize It!  Shrink the SecureCRT Window Size
3. How To: Change Button Bar Location
4. Call for Testers: SecureCRT and SecureFX®
5. Call for Testers: Better SFTP Performance
6. New and Current Releases

June/July

1. SecureCRT 6.7 Official – Linux is Ready to Fly!
2. They're Official: SecureFX 6.7 and VShell 3.8
3. Tip: Maximizing Your Use of the New Connect Bar
4. Heard on the Forums: Reverse Port Forwarding
5. New and Current Releases

May

1. Release Candidates Available!
2. Fine-Grained Control of Virtual Root Permissions in VShell
3. Tip: Scan Disk Usage Remotely Using VShell and VRALib
4. Survey Results: "What Keeps You Up At Night?" 2011
5. Heard on the Forums: Dynamic Answerback in SecureCRT
6. New and Current Releases

April

1. Essential Skills: Using the Button Bar
2. Customize It: SecureCRT Keyword Highlighting
3. The SecureCRT Script Recorder and Python
4. Tip: How to Install VShell Using VShell
5. New and Current Releases

March

1.SecureCRT 6.7 Adds Linux – Plus Connect Bar, More
2. SecureFX 6.7 Beta Retrieves Locations with Bookmarks
3. Monitor Your Server Connections with VShell 3.8 Beta
4. Heard on the Forums – Changing Mapped Keys Globally
5. New and Current Releases

February

1. Essential Skills: Logon Automation
2. Customize It: Session Tabs
3. Call for SecureCRT Testers: Connect Bar
4. Call for VShell Testers: Virtual Root Permissions
5. Heard on the Forums: Dynamic Forwarding
6. New and Current Releases

January

1. Essential Skills:  Using the Connect Dialog
2. Customize It: Logon Options in SecureCRT for Windows
3. Resources for Learning Python Scripting
4. SecureCRT Call for Testers: New Scripting Capabilities
5. Heard on the Forums: SecureCRT Sync with Dropbox
6. New and Current Releases

2010 Newsletters

December

1. VanDyke Software – Greatest Hits for 2010
2. SecureCRT Call for Testers, Including Linux Alpha
3. VShell Call for Testers: Real-Time Monitoring
4. Heard on the Forums: Sample Scripts for Sending Commands
5. New and Current Releases

November

1. SecureCRT, SecureFX, and Client Pack 6.6 – Now Official
2. How to Move Sessions from Windows to Mac
3. How to Manage "Throttle Bandwidth" Options in SecureFX 6.6
4. Tip: Using Who.exe "--kill" in VShell for Windows
5. New and Current Releases

October

1. Client Applications: Beta 6 Release Candidates
2. Fall IT Survey: Large Company Intrusions Increased
3. Tip: VShell RunAs Option for Remote Exec Privileges
4. Heard on the Forums: Edifying Scripting Posts
5. New and Current Releases

September

1. SecureCRT 6.6: Now in Beta 4 Release
2. Focus: Python Scripting in SecureCRT 6.6 Beta
3. VanDyke Software Forums: New Mac OS X Forum Now Open
4. How to Move Sessions from Windows to Mac
5. VShell Tip: Changing Admin Passwords Remotely
6. New and Current Releases

August

1. Anniversary Celebration – SecureCRT 6.6 Beta Adds Mac OS X!
2. SecureFX 6.6 Controls Transfer Bandwidth, Parallel Transfers
3. New Beta Releases of SecureCRT 6.6 for Windows and ClientPack
4. Heard on the Forums: Resuming a Group of Sessions
5. New and Current Releases

June

1. Tips for Managing Multiple Connections
2. VShell FTPS Tip: Creating, Signing, and Using Certificates
3. Call for Testers: SecureCRT, SecureFX Transfer Options
4. Heard on the Forums: Hop Connections
5. New and Current Releases

May

1. SecureCRT 6.5 Button Bar Deserves Another Look
2. 2010 IT Survey Results: Some Budgets Rebounding
3. Scripting Corner: Automating Configuration Backup
4. Tip: Tunneling SMB Revisited
5. Heard on the Forums: Automating Server Connections
6. New and Current Releases

April

1. Tip: Importing SecureCRT Sessions from a Data File
2. Scripting Corner: Capture Command Output with ReadString()
3. Call for Testers: SecureFX One-Click Download to CWD
4. Heard on the Forums: Open Hyperlinked Telnet Sessions in Tabs
5. New and Current Releases

March

1. Tip: Overview of VShell for FTPS Configuration
2. Tip: Backing Up and Restoring SecureCRT and SecureFX Settings
3. Heard on the Forums: Batch Mode with the vsftp Utility
4. Call for Testers– New SecureCRT and SecureFX Options
5. New and Current Releases

February

1. Tip: VShell Subconfiguration Revised and Expanded
2. SecureCRT for OS X Enters Limited Alpha Release
3. Call for Testers: SecureCRT Scripting, SecureFX PASV
4. Using Keyword Highlighting in SecureCRT 6.5
5. Heard on the Forums: /T for Tabs, Improved Unicode/UTF-8
6. New and Current Releases

January

1. How to Drag and Drop Files in SecureCRT and SecureFX
2. Creating Scripts with the SecureCRT Script Recorder
3. Heard on the Forums: SecureCRT and Amazon EC2 Keys
4. Best Books of the Past Year
5. New and Current Releases

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