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New HomeFLY Version - Required Update

Posted by Kenny Moens (SAB94K) @ 08/11/2003

Several changes have been made to our HomeFLY program, here is a list:

- Automatic position updates sent to the webserver every 5 minutes
- Improved 'waiting for FS', the program now just waits for FS instead of letting the user click 'next >>' over and over again...
- The snapshot of position is updated every 1 minute (instead of 5 minutes)
- Caching of logfile details, improves the loading time of the main program
- Better error checking before contacting the webserver
- New screenshots are used
- Security Leak fixed
- Server communication timeout handling
- When no department selected, FL defaults to VA.

Due a security leak in the previous versions all our pilots are REQUIRED to update to the latest version. We give all our pilots a 3 week transition period. Starting from December 1st, 2003 the old HomeFLY version will be disabled.

Greetz
The Software Department.