What's New in Kiwi SysLog Server

Release notes for version 8.3.52

 - (Released on 02/12/2009)

Changes

• SolarWinds rebranding

Fixes

• Fixed issue with Tech-Support creation

Notes

• Kiwi Syslog Server 8.3.52 Final

Release notes for version 9.0.3

 - (Released on 07/21/2009)

Adds

• Added 'Log to Web Access' action
• Integrated Kiwi Syslog Web Access Installer

Release notes for version 9.1.0

 - (Released on 04/06/2010)

Adds

• New Web Access find functionality.
• Added packet spoofing support for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/R2.
• Added Quick filtering feature to Kiwi Syslog Web Access
• Added "Product Updates" section to Kiwi Syslog Setup

changes

• Kiwi Syslog Web Access logger component upgraded.
• Winsock component deployment changed to reg-free COM.
• Increased default message buffer size from 20,000 to 500,000.
• Kiwi Syslog Web Access v1.2.0
• Added web access data source size information to the diagnostic report.
• Changed default ‘Retain messages between restarts’ behavior.
• Removed kiwi.syslog.web.access hosts file addition from Web Access installer.
• Changed modifier 'Replace non-printable characters with ' default to 'Off'

Fixes

• Fixed TAB and CRLF replacement in Display grid.
• Fixed Kiwi Syslog Server NT Event log source registration bug.
• Fixed null characters in syslog message causing logging to Web Access to fail.
• Fixed problem with Kiwi Syslog Web Access logging rule not creating properly during installation.
• Improved validation for "Log To File" Action file name field.
• Fixed performance issue with forwarding spoofed messages.
• Notification is logged on inability to determine default gateway IP address.
• Fixed Web Access unhandled exception when user has no (zero) highlighting rules defined.
• Fixed Web Access installer HTTP port reversion issue.
• Fixed Web Access security vulnerability in Login Gateway.
• Added email addresses validity check.
• Removed misleading ability to set schedule on "Last" day of the month.

Notes

• Kiwi Syslog Server v9.0.4 with Web Access 1.1.0
• Added product update notifications.

Release notes for version 9.2.0

 - (Released on 11/24/2010)

Adds

• Create multiple web access admin or user accounts
• Securely transport syslog messages using Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• Export web console event messages in .csv format

Changes

• Improved Database Maintenance.
• Kiwi Syslog Server installer package now digitally signed.

Fixes

• Security vulnerability in Cassini Web Server Explorer removed.
• Web Access installation failure on WINNT platform fixed.
• Highlighting feature does not match on strings which contain space - fixed.
• Valid e-mail address rejected - fixed.
• Can't create Tech-support (Error code 530) - fixed.
• mswinsck.ocx problem with IP address truncation - fixed.
• "Trial version of Active Skin" error dialog - fixed.
• URL sense algorithm doesn't take URL parameters into account - fixed.

Release notes for version 9.3.0

 - (Released on 03/20/2012)

Adds

• Filters can be marked as Public/Shared
• Added Serial Number (sn=) to WELF auto-split variables
• Added support for Product Update checking with proxy server
• Added a new %RuleName variable
• Added IP/hostname logging for DNS resolution failure
• Added Script name and Rule name that generated error to error log

Changes

• New version of Web Access (1.4.0)

Fixes

• French characters not displaying correctly in Kiwi Syslog Manager displays
• Fixed Date Filter bug (incorrect date format) in Web Access
• Column removal regression issue fixed
• Fixed issue with Input Source filter not working correctly
• Resolved issue with Kiwi Syslog Server not running under LocalSystem account on native French Windows 7
• Fixed incorrect escaping of underscore character for MySQL DB format option
• Fixed issue with ExtJS on Admin page of Web Access
• Fixed DoS issue with Web Access Login Gateway
• Fixed issue caused by "Retain displayed messages between restarts" when moving from Eval to Free (or vice versa)
• Fixed formatting problem in Daily Statistics e-mail
• Fixed issue with External IP addresses being resolved with external DNS server when they shouldn't be

Release notes for version 9.3.2

 - (Released on 07/03/2012)

Adds

• Support for Displays extended from 10 to 25 displays
• Extended to support sending of secure emails via SMTP over SSL/TLS

Fixes

• Fixed Scheduled Archive: Not working as per Files age selected.
• Fixed Web Access - Add/Delete filter causing - Status Code: 500 Error.
• Application is sometimes unresponsive at start up for couple of minutes.
• Increased max size set to 1000 to prevent “MailMaxMessageSend" errors.

Release notes for version 9.3.3

 - (Released on 10/23/2012)

Adds

• Product maintenance renewal notifications
• Support for Windows 2012
• Support for Windows8
• Support for SQL Server 2012
• Support for Internet Explorer 10
• Support for SolarWinds Licensing

Fixes

• Fixes for the issue of Email text containing "< and >" being stripped out

Known Issue

• Sound will not play in alert actions when set to play once. The suggested workaround is to enable the sound to play from 2 to 200 times.

Release notes for version 9.3.4

 - (Released on 11-7-12)

Adds

• Product maintenance renewal notifications added in (v9.3.3).
• Support for Windows 2012 added in (v9.3.3).
• Support for Windows 8 added in (v9.3.3).
• Support for SQL Server 2012 added (v9.3.3).
• Support for Internet Explorer 10 added in (v9.3.3).
• Support for SolarWinds Licensing added in (v9.3.3).

Fixes

• Fixed issue of Email text containing "< and >" being stripped out (v9.3.3).
• Fixed issue with Emailed reports and HTML characters in Syslog Statistics.(9.3.4)
• Fixed issue with filters not being applied. (9.3.4)

Known Issue

Sound will not play in alert actions when set to play once. The suggested workaround is to enable the sound to play from 2 to 200 times.