Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

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faq:tcpip [2020/04/14 16:26] – New FTP HTML FAQ. digital manfaq:tcpip [2020/04/14 19:22] – Re-wording the FTP-HTML stuff and adder link (re: FireFox) digital man
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   * [[#ftp_connect|Why can't users connect to my FTP server]]?    * [[#ftp_connect|Why can't users connect to my FTP server]]? 
   * [[#ftp_nat|Why do FTP clients lock-up or time-out when listing directories or downloading files from my FTP server]]?    * [[#ftp_nat|Why do FTP clients lock-up or time-out when listing directories or downloading files from my FTP server]]? 
-  * [[#ftp_html|Why won't my browser render the output of ftp-html.js (''00index.html'')]]?+  * [[#ftp_html|Why won't a web browser render HTML content from my FTP Server]]?
   * [[#bind|Why do some or all of my servers get bind errors when starting or recycling]]?    * [[#bind|Why do some or all of my servers get bind errors when starting or recycling]]? 
   * [[#bandwidth|How many nodes/clients/users can I support with my Internet connection]]?    * [[#bandwidth|How many nodes/clients/users can I support with my Internet connection]]? 
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 ===== FTP HTML ===== ===== FTP HTML =====
 :?: **Question:**\\ :?: **Question:**\\
-Why will my web browser not (no longer) render the HTML content sent by the Synchronet FTP Server? +Why will a web browser not (no longer) render the HTML content sent by the Synchronet FTP Server (i.e. ''00index.html'' generated by ''ftp-html.js'')? 
  
 :!: **Answer:**\\ :!: **Answer:**\\
-For security reasons, modern web browser will not render HTML content served by protocols other than HTTP or HTTPS.+For security reasons, modern web browsers (e.g. Google Chrome) have stopped rendering HTML content served by protocols other than HTTP or HTTPS.
   * [[https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-and-firefox-developers-aim-to-remove-support-for-ftp/]]   * [[https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-and-firefox-developers-aim-to-remove-support-for-ftp/]]
  
 Some web browsers (e.g. Microsoft Edge) are removing FTP support altogether. Some web browsers (e.g. Microsoft Edge) are removing FTP support altogether.
 +  * [[https://www.ghacks.net/2020/03/19/mozilla-will-remove-ftp-support-in-the-firefox-web-browser/]]
  
 ===== Bind ===== ===== Bind =====

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