Each Syslog Watcher 6.2.x release is listed below, newest first.
Version 6.2.16 (January 8, 2024)
- FIXED Message forwarding causes “inconsistent syslog storage” log records to appear
- FIXED Handling of originator groups in UI
- IMPROVED SQLite updated to version 3.44.2
- IMPROVED OpenSSL updated to version 1.1.1w
Version 6.2.15 (June 2, 2023)
- CRITICAL Update to this version is highly recommended as soon as possible.
- FIXED Sorting of messages when reading from the storage with a certain combination of filters
- FIXED Duplicate messages when forwarding (another server/files/db/emails) under certain conditions
Version 6.2.14 (May 28, 2023)
- ADDED Recipient email address for SMTP profile tests
- IMPROVED Messages from disabled originators are counted as ‘discarded’
- IMPROVED Do not create duplicates when archiving storage files
- FIXED Selecting local IP address for syslog forwarders
Version 6.2.13 (April 23, 2023)
- ADDED Copying syslog messages from viewers to the clipboard
- ADDED Copying syslog originators from the grid to the clipboard
Version 6.2.12 (March 14, 2023)
- FIXED Binding to a local IP address for syslog forwarders
- FIXED Scrolling of syslog originators on grid refresh
- IMPROVED Refresh rate for automatic viewer updating
- IMPROVED Handling of corrupted configuration files
- IMPROVED Timezone database updated to version 2022g
- IMPROVED SQLite updated to version 3.41.1
- IMPROVED OpenSSL updated to version 1.1.1t
Version 6.2.11 (February 9, 2023)
- FIXED Reverse sort handling in the message viewer
- FIXED Unexpected stop of the message collector
- FIXED Port and local IP address settings for syslog forwarders
- IMPROVED SMTP compatibility for sending email alerts
- IMPROVED Removed redundant internal log messages
Version 6.2.10 (January 23, 2023)
- IMPROVED Сonsolidation of multiple alerts into a single email
- ADDED Format to print the unique message ID ({RECEIVED|%Q})
- ADDED (experimental) Local IP address for syslog forwarders
- FIXED Processing of tab symbols in hosts and fingerprint files (Syslog over TLS)
- FIXED Printing UTC dates and times ({RECEIVED_UTC} field)
Version 6.2.9 (December 19, 2022)
- ADDED Non-secure SMTP options for use with internal mail servers
- ADDED Testing of SMTP profile in the server configuration
- FIXED Windows OS shutdown/restart handling
Version 6.2.8 (December 6, 2022)
- IMPROVED Error handling in major internal components
- IMPROVED Syslog Watcher Server’s log records
- FIXED Deleting storage files that are older than the retention period
Version 6.2.7 (November 22, 2022)
- FIXED Message filtering by severity level
- ADDED Loading license from a file (offline license activation)
- ADDED Сheck for updates at program startup
- IMPROVED Minor UI improvements
Version 6.2.6 (November 11, 2022)
- IMPROVED Performance of the syslog viewer when using filters
- ADDED Regular expression operators in syslog filters (RE_CONTAINS, RE_MATCHES)
- ADDED UPPER/lower modificators for case-insensitive comparison in filters
- ADDED Reverse sort and automatic refresh for syslog message tables
- FIXED Active TLS connections do not slow down server stopping
- FIXED Escaping double quotes in filter expressions
- FIXED Default priority level changed from 24 (unknown) to 16 (local0)
- IMPROVED Tabs and CR/LF are allowed in filtering expression for better formatting
- IMPROVED SQLite updated to version 3.39.4
- IMPROVED Option handling for TLS network interfaces
Version 6.2.5 (September 8, 2022)
- FIXED Email alerts are not generated
- IMPROVED SQLite updated to version 3.39.3
- IMPROVED Timezone database updated to version 2022c
Version 6.2.4 (August 30, 2022)
- FIXED Extractor of additional values from syslog messages
- FIXED Custom parsers loaded from the syslog storage
- ADDED Workaround for reverse message sorting in viewers
- IMPROVED Default layout for the grid viewer
Version 6.2.3 (August 24, 2022)
- FIXED Complex filter expressions
- ADDED Regular expressions in the complex filter
- ADDED Two modifiers for message outputs: ‘UPPER’ and ‘lower’
- IMPROVED Escape HTML before displaying in the message details view
Version 6.2.2 (August 14, 2022)
- FIXED Complex filter with more than one comparison operator
- FIXED Sorting messages returned by the syslog reader
- ADDED Descriptions for TLS options of a network interface
- IMPROVED Format of the syslog storage archive
- IMPROVED SQLite updated to version 3.39.2
Version 6.2.1 (July 29, 2022)
- FIXED Duplicates in the list of dynamic originators
- IMPROVED Added cache for date/time converter to improve performance
- IMPROVED Retry behavior for syslog forwarders
- IMPROVED Default ODBC command
- IMPROVED Few minor UI details
Version 6.2.0 (July 11, 2022)
Major updates since version 5 are described in What's new in Syslog Watcher 6.2?