Syslog Watcher 6.5 - Version History

Each Syslog Watcher 6.5.x release is listed below, newest first.

Version 6.5.17 (April 2, 2026)

• FIXED Formatting IPv6 addresses
• FIXED IPv6Any [::0] accepts only Syslog over IPv6
• IMPROVED Support for complex regular expressions for originator ID
• IMPROVED Stack size to handle more complex regular expressions
• IMPROVED Updated SQLite to version 3.51.3
• IMPROVED Updated OpenSSL to version 3.5.5

Version 6.5.16 (June 30, 2025)

• FIXED Better handling of non-ASCII error descriptions
• ADDED New server parameter: Max number of files open by File Forwarder
• ADDED New server parameter: TLS handshake timeout
• IMPROVED Updated SQLite to version 3.50.2
• IMPROVED Minor UI improvements

Version 6.5.15 (March 25, 2025)

• ADDED Parser section to extract fields from key=value pairs
• ADDED Message parser for firewalls (Fortinet, Sophos, etc)
• ADDED Support for offline license actions
• ADDED Integration with offline user guide
• IMPROVED CEF parser to allow blank values and remove quotes
• IMPROVED Updated SQLite to version 3.49.1
• IMPROVED Updated OpenSSL to version 3.1.8
• IMPROVED Minor UI improvements

Version 6.5.12 (October 28, 2024)

• FIXED Handling clock changes when switching to and from daylight saving time
• ADDED Generator for self-signed certificates (Syslog over TLS)
• IMPROVED Updated OpenSSL to version 3.1.7

Version 6.5.11 (September 3, 2024)

• IMPROVED Server stability has been improved
• IMPROVED Updated SQLite to version 3.46.1
• IMPROVED Minor UI improvements

Version 6.5.10 (July 8, 2024)

• FIXED Extracting message fields (shorter messages with many fields)
• IMPROVED Handling transactions while exporting to external databases

Version 6.5.9 (June 12, 2024)

• FIXED Processing of multiline messages in email alerts
• IMPROVED Handling file locking when exporting to files
• IMPROVED Updated SQLite to version 3.46.0
• IMPROVED Updated OpenSSL to version 3.1.6

Version 6.5.8 (February 14, 2024)

• FIXED Creating/modifying originator groups
• FIXED Handling message context for grid layout
• FIXED Brackets in the SD field (Standard IETF syslog parser)
• IMPROVED Updated SQLite to version 3.45.1
• IMPROVED Updated OpenSSL to version 3.1.5

Version 6.5.7 (January 19, 2024)

• FIXED Extracting data fields with a regular expression (parser, viewer and features)

Version 6.5.6 (January 10, 2024)

• FIXED Support for Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008
• IMPROVED Minor UI improvements
• IMPROVED SQLite updated to version 3.44.2
• IMPROVED OpenSSL updated to version 3.1.4
• IMPROVED Timezone database updated to 2023d

Version 6.5.5 (December 3, 2023)

• FIXED Forwarding syslog messages over TLS
• FIXED Receiving syslog messages over TLS v1.0/v1.1
• FIXED Changing HPF (hours per file) storage parameter
• ADDED Copying parsed messages to the clipboard in JSON format
• IMPROVED Minor UI improvements

Version 6.5.4 (September 24, 2023)

• ADDED Field enumeration tag {*|...}
• ADDED NOT_IN operator for filters
• ADDED Option to set email subject for alerts
• ADDED Built-in view layout for CEF-formatted logs
• FIXED Minor UI changes and improvements

Version 6.5.3 RC (August 30, 2023)

• FIXED Maximum number of messages per view and pagination
• ADDED Advanced report template with charts
• ADDED View layout with RFC fields
• IMPROVED Minor UI improvements

Version 6.5.2 RC (August 5, 2023)

• IMPROVED Server status tab
• ADDED Filter operator: DOES_NOT_CONTAIN
• FIXED Email alert triggering

Version 6.5.1 RC (July 13, 2023)

• IMPROVED Lots of minor fixes and improvements

Version 6.5.0 BETA (June 15, 2023)

• INFO Initial release of Syslog Watcher 6.5