Change Log

Version 1.3

• - Optimized procedures to extract data from main servers, so it has become faster to launch.

• - Eliminated the possibility to modify local and remote ports to minimize conflicts and abuse.

• - Eliminated the process of downloading and classifying blocked URLs to speed up opening of the browser.

• - Disabled the automatic scan function to reduce load on connections.

• - Applied a more complicated procedure to updating the PAC file for proxy configurations, which is more reliable for the internal browser but requires more work with external browsers.

• - Fixed a number of other minor bugs.

Version 1.2.0

• Introduced a multilingual capacity and added Arabic as the second interface language.

• Removed the internal browser of alkasir in favor of the system's default browser (based on popular request).

• Introduced a private proxy setting through which certain computers could be linked through a privately allocated proxy server. This feature is intended for testing and censorship verification purposes.

• Added the ability to report blocked URLs and not only domains

• Eliminated the need for manual updating of active list of blocked URLs by introducing a built-in timer to ping the server for changes.

• Eliminated all non-secure transfers within the file

• Fixed the bundling issue to allow automatic launch of Net Framework Setup 2.0 when needed

• Added a button that could diagnose if the connection to the proxy server is working or not.

• Added a special function to enable the user to send encrypted debugging information to the developer by email or through the interface.

• Added a stealth mode in the preferences, which allows users to prevent the program’s icon from appearing on the system bar.

• Fixed some missing links on the interface.

• Enabled the user to restart the browsers with a button click (exiting normally so as to save sessions when possible).

• Ensured that the proxy tunnel is working before alkasir is lit on the system tray.

• Added a more robust method to retrieve the ISP and Geo-location information (ISP, city, region and country).

• Added an email notification to submissions (once approved or rejected).

• There were also several additions/changes on alkasir.com’s side of the solution in terms of approval of submissions and other features.

Version 1.01

• Fixed bug that prevented normal operation of alkasir in Windows Vista when record of blocked websites gets updated

• Added administrative rights for Windows Vista to allow writing into the program's directory

• Added more debugging information