Crush FTP Server - History of CrushFTP

History of CrushFTP

CrushFTP was first published publicly around 1999. Initial versions were FTP only. There were no connection restrictions in version 1.x. CrushFTP 2.x brought about virtual directories in a sense, while CrushFTP 3.x brought about a full virtual file system. It supported the ability to merge and mangle several file systems together regardless if they were from local folders, or another FTP site. It in a sense could even act as a proxy for other FTP servers. However the complications from all the potential issues that could go on from this was confusing. CrushFTP 3 also brought about tiered pricing and restricted the unregistered shareware version to just 5 users at a time.

CrushFTP 4 focused primarily on a cleaner interface and less confusing virtual file system. While it still seems to have some support for merging FTP sites with a local file system, the support seems limited. CrushFTP 4 includes all of CrushFTP3's features, along with more. The learning curve from CrushFTP 3 to 4 is not steep. Updates in version 4 include a full HTTP server as well as the other supported protocols. It continues with the tiered pricing model, with the unregistered shareware only allowing for five simultaneous users at a time. Recent updates started recognizing web browsers as being different than FTP connections where four web browsers connections only count as one user against the licensed limit.

CrushFTP 6 released in 2012 brought about major changes as the management and monitoring interface became entirely web based. Its interface is based on jQuery and jQueryUI. Multiple administrators can work simultaneously at one time fixing the single admin limitation of prior versions.

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