Technical Notes

You can configure 3270 terminal sessions to use customizable values for rows or columns. Open the Session Setup dialog box and set Model ID to <Custom Model Extended>.

When you configure secure SSL/TLS connections, Reflection now encrypts all data communication with the host, including transfers done using Reflection's Transfer dialog box.

Reflection's batch transfer support includes a new Batch tab in the File Transfer dialog box that makes it easier to create, modify, and save batch transfers. You can also now configure and execute batch transfers in connected 5250 terminal sessions without having to open a separate Reflection session to handle the batch transfer.

Use the Reflection Transfer Setup dialog box to configure FTP file transfer within a Reflection session. FTP file transfers are available in both 3270 and 5250 terminal sessions. Note: You can still use the Reflection FTP Client for a wider range of FTP transfer features.

Prior versions of Reflection required you to transfer two Attachmate-supplied host execs to TSO mainframes to support the Show Host Files button in the Transfer dialog box. These files (Wrqlds and Wrqlcat) are no longer needed.

When you configure secure SSL/TLS connections, Reflection now encrypts all data communication with the host, including transfers done using Reflection's Transfer dialog box.

Reflection can now connect to a SOCKS proxy server running SOCKS version 5.0.

The following methods and properties have been added to the Reflection for IBM Visual Basic for Applications API: CustomColumns, CustomRows, FTPReceiveFile, FTPSendFile, GetNumToolbars, UseWindowsCryptoAPI, XfrFTPLocalFile, and XfrFTPRemoteFile.

Note: This feature is also available in Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client version 6.0.

Support for IPv6 has been added to the following protocols: Telnet, Secure Shell, OpenSSL, FTP, and SFTP.

Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS and Reflection for Secure IT now support host applications written to use QNX emulation. Select the QNX emulation type on the Terminal Type tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box to use this emulation. As a result, the PC English (437) host character set is automatically selected in the Host character set option on the Emulation tab.

Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS and Reflection for Secure IT now support host applications written to use Xterm emulation. Select the Xterm emulation type on the Terminal Type tab of the Terminal Setup dialog box to use this emulation. As a result, the PC English (437) host character set is automatically selected in the Host character set option on the Emulation tab.

The Keyboard and Mouse tab (Setup > Terminal) now includes options that let you change the default copy and paste behavior.

The Use passive mode option in Reflection for HP, UNIX and OpenVMS, and ReGIS Graphics enables the client to initiate the data connection for directory listings and file transfers when using Reflection's integrated FTP feature. This permits connections through personal firewalls, such as the Windows XP firewall.

The new Safeguards dialog box lets you select what session information is discarded after logging out.

Reflection can now connect to a SOCKS proxy server using SOCKS version 5.0 protocol.

Reflection FTP Client and Reflection for Secure IT sessions are now included when you save Reflection layouts.

New and updated commands have been added to the Reflection API (Application Programming Interface).

The following Windows Terminal Server (WTS) APIs have been integrated into Reflection:

Note: the Reflection API is not available in the Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client.

Both the FTP Client and the Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client can now be configured and deployed using the Reflection Administrator centralized management tool.

Reflection X fully complies with the X11R6.8 release of the X Window system, released on September 8, 2004. Now, X Window system desktop projects, such as Gnome and KDE, can greatly extend their visual user interface vocabulary when running on Reflection X while still ensuring backward compatibility for existing applications.

Reflection X now supports input devices such as the SpaceBall 5000 and the SpaceMouse 4000 Plus XT, through the XInput extension.

You can use the XKeyboard Extension to input data using a pointing device with the on-screen keyboards that are included in Windows and Gnome version 2.x.

Reflection's Multiple X Screen feature enables you to associate up to nine X screens to a single server instance. Using options in the X Screen settings panel, you can now configure the size of your X screens and choose to which monitor you would like to direct the X screens. You can also work full-screen using the Full Screen (no title bar) feature or specify the screen size using the Virtual size (pixels) and Dimensions text boxes.

Using the Editor option, you can now configure Reflection X to automatically paste an image to a graphic editor or text to a text editor. This new functionality is implemented in the Clipboard Settings panel, using the Copy Rectangle/Copy Selection feature or other similar options.

Reflection X can now display an X client’s application-specific icon in the X client’s title bar, the Alt+Tab (Windows application switching) navigation window, and on the Windows taskbar. The X manager also enables a user to configure the icon's color. Use the X client icon foreground color to configure this option.

The Extension Manager dialog box (Settings > Server > Extensions) now features a new look that lets the user easily enable or disable extensions. Users can configure additional options for selected extensions by clicking Advanced.

Reflection X includes support for more X extensions, including the XKeyboard (XKB), Double-Buffer (XMB), XInput, GLX, and Xf86BigFont extensions, among others. You can access this support in the X Server Settings panel.

New settings have been added to the View Settings dialog box.

A Compliant XBell check box was added to the X Server Settings dialog box. When this option is selected, your PC speaker will issue a beep of pitch and duration that is specified by the X protocol, rather than by Windows. When this check box is cleared, your PC speaker will issue the Window's "asterisk" sound, which you can configure in the Control Panel.

Information provided via new shortcut menu options in the X Manager's Client Templates and X Server Templates branches enable a user download and start a session using server and client template files located at a web site.

Reflection X can now automatically detect unresponsive font servers and free the connection, reconnecting when the font server connection is again active.

You can now start additional XDM sessions without resetting your current X server instance and dropping current X clients.

The client files you can create with the X Client Wizard now support more connection types, such as REXEC, RLOGIN, SECURE SHELL, and PCX$SERVER. The connection type you choose is saved in a client file that you specify in the Wizard's File name text box.

You can now configure the X Client Wizard to create client files without verifying the connection information during the session. Doing this lets you quickly create site-specific client files for distribution in other environments. Use the Wizard's Verify host clients check box to do this.

Reflection's Single Sign-On (SSO) capability enables a user to authorize secure connections to various hosts by passing their User ID and Password values directly to the Windows API.

The font retrieval feature in Reflection X now has a Use secure file transfer option. This option enables users to download fonts from hosts that require a secure SSH connection.

You can now configure the Reflection NFS Client to authenticate using LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory services. The Reflection Client can be configured to use anonymous or simple (user name and password) authentication. Use the Authentication tab in the NFS Settings dialog box to set up LDAP authentication.

Use this feature if you use PCNFSD authentication and you don’t want to log on separately to each NFS host. With this configuration, the NFS Client logs you onto a specified primary host the first time you try to access any NFS server. If this initial logon is successful, you can access any other NFS hosts that recognize the same user identification values. Use the Authentication tab in the NFS Settings dialog box to set up this authentication preference.

A new setting, Use Windows credentials, enables you to specify whether or not you want the NFS Client to log onto NFS servers using your Windows credentials.

You can now configure scripted drive mapping for any authentication type (PCNFSD, NIS, or LDAP). Script processing enables automatic drive mapping at logon. Configure this using the NFS Other tab in the NFS Settings dialog box.

The new Host access control setting can be used to eliminate errors and delays seen in some network environments that have hosts not running NFS or hosts running NFS along with other network servers. Configure this list using the NFS Other tab in the NFS Settings dialog box.

Support for the WNet API lets you programmatically automate NFS operations.

Reflection FTP Client settings are now saved to FTP Client settings files (*.rfw). This provides improved flexibility for administering and maintaining FTP Client settings. In earlier versions, these settings were saved in the Windows registry. If you are upgrading from an older version your settings are migrated automatically to a settings file the first time you run the client.

Reflection layout files enable you to save a desktop configuration that involves multiple Reflection sessions. You can now save Reflection layout files from the FTP Client, and your FTP Client sessions are included in layouts you save using other Reflection applications.

You can now change file permissions on a UNIX server using the Reflection FTP Client by using either the server pane display or the FTP command line. This new feature is available for all UNIX and Linux connections, including those secured using Secure Shell and Kerberos.

The FTP Client supports a new Update option for transfers in which the file already exists in the destination location. When you select this option, the client overwrites the destination file only if the file being transferred is newer than the destination file.

The following new methods and properties have been added to the FTP Client Automation API: OpenSettings, SaveSettings, Anonymous, SavePassword, SettingsFileName, KeepAliveCommand, TLSImplicitConnection.

The updated Reflection Secure Shell Settings dialog box includes more Secure Shell settings as well as tools to manage user and host keys and to configure port forwarding.

With the click of one button, you can now easily upload a user's public keys to the appropriate host location(s) and filename(s) on the most popular Secure Shell servers.

The Reflection Key Agent enables you to quickly log in to Secure Shell servers using locally-stored private keys to authenticate the connection. This utility streamlines the user key management process and supports agent forwarding to additional Secure Shell servers.

This tool allows users to run the Secure Shell client from a DOS command line prompt.