Below you will find the release notes for CWIPanel ranging from the release of the product to the current release version 1.55.

May 6th, 2005

• NEW: Using internal IP addresses is now supported in CWIPanel. When adding IP addresses to the server, you can specify an internal IP address (such as 192.168.1.* or 10.0.0.*) which will be used when setting up the website.
• FIXED: The DNS server code has been completely rewritten, and is now more robust and reliable. In addition, Simple DNS Plus installations now require the use of the HTTP utility built in to Simple DNS Plus. The utility is enabled by default, so no changes should be necessary.
• FIXED: Adding an IP address to only the CWIPanel database and not to the server itself could result in an error.
• FIXED: Several formatting problems when deleting IP addresses.

March 16^th, 2005

* NOTE: A new DLL component has been added to CWIPanel as of version 1.5 - CWIPanelMaster.dll, replacing the previous CWIPanel.dll. The update utility will attempt to install and register the component; if you receive an error, run the following command from a command prompt:

REGSVR32 "C:\Program Files\CWIPanel\bin\CWIPanelMaster.dll"

If you have installed CWIPanel into a different directory, please specify the correct location instead.

• Various bugfixes have been made to the CWIPanel Configuration Utility, allowing for a more seamless initial install.
• Fixed an error when a license retrieval error occurred on installations running MySQL as their main database.
• Fixed various errors regarding statistics setup and installation.
• Fixed a bug in deleting Microsoft SQL Server databases.

December 15^th, 2004

• The following fixes and updates are from the range August 2003 – December 2004.
• It is now possible to disable the use of the mail server, DNS server, FTP server, and FrontPage extensions when setting up the server, in the event you do not need these for your hosting setup.
• You can now clear an SQL Server database's transaction log from the customer control panel.
• SQL Server and MySQL databases can now be resized from the customer control panel.
• Deleting an account with a currently active SQL Server database, or a reseller containing such an account, generated an error.
• Deleting SQL Server databases with active users only set the database to single-user mode.
• Modifying DNS records with wildcards did not parse the record properly for the editor.
• Log files were set to default IIS settings and not the settings specified in the CWIPanel configuration.
• AWStats was not updating properly due to problems in the statistics update daemon and errors in the log files setup (noted above). NOTE: Fixing this will require changing log files configurations for all sites, which should be done when upgrading to CWIPanel v1.3. You will be prompted to do so when you upgrade from the reseller panel.
• Deleting a MySQL database caused problems in certain circumstances.
• Creating a MySQL table with an auto-increment field was not working properly.

August 19th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a bug with deleting SQL databases.

August 8th, 2003

• FIX: All problems with Webalizer should now be fixed, and all sites should have updated statistics through at least August 7th.
• FIX: Fixed a bug when removing Website Redirection from a site.

July 30th, 2003

• UPDATE: This panel will now refer to account types as Reseller Packages, and to packages as Customer Packages.

July 28th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a minor bug in creating mail users with large mailbox sizes.
• FIX: Fixed the link to Edit Customer Notices on the mainstyle style.

July 16th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a minor bug in deleting accounts that had SQL Server databases in use.
• FIX: Changed heading in customer control panel menu from "SQL Server Database Functions" to "Database Functions" to clear up confusion, as both SQL Server and MySQL are accessed there.

July 15th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a problem with mailbox sizes causing errors in the e-mail user administration.

July 11th, 2003

• NEW: Statistics are currently being modified to use Webalizer, which we have found to be much more reliable and less server-intensive. The changeover should be done by the end of the day.

July 2nd, 2003

• FIX: Extended domain name input box lengths to 71 characters to allow for extremely long domain names.

June 30th, 2003

• NEW: MySQL databases are now available! You can enable these for your customers from the Modify Package area. NOTE: MySQL database size is not currently reported due to limitations in Windows MySQL. We are currently working on the problem.
• NEW: Updated the FAQ with information on connecting to a MySQL database.

June 30th, 2003

• NEW: Added instructions on setting up e-mail for Netscape 7.
• NEW: When updating billing information or other pages requiring credit card numbers, your credit card's CVV2 number is now required for processing.
• FIX: Fixed a bug with updating billing information for delinquent accounts.

June 25th, 2003

• NEW: Websites and subdomains can now be redirected to another URL. To enable this for your customers, go to Modify Package, choose the customer package, and check the box next to "Website Redirection".
• NEW: Customer trouble tickets can be disabled on a per-package basis. To disable this for your customers, go to Modify Package, choose the customer package, and uncheck the box next to "Customer Trouble Tickets".
• NEW: You can now set up statistics for subdomains.
• FIX: Fixed several very minor bugs throughout the panel.
• COMING SOON: MySQL!

June 16th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a bug with the bandwidth calculation that caused errors in the panel.

June 13th, 2003

• NEW: You can now choose from two different control panel styles. In order to enable this for your customers, go to Modify Package, choose the customer package, and check the box next to "Change Panel Style".
• FIX: Made some changes to the way serial numbers are generated for DNS records.

June 9th, 2003

• NEW: You can now create a default page when creating new accounts. You can modify the contents and name of the default page from the Modify Default Page link in the reseller control panel.

June 5th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a bug in customer tickets that caused an error when submitting a new reply, although the reply went through.

June 4th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a minor bug in the trouble ticket notification.
• NEW: The basic information for your reseller account is displayed in the menu now, including account name, space used, bandwidth used and open trouble tickets.

June 3rd, 2003

• FIX: A trouble ticket notification email will now specify the Reseller ID that the responding account is part of, as well as the URL to log in to the reseller panel for that Reseller ID.
• FIX: Renamed domains now will retain trouble tickets from the previous domain.
• NEW: List Accounts has added functionality; it will now display pages of data rather than all data at once, and you can search by domain name, username and package.

June 2nd, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a bug with deleting and recreating SQL databases.
• FIX: You no longer can create email users, aliases or lists with the same name.
• NEW: You can now preview shared IP sites at http://66.206.5.255/USERNAME, where USERNAME is the main username for the account.

March 26th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a slight bug with shared secure directory creation. If you notice any problems, delete your directory and create it again.

March 25th, 2003

• NEW: E-mail mailing lists are now available for use. You must edit your packages and enable the E-Mail Mailing Lists function to make them available to your customers.
• NEW: Shared secure directories are now available for setup through the customer control panel. You must edit your packages and enable the Shared Secure function to make them available to your customers.
• NEW: You can now easily submit a request for a secure certificate CSR for one of your sites or subdomains.
• NEW: You can now set the "catchall" e-mail destination for your sites. Mail that is sent to your account that does not have a user set up for it will go to the set catchall mail.
• FIX: Fixed some bugs that were causing secondary DNS to not update quickly on subsequent DNS updates (for example, if the DNS zone was modified, or a site was deleted and recreated with a new IP address).
• FIX: Fixed a few bugs with SQL database creation that were causing some databases not to be created. This does not affect any currently created databases.
• FIX: Fixed a minor bug regarding quotas.
• UPDATE: Updated AWStats to the latest version.

March 15th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed bugs in the customer control panel that occurred when two sites on separate servers had the same username.

March 14th, 2003

• NEW: Made a change in the application isolation for website applications (for sites that run ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, or any combination thereof). All applications have been converted from "in-process" to "isolated", so that one rogue application does not affect the entire server. This should not affect website performance negatively; if it does, please submit a trouble ticket and we'll get the site working for you again.
• FIX: Fixed a minor bug when modifying a DNS zone.

March 13th, 2003

• NEW: E-mail users and aliases can now also be created from the reseller control panel.
• FIX: Fixed a bug in the File Manager that prevented changing permissions for files with spaces in their names.

March 12th, 2003

• NEW: In trouble tickets to technical support from resellers, you can now specify which domain name the trouble ticket refers to, and also escalate customer trouble tickets to technical support.
• NEW: You can now use the File Manager's permission change area to lock down directories from access via the web. This is useful, for example, if you have database files in a directory that you need to write to using scripting on your website, but not allow access to the files from the web.

March 3rd, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a minor bug in the site style that caused the file manager's upload page to use the default style.

February 25th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed problems with the custom errors pages, which should now work properly.
• NEW: Updated the FAQ with a large number of questions involving e-mail, DNS setup and databases.
• FIX: The main login logo now shows properly for domains on shared IPs.

February 5th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a problem with changing packages for specific accounts.
• FIX: Fixed a problem with creating SQL Server databases smaller than 5 MB. For those that received errors before when creating your database, try it now and it should work properly.
• FIX: Fixed a problem with creating parked domains from the reseller panel; parked domains created did not show up in "List Parked Domains" on the reseller panel afterward.
• FIX: Dates are now properly displayed for customer notices.

January 30th, 2003

• FIX: Fixed a problem with e-mail aliases that was causing them not to work; all aliases should now work properly. If you still experience problems, try deleting the alias in question and recreating it.
• FIX: Fixed a problem with the DNS server that was causing it not to respond on anything but the base IP address (66.206.26.1). It should now respond on all IPs. This was causing a problem with those that created their own name servers.

January 22nd, 2003

• NEW: You can now choose to leave a copy of e-mail sent to forwarded e-mail addresses in the original e-mail account.
• FIX: Changed the "change permissions" portion of the File Manager to also set permissions for the ASPNET user if ASP.NET is enabled for a site. When ASP.NET is first enabled, only read permissions are originally set for the ASP.NET user.
• FIX: Changed e-mail "redirection" to "forwarding" in the e-mail users display, as it was confusing.
• FIX: Fixed the e-mail aliases so that blank aliases would not be entered; this caused a problem with deletion, which should no longer occur.

January 21st, 2003

• NEW: You can now enable ASP, PHP, and ASP.NET scripting and create a CGI-BIN directory when you first create an account.

January 20th, 2003

• NEW: You can now set which customer panel functions you want enabled for each package you create.
• NEW: You can now have your customers' trouble tickets and trouble ticket replies e-mailed to you. The settings for this function are under Update Contact Information.
• NEW: The type of IP address that packages use (dedicated or shared) is now displayed when creating an account.
• NEW: Added a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). This page will be updated with frequently asked questions regarding the reseller panel and the reseller program.
• NEW: Added this Recent Updates page. Any updates to the control panel will be noted here. The support notices page will include the last modified date of this page, so you can be up to date on any new updates and additions to the panel.
• FIX: Creating a subdomain called "www" is no longer allowed (the www subdomain is automatically set up upon account creation and is unnecessary).