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CREATED RELEASE: 2.0 Production

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:27:02 GMT

The next release of AIP will be the first 2.0 production release. It will contain bug fixes and some additional features.

Review the work items on the Issue Tracker for related information.

The target date is late August, early September.

UPDATED RELEASE: 2.0 Beta (Apr 01, 2008)

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:09:03 GMT

!!! Getting Started
Please read the [Latest Release Notes|LatestReleaseNotes] for installation instructions and important information. Then refer to the *Getting Started* topic in the AIP help for further instructions.

!!! Breaking Changes
* The <dsweb> section group is no longer used in the web.config file. The <autoInputProtection> section is now used by itself.
* The web control has been refactored to use a much more standardized implementation. For example, a default template and a template container are used to encapsulate child controls.
* The built-in placeholder controls no longer exist and the web control no longer requires a text box, although the default template still uses one. The only requirements now are an *Image* control and a *CustomValidator* control with _Image_ and _Validator_ as their IDs, respectively. (Note that the validator does not have to validate a text box.)
* All base provider classes are now defined in the root namespace (DaveSexton.Web.Controls instead of DaveSexton.Web.Controls.Configuration).
* The term *Bitmap* has been replaced with the term *Image* in several type names, member names and the configuration schema. It now only appears when referring to an actual System.Drawing.Bitmap. This means that your existing web.config files will have to be updated.
** If you have created custom providers then they should be renamed and rebuilt to use the new conventions.
* BitmapCacheTimeoutSeconds property was renamed to RequestTimeout.
* HelpText property was renamed to InstructionText.
* HeaderText property was renamed to TitleText.
* IsUserValidated property renamed to IsValid.
* The web control's protected GenerateRandomAutoInputProtectionBitmap method was renamed to GenerateImage.
* The web control's ValidateUserInput method was renamed to Validate, and an overload was added.
* The GenerateRandomAutoInputProtectionBitmapCallback delegate was renamed to GenerateAutoInputProtectionImageCallback.
* The methods of the RandomIntervals class now return IEnumerrable<Interval> instead of an array of Interval values.
* All IList properties on the base provider classes are now read-only.
* The base AutoInputProtectionTextProvider.ValidateUserInput implementation uses an ordinal comparison now instead of an invariant culture comparison.
* MinimumCharacterRotationDegrees and MaximumCharacterRotationDegrees properties on PartitionedAutoInputProtectionImage and PartitionedAutoInputProtectionImageProvider have been renamed: the Degrees suffix has been dropped. The same goes for the corresponding configuration attributes. This means that your existing web.config files will have to be updated.
!!! New Features and Updates:
* The list of work items below show most of the major features and updates of this release.
* The source code has been upgraded to Visual Studio 2008. The output assembly still targets the .NET Framework 2.0, however.
* The source code is still packaged with the installer, but it's also available on the Source Code page as well.
* The license has been updated to the *Microsoft Reciprocal License*.
* Preliminary documentation was built using [url:DocProject|http://www.codeplex.com/DocProject] and [url:Sandcastle|http://www.codeplex.com/Sandcastle].
** Standalone Compiled Help (.chm) is available as a separate download and the installer automatically merges AIP help with Visual Studio 2005 and 2008.
!!! Important Installation Notes
Visual Studio may open briefly during installation. You may also exprierence a long delay while AIP help is being merged with Visual Studio help. Please be patient.

Refer to the [Latest Release Notes|LatestReleaseNotes] for more information.

UPDATED RELEASE: 2.0 Beta (Apr 01, 2008)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:13:08 GMT

UPDATED RELEASE: 2.0.0 Beta (Apr 01, 2008)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:02:09 GMT

UPDATED RELEASE: 2.0.0 Beta

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:09:37 GMT

2.0.0 Beta should be available within a few days.

Note that this release has been changed from _Production_ to _Beta_ because of several breaking changes.

However, the AIP foundation, which consists of text providers, bitmap providers and filter providers, including all interfaces and base classes, the out-of-the-box implementations and configuration schemas, have not been modified. Your existing knowledge of how to set up the AIP web control, configure it and use it will still apply.

Updates:
* Review the work items below for some of the more important updates.
* Refactoring has changed certain nomenclature, so if you've written custom providers they should be updated.
* The AIP project (C# source code) has been upgraded to Visual Studio 2008. The output assembly still targets the .NET Framework 2.0, however.
* There's a good chance that I'll use CodePlex's TFS to check-in the source code of this release. The source code will still be packaged with the installer as well.
* The license has been updated to the *Microsoft Reciprocal License*. Previously, it was the _GNU GPL_, so I don't think there's _much_ of a difference. The MS license simply appears to be a bit less restrictive.

UPDATED RELEASE: 2.0.0 Production

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:25:48 GMT

Target date has been moved to early March, 2008.

(Sorry for the delay)

UPDATED RELEASE: 2.0.0 Production

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:28:48 GMT

Target date has been moved to mid-January, 2008.

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production (Apr 23, 2007)

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:01:17 GMT

Thanks for your interest in AIP.

Please read the [1.0.0 RTW Release Notes|RTW1] for important information and instructions before installing AIP.

Help is available in the [How Do I...?|HowDoI] wiki.
Links to documentation can be found in the [Wikimap].

*Known Issue*
Please be aware that a [workitem:4768] has been identified in this version of AIP. It will be fixed in the next release.

In my personal experience, using the control on my blog, 1.0.0 is still doing its intended job for now. Not even one automated spam comment has gotten through since it was developed back in March 2007, where previously I was getting at least 2 or more a day. So if you don't need it to enforce _security_ on your websites, then you should still be able to use it to prevent SPAM.

For more information about the vulnerability and the new 2.0.0 implementation, see [url:my blog|http://davesexton.com/blog/blogs/blog/archive/2007/12/12/aip-1-0-0-bypassed.aspx].

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production (Apr 23, 2007)

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:42:05 GMT

Thanks for your interest in AIP.

Please read the [1.0.0 RTW Release Notes|RTW1] for important information and instructions before installing AIP.

Help is available in the [How Do I...?|HowDoI] wiki.
Links to documentation can be found in the [Wikimap].

*Known Issue*
Please be aware that a [workitem:4768] has been identified in this version of AIP. It will be fixed in the next release. More information is available on [url:my blog|http://davesexton.com/blog/blogs/blog/archive/2007/12/12/aip-1-0-0-bypassed.aspx].

Though in my personal experience, using the control on my blog, 1.0.0 is still doing its intended job for now. Not even one automated spam comment has gotten through since it was developed back in March 2007, where previously I was getting at least 2 or more a day.

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production (Apr 23, 2007)

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:05:31 GMT

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production (Apr 23, 2007)

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:49:12 GMT

CREATED RELEASE: 2.0.0 Production

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:06:56 GMT

Expect end of September, early October.

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production (Apr 23, 2007)

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:26:28 GMT

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

IMPORTANT Release Notes: http://www.codeplex.com/aip/Wiki/View.aspx?title=RTW1

RELEASED: 1.0.0 Production

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT

IMPORTANT Release Notes: http://www.codeplex.com/aip/Wiki/View.aspx?title=RTW1

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:59:39 GMT

IMPORTANT Release Notes: http://www.codeplex.com/aip/Wiki/View.aspx?title=RTW1

UPDATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:26:33 GMT

This version will be available by April 23.

CREATED RELEASE: 1.0.0 Production

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:24:57 GMT

This version will be available by April 23.

UPDATED RELEASE: 0.0.1 Beta

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT

IMPORTANT Release Notes: http://www.codeplex.com/aip/Wiki/View.aspx?title=ReleasesBeta1

RELEASED: 0.0.1 Beta

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:00:00 GMT

IMPORTANT Release Notes: http://www.codeplex.com/aip/Wiki/View.aspx?title=ReleasesBeta1