San Francisco -- Fetch Softworks has updated Fetch, the perennial popular file-transfer program, to version 5.2 as of Monday. The new version, a 14.4 megabyte download, sports the following fixes and new features:

-Added WebView: Easily view files in your web browser and copy web addresses while in Fetch.

-Added support for FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS) connections (requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later).

-Added droplet shortcuts: Drag files to a droplet shortcut's icon to upload them to your server

-Overhauled FTP networking for improved compatibility and performance

-Moved Refresh button from an optional toolbar button to a permanent button on transfer window info bar

-Added Get As command that prompts you to choose a folder in which to save downloads

Fetch requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later to run and is a Universal Binary program that can run natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based hardware. The program is available for a $25 shareware registration fee.

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