These release notes are for the incremental release 4.0.6. It includes a summary of changes since 4.0.5, bug fixes since 4.0.6 and any known problems that still exist at the time of the 4.0.6 release. This page is in addition to the top-level 4.0.6 release notes at http://www.globus.org/toolkit/releasenotes/4.0.6.

For release notes about 4.0 (including feature summary, technology dependencies, etc) go to the RFT 4.0 Release Notes.

GridFTP Connection Caching code has been added to RFT in 4.0.6. This feature speeds up frequently repeated use of GridFTP transfers by keeping the connections involved open for a period of time. The basic cache characteristics are configurable.

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