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where can I find release notes and details of end of life for the latest versions of Rebex SFTP?

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We have a older version on rebex v6.3, and are looking to upgrade to the latest v7.x. But this may need to be delayed so I am trying to check if we are still supported on the 6.3 version.

We have a very strict obsolescence requirement, so need to understand what the product lifecycle is for how major, minor versions are released and when older versions go out of support.

Your framework support pages explain how long you will maintain support for different versions of .Net, but can't find anything on how the actual core rebex product is supported.

Applies to: Rebex SFTP

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We plan to publish a KB article on this soon. For now, the information you are looking for is somewhat scattered in the release notes for major releases.

This should provide the information you need:

Rebex R5 releases (version 5.0.7027 and higher)
Spport for these ended on 2023-10-10 (except .NET Compact Framework).
The latest release in these series is R5.14 (v5.0.8708) published on 2023-11-03.

Rebex R6 releases (version 6.0.8000 and higher)
These will be supported until at least 2024-10-10 2025-03-03 (or until Rebex R8 is published).
The most up-to-date release is R6.16 (v6.0.8930) published on 2024-06-12.
There will be at least one more R6.x release.

Rebex R7 releases (version 7.0.8581 and higher)
These will be supported until 2025-10-10.
The most up-to-date release is 7.0.8943) published on 2024-06-25.

Rebex R8 releases (versions 8.0.x)
These will become available later this year and will be supported until 2030-01-01.

If you are currently using R6.3 (v6.0.8123), you can easily upgrade to R6.16 (v6.0.8930) if you renew your support contract. Later, you can either upgrade to R7, or skip these series and upgrade to R8 when it's published.

Update 2024-09-09: Support date for R6.x was extended until at least 2025-03-03.

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Thanks for this, very helpful answer. We do plan to upgrade ASAP and have a support contract in place, just other things stopping us right now. You say supported at least untill 2024-10-10, for R6. If required could we purchase extended support for this release? Just in case we can't get our upgrade completed by then.
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