Release Notes

Version 6.9.3953 (2010-10-28)

• CHANGED: Users can now only see the synchronizations options that are enabled for them.
• EFFICIENCY: Email messages with very large number of recipients in the To or Cc header fields now use less CPU when they are parsed.
• FIXED: Adding an IP address to the bypass gateways list no longer requires a service restart.
• FIXED: Corrected an issue with IMAP that could cause iPhone OS 4 to not see new messages immediately.
• FIXED: IP reversal macros for SPF are now processed correctly in spam checks.
• FIXED: It is no longer possible to create a blank folder name through IMAP.
• FIXED: Syncing tasks in SIF format now functions as expected with SyncML.
• FIXED: The status of tasks now displays correctly when synchronizing via Add to Outlook.
• SECURITY: Implemented various security fixes to prevent XSS and cookie stealing.

Version 6.9.3820 (2010-06-10)

• FIXED: All-day events now sync properly when using the Add To Outlook functionality in time zones greater than Grenwich Mean Time.
• FIXED: Backup MX servers now function as expected with web service based domain verification.
• FIXED: Corrected an issue with timezones in SmarterMail's vCalendar format which could cause third-party providers to inaccurately represent appointment invitations.
• FIXED: Emailing the disk usage summary report now includes all appropriate data.
• FIXED: Mailing lists now function properly when used with the command address after being renamed.
• FIXED: Viewing messages in the message archive which contain a winmail.dat attachment now functions as expected.
• FIXED: When the list to address is set to default for a mailing list, the email message sent to list subscribers now includes any addresses originally in the To field of the list message.

Version 6.8.3750 (2010-04-08)

• ADDED: Mailing list names can now be changed.
• ADDED: The mailing lists grid is now sortable.
• ADDED: To to improve usability, the mailing list's address now displays in the title bar of the webpage when editing an existing mailing list.
• FIXED: A domain's listserv command address now properly passes user verification when using Web service verification for smart hosts.
• FIXED: After renaming a domain, the system administrator is now redirected to the new domain's page.
• FIXED: Calls to GetProductInfo in the Product Info Web service now function as expected for Lite and Free versions.
• FIXED: Changing a mailing list subscriber to and from digest now works as expected when using the domain list command address.
• FIXED: Conducting a search while initially setting up mail archiving no longer causes the mail service to terminate unexpectedly.
• FIXED: In Internet Explorer, pasting addresses on the compose page with only the mouse now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Searching the GAL through Exchange ActiveSync no longer returns results if the GAL is disabled for a domain.
• FIXED: The hyperlink manager in the compose page editor no longer shows duplicate controls.
• FIXED: The mailbox migration wizard now supports SSL migrations for Exchange 2007 SP1 and later.
• FIXED: The time of day event condition now displays the time as expected.

Version 6.7.3701 (2010-02-18)

• FIXED: Abuse detection report items are now properly recorded, allowing administrators to determine the number of DOS, harvesting, and internal spam violations on the server.
• FIXED: Added checks that prevent a domain administrator from creating a blank user.
• FIXED: All-day events in timezones ahead of GMT now synchronize properly using STS Sync.
• FIXED: Date header information is now included on appointment invitations.
• FIXED: Disabling mail signing for a user now disables DKIM in addition to Domain Keys.
• FIXED: Filenames are now properly decoded before being zipped when using the Download All Attachments link.
• FIXED: Funambol's SyncML plugin and Mozilla's Lightning add-on now work together to sync SmarterMail calendars properly in the Thunderbird email client.
• FIXED: In the event that mailbox migration fails, the process will now reset and allow the user to try again.
• FIXED: Mailing list system messages now properly encode non-unicode characters.
• FIXED: Non-ASCII subjects are now properly encoded when sending read receipts.
• FIXED: Recurring appointments with a fixed number of occurrences now sync properly when using STS Sync.
• FIXED: Resolved a locking issue that could cause the spool to stop delivery under high loads.
• FIXED: Signatures for domain aliases now function as expected.
• FIXED: Switching folders in Internet Explorer when the preview pane is collapsed now functions as expected.
• FIXED: The #mailboxusagemb# variable in events now displays properly.
• FIXED: The license limits for the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync add-on are now enforced properly when nearing the license limit.
• FIXED: The Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync add-on now functions as expected when synchronizing tasks that have a reminder time, but no due date.
• FIXED: The Send Email event action now functions as expected.
• FIXED: The users page now defaults back to the first page of users when the selected page number exceeds those available.
• FIXED: Timed digest send triggers for mailing lists now function as expected.
• FIXED: When using cultures with non-Gregorian calendars, SmarterMail now writes an RFC822 compliant date for received lines when sending in webmail.

Version 6.6.3636 (2009-12-15)

• CHANGED: Read and Mark As Read now have separate entries in the language file to ensure accurate translations.
• CHANGED: The To pop-up window on the compose page is now wider, making it easier to select message recipients.
• FIXED: An error message now displays when a user forgets to select a user or group when trying to share mail, contacts, calendars, tasks, or notes.
• FIXED: Corrected a deadlock scenario that caused POP, SMTP, IMAP and Webmail to become unresponsive.
• FIXED: Impersonating a user in Safari for the Mac now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Importing mailing list poster whitelists and blacklists using the Web service now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Mailing list bounce detection now checks the return path of a bounced message only.
• FIXED: Mailing list messages now include a clickable unsubscribe link when applicable.
• FIXED: Mailing list throttling now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Marking multiple messages as spam now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Messages with extremely long headers are now processed more efficiently.
• FIXED: Printing from the read message page now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Refreshing the messages page no longer causes the domain name to display in the page title.
• FIXED: Reminder timers now synchronize properly when using SIF formatted calendar entries with SyncML.
• FIXED: Selecting multiple rows with the same row ID no longer causes those rows to be ignored.
• FIXED: The disk space button now displays properly.
• FIXED: The disk usage summary report now displays the correct disk space total when logged in as a domain or system administrator.
• FIXED: The event action of sending an email will no longer corrupt non-ASCII text.
• FIXED: The original message now displays after a message is forwarded via the content pane.
• FIXED: The Send Digest button on the mailing lists page now repopulates the grid properly when clicked.
• FIXED: The system administrator username and password can now be changed via Web services.
• FIXED: Visifire (Silverlight) charts now display correct numeric data in non-English cultures.
• FIXED: Webmail access is now retained when removing a user's domain administrator permissions.
• FIXED: When a mailing list sends a message to another mailing list, the original sender's address is now listed as the From address.

Version 6.5.3586 (2009-10-26)

• ADDED: A custom body rules spam check that allows system administrators to create a list of words, wildcards or regular expressions and assign weights to messages based on those rules.
• ADDED: An option to choose whether or not to include received headers from authenticated SMTP sessions.
• ADDED: Commtouch Zero-hour Antivirus integration (add-on).
• ADDED: Customizable from, to and reply-to settings for mailing lists.
• ADDED: New web services have been added to control the Antispam Administration settings.
• ADDED: The ability to choose between Lite and Free modes when applicable.
• ADDED: The ability to define at which retry attempt to change priorities.
• ADDED: The ability to search for subscribers from the mailing list configuration page.
• ADDED: The mailing list subscribers grid is now sortable.
• CHANGED: Contacts now contain category information when transfered via SyncML in VCard format.
• CHANGED: Contacts without a display name now use the company field if applicable.
• CHANGED: Exported contacts with illegal Windows file name characters are now replaced with an underscore.
• CHANGED: Improved consistency of page titles in the Collaboration and RSS sections.
• CHANGED: Mapped folders now display unread messages counts.
• CHANGED: Max message size for content-based spam checks has been moved to the Options tab of the Antispam Administration page. This setting applies to the SpamAssassin-based pattern matching engine, remote SpamAssassin, custom body rules, and URIBLs.
• CHANGED: The GAL now has an Edit button and menu item for domain administrators and a View button and menu item for others.
• CHANGED: The license management page will now indicate if an add-on is in trial mode.
• CHANGED: The RSS aggregator will now specify an user agent string when downloading feeds.
• CHANGED: When adding a domain, the mailing list command address now has a default value.
• EFFICIENCY: IMAP retrieval and mailbox migration now perform significantly faster on large mailboxes.
• EFFICIENCY: Improved the performance of Bayesian filtering.
• EFFICIENCY: Improved the performance of the SpamAssassin-based pattern matching engine.
• FIXED: Adding an Event group will now function as expected.
• FIXED: Attempting to access the Today page while logged out of SmarterMail now loads the login page as expected.
• FIXED: Calendar appointments containing curly braces in their names now function as expected.
• FIXED: Contacts with long description fields are no longer truncated in VCard format.
• FIXED: Corrected a javascript error that could appear when replying to plain text messages.
• FIXED: Corrected an issue that could cause ActiveSync to create duplicate items with Windows Mobile 6.1.
• FIXED: Corrected an issue that could cause calendar items synchronized with SyncML to resynchronize after dismissing reminders in Outlook.
• FIXED: Corrected an issue that could prevent some users from creating events.
• FIXED: Dates and times are now localized correctly on the Tasks page.
• FIXED: Disable password changes now properly prevents a user from changing their password.
• FIXED: Disabling Webmail access for a user no longer disables SMTP access.
• FIXED: Domain forwarding with user verification now functions as expected for domain aliases when the domain has a catch-all enabled.
• FIXED: DomainKeys signatures now include the query tag.
• FIXED: Eliminated concurrency issues with mailbox access that could cause mailbox corruption in rare circumstances.
• FIXED: Email addresses containing non-ASCII characters now display correctly in Outlook when replying to a message.
• FIXED: Email attachments containing quotes in their name now function as expected.
• FIXED: Emails with winmail.dat attachments are now viewable in the spool.
• FIXED: Folder names with non-ASCII characters now display correctly via Exchange ActiveSync.
• FIXED: Greylisting filtering no longer causes mail unexpected delays in the RCPT command.
• FIXED: IMAP folders now appear in their intended locations after creation.
• FIXED: IMAP retrieval on messages that are only line delimited with line feeds now function as expected.
• FIXED: Incoming gateways with user or domain verification now download the list of users and domains when SmarterMail starts rather than on first use of the gateway.
• FIXED: Listing multiple email addresses for a contact now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Mailing list templates now display correctly in plain text mode.
• FIXED: Mailing list templates now display when composing a new message in HTML.
• FIXED: New messages composed in plain text now resize correctly after a draft is auto-saved.
• FIXED: Non-ASCII characters now display properly when used in subfolders.
• FIXED: Outgoing TLS now reissues the EHLO/HELO command after beginning the TLS session.
• FIXED: Outgoing TLS now works correctly when delivering to multiple servers when only one of the servers supports TLS.
• FIXED: Paging on the events list now works correctly.
• FIXED: Primary domain administrators can no longer be disabled or have the domain administrator role removed..
• FIXED: Propagating plus addressing settings now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Removing mailing list subscribers via checkboxes now functions as expected.
• FIXED: Service access control no longer displays on default user settings when that feature is disabled.
• FIXED: Shared folders now always appear in IMAP.
• FIXED: Shift-clicking rows in the infinite scrolling grid now works correctly when the click occurs in the checkbox column.
• FIXED: SmarterMail now correctly synchronizes calendar items with a negative reminder time in SIF format via SyncML.
• FIXED: SmarterMail now honors the From address of the mobile device when sending a message via Exchange ActiveSync.
• FIXED: SmarterMail now remembers the initial search parameters if a system adminstrator clicks Cancel while editing a user
• FIXED: SmarterMail now re-requests SyncML device information if the SyncML sync profile is deleted from SmarterMail, resolving issues where items may be transfered to a SyncML client in an unsupported format.
• FIXED: SMTP authentication now functions as expected if the session authenticates multiple times.
• FIXED: SMTP Blocked senders now works correctly when a wildcard is used.
• FIXED: Sorting of list subscribers is now case insensitive.
• FIXED: Spam checks for incoming gateway rules are now honored if a domain forwarded domain is an alias or forward.
• FIXED: SyncML support with the Blackberry Funambol client is improved.
• FIXED: The current password field will not display for domain administrators trying to reset a user password.
• FIXED: The editor in the compose page now functions as expected when drafts are auto-saved.
• FIXED: The GMail mailbox migration now imports more than 25 contacts.
• FIXED: The Greylist spam threshold now applies even if Incoming SMTP Blocking is disabled.
• FIXED: The infinite scrolling grid no longer causes the first message in the list to remain selected when checking a row further down the list. This will prevent accidental deletes and moves.
• FIXED: The login page now displays a friendlier error message when the service can not be contacted.
• FIXED: The Mail for Exchange on Nokia phones now syncs calendar events via Exchange ActiveSync.
• FIXED: The mailing lists tab in Domain General Settings is no longer visible when the Mailing List feature is disabled for that domain.
• FIXED: The scrollbar for the infinite scrolling grid now display correctly in Google Chrome 3 and 4.
• FIXED: The SpamAssassin-based pattern matching engine now converts HTML messages to plain text in the event that a plain text part does not exist.
• FIXED: The SpamAssassin-based pattern matching engine now runs header rules that apply to all headers.
• FIXED: The SpamAssassin-based pattern matching engine will no longer crashes on extremely malformed messages.
• FIXED: Upgrading from older versions of SmarterMail 4 to SmarterMail 6 will no longer result in some messages not being visible.
• FIXED: Users can now delete Exchange ActiveSync relationships from the Synchronization page.
• FIXED: Using Add to Outlook on a calendar no longer fails if the calendar contains certain yearly recurrence rules.
• FIXED: Using mark as Spam and Mark as Not Spam twice in a row will no longer fail to perform the action.
• FIXED: VCards now contain versioning information, preventing warnings in newer Funambol clients.
• FIXED: When adding a folder, typing an invalid name will no longer cause the OK and Cancel buttons to move off the page.
• FIXED: When using the check all box in the messages page, the correct count now displays when using the delete action.

Version 6.1.3518 (2009-08-19)

• ADDED: Support for importing contacts and calendars from Gmail via the Mailbox Migration wizard.
• ADDED: Support for local.cf has been added to the SpamAssassin based pattern matching engine.
• CHANGED: All spam check items are now included in the delivery log entry.
• CHANGED: Default remoting protocol is now set to TCP to increase compatibility.
• CHANGED: The 1-second minimum limitation on delivery delay has been removed.
• CHANGED: Updated list of mail servers available in mailbox migration wizard.
• EFFICIENCY: The SpamAssassin-based pattern matching engine has been optimized to work more efficiently.
• FIXED: Content filters now require a valid email address for the reroute action.
• FIXED: Corrected an issue that was causing Commtouch to re-initialize unnecessarily.
• FIXED: Domain forwarding now functions as expected when the email is generated by Webmail.
• FIXED: Mailing lists now encode properly when the header and/or footer contain non-ASCII text.
• FIXED: Mailing lists without configuration files can now be imported.
• FIXED: Outgoing SMTP TLS sessions now specify the correct hostname when negotiating the SSL connection.
• FIXED: Poster whitelists and blacklists now import correctly.
• FIXED: Poster whitelists are no longer case sensitive.
• FIXED: Read-only calendar events can no longer be deleted.
• FIXED: Restricting administrator access by IP address now functions as expected when the administrator's username has been renamed.
• FIXED: Save as draft no longer causes the message editor to scroll.
• FIXED: The Display Name, Birthday and Title fields now sync correctly when using the BlackBerry Funambol SyncML client.
• FIXED: The mailing list subscriber import process now gives a more descriptive error message when email addresses cannot be imported.
• FIXED: The System Dashboard now updates automatically.
• FIXED: The title of the page now displays the correct unread count when viewing messages in a folder.
• FIXED: The website now works correctly when the IIS application pool is in integrated pipeline mode.
• FIXED: User's trusted senders now save correctly.

Version 6.0.3508 (2009-08-10)

• ADDED: Added a variable (containsLocalDeliveries)to the .hdr file to indicate whether the message contains local deliveries
• ADDED: Additional log types have been added to the View Logs page
• ADDED: Assign a different signature to primary account, aliases, and SMTP Identities
• ADDED: Calendars page now has user definable columns that allow for selecting and ordering columns
• ADDED: Commtouch Dashboard showing live spam outbreaks (Add-on)
• ADDED: Commtouch Premium Anti-Spam integration (Add-on)
• ADDED: Compose messages can now be previewed before sending
• ADDED: Configurable weights for Commtouch spam results (Add-on)
• ADDED: Contacts page now has user definable columns that allow for selecting and ordering columns
• ADDED: Define greylisting rules based on IP address
• ADDED: Domain Administrator ability to lock signatures
• ADDED: Domain level pre-defined signatures with variables
• ADDED: Download all attachments as a zip archive
• ADDED: Email auto complete support for calendar invitations
• ADDED: Enable and disable greylisting based on location of sender
• ADDED: Enable greylisting only for SMTP connections with a configurable spam weight
• ADDED: IMAP Message Retrieval service.
• ADDED: Incoming gateway support for domain forwards and Smarthosts
• ADDED: Incoming gateway support for greylisting
• ADDED: Incoming gateway support for spam checks
• ADDED: Incoming gateways can obtain user lists from the primary SmarterMail server via web services
• ADDED: Mailbox migration wizard to help users import their mail, calendars, contacts, tasks, and notes from other mail servers
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include automatic removal of subscribers on bounces
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include bounced detection
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include can now Create/Preview/Save messages for distribution
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include common subscriber database for all mailing lists
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include customized command messages
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include double opt-in support
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include mail logging per subscriber
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include subscriber custom fields
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include the ability to toggle the response to mailing list commands
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include the ability to use custom variables for mail merge
• ADDED: Mailing lists now include unsubscribe links in messages
• ADDED: Mailing lists now includes enhanced mailing lists compose with attachments
• ADDED: Manual one time retrieval of messages through POP or IMAP
• ADDED: Message Archiving can archive messages that are added directly to the file system
• ADDED: Message Archiving can restore messages directly to a mailbox
• ADDED: Message Archiving now includes the ability to search indexed messages at system and domain admin from within the web interface
• ADDED: Message retrieval using POP can optionally be spam checked and content filtered
• ADDED: Messages lists use new advanced infinite grid and no longer requires paging
• ADDED: Multiple signatures per user
• ADDED: New event added for add-on expirations
• ADDED: New report items for Handles and Non-Paged memory.
• ADDED: Option to auto mark a message as read after5 seconds
• ADDED: Option to automatically trust recipients of messages
• ADDED: Preview message attachments
• ADDED: Push contacts, calendars, and tasks via Microsoft ActiveSync (Add-on)
• ADDED: Push email via Microsoft ActiveSync (Add-on)
• ADDED: Restrict admin logins to specific IP addresses
• ADDED: Shared calendars now support the all appointments view
• ADDED: Sign outgoing messages with DKIM
• ADDED: Silverlight charting.
• ADDED: SMTP Identities allow Webmail users the ability to send messages from multiple SMTP servers
• ADDED: Spam Wizard is now included to easily configure a mail server based on resources and performance
• ADDED: SpamAssassin-based Pattern Matching Engine has been added to SmarterMail.
• ADDED: SPF Macro support (RFC 4408 Sec 8.1).
• ADDED: SSL/TLS support for outgoing gateways.
• ADDED: Tasks page now has user definable columns that allow for selecting and ordering columns
• ADDED: Thumbnails for image file attachments
• ADDED: TLS support for outgoing SMTP connections
• ADDED: Two way synchronization of tasks, calendars, and contacts with Outlook via Add to Outlook (2007 only)
• ADDED: URIBL support has been added
• ADDED: Users access to services (POP, IMAP, SMTP, and Web Mail) can be restricted
• ADDED: Verify incoming messages using DKIM spam check
• ADDED: Web interface now uses standardized validation controls for consistency
• ADDED: Webmail interface now includes the ability to send from Domain Aliases
• ADDED: When deleting a user, that user will be removed from all aliases
• CHANGED: .NET 3.5 Framework is now required
• CHANGED: Added additional reminder time options to calendars and tasks
• CHANGED: Added sorting to all columns in the Users page
• CHANGED: Adding a subfolder no longer requires typing the full path. Instead, the parent folder can be selected.
• CHANGED: Calendar page now has resizable panes
• CHANGED: Calendar recurrence end dates are now exclusive
• CHANGED: Delivery log now contains local IP addresses used when connecting via SMTP
• CHANGED: Delivery log will now contain an entry showing the results of all spam checks per message
• CHANGED: Double clicking a message will now preview it in addition to opening it in a new window
• CHANGED: Empty log files will no longer be created
• CHANGED: In Domain Spam Options, current weight shave been moved to their own tab
• CHANGED: Licensing system has been redesigned to support add-ons
• CHANGED: Replying to a popped-up message will replace the window rather than opening a new one and closing the first
• CHANGED: SmartHosts and Domain Forwards have been combined into Incoming Gateways feature
• CHANGED: SpamAssassin for Windows no longer included
• CHANGED: SyncML page changed to Synchronization which allows management of SyncML, ActiveSync and Outlook clients connected to the mailbox
• CHANGED: The messages page will now include the domain name in the title
• CHANGED: Trusted senders have been moved to their own page
• CHANGED: Webmail users now have Custom Skins by default
• EFFICIENCY: New version of WYSIWYG editor with increased cross-browser compatibility
• EFFICIENCY: POP downloaded speed has been significantly improved
• EFFICIENCY: Web Interface optimized with improved controls and scripts
• FIXED: Chrome now correctly detects key press events
• FIXED: Disabled domain filtering correctly displays all disabled domains
• FIXED: Links to anchors in emails will now scroll properly