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Version 9.1.4429 Released

Cam — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:05:52 +0000

ADDED: A print preview button for reports.
ADDED: An Exchange Web Services setting for the number of days of no activity before cleaning old files.
ADDED: Support for shared calendars via Exchange Web Services.
ADDED: Support for shared contacts via Exchange Web Services.
ADDED: Support for shared tasks via Exchange Web Services.
ADDED: The mailbox migration tool now includes a help button.
ADDED: Web service documentation can now be accessed from within SmarterMail.
CHANGED: Messages sent through the spool drop folder are now considered authenticated. By default, the drop folder is located at c:\SmarterMail\Spool\Drop.
CHANGED: The favorite report functionality has been removed in favor of custom reports. Existing favorite reports will be automatically converted to custom reports.
EFFICIENCY: Administrative logging is now much faster for changes involving larges sets of information, such as adding or editing thousands of domain forwards.
EFFICIENCY: Reduced the amount of CPU and memory used when indexing specific types of messages.
FIXED: Exchange Web Services no longer displays an error message when checking the folder size.
FIXED: Exchange Web Services now functions as expected when checking folder permissions.
FIXED: Exchange Web Services now syncs folders added through IMAP correctly.
FIXED: Fixed some display issues when running Internet Explorer 9 in compatibility mode.
FIXED: Impersonating a domain administrator and viewing the domains trusted senders now shows the correct trusted senders list.
FIXED: iPhone reminders synchronized to SmarterMail via CalDAV are now ignored as they created invalid entries in the SmarterMail calendar. This is because SmarterMail does not currently support tasks synchronizing tasks via CalDAV.
FIXED: Mailing lists can now be created or deleted by a system administrator that is impersonating a domain administrator.
FIXED: Menu items are now displayed above the weekly and monthly calendar headers.
FIXED: Messages in the spool’s drop folder with display names in the To or From fields now function as expected.
FIXED: Reports now generate correctly when the system administrator is impersonating a domain administrator or user.
FIXED: Selecting signatures while impersonating a domain administrator no longer causes the session to log out.
FIXED: Selecting the option to delete all messages in the folder when viewing an advanced search now deletes those messages as expected.
FIXED: Synchronizing contacts via Exchange Web Services now correctly syncs any applicable notes on the contacts.
FIXED: System and domain administrators can now view attachments to archived messages.
FIXED: The “Require sender match authenticated address” option in Protocol Settings now remembers its value after a server restart.
FIXED: The file storage option on the domain defaults page now remembers its value after a server restart.
FIXED: The setting to hide or show users listed in the GAL now functions as expected.
REMOVED: Removed per report configuration controls from custom reports.

Version 9.0.4408 Released

Cam — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:04:52 +0000

ADDED: The spool now includes a drop subfolder where any .eml files can be placed to be delivered by SmarterMail.
CHANGED: To improve usability, the total number of domains and users is now displayed near the bottom of the navigation pane on the domains page.
FIXED: Altered the loading of the configuration files for the SpamAssassin Pattern Matching Engine and Commtouch add-ons to resolve a rare crash issue.
FIXED: SmarterMail now correctly verifies that POP migrations will not exceed user account size limits.
FIXED: The events system now includes newly created user accounts without requiring a service restart.
FIXED: The send email option on the password compliancy page now functions as expected.
FIXED: User accounts that are disabled but still receiving email now accept messages sent through SMTP.
FIXED: Various web service functions and removing users/aliases now function as expected if the XMPP service is disabled.
FIXED: Webmail chat now functions as expected for users with periods in their usernames.

Version 9.0.4395 Released

Cam — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:00:55 +0000

FIXED: Javascript alert statements used for debugging purposes affecting mobile devices were removed.
FIXED: The application install notification that appears in webmail for mobile devices now displays above the actions menu.

Version 9.0.4401 Released

Cam — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:02:50 +0000

CHANGED: The upload control has been updated to the latest version to ensure it functions in all browsers.
EFFICIENCY: Bulk uploading of mailing list addresses is now much faster.
FIXED: A quarantine folder is now automatically created in the spool if it does not already exist and there are outgoing spam or virus messages to be quarantined.
FIXED: Adding a folder in webmail now automatically updates the list of available folders when moving a message.
FIXED: Corrected an issue in which contacts whose birth dates were formatted in a specific way would not synchronize via Add to Outlook (Sharepoint Sync).
FIXED: Corrected an issue in which weekly recurring appointments that do not have a day specified would not synchronize via Add to Outlook (Sharepoint Sync).
FIXED: Retrieving messages via POP using plus addressing now functions as expected.
FIXED: Searching domains now functions as expected.
FIXED: The list of domains in the navigation pane now has a right click-context menu.

Version 9.0.4394 Released

Cam — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:00:27 +0000

ADDED: A Getting Started webpage that opens in the user’s browser after installing SmarterMail using the automated installer.
ADDED: A new event condition for day of the week.
ADDED: A new event to notify system administrators that their upgrade protection coverage is about to expire.
ADDED: A new items icon in webmail so users can quickly create new messages, contacts, appointments, tasks and notes.
ADDED: A new Web services function to support the retrieval of user login times.
ADDED: A per domain setting to remove the client’s IP address from the received header on messages recieved through SMTP.
ADDED: A reserved domain name list to prevent domain administrators from adding specific domains, such as gmail.com or yahoo.com, into SmarterMail.
ADDED: Added checks to ensure migration will not surpass mailbox size limits.
ADDED: Added delete context menu item for auto complete grid.
ADDED: Administrative logging to track system and domain administrator activity and all webmail logins.
ADDED: An event action to display toast notifications in webmail when the event is triggered.
ADDED: An option to not append received lines to messages received via SMTP when authenticated.
ADDED: An user-level option to exclude an x-originating-IP header to messages composed in webmail.
ADDED: Appointment colors are now synced correctly when using WebDAV for calendars.
ADDED: Domain administrators now have the option to include alias and mailing list addresses in the Global Address List.
ADDED: New Web services to automate mailbox migrations.
ADDED: Reminder pop up items now include a link to the referenced item.
ADDED: SmarterMail now automatically checks for scheduling conflicts when creating or editing calendar appointments.
ADDED: Synchronization of messages, contacts, calendars and tasks via Exchange Web Services. (Add-on)
ADDED: The ability to block a sender using the options that display when hovering over an email address in webmail (such as in a message header).
ADDED: The ability to chat with other users on the domain via the SmarterMail Web interface or any XMPP-compatible chat client.
ADDED: The ability to open an item currently being viewed in the preview pane in a new popup window.
ADDED: The ability to quarantine messages blocked from delivery due to outgoing spam or virus checks for a maximum of 30 days.
ADDED: The ability to toggle the follow-up flag on/off when viewing a message in a popup window.
ADDED: The option to require that the from address matches the authenticated address when messages are sent through SMTP with authentication.
CHANGED: Appointment invitations are also formatted in HTML to improve their appearance in third-party email clients.
CHANGED: Domains have been moved from the manage section to their own section of the web interface.
CHANGED: Grids in the content pane now display the count with a generic “X item(s)” instead of the specific type of item, with the exception of the messages grid.
CHANGED: Mailing lists now use the domain name instead of the server hostname in the x-Mailing-List, List-ID and Message-ID header fields.
CHANGED: Multilpe mailing list subscribers can now be added at once when managing mailing lists through webmail.
CHANGED: SMTP, Delivery and Administrative logs are now set to detailed by default.
CHANGED: System level trusted senders now bypass greylisting.
CHANGED: The ability to hide and unhide the navigation pane in webmail.
CHANGED: The attachments view no longer includes messages in the Junk Email folder.
CHANGED: The default size for a domain on a new installation has been increased from 500 Megabytes to 2 Gigabytes.
CHANGED: The list of contact fields available through LDAP has been expanded to include all contact fields displayed in webmail.
CHANGED: The login page now warns users if their browser does not support JavaScript or cookies.
CHANGED: The Send vCards option for contacts is now a subitem under the Actions menu in the navigation pane toolbar.
CHANGED: The Spam button is now a subitem under the Mark menu when viewing a message in a new window.
CHANGED: The Tasks tab in a message no longer displays a counter.
CHANGED: The TLS feature can now be enabled or disabled per domain.
CHANGED: Web interface logs are now automatically deleted per the log deletion settings.
CHANGED: Web interface logs are now saved to a logs subfolder of the MRS\App_Data folder.
EFFICIENCY: Implemented various interface optimizations to improve performance and usability on mobile devices like iPads, tablet computers and smartphones.
EFFICIENCY: Implemented various optimizations and enhancements to improve webmail loading.
FIXED: Accepting an invite on an iOS device when using ActiveSync no longer removes the description text.
FIXED: Added callback handling to update the task grid on scrolling.
FIXED: Advanced searches now have a context menu.
FIXED: An extra attachments icon no longer displays when viewing messages without a preview pane or with a horizontal preview pane in webmail.
FIXED: Auto deletion of log files is now enabled and set to 14 days by default.
FIXED: Cache issue with auto complete with the GAL.
FIXED: Changing a recurring appointment to a non-recurring appointment now saves correctly.
FIXED: Clicking the Manage button when a domain is not selected no longer opens an empty window.
FIXED: CPU statistics now take into account multi-core processors.
FIXED: Deleting addresses from the auto-complete list now functions as expected.
FIXED: Enabling weekend days on weekly and monthly calendar views now functions as expected.
FIXED: Exporting mailing list subscribers to a CSV file will no longer result in an empty file on certain SmarterMail installs.
FIXED: Fixed a case in which exporting a contact to a vCard in certain languages did not include the birth date.
FIXED: Fixed an issue when adding calendar appointments in webmail that could cause the start time to default to the next day.
FIXED: Fixed an issue where an empty categories tag would prevent Windows phone 7 devices from syncing contacts using ActiveSync.
FIXED: Folder Auto-Clean buttons to add, edit and delete auto-clean rules are now hidden when not displaying the Folders tab.
FIXED: Moving a folder in Apple Mail using IMAP no longer displays an error.
FIXED: Multilpe mailing list subscribers can now be added at once when managing mailing lists through webmail.
FIXED: Now correctly reads the setting to load more than one IP access list for additional administrators.
FIXED: Removed the extra Back button that displayed when impersonating a user and editing content filters.
FIXED: SmarterMail now handles IMAP subfolder queries of the form “%/%…/%” correctly.
FIXED: Spam Filtering configuration tabs are disabled for users and domain admins that select to use default settings from the Options tab.
FIXED: The “new version available” event now works as expected.
FIXED: The ability to hide and unhide the navigation pane in webmail.
FIXED: The attachments view no longer includes messages in the Junk Email folder.
FIXED: The calendar’s daily view now displays hours in a 24-hour clock (military time) when the browser language specifies that.
FIXED: The Folders tab of Folder Auto-Clean is now disabled when users select to use default settings from the Options tab.
FIXED: The list of contact fields available through LDAP has been expanded to include all contact fields displayed in webmail.
FIXED: The login page now warns users if their browser does not support JavaScript or cookies.
FIXED: The number of events displayed in the content pane is no longer limited.
FIXED: The TLS feature can now be enabled or disabled per domain.
FIXED: When using SmarterMail as an incoming gateway, it will now refresh its list of users every 10 minutes.
REMOVED: Mailbox migration removed from users getting started wizard but is still available in user settings.
REMOVED: Removed the option to automatically display the first message of the selected folder in webmail.
REMOVED: Rename domain button removed from edit domain as this should be done manually with the SmarterMail service turned off.
REMOVED: The Synchronization Center has been removed from webmail. Users can now view synchronized devices in the Settings section of the interface.

SmarterMail 8.2.4212 Released

Cam — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:20:10 +0000

Version 8.2.4212 (2011-07-14)

ADDED: The value for the time in spool field on the Spool page is now retained when the SmarterMail service is restarted.
CHANGED: To improve usability, spooled messages whose .eml file was removed manually now show as a size of 0 KB instead of 1 KB.
EFFICIENCY: Improved the regular expression used to extract hostnames from a message during spam checks, resulting in decreased CPU usage when analyzing specific types of messages.
FIXED: Adding multiple entries to the global trusted senders list now functions as expected.
FIXED: Changes made to message flags while viewing search results in webmail are now reflected immediately.
FIXED: Dates are now formatted in the user’s local date format when scrolling through messages in webmail.
FIXED: Dates entered in contact and calendar items are now saved in the user’s local date format.
FIXED: Downloading log files with Google Chrome now functions as expected.
FIXED: Fixed an issue where a specific type of spooled message caused an OutOfMemory exception during spam checks.
FIXED: Forwarding messages in webmail using the actions menu now functions as expected in folders containing Unicode characters.
FIXED: If a user tries to attach a 0-byte file to a message, SmarterMail no longer tries to upload the file.
FIXED: If a user’s password has changed and the remember me option is enabled, SmarterMail now displays a message stating that the email address or password is incorrect.
FIXED: In cases where a dropdown menu hovers over buttons, the menu will now work as expected.
FIXED: Performing actions on selected rows on the Auto-complete settings page now functions as expected.
FIXED: Sending messages in webmail via Internet Explorer now functions as expected.
FIXED: Sorting by date on the all appointments view of a calendar now functions as expected.
FIXED: System administrators can now impersonate users and manage disabled domains.
FIXED: The birth date field in contacts now allows dates prior to 1980.
FIXED: The delete confirmation window now displays the correct number of messages selected for deletion from the spool.
FIXED: The foreground and background colors can now be changed multiple times when composing a message.
FIXED: The HK_FAKENAME check in the SpamAssassin Pattern Matching Engine now passes sub-domains as valid sending servers.
FIXED: To prevent file corruption, the SmarterMail service no longer starts if the systems locale changes since SmarterMail was first installed.
FIXED: Using the To address popup in webmail to select recipients when composing a message now functions as expected.
FIXED: When composing a new message in webmail using Internet Explorer 8, the To address field now receives the initial focus when the page is loaded.
FIXED: When dragging and dropping webmail messages in Firefox 4, the destination folder is now highlighted.
REMOVED: The New option has been removed from the context menu in the messages content pane.

Smartermail 8 Released

Cam — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:41:36 +0000

New Features Available in SmarterMail 8.x

New Message Notifications
With new messages notifications, users receive a notification that they’ve received a new message no matter which section of the interface they are viewing. Users can click on the notification to open the message or view the message from their inbox.

Improved Contact Sharing
Users can now download, save or send contact details in .CSV or vCard format, making it easy to share the email address or phone number of a friend or colleague in their SmarterMail address book.

Touch-and-go Functionality
Emailing a contact, mapping an address or adding an email address to your contacts list has never been easier. SmarterMail 8.x introduces clickable addresses, phone numbers and email addresses for click-to-map, click-to-call and click-to-mail functionality in messages, contact details, calendar items, tasks and notes.

Improved synchronization
SmarterMail 8.x includes support for vCalendar 1.0, so users can download the latest version of the Funambol SyncML clients to sync their mailboxes with Outlook, Thunderbird and mobile devices.

Synchronization Center Translation
The synchronization center now detects the browser language and automatically translates the sync info into that language, making it easier to provide info about available sync protocols to international users.

Attachments View
The new attachments view makes searching for a file hassle-free by displaying all incoming and outgoing messages with attachments in a single location.

Improved Message Management
SmarterMail 8.x has built-in filters to help users view read messages, unread messages, replied to messages or forwarded messages with the click of the mouse. Plus, users can now forward multiple messages at once.

Enhanced signature options
Users with multiple signatures can now select the signature they want to use when composing a message. System administrators that want to enforce corporate governance across webmail and email clients can configure domain-wide or system-wide footers with disclaimer text or any other information that’s needed.

Password Compliance
SmarterMail 8.x helps system administrators enforce password rules and increase the security of a user’s mailbox. Use the new password compliance report to identify accounts that don’t meet the specified password requirements and send them a request to change their passwords.

Password Retrieval
Make it easy for users to regain access to their account when they forget their password with the new password retrieval option in SmarterMail. When enabled, users that can’t remember their password will receive an email to their backup email address with instructions on resetting their password.

Improved performance
Numerous optimizations to SmarterMail 8.x reduce disk I/O by an average of 25%. This includes better grid controls, improved charting and an update to the Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework.

Improved administration
With better spool management, enhancements to IP binding settings, hard limit throttling and support for SPF RR lookups, mail server administration is easier and more convenient. Plus, system administrators have access to even more Web services.

Smartermail Version 7.5.4072

Cam — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:52:32 +0000

Version 7.5.4072 (2011-02-24)
CHANGED: SmarterMail will now add the from header field to messages sent through ActiveSync if the client did not supply that field.
CHANGED: When synching with SmarterMail using Exchange ActiveSync, a Deleted Items folder will be created on the device upon initial connection, ensuring iPhones / iPads will be able to delete message.
FIXED: Adding a report item to a new custom report no longer results in the creation of extraneous copies of the custom report.
FIXED: Appointment reminders created on mobile devices now sync to SmarterMail correctly via Exchange ActiveSync.
FIXED: Bounce detection now works for mailing lists that have hyphens in their names.
FIXED: Double byte characters set by Javascript are now properly encoded in the webmail interface.
FIXED: Folder names with apostrophes are now viewable when attached as a shared resource.
FIXED: Having a root.cfg file in a user’s root folder on disk no longer changes the user’s root mail folder from “[UsersRootFolder]\Mail” to just the user’s root folder.
FIXED: If a user has not specified a display name, the domain alias address is now used as the display name when the user sends a webmail message using the domain alias.
FIXED: Made a change to the ActiveSync WBXML protocol that should improve support for out-of-office messages.
FIXED: Migrating calendar items from Gmail now functions as expected.
FIXED: Non-ASCII characers are now supported when syncing via CardDAV and CalDAV.
FIXED: Resolved an issue that in rare instances reset some users’ passwords to blank following a server restart.
FIXED: Setting the primary administrator credentials for SmarterMail via web services no longer requires a restart of the SmarterMail service to take effect.
FIXED: System administrators can now delete custom reports.
FIXED: System-level reports emailed manually to recipients are now sent from a null email address instead of from admin@.
FIXED: The ActivateLicenseKey function in the svcProductInfo Web service now functions as expected.
FIXED: The custom reports grid now has a right-click context menu.
FIXED: The delivery threads section of the traffic statistics dashboard now updates as expected.
FIXED: The moredata tag command is now handled properly during a SyncML sync session. This allows calendar items to be properly synched accross multiple requests from the SyncML client (such as Outlook) to SmarterMail.
FIXED: The Send Email option now functions as expected when viewing contacts in the Global Address List (GAL).
FIXED: Users with with apostrophes in their usernames can now select email folders when accessing their account through webmail.
FIXED: When assigning a mailing list moderator on domains with more than 500 users, the moderator field now accepts a full email address as a valid value.

auDA Announcement

Cam — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:13:39 +0000

Congratulations Australia, we’ve reached 2 million .au domain names!

Australia’s Internet community celebrated a significant milestone last night with the registration of the two millionth .au domain name.

.au Domain Administration (auDA), the non-profit manager of the .au space, and AusRegistry, the registry operator for designated second level domains, congratulate all .au domain name registrants for contributing to this special achievement.

The milestone follows strong growth in registrations over the past 10 years and places .au in the top 10 largest country codes in the world. This is a testament to the strength and stability of the namespace and its value to the Australian community.

Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy said today’s milestone was further evidence of Australia’s growing digital economy.

“The digital economy is the future and I’m pleased to see more Australians getting an online presence,” said Senator Conroy. “The Internet offers incredible opportunities to businesses, organisations and individuals and the continued growth of the .au domain shows how much Australians are embracing the online world in almost all aspects of their lives.

“I congratulate the team at auDA and AusRegistry and look forward to this successful domain expanding further.”

The Hon Tony Staley, auDA Board Chair, recognised the milestone as an opportunity to promote the .au namespace as a vital national resource.

“.au is Australia’s home on the Internet. It’s a trusted, well-recognised space for all Australian businesses, organisations and individuals. .au’s consistent growth, meaningful stakeholder engagement and sound policy framework are a ringing endorsement of the industry self-regulatory model under which we operate,” Mr Staley said.

Chris Disspain, CEO of auDA, said all Australians should be proud of the strong online community we have created through .au.

“There were only about 275,000 .au domains registered when auDA introduced a new competition model in 2002. Now we are celebrating two million registrations and this wouldn’t have been possible without the policy reforms and marketing activities auDA have implemented, or without the technical and operational expertise AusRegistry has brought to the industry,” Mr Disspain said.

AusRegistry’s CEO Adrian Kinderis said .au is one of the most widely used country code domains in the world.

“The .au domain has the highest penetration rate in the world for regulated namespaces with restricted eligibility when you take into account our population. The .au domain has become part of the fabric of doing business in Australia. We have seen continual strong growth in the namespace despite the global financial crisis and other market factors. .au is Australia’s domain namespace of choice and the only place to show that you are a trusted Australian,” Mr Kinderis said.

For more information contact:

Jenelle Backman
Public Affairs Officer
Jenelle.backman@auda.org.au

Paul Szyndler
General Manager, Public Affairs
Paul.szyndler@auda.org.au

Smartermail Version 7.5.4079

Cam — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:44:41 +0000

Version 7.5.4079 (2011-03-03)
FIXED: Folders with ampersands in the name are now selectable in webmail.
FIXED: New domains added through the Web interface now use the folder path field for the domain’s location on disk.
FIXED: The reset bounces button now displays as expected when editing a list subscriber.