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What's New
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2012-06-14 - Version 4.5 Build 2319
NEW
[FB200]
More detailed error reporting of POP3 server errors.
FIX
[FB199]
A growing number of folders in Temp dir in the program's data
folder.
NEW
[FB195]
Secure POP3 (SSL).
NEW
[FB128]
Secure SMTP (SSL).
FIX
[FB186]
Issue forwarding message with no Content-Type header.
NEW
[FB172]
User can customize the format of Subscribe-Date and Subscribe-Time
(via Maya.cfg).
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2012-03-22 - Version 4.5 Build 2311
FIX
[FB167]
Processing not marked correctly with multiple copies of the same
incoming message.
FIX
[FB168]
Gmail messages get re-downloaded after user cancel.
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2012-02-01 - Version 4.5 Build 2303
NEW
[FB166]
Integration with ElasticEmail.
FIX
[FB163]
Selected next follow-up for imported subscriber doesn't get
sent.
FIX
[FB162]
Random file-system errors while processing incoming mail.
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2011-10-13 - Version 4.5 Build 2271
FIX
[FB161]
Does not delete messages from inbox.
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2011-09-24 - Version 4.5 Build 2262
FIX
[FB160]
Internal error when importing subscribers.
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2011-08-17 - Version 4.5 Build 2261
FIX
[FB159]
Deleting a custom mailing list/autoresponder field has no effect.
NEW
[FB158]
Information about recommended SMTP service while setting up SMTP.
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2011-08-03 - Version 4.5 Build 2259
FIX
[FB146]
Conflict with Microsoft Security Essentials.
FIX
[FB111]
Invalid links in User's Guide.
FIX
[FB124]
Reports are not displayed.
FIX
[FB117]
It takes long to "stop" while "scheduling
follow-ups" to a large mailing list.
FIX
[FB131]
Sending fails after changing outgoing mail server with POP3
authentication to "Gmail".
FIX
[FB121]
Semicolons in CSV files.
FIX
[FB92]
Subscriber addresses may have invalid format.
NEW
[FB115]
Scheduled mailings to subscribers.
NEW
[FB145]
Targeted (segmented) mailings to subscribers.
NEW
[FB144]
Insert field panel for the message editor.
NEW
[FB143]
Mailing preview.
FIX
[FB110]
Frequent crashes and stalls during sending.
FIX
[FB98]
Upgrade to 4.1 may resend some queued follow-up messages.
FIX
[FB99]
Upgrade to 4.1 resets next follow-ups to the first one
FIX
[FB96]
Fails to save changes to autoresponder if C:\Temp folder not
present.
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2010-11-26 - Version 4.1 Build 2133
FIX
[FB58]
Program freezes when trying to delete mailing lists.
FIX
[FB67]
Non-responsive UI with huge configurations.
FIX
[FB61]
Main window > context menu "Edit" and "Clone"
should be grayed out with multiple selection.
FIX
[FB30]
"Subscriber" window loses entered information.
NEW
[FB95]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail": an option to edit
the selected message (context menu).
FIX
[FB53]
Unreliable crash report submission.
FIX
[FB54]
Reports for autoresponders don't list sent messages.
FIX
[FB57]
"Status" > "Outgoing mail": After you change
the subject of a follow-up message, a reply etc. it should show the
updated information ("Subject" column).
FIX
[56]
Subscriber import: leading and trailing spaces and tabs should be
removed from email addresses other fields.
FIX
[FB55]
Subscriber import: semicolon not supported as a field separator in
CSV files.
FIX
[FB34]
"Out of memory error" while downloading very large
messages.
NEW
[FB91]
Rename "Conditions" to "Mail Filters".
NEW
[FB89]
More intuitive naming for the subscribe/unsubscribe functionality
throughout the user interface and documentation.
NEW
[FB90]
Schedule next follow-up message only after the previous one is sent
or permanently fails.
FIX
[FB50]
Cloning progress window issues. Also fixes FB49 and FB80.
NEW
[5460]
Program now keep tracks of the date and time each subscriber was
added to the database. Available using the UI and via
$(Subscribe-Time) and $(Subscribe-Date).
FIX
[5504]
Subscriber export to CSV does not properly work with Excel.
FIX
[5495]
Last contact time was not being reset when copying or moving
subscribers to another mailing list.
NEW
[5436]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail": include the name
of the originating mailing list/autoresponder in the list of
mailings.
NEW
[5430]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail": Include the
follow-up name in the list of mailings there.
NEW
[5394]
More detailed information about messages ignored by disabled or
inactive maling lists/autoresponders.
NEW
[5434]
"Event Log" > more detailed messages while processing
downloaded emails.
FIX
[5433]
Connects to the server to "clean up" even when there are
no messages to delete.
FIX
[5432]
Ignored messages containing banned content are removed from the
server.
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2010-07-30 - Version 4.0.7 Build 2055
FIX
[5414]
Adding a subscriber with encoded name containing national characters
does not resolve the encoding.
FIX
[5411]
Random timeouts while connecting to Gmail to download new mail.
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2010-06-02 - Version 4.0.7 Build 2050
FIX
[5406]
Deletes messages that did not trigger an action.
FIX
[5336]
When a loop it detected, it counts as an action, even though it says
it ignored the message.
FIX
[5280]
Ignore punctuation marks when matching text in subject body (e.g.
handle "remove!" in the subject even if conditions include
just "remove").
FIX
[5337]
Support for Tracking-ID data field.
FIX
[5299]
Conflicts with AVG antivirus and other programs that create
temporary locks on files.
NEW
[5346]
New crash handler (BugTrap) that works also under Windows 7.
FIX
[5304]
Outgoing mail server ceases to work after switching from a Gmail to
regular SMTP.
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2009-11-11 - Version 4.0.6 Build 2022
FIX
[5282]
It should not fail with an error when trying to send via
Gmail's SMTP.
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2009-10-16 - Version 4.0.6 Build 2014
FIX
[5275]
The program should work with SMTP servers that don't support
authorization.
FIX
[5276]
Turning off SMTP authorization should have an effect even if the
login & password are still there.
NEW
[5236]
SMTP protocol logging.
NEW
[5234]
More detailed SMTP server errors.
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2009-09-15 - Version 4.0.6 Build 2005
FIX
[5231]
Should not crash processing message with empty body.
FIX
[5212]
There should be no login failures when trying to authenticate SMTP
using a valid login and password.
FIX
[5148]
Should support connection to all SMTP servers supported by v3.x.
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2009-08-04 - Version 4.0.6 Build 1992
FIX
[4607]
Should not fail to open as a result of a software conflict with
Logitech QuickCam, Google Desktop and possibly other apps (DLL
injection).
FIX
[5076]
It should correctly recognize certain bounce types as permanent
errors instead of temporary ones.
FIX
[5120]
National characters should work in $(Original-Subject).
FIX
[5051]
"Subscriber" tab, "Add", "Import" and
so on -> When subscriber is added, it should show on the report
as manual opt-in on report.
FIX
[5050]
"Subscriber" tab, "Add", "Import" >
When subscriber is added, it should show on the report as manual
opt-in on report.
FIX
[5044]
Subscriber name fields -- $(Name) etc. -- should work in replies to
unsubscribe requests.
FIX
[5063]
Subscribers that are unsubscribed/bounced/deleted should be removed
from broadcasts to multiple lists.
FIX
[5041]
Should not stop processing incoming mail if a message triggers an
error.
NEW
[5052]
Support for BCC field.
FIX
[5036]
Should handle bounces caused by DNS errors as fatal errors (detected
if the "Cannot deliver to the email address" option is
on).
FIX
[5001]
SWREG: Fix IE problem with Personal edition order.
FIX
[4981]
Some messages are recognized as bounces preventing opt-in/opt-out
etc.
FIX
[4951]
When importing from text file it should ignore lines with empty
columns.
FIX
[4964]
Should never send to blocked addresses.
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2008-12-25 - Version 4.0.5 Build 1952
FIX
[4931]
If there's an error downloading from first account, it
shouldn't skip the second one.
FIX
[4930]
Bounce handling options should not turn off by themselves.
FIX
[4295]
"Incoming Mail Account" > Switching from Gmail account
back to POP3 should not port set to 995.
FIX
[4933]
User should not be able to access the "Mailing List"
window while importing subscribers from another list.
FIX
[4924]
Should display next-follow-up drop-down for subscribers.
FIX
[4903]
Should not crash intermittently while processing new mail and
scheduling follow-up messages.
FIX
[4861]
Text extraction/parsing should work for messages certified
virus-free by AVG antivirus software.
FIX
[4649]
Should send messages in presence of AVG antivirus outgoing mail
scanning.
FIX
[4664]
Duplicate emails should not end up in the database.
NEW
[4764]
More relaxed naming rules for subscriber custom fields.
FIX
[4918]
Should not immediately send followup set up to go in a week.
FIX
[4844]
Complete rewrite of the outgoing mail database; it now works much
better with huge configurations (100,000+ subscribers, millions of
outgoing messages).
FIX
[4894]
Extracted fields should work in opt-in replies and messages sent to
a list of specific addresses.
FIX
[4648]
Should not hang sometimes when sending to two lists.
FIX
[4808]
Should not take this long to add blocked addresses to a large
configuration.
FIX
[4806]
"Download Sample Message" should not have problems
converting HTML messages to plain text.
FIX
[4752]
Should not take several seconds to open a mailing list with 100000+
subscribers.
NEW
[4773]
"Blocked Addresses" no longer limits the number of
addresses added in one batch.
FIX
[4581]
Should not take this slow to add a large number of blocked
addresses.
NEW
[4633]
Sends messages up to twice as fast as version 4.0 at the same time
using less CPU.
FIX
[4753]
"Collecting information about outgoing mail" window
disappears but it continues to collect information in the
background.
FIX
[4629]
Should not take this long to process messages.
FIX
[4633]
It should deliver the message every time it says it sent one in
presence of Norton Internet Security.
NEW
[4394]
"Subscribers" tab > option to delete inactive members,
copy selected members to a list. UI enhancements.
FIX
[4603]
Blocked addresses should not be case-sensitive.
FIX
[4632]
Should not crash while opening a follow-up message for editing.
FIX
[4631]
Deleting the only follow-up message should have an effect.
FIX
[4592]
Should not stop responding after an autoresponder/list is cloned.
FIX
[4431]
Should update jobs & recipients, and mailing lists &
autoresponders if an outgoing mail server is deleted.
NEW
[4556]
Set the default backup file name to program name + time stamp.
FIX
[4034]
Should not pop up an error if someone unsubscribes while setting
next follow-up etc.
FIX
[4283]
Should not send changed follow-ups nor send to new subscribers while
editing a mailing list.
FIX
[4458]
Should not fail or corrupt a file when extracting from huge zips.
FIX
[4453]
Should not take minutes to save blocked addresses after one address
is added to the list.
FIX
[4345]
"Move Up" and "Down" for follow-up should keep
the selected follow-up(s) visible.
FIX
[4400]
Should not crash at startup because of a database engine error.
NEW
[4289]
Testing with a sample message for conditions.
FIX
[4026]
Should not show error message when switching from "Parsing
Rule" with "Save as" expanded.
FIX
[4028]
"How can I use these links in my emails?" has background.
Should be transparent.
NEW
[4036]
Database of outgoing messages is now up to 15 times smaller
resulting in better performance and less disk usage while sending.
FIX
[4042]
Stopping processing shouldn't take so long.
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2008-07-05 - Version 4.0 Build 1838
FIX
[3481]
Should not stop sending after a while.
FIX
[3583]
Log should not occasionally show date/time in wrong format.
FIX
[3477]
Should not be possible to close the progress window using Alt+F4
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2008-06-20 - Version 4.0 Build 1813 Release Candidate
NEW
[3416]
Importing subscribers from a file is now 4-6 times faster.
FIX
[3336]
Should consistenly schedule all follow-ups even if the task is
killed.
NEW
[3397]
"Scheduling follow-ups" is over 20 times faster in cases
where no subscribers are elligible for follow-up.
FIX
[3332]
Deleting a mailing list should remove the relevant jobs.
FIX
[2852]
Clone should not appear to hang the application.
FIX
[2631]
Should not produce random "Aborting" errors in the log.
FIX
[3236]
Should not report 'database is locked' under heavy load
while sending.
NEW
[3236]
Sends 4-5 times faster than version 3.6 (performance may vary in
production environment).
FIX
[3234]
Should not produce zero-length files in outgoing mail folders and
stop sending.
FIX
[2981]
Upgrade should not fail with "Invalid characters used" if
subscriber custom field name contains a comma.
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2008-05-16 - Version 4.0 Build 1752 Beta 4
NEW
[2445]
When a fresh copy of the new version is started, it automatically
detects an older-version configuration and gives the user an option
to carry it over to the new version.
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2008-05-13 - Version 4.0 Build 1748 Beta 3
NEW
[3203]
Check for an update only at startup or on user's request.
FIX
[2982]
Subscriber that is removed manually from a mailing list does not get
removed from outgoing mail jobs.
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2008-04-11 - Version 4.0 Build 1736 Beta 2
FIX
[2753]
Auto-complete should not much more than necessary in email address
fields.
NEW
[2965]
Auto-complete for email address boxes now lists the choices and
works for matches inside strings ("info" will match both
"info@domain.xxx" and "me@info.xxx").
FIX
[2952]
"Blocked Addresses" => Duplicate addresses should be
ignored.
FIX
[2964]
Error message when deleting messages from in-account should include
the name of the account and mention that it happened when trying to
delete.
FIX
[2903]
Message editor should not prepend URLs that use data fields with
"about:".
FIX
[2937]
Should not take so long to exit while sending.
FIX
[2935]
Should not crash at exit while sending.
FIX
[2925]
Data fields in "From" text box should not get messed up.
FIX
[2758]
"Follow-up Messages" tab > "Preview" =>
Should preview just selected follow-ups.
FIX
[2921]
"Follow-up Messages" tab > "Preview" =>
Should show progress while generating preview messages.
FIX
[2581]
Adding a new field on Parsing Rule should update custom fields on
Mailing List.
NEW
[2633]
"Clone": An option to copy without subscribers.
NEW
[2603]
Should let user know that a sending limit has been reached.
FIX
[2604]
Outgoing Mail Server - Test should not say no connection to Internet
if invalid login.
FIX
[2606]
Custom fields added to a new mailing list should not be lost.
NEW
[2560]
If "Save as" contains a custom field that isn't
there, the field should be added to the schema.
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2008-02-13 - Version 4.0 Build 1652 Beta 1
FIX
[2533]
Inconsistent time/date formatting in log & in reports.
FIX
[2514]
Should not schedule follow-ups until "OK".
FIX
[2330]
Should not corrupt click-tracking links with URL parameters.
FIX
[2304]
Should not fail to load EML files with images with no filename.
NEW
[2255]
More elegant "New" window.
NEW
[2167]
"Status" panel > the user can filter incoming/outgoing
mail, events, and tracking links.
NEW
[2223]
Support for Gmail.
NEW
[1755]
Office 2007 look.
FIX
[1963]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail" > Pause may
have no effect.
FIX
[2164]
Should not stop responding at any point while creating mailing even
with huge lists.
FIX
[2215]
Should warn user in a meaningful way, if invalid incoming mail
account address is used.
FIX
[1898]
"Subscribers" tab > "Import" -> opt-in
confirmations should not be sent until changes are saved.
FIX
[2005]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail" => New mailings
should appear after Restore while server stopped
FIX
[1557]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail" => New mailings
should not disappear while server stopped.
FIX
[2224]
Should use secondary server if primary is over the limit.
FIX
[1982]
Mail Settings > Changing "Primary server" may have no
effect if display names are similar.
FIX
[1782]
Message to Subscribers > Title says "Plain text" but
the combo "HTML".
FIX
[2156]
Should delete the job if mailing generation fails (and show an error
message).
FIX
[2201]
If you Stop while sending some messages may be unsent.
FIX
[2213]
After the user changes the name of an SMTP server, should start
using the new name immediately.
FIX
[1892]
Too many logins to SMTP with multiple parallel threads.
FIX
[2042]
Should send as fast as the previous versions or faster. I was able
to increase it to 7.3 message per second.
FIX
[1438]
Shouldn't try to send messages through a server that's
over the limit because it wastes resources.
FIX
[1536]
Outgoing mail limits don't work properly (unconfirmed).
NEW
[2057]
Sending limits are now configurable via the "Outgoing Mail
Server" window.
FIX
[2047]
Optional name capitalization should be consistent across the various
name-related fields.
FIX
[1493]
Problem with national characters in recipient's name.
FIX
[1533]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail" => National
letters are not rendered properly.
FIX
[1488]
Fixed UTF-8 parsing problem.
NEW
[1522]
Support for background message delivery in Home edition (formerly:
Standard Edition).
FIX
[1983]
Message sent by FX have higher spam score than Outlook 2003.
FIX
[2024]
User should be able to operate links using the keyboard.
FIX
[1814]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail" => Relevant
messages should be removed after autoresponder/mailing list deleted.
FIX
[1517]
When upgrading from large older configuration no window is shown.
NEW
[1942]
"Status" > "Outgoing Mail": User can now
delete outgoing mailings, retry failed recipients using the context
menu.
NEW
[1108]
"Follow-Up Messages" tab now lists follow-up intervals in
addition to the names.
NEW
[1815]
Follow-up intervals can be specified in minutes as well as
hours/days/weeks.
NEW
[1727]
"Subscribers" tab now shows the total number of
subscribers to the mailing list.
NEW
[1254]
"Banned Content" tab ("Options")
FIX
[1923]
$(First-Name), $(To-First-Name) doesn't work in preview
messages.
NEW
[1704]
Easier subscriber import.
NEW
[1785]
Revised User's Guide with new tutorials.
NEW
[1758]
Autoresponder / Reply / Don't reply to any given address too
often.
NEW
[1617]
Option to download a sample message while setting up parsing of
incoming mail.
NEW
[1299]
Easier parsing of incoming mail.
NEW
[1491]
Unlimited number of subscriber custom fields. Fields are now stored
in a SQL database which means greater safety.
