Mail Server

• Added data rebuild external utitlity (MailServerReset.exe), and a popup menu option to reset/rebuild user mailboxes and entire domain groups;
• Mailbags and domains now support a * wildcard as a subdomain name, e.g., *.argosoft.com includes mail.argosoft.com, junk.argosoft.com, and so on...
• When bouncing messages to local addresses, using local delivery handler, which have been recently used for local delivery... It turned out, it was not working when sending bounced messages to local users, messages were going to the queue. This change will considerably reduce server load;
• Added a Sort by Email feature to distribution lists;

Web Interface

• No Changes;

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The promotion was a great success. Over 70 users took advantage of our special offer. We are sure, it will help the further popularization of our software.

We are launching mid-summer promotion with our Mail Server .NET. You can upgrade, or get a new license for $50.00 less until July 15 2008.

Mail Server

• Added Available Updates checking. Of course, it will show up only after we release the next version... If new version is avialable, a link will be displayed on the bottom of the UI, suggesting to upgrade
• "SMTP Log In" will be no longer be registered in the last login database, because it causes confusion when the web interface displays last login protocol;
• Updated help files, now they reflect new Remoting services;

Web Interface

• "Wiping" of trash folder now works. With each login, messages, located in the trash folder, and older than 3 days will be wiped out;

Now we have a German translation of the web interface of Mail Server .NET! Thanks to Roland Bieri.

Mail Server

• Fixed a bug from 1.0.5.0 - was impossible to add domain groups and domains from the UI;

Web Interface

• Created a page for localized resource files. If you are willing to contribute your resources, we would be very thankful;
• It turns out, major IMAP clients do not allow rename of the Inbox folder. They display localized name of Inbox, but an actual name of folder on the server stays "Inbox". Now the web interface will allow the same - you can specify the name of inbox, but it will be just a display name, how it will appear on the web interface. It will keep compatibility with IMAP clients;
• CC and BCC headers on the Write Email page are now initially hidden.
• When accessing the web interface initially, user will be prompted to enter default SMTP server address;

Web Interface

It is a major change, even though there are no significant changes in the "look and feel" of the web interface.

• Now all the communication with mail server is performed via a remoting object, which is hosted in the mail server.
  • It allows to run the mail server and the web interface on separate computers;
  • Eliminates access right problems to directories and databases;
  • Web interface no longer requires SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server Express on the computer where it runs;
• Something you've been asking for very long time! Now users can send out HTML messages
• Almost entire text that appears in the UI is placed in resource files, allowing easy localization of string resources;
• When going out, mail is relayd to mail server via SMTP, instead of going directly to outbox. It ensures, that all server plugins are called, and all server generated headers (including Domain Keys) are properly inserted;
• Server and Domain Group administration temporarily are not available. We will be releasing new separate web application, which will be doing that. Currently, you still can use old version of web interface for administering server via web, old and new version can co-exist peacefully;

Mail Server

• Now each account has No SMTP access flag, allowing to have "incoming only" accounts; Works only when SMTP authentication is enabled;
• Optimized the load of Edit Domain Group box. In earlier versions it was taking long time, because that calculation of the usage was being performed at the box load. Now calculation will be not perfomed, unless user clicks Calculate Usage link;

Following changes are related to the major change of the web interface (see above):

• Added remoting object, which is used to communicate with the web interface;
• Added Default Content-Type field to users, allowing them to select in which initial state is the Compose Mail message body editor: plain text or HTML;
• Now each user can select the name for their Inbox.  Useful when creating localized versions.

May 14 2008, v1.0.4.9

• Fixed a serious bug - mail was looping infinitely, if forward address was local, and was directly or indirectly pointing to the original address;
• Added a choice to send warning messages after predefined number of attempts, in case of temporary delivery problems;
• Compacted UI - menu items moved to single dialog boxes;

Coming soon: Web interface, which will communicate with the mail server via remoting services. It will eliminate "access rights" problems, and allow to run the web interface and the mail server on separate computers.

Mail Server

• Added User Statistics. If enabled, the server will keep track of the number of sent and received messages and bytes for each user;
• Fixed a problem with SPF records containing recursive include macro. Unlikely from Pro, which was looping infinitely, was returning Fail result incorrectly. Now it will return permanent error;
• Fixed a bug with Valid Recipients list in Mailbags. If the list contained only user names, without a domain name, then all recipients were considered valid;

Web Interface

• Fixed couple of database update errors from the server administration area;

• Fixed a problem with SPF. When a SPF record contained looping include macro, SPF checking was looping infinitely;

If you downloaded and installed the Mail Server .NET 1.0.4.7 before this release (23:50 April 10 2008 GMT), please download and install it again. There was a bug in a database management in the version which was on the server within last 24 hours - all newly created domain groups would give DBNull errors.

Mail Server

• Added an option to use X-Authenticated-User header (Options - General - Include X-Authenticated-User Hader;
• Optimized the way how allowed usage is calculated for each user;
• Added Delivery Interval Increment to general delivery and mailbag delivery.  It allows to progressivelly increase the delivery interval, as number of attempts grows;
• Added "Quick Setup Wizard" - allows new users to quickly setup very basic features of the server. Accessible only when there are no users and no mailbags on the server

Web Interface

• Added an access to delivery interval increment values (see above);
• Fixed couple of bugs on the server administration section;

IMPORTANT If you are using ordb.org services in the DNSBL databases (in Pro - Anti Spam - DNS Based Spam Databases (DNSBL), in .NET Security - DNS Bases Spam Databases (DNSBL), please disable or delete it. It appears, they are returning "positive" replies for each query, which causes rejection of all mail.

• Just removed ordb.org from the initial settings of DNSBL databases. It appears, recently they return positive reply all the time, causing all mail to bounce, if it is enabled;

Mail Server

• Added an option not to perform database cleanup when service is starting (General Settings box);
• Fixed a problem, which was appearing since 1.0.4.4 - when mail was received at local IP address, and server was attempting to deliver mail using the same IP address, there was a connection problem. Now, if internal IP addresses are used, there is an option to use any available IP address, or specific IP address when delivering mail to remote servers;

Mail Server

• Fixed a problem with v1.0.4.4 - it was not working in evaluation mode. If you are using registered version 1.0.4.4, there is no need to upgrade;

Mail Server

• Fixed a problem with SMTP delivery - association of IP addresses with domain groups in previous version caused trouble with some routers and firewalls

If you are using the v1.0.4.3, built of February 27, please download the February 29 release, and upgrade again, as described here.

In the Feb 27 version, in case Bounces From address is not specified, bounced emails may go into an endless loop.

Sorry for inconvenience

• Fixed a bug with port ranges - if they were specified, they were not getting retrived properly during passive transfers;

Mail Server

Changes in this version are significant

• In case of multiple IP addresses, each domain group can have associated IP address, and it will respond differently on requests to different IP addresses, displaying different greeting at SMTP connection, or binding to specific IP addresses when relaying mail, using different default domains and so on...; See this document for more.
• Added support of Domain Keys - another security/antispam measure, which ensures that emails originating from a given domain are approved by the domain; If you need to set up domain keys for your domain, see our Domain Keys Setup Wizard;
• Added SMTP greeting - the information can be appended to the standard greeting issued by the server;
• Optimized address verification - if SPF result is "pass", then it will be not performed. It would save resources.
• SPF has an additional option - not to reject mail, just add SPF-Received header;

Web Interface

• Added View/Hide Headers option when viewing an email message;
• Changes regarding "bound IP addresses" have not been reflected with the web interface at this point;

If you have downloaded v1.0.4.2 before 10:45pm Feb 12 2008 EST/03:45am Feb 13 2008 GMT, please download it again. The setup file was missing one of assemblies, which was causing trouble for users who were using server plugins.

We apologize for trouble. Here is the direct link to the setup file.

Mail Server

• Starting from this version, we wil be using new validation method. All registered users will receive new license file before March 4, when this new version stops working using older codes. This method makes it nearly impossible to use "fake" regitration codes... :-)
• If user selects an option to accept junk mail to "Junk" folder, mail will not rejected, but will be placed in that folder. Before this feature was working only for individual filters, now it will work even for global anti-spam features, such as SPF, Reverse PTR, DNSBL, Filters and Attachment Filters. It will work ONLY when mail is sent to a single local user, and that user has "Place Messages in "Junk" Folder" option enabled;
• Fixed a bug with reverse PTR matching, it was not working;
• Mask of the datetime entries in the log can be changed from Options - General
• Added Database Command box to the Tools - Utilities. It allows to issue any SQL command to the database;
• Fixed a problem with messages hanging when being delivered to blank recipients;

Web Interface

• Fixed handling of forwarded messages with attachment. Now messages have relatively simple structure, they will be not included as "forward.eml" attachments;

Mail Server

• Improved delivery - if message is sent to local users, it will be delivered directly, instead of going through the delivery handler;
• Installer now will work with 64 bit Windows;
• Optimized message purging with POP3;
• Added support of our relay service;

Web Interface

• "No Web" access option for individual users now works;

• Installer should work on 64 bit Windows;
• Fixed a bug: with passive transfers when initiating data connection, server will always use the same IP address, which is used for control connection. It was creating problems with firewalls on systems with multiple IP addresses;

• Optimized SEARCH IMAP command;
• Fixed a bug - sending mail to empty distribution lists was causing loops;