• Improved Export to .NET function - sometimes email messages were not getting exported, because the database of email messages was not up to date. Now each folder gets rebuilt before the export function;

We have discontinued our email address validation service, and launched new web site:

http://www.emailaddressvalidator.com

It provides the web service interface to validate lists of email addresses. We hope that our service will help to reduce unwanted traffic on Internet, ensuring that mail is sent only to valid and legitimate addresses.

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Mail Server

• Mailbags now have an option to accept mail only when specified server is down - will help to fight with spam which attempt to deliver mail bypassing the main server;
• When delivering mail, if main exchanger returns 4xx reply (temporary problem), the server will not try other exchangers, will retry later the main exchanger;
• Server options moved from registry to a XML file. 64 bit versions of Vista and 2008 server appear to be having access rights problems to the Windows registry, and the change will make our server more compatible with 64 bit versions;
• Added an option to specify the number of lines on the log screen, when using the user interface. Was causing memory problems if left running for long time;
• Fixed couple of problems, which were showing when SQL server was set up to use case sensitive SQL statements;
• Made changes in the remoting interface to allow logging in using aliases;

Web Interface

• Made changes to allow logging in using aliases;
• When viewing folders, web interface now displays the name of logged in user;

• Server settings have been moved from registry to the XML file, which will be located in the common application data directory. 64 bit versions of Windows were having trouble writing into the registry; similar change is coming to the mail server;
• If used, XML files (Users.XML, Groups.XML and ServerOptions.XML) will also be moved to the common application data directory;

• When performing active data transfers on systems with multiple IP addresses, data connections were using first available IP address, rather than one on which the control connection was active. It was causing confusion with firewalls and routers;

I am considering to start web mail hosting service for ArGoSoft Mail Server .NET: mail server will be installed on your computer, while the web interface - on ours. It will save the hassle with setting up the web interface, and keep updating it.

Please vote here wheter you are interested in such a service.

Mail Server

• Added Bounced Messages under Options, allowing users to customize bounced and warning messages.  This feature was present in the Pro version, but was missing in the .NET;
• Now it is possible to set a daily limit for each user for sending mail out (see Max Rcpt To... option when editing users);
• Each session can have a limit of RCPT TO commands Options - Server Settings - General . This feature was present in the Pro version, but was missing in the .NET.
• Now allowing to specify the lifetime for remoting validation token, can be useful to extend the length of web interface sessions (Options - Server Options - Advanced);

Web Interface

• Fixed Unable to Find Users Path... exceptions problem when accessing users for very first time;
• Updated to allow the domain group administrator to update Max Rcpt To commands (see above);

• Fixed a bug, which must had existed in the FTP server for pretty long time - zipping and unzipping on the server was not working;
• Added the Reset Database option at Security - Auto Lockout - Reset Database;

• Fixed a problem with updating server options, from Tools - Options;

• FTP server no longer requires SQL Server Express or SQL Server 2005. But, if SQL server is not used, Auto Lockout will not work...

Mail Server

• Added an option to encrypt password, rather than hash them. If passwords are encrypted, they can be retrieved and restored, while hashed passwords can not be restored;
• Now mail server will install even if there is no SQL Server on the computer, giving the user a chance to connect to the SQL server on another computer;
• Improved error handling in setups of the Windows Vista and 2008 server. If there is an error 2869, it will attempt to display actual error which caused it;

Web Interface

• Updated the setup file, so that uninstall of the previous version will occur automatically;

Now we have Japanese resource files for Mail Server .NET - thanks to Mr. Takahisa Sato!

See Language packs page for download.

Starting from the version, available for download now, setup should work without problems on Windows Vista and 2008 server, even when User Account Control (UAC) is enabled.

• Setup now is compatible with Windows VISTA and 2008, it will work even with UAC enabled;
• Added greeting - at connection, greeting message can be customized;

There was a serious bug in the domain group administration portion of the web interface. When updating user records of not _Default domain, accounts were "disappearing" (recreation of them would restore them though).

If you have downloaded the web interface before the moment (6:23 pm GMT, 2:23 pm EDT, 11:23 am PDT and so on), please download it again, and install as if you were installing a regular upgrade.

Sorry for all the trouble.

Mail Server

• Fixed a problem with renaming subfolders in IMAP;
• Added an option to change the frequency of checking delivery queue;
• UIDLs of messages are now calculated usign more advanced method, which will minimize chances of generating same UIDLs for different messages;
• Added functions to the remoting objects to make the server compatible with new web interface, which now supports domain group administration;

Web Interface

• Now web interface supports domain group administration. If user has Group Administration rights, then he will see a link to the Domain Group Administratino when accessing his/her mailbox;

Now you can get a mailbag only license of Mail Server .NET for $85.00.

It includes all the anti-spam feautes of full .NET version, but allows to specify only mailbags.

Mailbag only version can be used as a backup server, or as a gateway between the internet and any other 3 rd party server. You may want to use it as a gateway if you want to use anti-spam features of our server.

For more information, click here.

In order to keep the prices of our products in order with market prices, we have decided to rearrange prices for our Mail Server .NET, which will cost now $50.00 less, and our mail relay and validation services. These two now cost twice as much as before.

Go here for more...

Mail Server

• Fixed a problem with Mail Filter Pro by sssolutions. When the plugin was returning Ignore result, connection was "hanging";
• Added an option to specify password strenght (Options - Server Options - Advanced);
• Added an option to limit the number of simultaneous SMTP, Secondary SMTP, POP3 and IMAP connections (Options - Services);
• To GeoIP, added an option to reject ALL connections (not only SMTP) from specified countries;

Web Interface

• Now allows to customize the theme based on the HOST HTTP header. See this document for more information;
• Added French resource files, thanks to Mr. Jean-Louis Alaux (IPSO-FACTO).

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;

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.