SmarterMail 9.x Changelog

SmarterTools announced the public major release of SmarterMail 9.x. Existing SmarterMail customer with active upgrade protection may apply the upgrade protection FREE. This release addresses several security issues and, as a result, users are highly encouraged to install this update. You may reinstate or renew your SmarterMail Upgrade Protection with 10% discount from Tweakservers. For bulk purchase or upgrade protection renewal, please contact our sales at sales@tweakservers.com or find us through live chat for special quote. A complete new features of SmarterMail 9 can be found on our What’s New With SmarterMail 9.x blog post.

Version 9.0.4401 (2012-01-19)

  • 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 9.0.4395 (2012-01-13)

  • 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 9.0.4394 (2012-01-12)

  • 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 MRSApp_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.

 

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