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All Rights Reserved Tech-support: http://www.atomiccc.com/tickets Web-site: http://www.massreach.com/sendmail/ __________________________________________________________ THE UPGRADE HISTORY __________________________________________________________ Legend: [+] New feature [*] Bug-fix or change [-] Deleted feature __________________________________________________________ version 7.00 (June 23, 2010) [+] New send engine [+] More email speed limit options [+] New unsubscribe option [+] Program resumes sending after crash or closing [+] New search options in Recipients window [+] Built-in settings and speed limitation of popular SMTP servers [+] New feature of sending messages to selected email addresses without editing the mailing list [+] Getting notifications if mailing list changes [*] Plain text message editing bug has been fixed [*] Proxy rotation bug has been fixed [*] Now progress bar works correctly in sending monitor [*] Copy SMTP Connection Report with Ctrl+C [*] Atomic Email Tracker statistics update bug has been fixed [*] Message templates are displayed correctly in all e-mail clients version 5.15 (January 25, 2010) [+] Windows 7 and Vista support [+] New html-code editor with text search and replacement possibility [*] Scheduler unit usage has been simplified [*] Many minor interface bugs have been fixed [*] SSL/TLS support bug has been fixed [*] Project file opening with Explorer bug has been fixed [*] The followin bug has been fixed - if the letter subject and attachment file names exceeded 50 symbols they were cut [*] Import and export SMTP options bug has been fixed [*] Columns exchange bug has been fixed [*] Report file localization bug has been fixed [*] Program activation bug has been fixed version 5.10 (July 22, 2009) [*] Error in opening newsletter delivery reports has been fixed [*] Many minor interface bugs have been fixed [*] Some error with editing the proxy servers list version 5.08 (April 9, 2009) [*] Minor bugs were fixed version 5.07 (March 19, 2009) and version 5.05 (February 13, 2009): [*] Some trivial bugs were fixed version 5.00 (December 31, 2008): [+] SSL/TLS support for e-mail authentication [+] HTML Editor now allows to align text by the width of the page [+] New options for tables: background color, border color [+] More e-mail delivery option, for example, you can specify pause and speed for each SMTP server [*] Catastrophic failure for some HTML messages is now fixed [*] Program crashes at the end of e-mail delivery do not occur now [*] E-mail background now is sent correctly for HTML e-mail [*] New HTML editor, better compatibility with most popular e-mail programs [*] All errors with proxy server support are fixed now [*] MDB files are opened correctly now version 4.27 (July 9, 2008): A very serious bug with program crashing has been fixed More stable version version 4.25 (April 9, 2008): [*]An Unsubscribe feature bug was fixed version 4.20 (November 13, 2007): [+]Importing e-mail addresses from OE Address Book [+]A new feature to use alternative HTML charsets for e-mail [+]Unicode mailing list support [+]in Scheduler it's possible to set alternative mailing list and to see the log [+]Case-insensitive mode of Atomic Unsubscriber [+]Rotating SMTP servers if currently used SMTP server does not respond [+]More reports about SMTP errors during mail sending [+]Import/export SMTP servers and Proxy servers list [+]Syntax check of host name for Common Settings / SMTP [+]A new feature to paste/load a list with multiple e-mail addresses in a line [*]A bug with deleting bounced e-mail addresses was fixed [*]Random text/word strog bug with non-English characters was fixed [+]Dynamic attachments - each recipient may have its own unique file [*]Some mail merging bugs were fixed [+]Drag-and-drop option to attach files from Windows Explorer [+]Drag-and-drop option to load mailing lists [*]Problems with saving alternative text part were fixed [+]Checking the e-mail address syntax before sending mail [*]Error in Outlook Read Receipt was fixed [+]AUTH PLAIN authentication method [*]Some small errors with loading multi-field mailing lists [+]New option to not generate TO name [+]Now Atomic Mail Sender report about new attempts to deliver version 4.10 (2007-04-15): [*]Bug in maintaining attached files while editing a message [*]Error in loading emails tracking status aftre the program crash [+]Reports generation works much faster now [+]Automatically configure Windows Firewall to allow AMS connect Internet [+]More changes in test message sending, not is provides more reports [+]Full support of Windows Vista [+]New button in main toolbar now offers to use templates [+]Change the user interface to native Windows Vista style [+]Captions for main icons in main toolbar [*]Many improvements in UI [*]Many changes in editing program settings [+]E-mail merging macroses synchronize with the recipients list automatically [*]Very serious bug with newsletter tracking was fixed (empty links) [*]Some errors in Welcome Screen have been fixed [+]Message Priority now is marked with the color and icon in Message Properties [+]When AMS restores after crash, it restores email merging data as well [*]Errors in loading lists with 2+ headers in some formats fixed [*]High / Low status was mixed in some cases. Now it's fixed [+]Show proxy server type in Settings [*]Bug with reading SMTP headers was fixed [+]Feature to send mail to all from test message window [+]Clear old logs in test message sending more convenient [+]Many UI changes in Recipients List editor [+]MRU list in Recipients list now a list of links, not classic list anymore [+]Save and restore path to folder with projects [+]Save and restore path to folder with mailing lists [*]Better temporarty logs deleting when closing the program [*]Bugs in showing logs in some cases [+]Cells in table now have attribute valign=top [+]Default table width is 100% [+]No alerts about large messages, when mail sent from Scheduler version 4.02: [*]Bugs in test message sending were fixed version 4.01: [*]Some bugs in typing non-Latin chars were fixed [*]Bug with merging non-Latin data was fixed [+]Making custom path for email tracking service [*] Small error in inserting email merging data fixed [*]Some specific errors in merging mail have been fixed version 4.00 (2006-12-27): Restoring Atomic Mail Sender after the crashes Changes in Recipients List editor Recipients List window now opens automatically if was not closed last time Blinking in Send Mail Monitor is fixed when mail is sending Changes in the Help system Atomic Email Tracker - tracking who exactly opens, reads and clicks Atomic Unsubscriber - delete subscribers with a few clicks Small error in 'del dupes' function has been fixed Changes in Message Settings, mailing list loading User Interface changes in Scheduler Resend non-sent messages option - as easy as 1-2-3. Only one click to re-send failed Double click in main window status bar now acts better Icons in Recipients List context menu Using multiple external SMTP serves to send e-mail Initial Atomic Mail Sender configuration wizard "Reply-to" option is added Alert on loading HTML with Flash Updated Message Properties window - now it's more beautiful Prompt to save a message on exit - now works 100% correct Text files are not attached as inline text 10 new free templates are added Sorting templates alphabetically in the list Double click in templates list now automatically opens the selected template Reminders to use Email Tracking service, if not switched On Real-time connection log when sending a test message Email delivery aborting - now it works instantly Small errors in saving reports to Excel have been fixed List of popular SMTP server added for better integration DIGEST-MD5 authentication type for SMTP server authentication CRAM-MD5 authentication type for SMTP server authentication Close integration with Atomic Email Tracker on-line service Many errors with software activation are solved now Some errors fixed in test message delivery status Some email re-delivery rules have been changed Speed limiter sometimes could cause an error in External Email Delivery Suggestion to name the tracking campaign by the project file name Data merging bug has been fixed (fields with spaces could be inserted with error) Detailed reports about sent newsletters Errors in opening multi-column Excel files have been fixed Tables editing - add/delete rows/columns/cells via main menu Error in moving email list from Recipients list to the Send Mail Monitor Error in editing email contacts in Recipients list Advise not to send a huge messages Reminder on loading AMS 2.xx files Many user interface changes version 3.14 (2006-10-10): SPAM blocking reports are added Some changes in inserting messages from Templates More options for inserting an image Adding HTML code in Insert menu More color presents in main menu Custom SMTP Headers - checking the settings for correctness Test message - by default, it offers send mail to yourself now Insert tracking code - bad characters now removed automatically Logs now open for only processed messages, not for messages in "delivering..." mode Monitoring Clipboard when you try load message from WWW Error in displaying message size has been fixed version 3.13 (2006-09-25): [*]Some errors in read and delivery receipts generation [*]Some changes in message formatting, now all mail servers have to accept mail version 3.12: [*]Some errors in loading pages from Web have been fixed [+]Loading pages from web - hourglass cursor to see the downloading progress [*]Strong bug in opening MRU file has been fixed [+]Positive changes in Scheduler working version 3.11: New tracking method - for Atomic Email Tracker Opening Word documents in Atomic Mail Sender Save non-sent message list to the alternative file (to re-send mail later) Custom headers option Small changes in the user interface Compatibility with Dreamweaber/Publisher/FronPage HTML files Removing some unwanted spaces in Common Settings automatically Small bugs in Inserting email merging macros MRU projects opening bug fixed Compatibility with Atomic Email Hunter files without extension fixed Saving templates in the trial version Header names now correctly loaded in Recipients list Important changes in message formatting version 3.10: Error loading some images from local files has been fixed Integration with Atomic Email Tracker version 3.04: Excel/Word 2000 compatibility Background images - another small error was fixed Error in non removing the spaces in the email address Integration with AtomPark Member Area version 3.03: "Time out" errors are fixed version 3.02: Some errors with "Class not registered" are fixed DNS autoconfiguration, if error in obtaining system DNS servers Some small changes in Send Mail Monitor Open the files saved by Atomic Email Hunter Small error in SMTP AUTH base64 coding version 3.01: Scheduler bug has been fixed Email background images error fixed version 3.00: Send mail scheduler Native HTML support More HTML editing options Proxy/Socks server support Load lists from MS Excel Load lists from MS Word Load lists from MS Access Load lists from DBF files Load message from any HTML file Load message directly from Internet Spell checking Thesaurus Fast mailing list loading Loading unlimited mailing lists Delete duplicated email addresses option in List editor Easy way to merge email data with the message Message tracking option (additional service) Email sending speed limitation More friendly user interface Send Mail Monitor shows more detailed information when sends Better message formatting (Outlook based) SMTP ERROR LOG - send comments to the developers option All kinds of images are inserted and sent without any problems version 2.90: More easy-in-use "Autoconfiguration" tool version 2.80: Random tags options Show tips / Hide tips switcher in Help menu Some Copy/Paste/Cut problems solved "Image not exists" if file not found. No errors entering IP addresses in Settings Better detection of invalid e-mail addresses Main window - show / hide panels option Checking attached files availability when adding them version 2.75: "Error codes" help in Send Mail Monitor Some errors in SMTP AUTH have been fixed Unwanted SMTP AUTHs are removed version 2.70: MRU file in File menu Many problems with displaying messages in Outlook has been fixed Pause between sending the message is available Pop-up menu for editing area Message Priority option added Message Read Receipt option added Message Delivery Receipt option added Playing the sound after completing the job Automatic configuration helper in Settings menu Checking for the correct e-mail address in edit fields Moving the columns in the mailing list (Recipients list) Multiple selection and operation in Recipients List is available now version 2.61: Error in displaying the attached files in Outlook Express version 2.60: SMTP Authentication is now available Pasting HTML files from the Clipboard Opening the existing HTML file in File/Open Checking to change the default john@doe.com address Turning off smtp logging is now available Small changes in ISP Troubleshooting window "Send mail to a single person" now works in trial version too New button to copy the smtp error log to the Clipboard New options in Common Settings New options in ISP Troubleshooting New useful hints in Send Mail Monitor version 2.51: Small fix in Message-ID value version 2.50: Proper Message-ID field now set Better and faster work with attached files and images Easy way to bypass port 25 blocking using ISP SMTP server Buttons in Send Mail Monitor are painted correctly now (in WinXP) Some problems in email addresses counting have been fixed File Attach button on Toolbar Now it shows how much time remaining to deliver all email messages More friendly mailing list loading before mail sending (if the list was empty) Small bug in "Send mail to single person" window has been fixed version 2.40: Strong bug in images attaching has been fixed Auto-detection of TEXT file format Extraction of user names from RFC records in recipients list Mail sending log in "Send single mail" window Atomic Email Hunter loading from Recipients list window version 2.36: Personalization of TO field External HTML Source bug fix (Outlook preview related) Strong bug with POP before SMTP has been fixed Small fix with empty company fields version 2.35: Percents in the title now are calculated properly X-Mailer property is now set correctly Organization header is now set properly version 2.34: During the mailing taskbar button shows how many %% is now sent Timer now stops when all mail sent, not when you hit Ok button Some of fatal errors are fixed Easy reporting about send mail errors Automatic loading of recipients list at project opening New "--act project.amsm" parameter allowing to use external scheduler Correct working if a firewall blocks the program version 2.33: // skipped due to some reasons on the site ... version 2.32 Restoring of the mailing after possible PC crashes DATE header value - small bug fixed Message priority tag now set correctly CSV-files import - small bug was fixed Full integration with other our e-mail software New command-line key "--list filename" to preload your mailing list Small bug in "Send mail to a single person" was fixed Some problems with HTML e-mail has been fixed version 2.31 Unwanted long freezes now are fixed Stack overflow errors are fixed Help files were actualized Exceeding POP3 authentications are excluded version 2.30 A problem with sending images is now solved, they should be visible anywhere A problem with lost attachments now should be fixed Now mail delivered much better, a lot of errors are fixed Concurrent connections are handled better in this version 55x SMTP errors now processed without any errors and delays QUITs and timeouts now are processed better (was a big problem here) Send Mail Monitor strong improvements Automatic detection of DNS servers Long waited HTML Templates support was added! Mailing lists history added (Recent lists could be loaded quickly) Command line parameters parsing error was fixed No more HTML paragraphs formatting lost when transformed to a plain-text Plain-text < - > HTML converting now works better Small bug with New Project from Templates was fixed Pasting HTML in text mode error was fixed Popup menu in Recipients list Smart deletion of invalid e-mail addresses from Recipients list Recipients list - empty lines (e-mails) are not imported now Better send one mail dialog - dropdown history box there Keeps settings in Registry, no more settings.ini file needed No more languages support Insert horizontal line (
tag) added Insert links - more friendly dialog, it now tracks the selection Nice dropdown lists to choose font size and face name New options in Send Mail Monitor's report, including export to MS Excel A small bug with Message Format Type saving was fixed Tab button in Message Editor now works Easy SMTP log access Viewing entire log for failed e-mails Reports are not lost now when Send Mail Monitor closed 'Select all' command fixed version 2.26 Error in displaying of sent mail details is fixed now Save a list of recipients - prompt on replace added CSV files loading - error fixed MS Excel CSV files now could be loaded in Recipients list Delivering of non-sent e-mails via ISP's SMTP Retries are implemented Detailed log for each sent/non-sent e-mail message Search of e-mails in Recipietns list - small bug fixed Small changes in text labels, Help System, Windows and Dialogs version 2.25: New message file format Fixed a bug with opening of large files version 2.24: User-defined HELO domain option Built-in HELO string (IP, host, auto) Now trial version saves the settings Syntax check of e-mail addresses in a list of recipients Registration problems for some PCs are solved version 2.23: Fixed problem with Windows 2000/XP e-mail sending Fixed problem with GIF images Small bug with "Templates" was fixed Using of default user name, e-mail and company name for new messages Auto create new message with common template Signatures for new messages added like in common mailers Dropdown boxed in Message Details window, a fast way to reuse data Some interface changes and improvements Problem with large fonts was fixed version 2.22: Pasting data from Clipboard into additional fields Problem with encrypted e-mail is solved version 2.21: Custom headers feature "Reply-to" header added in addition to "From:" Paste e-mail list in a list of recipients version 2.20: Insert images in HTML e-mail. External HTML source to be sent as e-mail. Find and Replace bug fix. Import text modification. Help system improvement. version 2.10: Import of CSV files with e-mail addresses (comma separated values). X-Mailer property. version 2.01: Several bugs are gone. General enhancements. Fields separator for *.amsm files. More information in Send Mail Monitor. version 2.00: The major update of AMS. Totally changed user interface. Added new mailing engine. XP style windows and controls. Project oriented style of work. Rewritten documentation. E-mail templates for often use. E-mail message with common function. Management of recipients list. Send mail monitoring. Editing of message details. Internet settings modification ability. Program (AMS) settings modification ability. Fast registration procedure. Hot tips for daily use. Multi-lingual application. versions 1.00-1.31: Early versions of AMS should be upgraded to v2.00 or higher.