OE Classic Changelog

What's new in OE Classic 4.9.0 Pro

Apr 1, 2024
  • New features:
  • Forward as Attachment in the main window and the Search window
  • Added support for Google Contacts with Sync/Add/Edit/Delete functionality in the Address Book
  • Automatic verification of disabled IMAP/POP settings for Google accounts (while adding the account)
  • New Address Book icons for contacts (includes cloud contacts icons)
  • New cloud root folder shown for Gmail/Google Workspace accounts in the Address Book
  • All fields in the Contact Editor are now trimmed, not just email fields like before
  • Added a tooltip for long items in the Contact Editor's folder selection dropdown box, visible when hovering with the mouse cursor
  • Bug fixes:
  • Reordering of the Address Book State/ZIP/Country fields
  • Fixed access violation error that occurred when closing the program
  • Fixed the "No folder is selected" error that occurred on startup
  • Message Editor now issues a warning instead of allowing emails to be sent to a group with no contacts in it

New in OE Classic 4.7.0 Pro (Jan 25, 2024)

  • New features:
  • Added Reauthenticate button in the Account Properties for Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL accounts, in case of a password change
  • Added Copy and Select All functionality to the Message Editor attachments list (also in the popup menu)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed misbehavior of Select All and Copy not working correctly in Edit and ListView controls in the Message Editor and Message Viewer
  • Corrected multiple issues related to the retention of window locations when utilizing multiple monitors
  • Resolved the issue of message headers not being shown when utilizing the print function with the Edge Chromium browser engine

New in OE Classic 4.6.3 Pro (Dec 9, 2023)

  • New features:
  • Copy and Paste and Drag and Drop received message attachments from the Message Viewer to the Message Editor, File Explorer, or any other program supporting standard drag and drop functionality
  • Improved window management in multi-monitor setups
  • Default font set to sans-serif for incoming messages which don't specify font information (replaces Times New Roman)
  • Improved error detection when reading corrupted folder file
  • Automatic selection of the topmost container Inbox (instead of Local Folders Inbox) on startup
  • Edge Chromium Print opens in full screen
  • New Emoji - Two Hearts and OK Hand Sign
  • Attached images are previewed in fluid width (responsive sizing)
  • Options/Advanced: Edge Chromium browser engine support
  • Customizable templates for plain text quoting
  • Work Offline mode support
  • IMAP append support (upload message) - local folders to IMAP, IMAP to a different IMAP account
  • Plain text indenting when replying or forwarding
  • Expand all folders checkbox in Copy/Move folder selection (remembers state)
  • Reordering of Local Folders/IMAP/News containers in custom order (right click or drag and drop)
  • Improved JPG magic number detection
  • Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • Window position wasn't correctly saved when taskbar was on left/top
  • Ensuring that the main window components cannot move beyond the visible area
  • CTRL+C was copying entire text in Preview Pane instead only of a selected portion
  • Inability to close program when loading certain emails
  • Keyboard handler added for Edge Chromium
  • Pressing TAB in Preview Pane wasn't moving to another control for Edge Chromium
  • Edge Chromium control wasn't activated on mouse click, only on TAB key
  • TAB key wasn't properly cycling through controls in the Main Window when using Edge Chromium
  • Message list wasn't initially selected when starting the program
  • Edge Chromium option didn't show attached images in some emails
  • POP LIST command was issued unnecessarily before retrieving a message
  • Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.6.2 Pro (Dec 3, 2023)

  • New features:
  • Drag and drop received message attachments from the Message Viewer to the Message Editor, File Explorer, or any other program supporting standard drag and drop functionality
  • Improved window management in multi-monitor setups
  • Default font set to sans-serif for incoming messages which don't specify font information (replaces Times New Roman)
  • Improved error detection when reading corrupted folder file
  • Automatic selection of the topmost container Inbox (instead of Local Folders Inbox) on startup
  • Edge Chromium Print opens in full screen
  • New Emoji - Two Hearts and OK Hand Sign
  • Attached images are previewed in fluid width (responsive sizing)
  • Options/Advanced: Edge Chromium browser engine support
  • Customizable templates for plain text quoting
  • Work Offline mode support
  • IMAP append support (upload message) - local folders to IMAP, IMAP to a different IMAP account
  • Plain text indenting when replying or forwarding
  • Expand all folders checkbox in Copy/Move folder selection (remembers state)
  • Reordering of Local Folders/IMAP/News containers in custom order (right click or drag and drop)
  • Improved JPG magic number detection
  • Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • Ensuring that the main window components cannot move beyond the visible area
  • CTRL+C was copying entire text in Preview Pane instead only of a selected portion
  • Inability to close program when loading certain emails
  • Keyboard handler added for Edge Chromium
  • Pressing TAB in Preview Pane wasn't moving to another control for Edge Chromium
  • Edge Chromium control wasn't activated on mouse click, only on TAB key
  • TAB key wasn't properly cycling through controls in the Main Window when using Edge Chromium
  • Message list wasn't initially selected when starting the program
  • Edge Chromium option didn't show attached images in some emails
  • POP LIST command was issued unnecessarily before retrieving a message
  • Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.6.1 Pro (Nov 20, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-11-08] Default font set to sans-serif for incoming messages which don't specify font information (replaces Times New Roman)
  • [2023-11-03] Improved error detection when reading corrupted folder file
  • [2023-10-17] Automatic selection of the topmost container Inbox (instead of Local Folders Inbox) on startup
  • [2023-10-17] Edge Chromium Print opens in full screen
  • [2023-10-11] New Emoji - Two Hearts and OK Hand Sign
  • [2023-10-11] Attached images are previewed in fluid width (responsive sizing)
  • [2023-10-04] Options/Advanced: Edge Chromium browser engine support
  • [2023-07-30] Customizable templates for plain text quoting
  • [2023-07-18] Work Offline mode support
  • [2023-06-06] IMAP append support (upload message) - local folders to IMAP, IMAP to a different IMAP account
  • [2023-05-17] Plain text indenting when replying or forwarding
  • [2023-05-17] Expand all folders checkbox in Copy/Move folder selection (remembers state)
  • [2023-05-07] Reordering of Local Folders/IMAP/News containers in custom order (right click or drag and drop)
  • [2023-04-18] Improved JPG magic number detection
  • [2023-03-21] Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • [2023-03-21] Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • [2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-11-19] Ensuring that the main window components cannot move beyond the visible area
  • [2023-11-08] CTRL+C was copying entire text in Preview Pane instead only of a selected portion
  • [2023-11-03] Inability to close program when loading certain emails
  • [2023-10-27] Keyboard handler added for Edge Chromium
  • [2023-10-27] Pressing TAB in Preview Pane wasn't moving to another control for Edge Chromium
  • [2023-10-27] Edge Chromium control wasn't activated on mouse click, only on TAB key
  • [2023-10-21] TAB key wasn't properly cycling through controls in the Main Window when using Edge Chromium
  • [2023-10-21] Message list wasn't initially selected when starting the program
  • [2023-10-11] Edge Chromium option didn't show attached images in some emails
  • [2023-07-18] POP LIST command was issued unnecessarily before retrieving a message
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.6.0 Pro (Oct 22, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-10-17] Automatic selection of the topmost container Inbox (instead of Local Folders Inbox) on startup
  • [2023-10-17] Edge Chromium Print opens in full screen
  • [2023-10-11] New Emoji - Two Hearts and OK Hand Sign
  • [2023-10-11] Attached images are previewed in fluid width (responsive sizing)
  • [2023-10-04] Options/Advanced: Edge Chromium browser engine support
  • [2023-07-30] Customizable templates for plain text quoting
  • [2023-07-18] Work Offline mode support
  • [2023-06-06] IMAP append support (upload message) - local folders to IMAP, IMAP to a different IMAP account
  • [2023-05-17] Plain text indenting when replying or forwarding
  • [2023-05-17] Expand all folders checkbox in Copy/Move folder selection (remembers state)
  • [2023-05-07] Reordering of Local Folders/IMAP/News containers in custom order (right click or drag and drop)
  • [2023-04-18] Improved JPG magic number detection
  • [2023-03-21] Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • [2023-03-21] Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • [2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-10-21] TAB key wasn't properly cycling through controls in the Main Window when using Edge Chromium
  • [2023-10-21] Message list wasn't initially selected when starting the program
  • [2023-10-11] Edge Chromium option didn't show attached images in some emails
  • [2023-07-18] POP LIST command was issued unnecessarily before retrieving a message
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.5.0 Pro (Oct 5, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-10-04] Options/Advanced: Edge Chromium browser engine support
  • [2023-07-30] Customizable templates for plain text quoting
  • [2023-07-18] Work Offline mode support
  • [2023-06-06] IMAP append support (upload message) - local folders to IMAP, IMAP to a different IMAP account
  • [2023-05-17] Plain text indenting when replying or forwarding
  • [2023-05-17] Expand all folders checkbox in Copy/Move folder selection (remembers state)
  • [2023-05-07] Reordering of Local Folders/IMAP/News containers in custom order (right click or drag and drop)
  • [2023-04-18] Improved JPG magic number detection
  • [2023-03-21] Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • [2023-03-21] Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • [2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-07-18] POP LIST command was issued unnecessarily before retrieving a message
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.1.0 Classic (May 17, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-05-17] Plain text indenting when replying or forwarding
  • [2023-05-17] Expand all folders checkbox in Copy/Move folder selection (remembers state)
  • [2023-05-07] Reordering of Local Folders/IMAP/News containers in custom order (right click or drag and drop)
  • [2023-04-18] Improved JPG magic number detection
  • [2023-03-21] Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • [2023-03-21] Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • [2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.0.8 Classic (May 7, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-05-07] Reordering of Local Folders/IMAP/News containers in custom order (right click or drag and drop)
  • [2023-04-18] Improved JPG magic number detection
  • [2023-03-21] Expand All button in Copy/Move folder selection
  • [2023-03-21] Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • [2023-03-21] Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • [2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.0.7 Classic (Apr 18, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-04-18] Improved JPG magic number detection
  • [2023-03-21] Expand All button in Copy/Move folder selection
  • [2023-03-21] Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • [2023-03-21] Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • [2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.0.6 Classic (Mar 22, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-03-21] Expand All button in Copy/Move folder selection
  • [2023-03-21] Right click Copy/Move from IMAP to another IMAP folder (previously drag and drop only)
  • [2023-03-21] Copy IMAP and News messages to Local Folders (drag and drop and right click)
  • [2023-03-17] Message decoder significantly improved to support and properly decode even more message formats
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.0.4 Classic (Mar 5, 2023)

  • New features:
  • [2023-03-04] Store folder no longer requires mapped network drive letter, UNC path can be used directly
  • [2023-03-01] OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2023-03-01] Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • [2023-03-01] Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • [2023-02-01] AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • [2023-01-22] Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.0.3 Classic (Mar 1, 2023)

  • New features:
  • OE Classic can now be set as default and open .NWS files as well
  • Bug fixes:
  • Next Unread logic improved to move even if messages are not marked as read
  • Message Viewer Previous/Next did not move through search results list but the main window list instead
  • AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.0.2 Classic (Feb 1, 2023)

  • Bug fixes:
  • AOL OAUTH2 wasn't working
  • Rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 4.0.1 Classic (Jan 23, 2023)

  • Fixed rare issues with date/time being calculated incorrectly

New in OE Classic 3.2.80 Pro (Dec 7, 2022)

  • OAUTH2 support for Google/Microsoft/Yahoo/AOL accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)

New in OE Classic 3.2.79 Pro (Nov 14, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-11-09] Paste of comma or new line separated list of email addresses into To/Cc/Bcc is automatically converted to individual items
  • [2022-10-27] OAUTH2 support for Google and Outlook/Microsoft accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)
  • [2022-10-08] Optimized From/To/Cc/Bcc header encoder to create smaller email address items
  • [2022-08-30] More strict error checking in the Account Properties for port settings
  • [2022-08-10] Completely rewritten POP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-07-11] New localization file - Turkish
  • [2022-05-24] Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-10-27] Print/Print Preview headers were too tiny on a high DPI system
  • [2022-05-24] Reply/Forward on certain messages could freeze the Message Editor so it would never show up
  • [2022-05-24] Check Names in the Message Editor now checks for duplicate email addresses across all fields (To/Cc/Bcc) instead of just one like before
  • [2022-05-24] Copy/Paste of single image did not work in the Message Editor (copying image and then pasting into another area of the text)
  • [2022-05-16] Switching between Edit/Source/Preview now stops running sounds and effects to avoid audio duplication in stationery
  • [2022-05-16] Preview tab in the Message Editor didn't work for VBScript on Windows 10 or newer
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.77 Pro (Oct 27, 2022)

  • OAUTH2 support for Google and Outlook/Microsoft accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)

New in OE Classic 3.2.76 Pro (Oct 13, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-10-13] Paste of comma separated list of email addresses into To/Cc/Bcc is automatically converted to individual items
  • [2022-10-08] Optimized From/To/Cc/Bcc header encoder to create smaller email address items
  • [2022-08-30] More strict error checking in the Account Properties for port settings
  • [2022-08-10] Completely rewritten POP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-08-10] OAUTH2 support for Google accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)
  • [2022-07-11] New localization file - Turkish
  • [2022-05-24] Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-05-24] Reply/Forward on certain messages could freeze the Message Editor so it would never show up
  • [2022-05-24] Check Names in the Message Editor now checks for duplicate email addresses across all fields (To/Cc/Bcc) instead of just one like before
  • [2022-05-24] Copy/Paste of single image did not work in the Message Editor (copying image and then pasting into another area of the text)
  • [2022-05-16] Switching between Edit/Source/Preview now stops running sounds and effects to avoid audio duplication in stationery
  • [2022-05-16] Preview tab in the Message Editor didn't work for VBScript on Windows 10 or newer
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.75 Pro (Oct 8, 2022)

  • [2022-10-08] Optimized From/To/Cc/Bcc header encoder to create smaller email address items

New in OE Classic 3.2.74 Pro (Oct 1, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-08-30] More strict error checking in the Account Properties for port settings

New in OE Classic 3.2.73 Pro (Sep 20, 2022)

  • New features :
  • [2022-08-30] More strict error checking in the Account Properties for port settings
  • [2022-08-10] Completely rewritten POP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-08-10] OAUTH2 support for Google accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)
  • [2022-07-11] New localization file - Turkish
  • [2022-05-24] Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-05-24] Reply/Forward on certain messages could freeze the Message Editor so it would never show up
  • [2022-05-24] Check Names in the Message Editor now checks for duplicate email addresses across all fields (To/Cc/Bcc) instead of just one like before
  • [2022-05-24] Copy/Paste of single image did not work in the Message Editor (copying image and then pasting into another area of the text)
  • [2022-05-16] Switching between Edit/Source/Preview now stops running sounds and effects to avoid audio duplication in stationery
  • [2022-05-16] Preview tab in the Message Editor didn't work for VBScript on Windows 10 or newer
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.72 Pro (Sep 14, 2022)

  • New features
  • [2022-08-30] More strict error checking in the Account Properties for port settings
  • [2022-08-10] Completely rewritten POP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-08-10] OAUTH2 support for Google accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)
  • [2022-07-11] New localization file - Turkish
  • [2022-05-24] Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes
  • [2022-05-24] Reply/Forward on certain messages could freeze the Message Editor so it would never show up
  • [2022-05-24] Check Names in the Message Editor now checks for duplicate email addresses across all fields (To/Cc/Bcc) instead of just one like before
  • [2022-05-24] Copy/Paste of single image did not work in the Message Editor (copying image and then pasting into another area of the text)
  • [2022-05-16] Switching between Edit/Source/Preview now stops running sounds and effects to avoid audio duplication in stationery
  • [2022-05-16] Preview tab in the Message Editor didn't work for VBScript on Windows 10 or newer
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.71 Pro (Aug 31, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-08-30] More strict error checking in the Account Properties for port settings
  • [2022-08-10] Completely rewritten POP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-08-10] OAUTH2 support for Google accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)
  • [2022-07-11] New localization file - Turkish
  • [2022-05-24] Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-05-24] Reply/Forward on certain messages could freeze the Message Editor so it would never show up
  • [2022-05-24] Check Names in the Message Editor now checks for duplicate email addresses across all fields (To/Cc/Bcc) instead of just one like before
  • [2022-05-24] Copy/Paste of single image did not work in the Message Editor (copying image and then pasting into another area of the text)
  • [2022-05-16] Switching between Edit/Source/Preview now stops running sounds and effects to avoid audio duplication in stationery
  • [2022-05-16] Preview tab in the Message Editor didn't work for VBScript on Windows 10 or newer
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.70 Pro (Aug 24, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-08-10] Completely rewritten POP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-08-10] OAUTH2 support for Google accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)
  • [2022-07-11] New localization file - Turkish
  • [2022-05-24] Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-05-24] Reply/Forward on certain messages could freeze the Message Editor so it would never show up
  • [2022-05-24] Check Names in the Message Editor now checks for duplicate email addresses across all fields (To/Cc/Bcc) instead of just one like before
  • [2022-05-24] Copy/Paste of single image did not work in the Message Editor (copying image and then pasting into another area of the text)
  • [2022-05-16] Switching between Edit/Source/Preview now stops running sounds and effects to avoid audio duplication in stationery
  • [2022-05-16] Preview tab in the Message Editor didn't work for VBScript on Windows 10 or newer
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.68 Pro (Aug 10, 2022)

  • Completely rewritten POP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • OAUTH2 support for Google accounts (IMAP/POP/SMTP)

New in OE Classic 3.2.67 Pro (Aug 4, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-08-04] OAUTH2 support for Google accounts (IMAP/SMTP)
  • [2022-07-11] New localization file - Turkish
  • [2022-05-24] Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-05-24] Reply/Forward on certain messages could freeze the Message Editor so it would never show up
  • [2022-05-24] Check Names in the Message Editor now checks for duplicate email addresses across all fields (To/Cc/Bcc) instead of just one like before
  • [2022-05-24] Copy/Paste of single image did not work in the Message Editor (copying image and then pasting into another area of the text)
  • [2022-05-16] Switching between Edit/Source/Preview now stops running sounds and effects to avoid audio duplication in stationery
  • [2022-05-16] Preview tab in the Message Editor didn't work for VBScript on Windows 10 or newer
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.65 Pro (May 24, 2022)

  • Duplicate recipients are removed automatically when sending a message

New in OE Classic 3.2.64 Pro (May 16, 2022)

  • Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible

New in OE Classic 3.2.63 Pro (May 13, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-05-13] Message editor size optimization creates as small message as possible
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.62 Pro (May 8, 2022)

  • New features :
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.61 Pro (May 4, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.60 Pro (Apr 30, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-04-30] Completely rewritten SMTP implementation which now supports TLS 1.3
  • [2022-04-21] More responsive UI - no longer blocking the communication thread
  • [2022-04-12] Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs
  • [2022-03-28] Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert
  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-04-12] Embedded images no longer disappear after a message being edited is saved to Drafts
  • [2022-04-09] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (5 fixes)
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.58 Pro (Apr 12, 2022)

  • Completely rewritten message encoder which addresses a number of encoding issues and make a message more valid and more compatible with other programs

New in OE Classic 3.2.56 Pro (Apr 1, 2022)

  • Message structure and other information shown in Message Properties / Expert

New in OE Classic 3.2.55 Pro (Mar 22, 2022)

  • [2022-03-22] Completely rewritten message decoder which is now 63% faster and more accurate
  • [2022-03-18] TLS 1.3 support for IMAP
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"

New in OE Classic 3.2.54 Pro (Mar 8, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-03-08] Improved Emoji selection panel in the Message Editor and expanded and updated Emoji set

New in OE Classic 3.2.53 Pro (Feb 20, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-24] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (3 fixes)
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.2.52 Pro (Feb 7, 2022)

  • New features:
  • [2022-01-31] Edit/Copy in the main menu copies selected message text to clipboard
  • [2022-01-24] High DPI support (per monitor)
  • [2021-11-28] Improved messaging between Accounts/Options and various windows (Main/Editor/Viewer/Sync) to update modified settings instantly on all windows
  • [2021-11-17] New keyboard shortcut in the Main Window - CTRL+I (jump to Inbox)
  • [2021-10-24] New keyboard shortcuts in the Message Editor - CTRL+SHIFT+S (Insert default signature), CTRL+TAB (Cycle tabs Edit->Source->Preview), CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Reverse cycle tabs Preview->Source->Edit), CTRL+Enter (Send Message)
  • [2021-10-17] Message HTML now entirely created in memory for faster display
  • [2021-10-02] New command line parameter (-identity "Name" "Password") - starts identity "Name" (optional "Password")
  • [2021-09-07] More modular design makes startup faster
  • [2021-07-21] Automatically fix incorrectly specified image file extensions for some emails
  • [2021-07-09] CTRL+drag-and-drop to the Message Editor to copy text from a text editing application or normal drag-and-drop to move text
  • [2021-07-09] Support for separate popup menus for images, hyperlinks and normal text in the Message Viewer/Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Drag and drop of attachments to the message editor
  • [2021-07-09] Complete rewrite of the HTML display component which fixes its bugs, limitations and memory leaks
  • [2021-05-03] Visual indicator in status bar of the Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-04-29] Set as default option in Options/General
  • [2021-04-27] MAPI support (e.g. Send to - Mail recipient)
  • [2021-04-06] Set as default program for opening external .EML files (also "Open with" shell menu)
  • [2021-03-27] Options/Advanced: Browser engine (IE7-legacy for obsolete stationery, IE-Edge for modern engine)
  • [2021-03-24] Improved HTML rendering using IE11 engine
  • [2021-03-22] New localization file - Ukrainian
  • [2021-03-14] Set as default program for "mailto:" links and "Email Link" functionality in some web browsers
  • [2021-03-09] Percent-encoded URLs are decoded to show international characters in the status bar when hovering over links using the mouse pointer
  • [2021-03-08] Improved "mailto:" URI scheme parser supporting UTF-8 characters and the fields To/Cc/Bcc/Subject/Body/In-Reply-To
  • [2021-02-09] Safety Options (Safe/Blocked senders): Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All buttons and popup menu for lists, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2021-02-06] Main window status bar can be clicked to open Send/Receive window (if not shown) to monitor details of the ongoing Send/Receive operation
  • [2021-02-06] Options/General: Choose how often the errors will be displayed when checking for messages automatically (Always/After n errors/Never)
  • [2020-12-12] Message rules editing - Double click to edit, right click menu, enter keypress to add a new text value into the list
  • [2020-12-12] Options/Advanced: Warnings are made optional for permanent message delete, empty "Deleted Items" and empty "Junk Email"
  • Bug fixes:
  • [2022-01-24] Fixed crash on program exit under some circumstances
  • [2021-11-21] Message Editor preview didn't allow clicking on links and link preview in the status bar
  • [2021-11-18] Message Editor popup menu Properties now enabled
  • [2021-11-04] Blocked content bar appeared for a short time if the first opened message had external images
  • [2021-10-21] No more slowdown on messages with invalid external links (showing/replying/forwarding)
  • [2021-10-19] Zoom over 100% didn't scroll initial message to top
  • [2021-09-02] Updated SQLite library (3.36.0)
  • [2021-08-06] Clicking into Message Editor uses font set by user
  • [2021-07-09] Improved detection of modified message in the Message Editor
  • [2021-07-09] Mouse wheel scrolling no longer shifts keyboard focus to the HTML viewer or editor
  • [2021-07-09] Dragged text object no longer covers drop location in the Message Editor
  • [2021-05-03] Mouse actions didn't set Message Editor modified status
  • [2021-05-03] CTRL-S didn't work while in the Message Editor
  • [2021-04-24] IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (3 fixes)
  • [2021-04-18] Right-to-left document wasn't properly set when opening RTL drafts
  • [2021-03-24] Tab key in preview pane no longer jumps through message viewer links
  • [2021-02-28] Right click in the Message Editor did not activate Paste button
  • [2021-02-15] Save as Stationery used incorrect filename
  • [2021-02-12] Standard folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted...) were not localized in the Copy/Move window
  • [2021-02-11] Safety Options window no longer deletes blocked senders if OK is clicked without list modification

New in OE Classic 3.1 (Nov 29, 2020)

  • New features:
  • IMAP improvements for less capable servers which don't designate special folders (2 improvements)
  • IMAP delete/move support for less capable servers
  • Auto detection of IMAP server capabilities (MOVE extension)
  • Automatically inserts locked IMAP folder when a folder is missing from the server
  • Improved IMAP folder handling and increased compatibility with various servers which have misbehaved (3 fixes)
  • Rewritten portions of IMAP code to improve reliability when reconnecting and selecting mailboxes
  • Localized names for default IMAP folders (Inbox/Sent/Deleted/Drafts/Junk)
  • Improved UIDL handling (POP accounts) - resume from last aborted message, leave a copy on server for a user-defined time period
  • Added possibility to stop the process when deleting POP messages
  • When adding a new POP account, new defaults are to leave a copy of messages on server and to remove them after 14 days
  • IncrediMail import (1.0, 2.0 and 2.5 formats)
  • Added "Save As" and "Save as Stationery" in the Message Editor (File menu)
  • RE: and FW: prefixes are now also recognized and stripped for non-English languages (e.g. REF: TR: AW: WG: RIF: I: RES: ENC: etc.)
  • 2-layered header decoder (decodes HTML entities after decoding a header line)
  • Compact All - Changes page size to 4K for older databases which may still use 1K (it makes database operations faster)
  • Modern folder selection dialog which also shows shared network locations/drives (Windows 7/8/10 only)
  • Improved accessibility for all message dialogs and no sound for Information dialogs (Windows 7/8/10 only)
  • Default button changed to "Yes" in "Empty Deleted Items folder" (right click)
  • Popup menu for message editor (source) improved and localized
  • Redo action and toolbar button available in the Message Editor
  • Message Editor toolbar Undo/Redo/Cut/Copy/Paste/SelectAll are now enabled only if available (and not all the time)
  • Improved accessibility for the message list, folder list and contact list
  • Improved accessibility and localization for Send/Receive window
  • Revised accelerator keys for Mark as read/unread
  • Reset folder can also automatically repair folder corruption
  • Accessibility improvement for message list - Unread/Flagged/Replied/Forwarded/Draft status are read
  • Accessibility improvement for Main window and Message Viewer (excessive reading of panel names)
  • Inserted Emoji pictures now have accessible name (image alt tag)
  • Improved accessibility and localization for the Save Attachments window
  • Improved error logging in the Send/Receive window
  • Auto rearrange of attachment icons to fit available space, if Message Viewer or Message Editor are resized
  • CTRL+V (Paste) in the Message Editor now also works for pictures on the clipboard
  • Improved mouse selection and popup menu in Message Editor (enabling of Cut/Copy/Paste buttons)
  • High DPI support for the Preview Pane, Message Viewer and Message Editor
  • Zoom setting added to the Message Editor (status bar)
  • File encoding selection added to Import Wizard for CSV files
  • User customizable folder icons (for user folders)
  • Added 48x48 size for all toolbar icons
  • Free and Pro versions are now unified into one installation file (Pro version requires activation)
  • Program and installer are digitally signed
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed header decoding in a few rare cases
  • Fixed antialiasing issues in the Message Editor toolbar
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2u)
  • Replaced misbehaving SQLite julianday() with improved calculation
  • Pressing Esc in the Message Editor To/Cc/Bcc fields could make the program unresponsive
  • Installation size was missing from Apps & Features
  • Spell checker Cancel button wasn't working when using the option "Always check spelling before sending"
  • Message source wasn't shown properly if the message consisted only of headers
  • Outgoing message details were shown in the wrong row in the Send/Receive window
  • Tasks were accumulating in the Send/Receive window without being cleaned up (will result as a speedup and less memory usage)
  • Spell checker was selecting some words incorrectly triggering a false spelling correction
  • IMAP fixes for unrecognized message lists (6 fixes)
  • Fix for Polish N acute accent not working on ALTGR + N (and other ALTGR shortcuts on various keyboard layouts)
  • Fixed access violation error when closing the main program window with opened message editors or message viewers
  • Fixed crash on some configurations when closing Message Editor
  • Compatibility adjustments for Windows 2000
  • Status bar high DPI sizing fixed in Message Editor and Message Viewer
  • Various high DPI misbehavior fixes

New in OE Classic 3.0 (Dec 4, 2019)

  • New features:
  • IMAP support!
  • Junk Email - a new local folder used by Blocked Senders list (instead of Deleted Items) and for future purposes
  • Popup menu item - Empty "Junk Email" Folder
  • Additional options in the Folder Properties window - Local File and Synchronize (for IMAP folders)
  • New localization files - Russian, Serbian (Latin)
  • Improved localization files - Greek, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Condensed POP logging to improve download speed
  • Rewritten parts of the POP retrieval code to improve download speed
  • Progress bar precision improved for POP operations
  • Huge speed increase (2000%) of the downloaded header list (used in IMAP and message decoder)
  • Internal HTTPS to secure all program-to-website communication (even on older Windows)
  • SMTP port 587 is now the default port in the Account Wizard/Account Properties (instead of 25)
  • Accounts window can be resized (size is saved)
  • Color icons for the folder list right click menu
  • Improved and faster logging
  • Improved accessibility - View/Sort-By in the main menu(s), Help/Contact window, Message/Folder Properties window
  • More accurate Outlook Express 6 import
  • Compact All now also compacts all DB files (Folders, AddressBook, Identity, Newsgroups)
  • Username/Password used for updates are now called Name/License key (or License info)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Outlook Express 6 import used an old folder name is the folder was renamed so the imported folder structure had different names than expected
  • HTML zoom value (Options/Read) did not reflect the saved value
  • Fixed a number of character encoding issues related to loading HTML (displaying a blank message, switching Message Editor Edit/Source/Preview tabs)
  • Selecting another folder no longer aborts download (or sending) of emails
  • Identity Manager was always using English regardless of the selected program language
  • Search tool wasn't case-insensitive for international characters
  • Message download was started twice for IMAP/NNTP when navigating to a new message using the Message Viewer window
  • From/Reply-To/To/Cc/Bcc/Subject headers were encoded using KOI8-R instead of UTF-8 for some system settings
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2t)
  • Updated built-in SQLite with the latest bug fixes (v3.30.1.0)

New in OE Classic 2.9 (Mar 21, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Safe and Blocked senders filter, editor window and right click option for quickly adding to the list
  • Spell checker in the Message Editor and spell checker Options (Always check spelling before sending, Ignore words in UPPERCASE, Ignore words with numbers)
  • Spell checker dictionary download in Options (41 supported languages or language variations)
  • 9 new localization files - Simplified Chinese (China), Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong, Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovenian
  • 8 new Message Editor tools - Clear Formatting, Strikethrough, Superscript, Subscript, Insert Table, Insert Symbol, Insert Emoji, Right-To-Left/Left-To-Right Paragraph
  • 8 new Find window tools - Properties, Select All, Copy to Folder, Move to Folder, Delete, Reply to Sender, Reply to All, Forward
  • Preview pane header redesigned to show more info which can be interacted with (right click) - Add to Address Book, Copy (subject or email), Add to Safe Senders/Blocked Senders
  • External images are unblocked when a sender is in the Safe Senders list
  • Improved focus in Find/Search window - message list is focused after search has completed, messages can be opened using Enter key
  • Address Book group items now have the fitting icon
  • Various icon modifications for increased visual clarity
  • Improved accessibility for Address Book Select window, also the search field is initially focused so typing immediately after opening the window starts the address book search
  • View/Encoding menu item for selecting Left-To-Right or Right-To-Left text direction for received messages
  • New Text Highlighting Color button in the Message Editor and an additional drop-down next to the color selection buttons (clicking the button applies the color to selected text and clicking drop-down selects a new color)
  • Print Preview added in File menu
  • Folder related operations are 30% faster (may be noticeable to users having thousands of folders)
  • Improvements in right click menu for folders and fixing some inconsistencies
  • Auto-detection of email settings attempts to use TLS 1.2 (if server supports it)
  • Installation now tests if it can overwrite required files (when upgrading) and if unsuccessful (e.g. blocked by antivirus) it keeps the old installation in place and reports an error to avoid ending with a partial installation
  • Improved display of some windows when using high-contrast color schemes or themes
  • Customization of Contact list, Folder list and Message list fonts in Options
  • Find window - New keyboard shortcuts (Delete/Enter on messages, CTRL shortcuts), main menu items, progress in percentage while searching
  • Customization of Message Editor formatting toolbar and large icons for high-DPI screens
  • Clipboard images can be directly pasted into the Message Editor (using Paste button)
  • Improved auto-selection of account which is used to reply - only if unambiguous (no 2 or more accounts with the same From email)
  • Quick selection and display of used spell checker language and message format (Plain Text or HTML) in the Message Editor status bar
  • Export of EML files now sets file dates based on the Received date and allows a total of 200 characters in the full path
  • Clicking column header now also focuses the message/contact list underneath
  • Security options (Advanced) to enable/disable scripting (JavaScript/VBScript) and ActiveX for incoming messages
  • Added Copy to the right click menu when editing the group (copies names and emails to clipboard)
  • Account Properties - Auto Config button for easier configuration, Authentication type is now under Expert tab, added Authentication type for Outgoing server (SMTP)
  • Drag and drop of EML files from Windows shell to OE Classic folder - imports EML files into the folder
  • Bug fixes:
  • Message Editor did not show up correctly when maximized
  • Plain text messages did not have Content-Transfer-Encoding header specified
  • Forwarding a message did not respect the Reply to messages in same format option
  • Fixed some High-DPI issues
  • Focus is no longer lost after selecting font color in the Message Editor
  • Reset List button (Newsgroups) did not work
  • Disabled redirection to avoid the issue of some messages not being displayed
  • Print no longer duplicates printing headers (if started multiple times)
  • Updated visual components to fix some visual glitches and a few other high-DPI fixes
  • Improved mouse wheel handling to make it scroll in the Source Editor, Signatures Editor (Options) and some other controls
  • Disabled Java and ActiveX (by default) to avoid serious security vulnerabilities associated with them
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2q)
  • Updated built-in SQLite with the latest bug fixes (v3.27.2.0)

New in OE Classic 2.8 (Apr 18, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Added multilingual support with 11 language files (Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish)
  • Added multilingual plural rules for counting
  • Formatting buttons (Bold, Italic, Underline etc.) in the message editor show status under the text cursor
  • More windows can be closed using ESC key - Message Editor, Address Book, Send/Receive
  • Find window improvements - Include subfolders checkbox, folder Browse button, closing window by ESC key
  • Find added to main window Edit menu and popup menu (right click over folder)
  • Option to import CSV file into existing or new address book folder
  • Improved recognition of some data fields for CSV file import
  • Import/Export window can be resized to fit more data
  • Message editor Check names now also validates emails inside groups and checks for duplicate recipients (in the same field)
  • Message editor checks for duplicate attachments
  • Faster and more accurate email address validator
  • Option to set default message direction right-to-left
  • Save As message saving now also offers HTML or Text formats
  • Custom folder colors (right click menu over folders)
  • Plurals in message rules relative dates editor
  • 3D panels replaced with flat ones for modern looks
  • Better detection in message editor if message was modified (deleting To/Cc/Bcc fields, using File/Save menu item etc.)
  • Improved accessibility for Account Properties, Address Book, Column Editor, Contact/Group Properties, Find, Import/Export, Message Editor, Message Rules, Message Viewer, Options, Update
  • Bug fixes:
  • No longer jumps to the top of Address Book when items are deleted (Address Book and Main window)
  • Typing TAB in the message editor no longer selects horizontal line or image
  • Incorrect help shortcuts in the installation script
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2o)
  • Updated built-in SQLite with the latest bug fixes (v3.23.1.0)

New in OE Classic 2.7 (Jul 20, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Completely rewritten From/To/Cc/Bcc list parser to support name comments (some mailing lists and newsgroups use comments instead of name) and fix some parser bugs
  • Support for importing UTF-16 IAF files (generated by Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail)
  • Many icon improvements, especially for small sizes (16x16)
  • Toolbar Customize added in View menu and popup (right click) menu in Main Window, Message Viewer, Message Editor, Address Book
  • Added Next Unread Message and Identities toolbar buttons
  • Additional default attributes for message editor font - color, bold, italic and underline
  • Composing Plain Text email messages and HTML to Plain Text (and back) conversion in Message Editor
  • New message template format which allows plain-text templates in addition to HTML templates (existing templates were updated)
  • Dual format signatures (uses plain-text signature if message is in plain text format and HTML signature if message is in HTML format)
  • Layout options were redesigned to offer full Toolbar customization using the new Toolbar Editor
  • Compose options Plain text font choice (not reflected in the sent message, as plain text messages don't have formatting)
  • New Send options with default compose format and if reply message will use same format as incoming message
  • New Read options - Font size for plain text messages, HTML zoom
  • Enhanced status bar in message viewer - zoom level and message type
  • Zoom In/Out and Zoom percentage in Main Window View menu
  • Popup menu with Load/Save/Copy/Paste/Select All in Message Rules - Add Condition (for text conditions)
  • Option to automatically add sender to address book when replying and an override option (in Message Editor) when auto-save is not needed
  • Optional sending read receipts to senders who request it (message disposition notification)
  • Option to request a read receipt for all sent messages (Compose options)
  • Options for returning requested read receipts to sender - Notify for each request / Never send (Send options)
  • Accessibility improvements for Account Wizard, Options
  • Program now communicates with web site using encrypted (HTTPS) connection (e.g. when using contact form or downloading update) - this may require Windows XP users to enable support for TLS 1.0 in Internet Explorer settings (already enabled in more recent Windows versions)
  • Warning if closing the program is attempted while there are still opened message editor windows
  • Improved text to HTML conversion to preserve multiple spaces/tabs (Insert text from file, Reply/Forward to plain-text messages, Insert plain-text signature)
  • Attachment file size shown after the file name and attachment Properties in right click menu (Message Editor)
  • Multiple Received dates shown in Message Properties and highlighting if date differs too much from Sent date
  • Added F5 as secondary shortcut for Send/Receive
  • Faster deletion of folders/newsgroups
  • Bug fixes:
  • HTML stationery no longer includes repeated attachments at the bottom of the message
  • High DPI support in Message Editor (small button toolbar)
  • Message Editor no longer breaks HTML while switching from Source to Edit due to spaces being added at word wrap points
  • Blurry and uncentered high DPI text labels in Options fixed
  • Reinstalling the program could cause error and failure to start the program due to bug in uninstall script
  • Auto-select of subject line text is disabled for replies and forwards
  • Improved detection if attachments should be shown inline or not to prevent unresponsiveness
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2l)
  • Updated built-in SQLite with the latest bug fixes (v3.19.3.0)

New in OE Classic 2.6 (Dec 12, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Permanently delete messages or folders by pressing Shift+Del keys, without moving to Deleted Items, it can also delete damaged messages which cannot be deleted using regular delete
  • Added search box in Address Book with selection what to do with the results (filter them, select all or select only first result)
  • Added search box in To/Cc/Bcc contact selection window
  • Support for right-to-left scripts (such as Arabic or Hebrew) in the message editor
  • Message-list views with Show All Messages and Hide Read Messages (View/Current View menu)
  • Shows tooltip when user hovers mouse over the message/folder/contact list and title is wider than available column width
  • Bcc list and Watch/Flag are now shown in message viewer window (if present)
  • If message in MBX file cannot be read (e.g. if file is damaged), the error message is conveniently shown in preview pane or message viewer window
  • Bug fixes:
  • Workaround for some malformed types of messages to display them correctly
  • Quickly clicking Delete button (or pressing CTRL+D shortcut) in viewer window produced an error
  • Opening newsgroup message or range of messages which have not been downloaded yet in message viewer produced an error
  • Clicking contact Properties in Address Book was not working until a contact was clicked
  • Clicking blocked content bar to load blocked images removed visible embedded images from the message
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2j)
  • Updated built-in SQLite with the latest bug fixes (v3.14.2.0)

New in OE Classic 2.52 (Oct 6, 2016)

  • New features:
  • View menu in message editor with 2 checkbox switches - All Headers (toggles Cc and Bcc fields), and Source Edit (toggles Edit/Source/Preview tabs)
  • Automatic expand/collapse of Cc and Bcc fields, depending on if they are filled or empty and if All Headers menu checkbox is unchecked
  • Show/Hide Cc/Bcc clickable label in message editor
  • Count of items in address book group properties
  • Default button in To/Cc/Bcc selection is highlighted in bold font
  • Notification if version is outdated when support form is started (only for stable versions)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Folders inside Deleted Items could not be deleted
  • Fixed some controls DPI scaling issues (address book, address book selection, columns editor)
  • For new messages Message-ID and In-Reply-To headers were identical, which caused sending errors on some servers

New in OE Classic 2.51 (Jul 29, 2016)

  • Added:
  • Message rules word lists are sorted alphabetically when added, automatically eliminate any duplicates and also allow multi-selection (for faster Remove)
  • Editing of already inserted Message Rules Conditions
  • Message rule Account condition uses default account as a starting selection
  • Message source editor does word wrapping instead of using long lines
  • Message rules windows can be resized
  • Email validator level can be adjusted in the new Advanced options
  • Folder delete is no longer permanent operation and can be reversed as deleted folder is only moved to Deleted Items folder
  • Nested folders are also deleted after deleting top-level folder
  • Empty Deleted Items option now also permanently removes all subfolders inside Deleted Items folder
  • More icon improvements
  • Fixed:
  • Undo/Cut/Copy/Paste/SelectAll toolbar buttons and Edit menu items were greyed in message editor
  • Removed byte order mark from some messages causing improper display
  • Zero length words in message rules are no longer allowed
  • Message rule list MoveUp/MoveDown buttons did not select the item which was moved
  • Message rules were not checked for invalid/deleted folders - such rules now show meaningful error and they can be opened to change the folder to an existing one
  • Emails with frame/iframe content opened a new browser window - it is now blocked
  • Account ID was shown instead of the name in the message rules condition list
  • Switching between Edit/Source/Preview tabs in message editor caused message to be shown or sent incorrectly under specific circumstances
  • Multiple clicks on message compose Send button could generate 2 (or more) messages in Outbox
  • Message sending/saving is no longer allowed while the user is still editing source (user must switch back to Edit tab)
  • Visual HTML editing features were not disabled while source editing was active
  • Copy/SelectAll were not working in Preview tab of message editor
  • Message editor fonts are more consistent when replying to other messages (keeping selected font type/size)
  • After copy-pasting plain text in message editor, line breaks were not preserved as in original text file
  • Reply All no longer includes user's own emails as a recipient in To/Cc list
  • Change of focus to folders in main window after opening message in a new window no longer happens

New in OE Classic 2.50 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Message Rules/Filters added with fast short-circuit evaluation
  • Insert Text From File and Insert Attachment in message editor now remember last used folder
  • Insert Text From File can also insert HTML files
  • Reply, Reply All, Forward (main window) and Insert Text From File, Insert Signature (message editor) make web/email links clickable when quoting plain text email or when inserting plain text signature
  • File progress bar and buffered copy in database upgrade, prevents program becoming unresponsive for large files

New in OE Classic 2.43 (May 24, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Added options for some of the earlier changes - Navigating to URL and From account selection
  • Improved URL detection in text
  • Message editor Source and Preview tabs (for editing HTML)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Typing a font name in Message Editor or Options allowed only a single letter to be typed and not a full name
  • Some text messages have not been filtered for special HTML characters
  • Fadeout of memo scroll bar showed some undesired artifacts
  • Del key was not working for To/Cc/Bcc fields

New in OE Classic 2.42 (Apr 26, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Navigating to URL preview window is removed (URL is shown in status bar when mouse pointer is over the link)
  • When replying or forwarding, From drop-down is now set to the same account which originally received the message
  • Huge speed increase in URL detection in plain-text messages (over 10000% faster in some cases)
  • Easier upgrade on a system where current user is not of administrator type
  • Copy/Move window now remembers last used folder and window size
  • Added popup menu for To/Cc/Bcc boxes in message editor
  • Added Sort Ascending/Sort Descending to the message/contact list header popup menu
  • Improved detection of external links (frames/iframes)
  • Added sorting of Find/Search results
  • Secondary sorting by Received column when sorted by any other column
  • Program icon improved so it is no longer stretched for some icon sizes
  • Added timestamp at the beginning of POP3 and SMTP connection log
  • Bug fixes:
  • Some test messages previously failed to open due to slow URL detection method
  • After opening some messages, program could not be closed (and CPU was under full load)
  • When re-opening a draft, From drop-down did not keep the account originally used and reverted back to default
  • When shutting down the system with the program opened, the settings weren't saved
  • Arrows up-down not working for scrolling message in Windows 10 is fixed with the latest Windows 10 updates (it was not an issue with OE Classic but with Internet Explorer)

New in OE Classic 2.41 (Mar 29, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed rare upgrade issues caused by created but unused identities

New in OE Classic 2.4 (Mar 29, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Added export of address book into CSV format, also supports exporting each address book folder as a separate CSV file
  • Added default email selection in address book - determines which email is used (personal, work or other)
  • Compact All is much faster as it evaluates if folder needs compacting or if it can be skipped
  • Signature support for multi-format emails (plain text and HTML), signatures from file and separators
  • Updated application manifest for improved Windows 10 compatibility
  • Reply and Forward message templates, fully user-customizable, with a few predefined templates to choose from
  • Icon set has been improved (especially the small icons which are now much sharper)
  • Clicking To/Cc/Bcc buttons in the message editor also sets the appropriate To/Cc/Bcc recipient box as default in the contact selection window (for example for double-clicking contacts)
  • Trimming spaces from address book email fields to make error reports less frequent
  • Rename Folder added to right click menu in the address book
  • Signature editor has been redesigned and includes new Move Up/Down and Sort buttons (sorting takes separators into account)
  • Accounts and signatures are now saved in SQLite database to make saving more secure and less frequent
  • New fields added to folder index database which will be utilized in future updates (search by email, message threading, better sorting)
  • When Subject is sorting column, message sorting and search by typing strips "Re:" prefixes to sort appropriately or to jump to appropriate message
  • Search now also searches for email addresses and domains (From and To search fields)
  • Generating of Message-Id, In-Reply-To and References headers has been improved for replies and drafts
  • Bug fixes:
  • Message decoder tweaks to improve filename handling
  • Windows 10 was detected as Windows 8.1
  • Delete confirmation dialog for deleting from 'Deleted Items' deleted messages if user clicked "X" (to close the window)
  • Next opened message was not marked as read when currently opened message was deleted in viewer window
  • Multipart/mixed messages have not been correctly decoded
  • TLS version for newsgroup accounts was not saved
  • Signatures, folders and accounts now use unique ID which will avoid reusing of the same ID and associated issues
  • Signature with a single hyphen as name was interpreted as separator
  • Cc and Attachments panels in the message viewer could change order when using Previous/Next buttons
  • Decoding of Japanese (ISO-2022-JP) headers such as Subject/From is fixed
  • To/Cc/Bcc field editor had issue with left key handling in a list with one item
  • Better compatibility of visual controls with high DPI settings in Windows
  • When selecting shortcuts (.LNK files) a file being pointed to is used instead - many servers reject .LNK files as a security risk
  • Updated SSL/TLS libraries with the latest bug/security fixes (v1.0.2g)
  • Updated built-in SQLite with the latest bug fixes (v3.11.1.0)

New in OE Classic 2.32 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Additional editor message validation against missing file attachments, file attachments of zero size and too large attachments
  • Error report when sending a message if the message size is larger than the maximum size allowed by the server
  • Message decoder has been optimized to use fewer temporary disk files and more processing in memory, resulting in faster display of a message or message source
  • Stationery and program data have been moved to a single folder for easier maintenance
  • Bug fixes:
  • Caret was invisible when renaming folders
  • "Control has no parent window" error when clicking on To/Cc/Bcc buttons in the message editor
  • External exception EEFFACE when importing some DBX files using Outlook Express 6 importer
  • Message decoder tweaks to improve compatibility with other email programs
  • Filenames which used Unicode characters have not been shown properly on the bottom of the message
  • Computer name was not filtered for diacritical marks causing certain issues when connecting to outgoing server or generating message

New in OE Classic 2.31 (Apr 15, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Contact selection window folder drop-down height is now larger (depending on window height)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Database upgrade for versions 2.1 and older to current version was broken

New in OE Classic 2.3 (Apr 7, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Group contacts in address book (also supports nested groups inside a group, with automatic duplicate filtering)
  • Address book folders and shared folders/contacts
  • Added folder selection in the Edit Contact window
  • Added status bar in address book with contact count
  • To/Cc/Bcc buttons in message editor no longer open Address Book for selecting contacts but instead open a specialized contact selection window (can be resized)
  • Flag/Watch added into the Message menu of the main window (works for multiselected messages too)
  • Create new folder opens a window for naming the folder before creating it
  • Added Properties to local folders popup menu (right click menu)
  • New Properties dialog for local folders which includes more information about a folder
  • Added list of signatures as sub-menu of the Insert - Signature menu in the message editor
  • Added New Folder button to Copy/Move window (target folder selection for message Copy/Move)
  • Added "Local Folders" to the folder select dialog so that it can be selected as a root for New Folder or Multiple .EML export operations
  • Added Expert tab to newsgroup account properties due to some servers misbehaving and to make the program more adjustable to such servers
  • Editor window "From" dropdown can now also show "From" name and "From" email address in addition to the account name (display format can be customized in Options using custom text and tags #displayname#, #email#, #accountname# and #default# as placeholders)
  • Added Debug menu tool for repairing and rebuilding DB index files from MBX data files (normally, this is not needed, but it helps in case of corrupted DB file caused by disk failure or by some other program)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Another "list index out of bounds" fixed in the message editor To/Cc/Bcc fields
  • Update Now button in the update dialog shows UAC/elevation required indicator (shield icon)
  • Sorting of address book items was inconsistent for different windows
  • Rare issue with Received date decoding and improved Received date extraction logic
  • Inconsistent dates and issues when switching between standard/daylight saving time
  • Better tab order for Advanced settings in News account Properties
  • SSL/TLS libraries have been updated for the latest bug/security fixes, including the fix for the FREAK flaw (March 2015) (v1.0.2a)
  • Updated built-in SQLite for the latest bug fixes (v3.8.8.3)
  • Adding recipients in To/Cc/Bcc which spans across multiple rows no longer makes items in the second row non-editable
  • Hotkey for Close menu item changed to C instead of L (ALT + f, c)

New in OE Classic 2.2 (Jan 9, 2015)

  • Brings you lots of bug fixes and a completely new store folder file format which will allow us to add many new features you have requested.

New in OE Classic 2.1 (Jul 19, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Find/Search added
  • Bug fixes:
  • Additional trimming and validation of email addresses to avoid sending errors
  • Message counters are refreshed when messages are downloaded, opened, marked as read/unread and moved/deleted
  • Updated all built-in components and SSL/TLS libraries on which the program relies to include cumulative bug fixes and speed improvements
  • Fixed authentication issues for some non-standards-compliant servers

New in OE Classic 2.01 (Jun 30, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Batch EML file exporter
  • User-Agent string has been updated
  • Added Expert tab in Account Properties to avoid accidental configuring of wrong settings like wrong port numbers and to hold options usually needed by experts only
  • Account Wizard now only allows entering standard port numbers (to enter non standard values there is an option for that in Expert tab in Account Properties)
  • Manually checking for new version now also allows updating to paid version from the free version
  • Installation now checks if paid version is installed to prevent accidentally replacing paid with free version
  • Bug fixes:
  • Drafts flag wasn't imported for draft messages

New in OE Classic 2.0 (Jun 11, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Drafts functionality - saving unfinished message to Drafts folder and editing messages in Outbox or Drafts folders
  • Installing new version updates is now much easier due to program being able to update itself
  • Added EML import which can import multiple EML files from a folder and its subfolders
  • Send message immediately option added in Options - Compose
  • Added sending of Read Receipt request in message editor
  • Insert background color, background image and background sound in message editor (sound tags are cross-browser compatible)
  • Due to speed issues with Copy To/Move To folder menus, they have been replaced with window for selecting folder - users with a lot of folders will see significant speed increase when switching folders or identities
  • Messages are reloaded less frequently when switching folders
  • Jump to item in the list by typing a few letters (works for message list, folder list, contact list etc.)
  • If Authentication Type is set to Automatic and connection is already SSL/TSL secured, doesn't use APOP/SASL because there is no need for it and it also avoids problems with some servers which don't properly support APOP/SASL
  • Mark message as read after specified time or when opened in separate window (new option in Options - Read)
  • Save Attachments added in message viewer menu
  • Message viewer can be closed with Esc key
  • Email address in editor window is cleaned for extra spaces to reduce validation error appearances
  • Startup/shutdown code has been revised, as a result switching identities is now faster
  • Bug fixes:
  • OpenSSL libraries updated to v1.0.1g to fix the TLS heartbeat read overrun (CVE-2014-0160) security issue
  • Changing account name in Account Properties window would reload wrong account data after clicking Apply button
  • Attachments could not be opened by clicking on attachment under specific system setup
  • Image attachments are no longer duplicated for inline (embedded) images when forwarding a message
  • When attaching a shortcut file, the program no longer attaches a file pointed by the shortcut but instead attaches the selected shortcut file
  • Improved encoding detection in incoming messages (improves display of international characters)
  • Corrected issues with certain UU-encoded files (usually found in the Newsgroups)
  • All mark as read/unread functions were rewritten to be even more stable
  • Removed duplicate decoding which caused slow Previous/Next operation in message viewer
  • Attachment Save As in message viewer reported error if file was overwritten
  • Message viewer Delete button is working now

New in OE Classic 1.90 (Feb 28, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Automatic configuration of email accounts in account wizard - settings are fetched from online database, based on email address
  • Different column settings for Inbox, Outbox, Newsgroups, Find and Address Book and modified default columns (for Inbox - From column, for Outbox - To column, for Newsgroups - Subject column)
  • Added sound notification when new email arrives (a few sound files are supplied with the installation or you can use any other MP3 or WAV file)
  • Folder expanded/collapsed state is saved
  • System font name/size (for icons and main menu) are also used for displaying lists (messages, folders, contacts) and main/popup menus within OE Classic
  • Program graphics have been extracted out of the main executable into separate files (enables you to customize graphics)
  • Added validation into account properties and account wizard to avoid entering incorrect settings (e.g. empty server name, empty username or password, invalid email address)
  • Generated Message-Id is now 30% shorter and the chance of it being repeated has been reduced to the level of "statistical impossibility"
  • Message priority in message editor and drop-down menu for selecting it (high/normal/low), also available in main menu
  • Sending message creates message in memory and no longer uses temporary file (no BCC bug this time!)
  • Mark All as Read in Edit menu for email and newsgroups folders
  • Reply-To information added to replies
  • Email links in Original Message quite are now clickable
  • Individual accounts added in Send/Receive drop down menu and in main menu to download email from a single account
  • Check names function added in message edit window
  • Added popup menu for Accounts window and keyboard shortcuts (Return and Delete keys)
  • Added signature menu in editor window for selecting multiple signatures
  • Signatures can be HTML formatted (click the icon in signature list in Options to toggle between text or HTML)
  • If message was edited user is warned before closing it
  • SSL libraries have been updated and program can now connect to secure servers using SSL v3.0, TLS v1.0, TLS v1.1 and TLS v1.2
  • Bug fixes:
  • "Include this account when receiving e-mail" checkbox in account properties was blocking sending of emails, not just receiving as the option indicates
  • Added icons which have been missing under certain toolbar sizes
  • Fixed authentication issue with some news servers (eternal-september and a few others)
  • Fixed possible access violation when downloading newsgroup messages
  • Priority was not interpreted correctly for some messages
  • Message-Id was not sent to server
  • Various issues with message escaping and unescaping
  • Folder actions (New, Rename, Delete...) were not consistently enabled/disabled in main menu like in popup menu
  • Reply-To is now used instead of From address when replying to a message
  • Account properties no longer refreshes folder or account list if no changes have been done
  • Message editor will auto-complete email typing instead of reporting an error if email typing wasn't completed
  • Account is properly selected after Add/Properties/Set as Default operations in Accounts window, for Delete operation first account is selected
  • To avoid certain issues internal account number is no longer reused but incremented every time

New in OE Classic 1.80 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Import from Windows Mail (Windows Vista) and alternative import from Outlook Express (Windows XP 64-bit)
  • Spell checking as you type in message editor (available only on Windows 8 for now)
  • New POP3 authentication type option - Automatic (automatically uses the most secure method after querying supported methods from server), recommended option if you don't know what to choose
  • Address Book - custom sorting direction and sorting by Last Name, First Name
  • Column editor for enabling/disabling columns in message list and address book - main menu View/Columns or right click over the columns header (Note: Columns can still be rearranged by dragging as before)
  • Address book window now also remembers position and size
  • Help button in Send/Receive window (when clicked, automatically appends error log) and Contact in the Help menu (no error log added), both used for requesting user support
  • Support for BGSOUND tag (only Internet Explorer supports this tag, for better compatibility use AUDIO tag instead)
  • To/Cc/Bcc drop-down lookups now also search through email addresses, not just names
  • Message editor TAB key press now keeps focus inside editor (and inserts 4 spaces) while SHIFT + TAB moves focus out of the editor to another control (subject line)
  • Visual improvements in import window
  • SMTP authentication type is gone from account properties and from account wizard (it only had one option so that option is now automatic)
  • Secure Password Authentication (SPA/NTLM) is gone from account properties and account wizard because it is rarely used and unsupported on new servers
  • Bug fixes:
  • Relaxed restrictions on email validation, email format errors are now treated as warnings (warns you, but allows you to send email anyway)
  • Instead of reporting an error, automatically creates store folder at default location (%LOCALAPPDATA%\OEClassic) if user installs program under different Windows user account
  • Default editor font size increased from 8 to 10 points
  • Access violation when moving mouse wheel over drop-down items
  • Dialog boxes no longer appear centered between two monitors on dual-display but are centered over the parent window instead
  • There is no longer a need to click on message editor to start writing a reply because cursor is now properly positioned inside of the editor
  • Messages are refreshed immediately after they are downloaded, fixes automatic marking messages as read
  • Fixed a few logging bugs which caused incorrect coloring, logging message raw data, slowdowns etc.
  • POP3 - APOP and SASL authentications were not working at all, now working as expected
  • The use of SMTP servers that didn't require password wasn't possible because password was always sent
  • Clicking Previous/Next buttons in message viewer also selects new message in main window list and marks it as read

New in OE Classic 1.70 (Nov 8, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Message editor HTML formatting and HTML outgoing messages
  • Stationery email support (compatible with existing Outlook Express/Windows Live Mail stationery)
  • Improvements in HTML and plain-text message formatting before sending
  • Added a lot of items in message editor main menu
  • Simplified installation of upgrades in installer
  • Improved detection of external images or other external content
  • Improved detection of embedded content like images, background images, scripts etc
  • Improved quoting of replied message
  • Message-Id and In-Reply-To are utilized now
  • New option tabs (Read, Compose) with options to disable content blocking, include message in reply, set default font for message editor
  • Printing contacts in Address Book
  • Bug fixes:
  • Improvements and fixes in message list (sorting is faster)
  • After clicking on column headers old selection is kept and message list is positioned where the old selection was
  • Toolbars are no longer wrapped when window is resized
  • If message was opened in viewer window and folder was changed in main window, message Reply/Reply All/Forward were no longer working
  • If message is already decoded it is not decoded again when opening in a new message viewer window
  • Some buttons and main menu items in separate viewer window are now functional (Print, Previous, Next and Address Book)
  • Added missing attachment information when printing emails with attachments
  • Minor memory leaks when opening messages
  • "Floating point division by zero" when loading message or after clicking on blocked content bar
  • Multipart/related content type is no longer detected as empty attachment
  • BCC was broken in version 1.64
  • Replying to HTML-only messages (without plain-text part) properly displays original message in a reply

New in OE Classic 1.64 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Compact All option - permanently removes all deleted messages from all folders, also features built in integrity check
  • Reply/Forward status displayed in message list icons when message is replied/forwarded
  • Updated OE6 import to support reply/forward flags
  • Improved MIME type detection when creating outgoing message
  • Sending message creates message in memory and no longer uses temporary file
  • Added blocked content bar to separate message viewer window
  • Preview pane header changes color when message is selected or unselected within preview pane
  • Delete key deletes message when preview pane is focused
  • Delete command (Edit/Delete, toolbar delete button, CTRL + D) is unified to either delete messages, folders, contacts or unsubscribe from newsgroup based on currently active control
  • Printing email shows message details - From, To, Cc, Sent and Subject (does not print your name on the top like in Outlook Express where it couldn't be removed)
  • Sending message with empty subject and body is now allowed (displays warning but allows you to send it)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Reply/Forward disabled for Outbox messages
  • "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" error when deleting messages
  • Right mouse click popup over message list, folder list and contact list only focuses if clicked over selected items but selects if clicked over unselected items
  • Fixed error when trying to create/reply/forward a message without any accounts added
  • Restart on identity switch improved to avoid 2 copies of program running simultaneously

New in OE Classic 1.63 (Sep 13, 2013)

  • New features:
  • IAF import support (Internet Account File - account settings from Outlook Express or Outlook)
  • Layout options for enabling/disabling/positioning various user interface elements like folder list, contact list, preview pane, toolbar, icon size etc.
  • Added toolbar tooltip, also shows keyboard shortcuts (useful if toolbar text is hidden)
  • Account properties option for toggling automatic STARTTLS capability
  • Insert text from file option in message editor
  • Bug fixes:
  • Less memory usage (now only windows which are opened use memory)
  • Clicking message links in message viewer window starts appropriate action (opens page in default web browser or opens message editor)
  • Fixed incorrect background color for checkboxes in Options
  • Fixed incorrectly displayed port numbers when viewing account properties
  • Use Default Ports in account properties could become enabled even if ports were already at default values
  • Message dialogs are now consistent across the program and play standard system sound like regular Windows dialogs (better accessibility)
  • Old code from version 1.0 revised, fixing a lot of potential bugs

New in OE Classic 1.62 (Jul 15, 2013)

  • New features:
  • New popup menu for the editor and viewer attachments (Open, Print, Save As, Save All), also utilizes double click and keyboard Backspace/Delete/Enter keys
  • Opening/executing/printing a file or URL shows detailed error if there is one (e.g. file type not associated with any program, no default web browser etc.), instead of giving up without notice
  • Mouse wheel now scrolls control under the pointer without the need to click on that control first
  • Save attachments window is now reusable so it can be used for Save Attachments from preview pane or Save All from message viewer
  • Save attachments remembers last used folder (for each identity)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Keyboard tab switching didn't select first item in the list of attachments for edit and viewer window
  • Displayed message is no longer reloaded for some operations like Save As or Add Sender to Address Book, instead it uses a persistent copy in the memory (which makes these operations faster)
  • Save attachments window closes when Esc key is pressed

New in OE Classic 1.61 (Jul 5, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Improved POP3 listing of messages
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed max line length exceeded issue
  • POP3 receive could not be stopped by clicking Stop button
  • UIDL list wasn't saved correctly which caused multiple downloading of same messages (for leave a copy of messages on server option)

New in OE Classic 1.60 (Jun 19, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Identities support - identity is complete set of folders, messages and settings which can be completely different from identity to identity and can also be password protected
  • Completely new and rewritten from scratch queue and task manager - it is more stable than the old manager and works fully in the background (as thread which uses second processor core)
  • New task manager makes possible new features like background downloading of messages and easier implementation of different protocols (like IMAP4, RSS etc.)
  • New options - check messages at startup, check messages every N minutes, always show send/receive window, minimize to tray
  • Menu added to Send And Receive button (new options in main menu as well - Receive All and Send All)
  • All email addresses (sender and recipients) are validated before sending - checking sender prevents sending email with invalid address your recipient cannot reply to
  • Status bar shows additional information when synchronizing - progress bar and info about current task
  • Program internally adds configuration option "toolbar.main.email.iconSize" which you can use to make toolbar icons smaller (possible values are "small", "medium", "large")
  • Program internally uses registry key "UserDataLocation" inside "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OEClassic" as path to store folder which you can use to move store folder to a different location
  • Quick integrity check on startup to detect if critical files/folders are missing
  • Send/Receive operation is faster (authentication and disconnect from server)
  • POP3 automatically uses STLS if available on server (starts secure communication after initial connection) if SSL/TLS checkbox in settings is unchecked
  • Newsgroups now support SSL/TLS (secure news - SNNTP)
  • Newsgroups and sending SMTP messages are both more stable and reliable than in any previous version
  • Newsgroups browsing is much more responsive - especially if you quickly click several messages one after another
  • Error reporting in Send/Receive window contains more information about the error
  • Program now automatically detects authentication methods available on server and always tries the most secure method first and if not available then tries less secure ones (this helps in avoiding compromising your email password)
  • New option to close send and receive window automatically after a timeout (or to keep it open)
  • On first run program window is maximized
  • Bug fixes:
  • Very long lines in plain text messages are wrapped
  • Fixed drawing issues with email address input buttons (rounded buttons) and copy-paste issues
  • Reduced memory usage and faster startup (certain features are now using memory only when you use them)
  • All address book email fields are used (previously only personal email was used)
  • Sending messages with invalid email addresses has been fixed due to email address validation before sending
  • Fixed bolding of message list line with unread messages and columns rearranged to custom order - now text in all columns is bold when message is unread
  • Orphaned UIDL are cleaned in scenario where program is used on 2 computers and first keeps messages on server and second deletes them (previously that would leave orphan UIDLs on first computer)
  • Outbox is refreshed after a message is sent
  • Last or next message is auto-selected after opening folder, deleting messages and moving messages (no selection change after copy)

New in OE Classic 1.51 (May 3, 2013)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Outlook Express identity import option is no longer available on Windows where it doesn't exist (e.g. Windows 7, Windows 8)
  • Fixed error which was displayed when starting import wizard on Windows 8

New in OE Classic 1.50 (Mar 28, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Added Mark as Read and Mark as Unread
  • Message list is much faster due to code optimization - e.g. Select All can be up to 400% faster, scrolling is smoother etc.
  • Add sender to address book added
  • Auto-detection of title, suffix and first/middle/last/nick name
  • Bug fixes:
  • Newsgroups message list is decoded after downloading (affects Subject and From fields)
  • Scroll bar is positioned on top for descending sort (arrow down) in header column
  • Vertical splitters can no longer be resized to completely hide message/folder/contact list
  • Cc list is shown in preview pane (when available)
  • Contact list displays Unnamed Contact if name hasn't been entered

New in OE Classic 1.40 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • New features:
  • CSV import can recognize more fields
  • Import wizard window extended with export options (either import or export options are shown)
  • Added export option (File menu)
  • New user interface control for inputting emails, allows multiple email addresses in To, Cc and Bcc fields with drop-down search box
  • Message viewer can open multi-selected messages in multiple windows (File/Open)
  • Cleans up incorrectly repeated Re/Fw/Fwd in subject line from other email clients when you use Reply or Forward
  • Address book entries now support multi-select operations, e.g. adding multiple contacts to message editor fields, deleting multiple contacts etc.
  • Clicking To, Cc and Bcc buttons in message editor opens address book
  • Attachments can now be removed with backspace key as well
  • Deleting contacts from address book now displays confirmation dialog
  • Outlook Express 6 import improved (retains folder structure, recognizes flags, account name, more stable, more import options)
  • Message decoder code refactored, 2 decoders were merged into one, more versatile - as a result there will be fewer bugs in message decoding calls
  • Folders can be deleted using Delete key
  • Bug fixes:
  • CSV import no longer displays options errors when options are hidden
  • Support for multiple From in message decoder (uncommon but possible)
  • Reply, Reply To and Forward in message viewer now reply to correct sender instead of using sender from main window
  • Popup windows like the one for adding attachments no longer hide previous window that opened them
  • Bcc wasn't saved in outgoing message and therefore would never be used
  • OE_ prefix in Outlook Express 6 import is now gone for good
  • Message decoder attachment count is now consistent thanks to message decoder code refactoring
  • Version check incorrectly reported that there is a new version available (time zone difference)
  • Time zones were not taken into account when calculating message date and time
  • Received header in preview pane wasn't showing date in local format
  • Removed extra new line in message editor when signature is undefined
  • Forwarding a message no longer removes attachments

New in OE Classic 1.29 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Import address book from Outlook Express, Windows Live Mail, Gmail and many other programs using CSV file (Comma Separated Values) or text file
  • Revised and easy to use import wizard - now you can start all importers from a single location
  • Bug fixes:
  • Male contacts had female icons
  • Removed address book gender auto detection (it wasn't really useful nor precise)

New in OE Classic 1.28 (Dec 24, 2012)

  • New features:
  • File menu Save As option for saving selected single email message in .eml format - works for newsgroup (.nws) messages too
  • Bug fixes:
  • A number of fixes with regard to mailbox and disk operations, improved overall stability and better message decoder
  • Fixed "list index out of bounds" error on program startup (caused by different reason than the one we had before) related to malformed email headers like From and Subject (usually appeared in spam emails)

New in OE Classic 1.27 (Oct 21, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Drag messages to folders to move them and if holding modifier keys (CTRL, SHIFT, ALT) to copy them
  • Folders, accounts and newsgroups are now sorted alphabetically wherever displayed
  • Folders are scrolling during drag operation and when mouse is near top or bottom of the folder list
  • Bug fixes:
  • Dragging messages no longer causes program to slow down (was caused by reading from disk)
  • New folder and Rename folder now focus correctly onto a new or renamed folder after the operation is complete

New in OE Classic 1.26 (Oct 9, 2012)

  • New features:
  • More message attachments are recognized - message/disposition-notification (notification on successful email delivery) and text/rfc822-headers (notification on failed email delivery)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Less-than and greater-than signs are now properly displayed in text attachments that are displayed inline
  • Filename handling is now more robust when renaming or creating folders, subscribing to newsgroups, saving attachments - essentially any file operation
  • Fixed folder rename which caused program freeze if you used new-line characters as a part of new name
  • Fixed List index out of bounds error on program startup related to folder rename

New in OE Classic 1.25 (Oct 2, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Added blocked content bar above email viewer to load external content
  • OE Classic installation registers program as email and news client in Windows (will be used for setting as default email client)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Last embedded image in message was never displayed
  • Improved compatibility with yDecode

New in OE Classic 1.24 (May 9, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Newsgroups and Address Book are placed in Tools menu and have keyboard shortcuts
  • Bug fixes:
  • Ampersand character (&) wasn't displayed correctly in the folder bar
  • Some main menu items are now properly named
  • Add button in Tools/Accounts window (starts Account Wizard) didn't work in free version

New in OE Classic 1.23 (May 2, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Address Book toolbar icon is now active and opens editor for contacts
  • Added Select All in main menu (Edit menu), function based on focused field
  • Delete messages now also works for newsgroups message list
  • Bug fixes:
  • CTRL+V (paste) now properly works based on focused field in email editor window. Also, Undo/Cut/Copy/Select All have improved too
  • Fixed memory leak for all tree controls (especially Newsgroups list window)

New in OE Classic 1.22 (Apr 11, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Some user interface controls updated to new, better looking ones (e.g. attachment icon, from/to/subject lines, options)
  • Added options with these categories - Signatures, Newsgroups, Maintenance
  • Signature editor, browser and options how to insert signature
  • Newsgroups option - number of headers to get in one go. And you can set it to more reasonable (bigger) values than the maximum of only 1000 headers like in Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail.
  • Option to empty deleted items on exit
  • Option to delete only messages older than specified number of days
  • Newsgroup message is struck out when clicked but unavailable on server
  • Status bar now also counts unread messages for email and newsgroup folders
  • Bug fixes:
  • Due to option changes you need to set default email and news account again
  • Fixed some character display issues related to message subject display
  • Fixed outbox message sending - inability to send more than one message at a time and sending messages using wrong account

New in OE Classic 1.21 (Feb 21, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Tries to use the most secure connection available for outgoing servers
  • Pro version now has "Pro" in program title bar and in about box
  • Some speedups in link detection in plain text messages and view source
  • Bug fixes:
  • Outgoing (SMTP) connection to servers requiring STARTTLS fixed (it caused issues with smtp.live.com and some other servers)
  • Fixed problem with tall popup menu for copy/move list of folders
  • Back to standard popup menu due to bugs and problems with beautified menu