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Ability Mail Server Changelog

What's new in Ability Mail Server 5.1.0

Sep 6, 2023
  • Added: TLS version 1.3.
  • Added: 38 new WebMail languages.
  • Updated: OpenSSL to version 3.1.2.
  • Updated: SSL will now use the highest possible version instead of a specified SSL Mode. Supported versions are SSLv3, TLSv1.0, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3
  • Updated: SSL Mode replaced by Use SSL checkbox for Outgoing Mails, Static Route, Automatic POP3 Retrieval and User POP3 Retrieval.
  • Updated: SSL Mode replaced by Use SSL checkbox for User POP3 Retrieval in the WebMail interface.
  • Updated: WebMail folder view to always show the full email address.
  • Updated: WebMail Angular version from 13 to 16.
  • Removed: SSL Mode for SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, WebMail, LDAP and Remote Admin.
  • Removed: SSL version 2.
  • Fixed: WebMail Printable and Source views.
  • Fixed: Admin dialog interface graphic scaling when Windows display scale is changed.

New in Ability Mail Server 5.0.2 (May 16, 2022)

  • Fixed: Admin dialog interface graphic sizes.
  • Fixed: WebMail Printable and Source views.
  • Fixed: WebMail view email page date field.
  • Fixed: WebMail select all and move to folder no longer leaves select all checked.
  • Fixed: WebMail rename folder to same text but different case.
  • Fixed: WebMail compose correctly flags emails with attachments.

New in Ability Mail Server 5.0.1 (Feb 21, 2022)

  • Fixed: WebMail Anti-bot Security Code Graphic for login and register pages.
  • Fixed: WebMail form validation wording

New in Ability Mail Server 5.0.0 (Jan 17, 2022)

  • Added: WebMail folder list filter
  • Updated: WebMail to Angular 13
  • Updated: WebMail number of languages increased from 52 to 89
  • Updated: WebMail folders ordered by special folders first then alphabetical
  • Updated: WebMail move emails modal now auto-focuses the folder filter
  • Updated: WebMail date format
  • Updated: WebMail Email page 'Close' button renamed to 'Back to Messages'
  • Updated: WebMail auto-signups now requires at least one signup domain
  • Updated: ESET File Security antivirus settings
  • Updated: AMS Transfer tool migrates user language (e.g. en-US to en)
  • Fixed: AMS Transfer tool now correctly migrates users and groups
  • Fixed: Remote Admin 'language is invalid' error could prevent saving
  • Fixed: WebMail Edit Address Book Entry didn't load the correct fields
  • Fixed: WebMail compose message body click didn't always focus the edit area
  • Fixed: WebMail new folders didn't appear in move email folder list straight away
  • Fixed: WebMail large numbers were sometimes wrongly converted
  • Fixed: WebMail mobile menu options didn't align correctly when hovered
  • Fixed: WebMail logout now shows a loading spinner

New in Ability Mail Server 4.3.0 (Sep 2, 2020)

  • Added: LDAP Auto-Compile to rebuild all LDAP databases at a specified interval.
  • Updated: ESET Security approved antivirus scanner settings.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.9 (Jan 3, 2020)

  • Updated: Default SSL Modes to TLS v1.2.
  • Fixed: WebMail folder paging.
  • Fixed: Outgoing Mails settings saving.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.8 (Dec 12, 2019)

  • Updated: OpenSSL to version 1.0.2L.
  • Fixed: Outgoing Mails TLS v1.1 and v1.2 SSL modes.
  • Fixed: Remote Admin Reverse IP Lookup entry editing.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.7 (Jun 11, 2019)

  • Added: Service watchdog connection monitor to restart the application if services become unresponsive.
  • Added: SORBS preset RBL.
  • Updated: OpenSSL to version 1.0.2s.
  • Updated: Default user account options to save sent and deleted emails.
  • Fixed: Remote admin IP of host entry editing.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.6 (Sep 7, 2018)

  • Updated: SSL certificate private key length to 4096 bits.
  • Updated: OpenSSL back to version 1.0.2L to fix stability issues.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.4 (Sep 22, 2017)

  • Added: WebMail HTML compose bar Add Url Link button to insert hyperlinks
  • Updated: Anti-hammering now also triggers for incomplete AUTH logins
  • Fixed: SMTP Anti-hammering didn't always block on connect when triggered
  • Fixed: WebMail didn't show Group enabled Shared Address Books
  • Fixed: WebMail File Store downloads contained incomplete content

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.3 (Jul 10, 2017)

  • Added: Outgoing Mail recipient failure logging.
  • Added: Outgoing Mail execute application on recipient failure.
  • Added: Content / Antivirus Filter Action 'Convert Text Content to HTML' to generate a HTML section for plain-text only emails.
  • Updated: Content Filter Action 'Add Signature' can now use User Personal Information field tags.
  • Updated: OpenSSL to version 1.0.2L.
  • Updated: WebMail Domain Admins can now edit User Personal Information.
  • Updated: WebMail Log Out button is now on the main title bar instead of under a username drop down for easier access.
  • Updated: WebMail action buttons now appear on the title bar as well as the bottom of the form for easier access.
  • Updated: WebMail Sessions setting 'Delete Draft Mails After Sending' is now enabled by default for new installations.
  • Removed: WebMail Sessions setting 'Restrict Session ID Access to the IP used During Login' as this is now always enabled.
  • Fixed: Outgoing Mail failed recipient deliveries are now always retried unless a 5xx permanent error is given.
  • Fixed: WebMail content "Are you want to..." fixed to be "Are you sure you want to..." with all appropriate translations updated.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.2 (Mar 24, 2017)

  • Added: New Outgoing Mail setting to try implicit SSL on a separate port before other delivery methods.
  • Updated: OpenSSL to version 1.0.2k.
  • Updated: Common Runtime Files installation to Visual C++ Redistributable 2015.
  • Updated: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) host lookup limit raised from 10 to 20.
  • Fixed: Outgoing Mail delivery failure messages weren't always sent to the sender.
  • Fixed: Mailing List max triggers per day must be greater than 0.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.1 (Nov 24, 2016)

  • Updated: License validation will now work offline after first successful online validation
  • Updated: OpenSSL to version 1.0.2j
  • Updated: WebMail loading spinner no longer blocks UI interaction

New in Ability Mail Server 4.2.0 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Fixed: WebMail Internet Explorer compatibility.
  • Fixed: ODBC compatibility.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.9 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • Updated: WebMail Email view styling is now more consistent
  • Updated: WebMail templates to ECMAScript 6
  • Fixed: WebMail scrolling didn't always work correctly
  • Fixed: Windows XP and 2003 compatibility

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.8 (Sep 13, 2016)

  • Added: WebMail user quota information to the footer of the Folder view.
  • Added: WebMail setting Enable Password Resetting to allow hiding of the forgotten password link on the Login page.
  • Added: WebMail language German (Switzerland).
  • Updated: WebMail language translations for German (Germany).
  • Updated: WebMail Account Options password resetting section is only shown if the user can edit passwords.
  • Updated: WebMail mobile views improved with larger buttons and better menu configurations.
  • Updated: WebMail paging is now clearer and shows in both the header and footer of the Folder view.
  • Updated: Remote Admin title to include the Ability Mail Server version number.
  • Fixed: SSL Import Certificate was not working correctly.
  • Removed: Support for Windows 2003 and Windows XP.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.7 (Jul 18, 2016)

  • Updated: License will now default to Free edition if not already validated and the license server cannot be reached
  • Fixed: WebMail Address Book Contact modal window layout in mobile view

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.6 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • Fixed: WebMail browser compatibility issues on Windows versions of Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera
  • Fixed: WebMail delete Domain Admin User didn't work correctly
  • Fixed: WebMail delete Custom Filter for the top item didn't work correctly
  • Fixed: WebMail delete POP3 Retrieval for the top item didn't work correctly
  • Fixed: Various minor WebMail interface issues

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.5 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • Added: WebMail UTF-8 support for composing using wide character sets like Chinese.
  • Removed: User WebMail Options setting 'Composed Mails Character Encoding'.
  • Removed: WebMail Account Options setting 'Character encoding'.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.4 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • Added: SPAM Host List filter to block IPs that use particular host names like 'ylmf-pc' for Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
  • Updated: WebMail Web.config is no longer replaced during installation to allow modifications
  • Fixed: WebMail Internet Explorer and Edge API caching issues

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.3 (Jun 25, 2016)

  • Added: Multiple port binding for all listening services.
  • Added: WebMail 'config.json' setting 'domains' to optionally override the domains used on the Login page.
  • Updated: SMTP default port to '25;587'.
  • Updated: WebMail now has an 'index.cdn.html' page that can be used to replace 'index.html' to use a content delivery network (CDN).
  • Fixed: WebMail date formatting was not consistent accross different devices and browsers.
  • Fixed: WebMail Internet Explorer and Edge scrollbar could overlap the page content.
  • Fixed: Various minor WebMail interface issues.

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.2 (Jun 25, 2016)

  • Added: SPAM Black List, White List, Grey List Safe List and SPF Safe List option 'Host / Domain Matches (*s Allowed)'
  • Updated: WebMail external dependencies to the latest versions
  • Updated: WebMail 'index.html' now has commented out content delivery network (CDN) locations for external dependencies
  • Fixed: WebMail Internet Explorer and Edge browser compatibility issues
  • Fixed: Outgoing Mail no longer tries to resend failed emails unless temporary errors (4xx) are given

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.1 (Jun 25, 2016)

  • Added: WebMail Login page after session has expired now contains a redirect url
  • Updated: WebMail Folder and Email page mobile view menu icons spaced bigger and with drop down menus
  • Fixed: WebMail Compose page attachment icon was not always shown correctly
  • Fixed: WebMail Login page after session has expired was not always shown correctly
  • Fixed: Various minor WebMail interface issues

New in Ability Mail Server 4.1.0 (Jun 25, 2016)

  • Added: WebMail multi-language support for 52 different languages
  • Added: WebMail Compose HTML bar button to upload and insert a local image
  • Added: WebMail Compose HTML bar button to insert a remote image
  • Added: WebMail Folder page now refreshes to show email changes periodically
  • Added: WebMail Account Options setting 'Language'
  • Added: User WebMail Options setting 'Language'
  • Fixed: WebMail Desktop layout Folder page now correctly highlights the current folder
  • Fixed: Various minor WebMail interface issues

New in Ability Mail Server 4.0.0b Beta (Jun 3, 2016)

  • Added: Version 2 / 3 to 4 transfer tool
  • Added: Online activation license system
  • Added: Group permanent directories 'Archive' and 'Junk E-mail'
  • Added: WebMail sessions setting 'Enable Archive Button (Move to Directory)'
  • Added: New WebMail default template
  • Updated: WebMail front end redesigned using the latest responsive web technologies
  • Updated: OpenSSL to version 1.0.2h
  • Updated: Group permanent directories enabled by default
  • Updated: User passwords can no longer be blank
  • Updated: User filter folders default to 'Junk E-mail' instead of 'Inbox'
  • Updated: SMTP Authentication is now enabled by default
  • Fixed: User Account Options setting 'Auto-Delete Mail After (days)' now has a minimum of 1
  • Removed: Support for old WebMail template modes and related settings
  • Removed: User WebMail Options setting 'WebMail Start Page'
  • Removed: User WebMail Options setting 'Forwarding Mails Mode'
  • Removed: Group setting 'Limit WebMail Access to Domain'

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.7 (Nov 10, 2015)

  • Added: New setting to each listening service to select a specific SSL version
  • Added: New setting to Outgoing Mail and POP3 Retrievals to allow using a non-SSL connection when SSL connections fail
  • Updated: Outgoing Mail and POP3 Retrievals SSL mode settings to select a specific SSL version
  • Updated: Reintroduced support for SSL v2/3 for all listening services
  • Removed: General setting to select the TLS version used by all listening services

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.6 (Aug 5, 2015)

  • Added: New General setting to select the TLS version used by listening services.
  • Enhanced: Reintroduced support for SSL v2/3 for Outgoing Mail and POP3 Retrievals.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.5 (Jul 27, 2015)

  • Enhanced: Updated OpenSSL to version 1.0.2d
  • Fixed: Windows 7 compatibility issues

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.4 (Jul 21, 2015)

  • Enhanced: Updated OpenSSL to version 1.0.2c.
  • Enhanced: Updated ODBC DLLs to version 6.2.9200.16384.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.3 (May 14, 2015)

  • Enhanced: Updated Help manual to be fully online.
  • Enhanced: Updated OpenSSL to version 1.0.2a.
  • Enhanced: Updated ODBC DLLs to version 6.3.9600.16384.
  • Enhanced: Services, Filters and Accounts are automatically expanded in the admin dialog settings for easier access.
  • Removed: DSBL and NJABL RBLs as these services are no longer available and would otherwise cause a false positive SPAM RBL-FAIL result.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.2 (Feb 18, 2015)

  • Fixed: Freeware mode now correctly runs after the initial 30 day trial period ends.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.1 (Feb 5, 2015)

  • Enhanced: Updated OpenSSL to version 1.0.1L.
  • Fixed: TLS mode for Outgoing Mail Route and Static Routes did not load correctly from file.
  • Removed: AHBL RBL as this service is no longer available and would otherwise cause a false positive SPAM RBL-FAIL result.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.2.0 (Feb 5, 2015)

  • Added: New freeware mode that runs after the initial 30 day trial period ends.
  • Enhanced: Removed expiry period on all newly purchased Ability Mail Server licenses.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.1.5 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • Added: New freeware mode that runs after the initial 30 day trial period ends
  • Enhanced: Removed expiry period on all newly purchased Ability Mail Server 3 licenses

New in Ability Mail Server 3.1.4 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Enhanced: Removed use of SSL 2 and 3 to address PoodleBleed vulnerabilities.
  • Enhanced: Updated OpenSSL to version 1.0.1j.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.1.3 (Sep 17, 2014)

  • Enhanced: Updated OpenSSL to version 1.0.1i.
  • Enhanced: Added digital signature to installation for greater security.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.1.2 (Apr 23, 2014)

  • Enhanced: Updated OpenSSL to version 1.0.1g which includes the heartbleed vulnerability fix. Although no previous versions of Ability Mail Server were ever affected by this vulnerability.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.1.1 (Dec 19, 2012)

  • Added: WebMail rich text composing now correctly supports Chrome and Safari browsers.
  • Enhanced: Updated Content Filtering attachment blocking preset list.
  • Fixed: SSL Certificate Import now correctly reads in certificate chain files.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.1.0 (Jan 5, 2012)

  • Added: Mailing lists now permit the SMTP Sender to be set.
  • Added: Automatic SMTP Line wrapping for badly formatted mails.
  • Added: SSL Certificate chains are now supported.
  • Enhanced: SMTP Commands now permit spaces after some commands, improving compatibility with specific SMTP clients.
  • Fixed: General Bind to IP didn't support IPv6 formats.
  • Fixed: Adding new users using the admin interface no longer causes incorrect tree alignment.
  • Fixed: ODBC drivers could crash on Windows Vista and 7 due to old DLLs being included with installation.

New in Ability Mail Server 3.0.1 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • Enhanced: Updated software configuration to operate in release mode

New in Ability Mail Server 3.0.0 Beta (Oct 3, 2011)

  • Initial beta release of Ability Mail Server 2011.
  • Added: Support for IP version 6.
  • Added: Monitoring process to quickly and automatically recover main process if a failure is detected.
  • Added: Version 2.xx to 3.xx transfer tool.
  • Enhanced: Larger and more friendly admin interface.
  • Fixed: NT service could occasionally prevent the computer from rebooting.
  • Fixed: Backup tool could occasionally produce corrupted export files.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.72 (Mar 5, 2011)

  • Added: Mime type support for common office files.
  • Fixed: Webmail created emails will add attachments using the appropriate mime type.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.71 (Sep 15, 2010)

  • Added: Newly created SSL Certificates now use 2048 or 1024 bit keys and are signed using SHA.
  • Added: Auto-Responses will not be sent in response to mails filtered by SPAM related user filters.
  • Added: User block list can now permit approximate matching (e.g. *@baddomain.com).
  • Added: RBLs will automatically be by-passed for local connections.
  • Added: The Grey List White List can now include email addresses.
  • Added: New field tag ####REVERSEFROMIP#### which produces IPs in reverse order (e.g. 127.0.0.1 will become 1.0.0.127).
  • Enhanced: Updated AVG presets for newer versions.
  • Enhanced: Updated SSL support.
  • Enhanced: Passwords now support the * character.
  • Enhanced: By default new groups will allow up to 20 custom filters per user.
  • Enhanced: Filtering action 'Copy All Attachments to Directory' will now include the message ID instead of a random number in the file name.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.70 (Sep 25, 2009)

  • Added: Many new optimizations that allow the mail server run several times faster.
  • Added: Transfer speeds are now greatly optimized and will now use maximum available bandwidth.
  • Added: WebMail unread message count will now ignore the Deleted and Junk folders.
  • Added: WebMail will not attempt to deliver read receipts when viewing mails within the Junk folder.
  • Added: Dynamic web pages requested from WebMail now contain additional header lines to help reduce disruptive caching.
  • Added: Many WebMail pages will now automatically place cursor focus on the appropriate text box.
  • Added: To help prevent POP3 Retrieval blockages, the system will only attempt to download the same mail 3 times before moving onto the next mail.
  • Added: New Field Tag ####TOSUCCESSLIST#### which is used by Transmission Confirmation messages.
  • Added: A new notification when editing SPAM Trap IP list, informing admins that changes can take up to 2 hours to take effect.
  • Enhanced: Increased default log size to 500 KB.
  • Enhanced: Improved security of WebMail session IDs.
  • Enhanced: Extended available field tags in the refuse messages for all SPAM filters.
  • Fixed: SPAM White List did not correctly apply Custom Events to mails.
  • Fixed: Bayesian database corruption could result in SMTP service not loading.
  • Fixed: SPAM Trap IP list is now correctly monitored for changes.
  • Fixed: SMTP will now allow the RSET command to be used before an AUTH command.
  • Fixed: It is no longer possible to create a POP3 Retrieval without any delivery information.
  • Fixed: Outgoing mail queue can now operate at maximum capacity.
  • Fixed: Transmission Confirmation messages are now only sent once per mail rather than per attempt.
  • Fixed: IMAP4 commands were not always correctly parsed when containing quotes within parentheses.
  • Fixed: IMAP4 Fetch command could cause the mail server to crash.
  • Fixed: IMAP4 Fetch command will now correctly stop processing mails if the client disconnects.
  • Removed: SPAM preset SPAMBag.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.63 (Sep 25, 2009)

  • Added: Outgoing Mail transmission confirmation. Does not guarantee delivery at the destination mail server
  • Enhanced: Updated Norton Antivirus approved antivirus settings to work with the latest 2008 version
  • Enhanced: Updated AVG approved antivirus settings to work with the latest version
  • Enhanced: Sender Domain Check is now only enabled with high level filtering
  • Enhanced: Grey Listing default and medium level accept window changed to between 1 and 360 minutes
  • Enhanced: Raised IMAP4 mail format limits to reduce the chance of a Bad Mail being generated
  • Enhanced: Admin interface now preselects String Contains as the default value for new filtering string match conditions and actions
  • Enhanced: WebMail File Store modified date now also shows the year
  • Fixed: IMAP4 commands with quotes could occasionally be parsed and processed incorrectly

New in Ability Mail Server 2.62 (Apr 23, 2008)

  • Enhanced: ESET NOD32 preset antivirus scanner settings have been updated to work with the latest version.
  • Enhanced: WebMail file store now opens text files in a separate window.
  • Enhanced: LDAP database changes now prompt for a database file recompilation to avoid out of date database records.
  • Enhanced: SSL certificate settings now allow the '&' character to be used.
  • Enhanced: SPAM trap is now disabled via the SPAM wizard for low and medium level filtering.
  • Fixed: SPAM RBL trigger count was not properly applied when setting the SPAM flag and custom events.
  • Fixed: WebMail now correctly supports CSS files.
  • Removed: SPAM Preset RBLs SPEWS and SORBS.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.61 (Nov 7, 2007)

  • Added: POP3 Retrievals can now use the SPAM White List and SPAM Black List.
  • Added: SPAM White List can now add a custom event to the mail.
  • Added: New field tags SPFRESULT and SPFREASON.
  • Added: New WebMail template tags MAXMAILSIZEMB, MAXACCOUNTSIZEMB and ACCOUNTSIZEMB.
  • Added: New WebMail template tags FILEUPLOADED and IS_FILEUPLOADED.
  • Added: WebMail now automatically sets focus onto the user text box during login.
  • Added: Notification of successful file uploads to the File Store in WebMail.
  • Added: Any missing user account directories will be automatically be re-added should the user's config.ini file become corrupt.
  • Enhanced: SPAM Transaction Delays now have more appropriate default settings.
  • Enhanced: All SPAM Filter custom events are now disabled by default.
  • Enhanced: F-Prot Antivirus preset settings have now been updated to work with the latest version.
  • Enhanced: WebMail can now correctly handle unicode encoded URLs.
  • Enhanced: SMTP now strips any bare LFs from mails to ensure other SMTPs accept the mails and also prevent POP3 downloading issues.
  • Enhanced: Passwords now allow use of the ? character.
  • Fixed: SMTP SPAM White List was not always correctly applied.
  • Fixed: Static Route lifetime and resend delay values weren't always correctly applied.
  • Fixed: Messages being changed to a blank string caused the application to crash.
  • Fixed: WebMail Auto-Signups from a cloned user were given the clone's personal data and password reset information.
  • Fixed: IMAP4 commands with malformed number list ranges could occasionally cause the application to crash.
  • Fixed: User Exclusive List filter did not take into account Shared Address Book contacts.
  • Fixed: Some settings weren't properly disabled by the license in the dialog admin and remote admin interfaces.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.60 (Jul 20, 2007)

  • Added: New SPAM filter White List.
  • Added: New SPAM filter Black List.
  • Added: New SPAM filter Grey List.
  • Added: New SPAM filter SPAM Trap.
  • Added: New SPAM filter Transaction Delays.
  • Added: New SPAM filter Sender Domain Check.
  • Added: New range of Preset RBLs.
  • Added: New RBL option to control trigger count.
  • Added: All SPAM filters can now be disabled with a single tick box.
  • Added: New wizard to configured SPAM filters.
  • Added: Two new field tags ####ATTACHMENTSCOMMALIST#### and ####ATTACHMENTSLIST####.
  • Enhanced: RBLs are now performed on the first RCPT TO command to improve efficiency.
  • Enhanced: Bayesian database token limit as been increased to 1,500,000.
  • Enhanced: Tarpitting is now part of SPAM Filtering to enable the use of SPAM White Listing.
  • Enhanced: WebMail login domain list now only shows enabled normal and alias domains.
  • Enhanced: Auto-responses now use the WebMail charset.
  • Fixed: Importing from version 1.xx could cause a crash.
  • Fixed: Certain MX domains without MX records could cause a crash.
  • Fixed: NT service start could fail due to no quotes being placed around execution path.
  • Fixed: Links within read mail would not display correctly in WebMail when using Opera.
  • Fixed: If computer clock was set back, Bayesian database could potentially be reset.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.58 (Apr 19, 2007)

  • Added: Support for Windows Vista.
  • Added: New option for backup domains to control the list of allowed users. Allows front end SMTP support.
  • Added: Anti-hammering white list.
  • Added: New WebMail option to restrict the number of recipients in composed mails.
  • Added: New SPF options to control behavior over the results NONE, NEUTRAL and TEMPERROR.
  • Added: New SMTP security option to only allow acceptance of mail from clients with relaying access.
  • Added: New IMAP4 option to automatically EXPUNGE/Purge deleted mails.
  • Added: Automatic POP3 Retrievals can now be manually triggered from within the admin interface.
  • Added: New Antivirus option to control thread priority of the antivirus application.
  • Added: New Antivirus option to control behavior of failed scan attempts.
  • Added: New Antivirus option to control scanning of mail body parts.
  • Added: New Antivirus and Content Filtering action to rename the SMTP sender.
  • Added: 'Kaspersky Antivirus' to approved antivirus scanners.
  • Added: New log entry if an RBL causes a delay.
  • Added: New option to all IP lists that allows detection of locally assigned IP's.
  • Enhanced: The 30 day trial now permits 500 users.
  • Enhanced: Displaying of only 10,000 mails per folder has now been increased to 50,000.
  • Enhanced: Some mails with incorrectly formatted mail headers could prevent correct parsing of multipart mails.
  • Fixed: Renaming a domain could occasionally cause user aliases addresses to be reset.
  • Fixed: Trailing spaces after address book nicknames are now removed.
  • Fixed: Minor IMAP4 STORE command issue.
  • Fixed: Mails that are pure attachments are now correctly supported.
  • Removed: Preset RBL ORDB.

New in Ability Mail Server 2.57 (Mar 23, 2007)

  • Added: New WebMail charsets Windows-1250, Windows-1251 and Windows-1252.
  • Added: New redirection option to allow the redirection address list to be cycled (disperse mail equally).
  • Added: Admin interface now displays the number of users currently being shown.
  • Enhanced: SSL connections now only permit strong ciphers.
  • Enhanced: Outgoing mail connections now use all available IPs for a host name.
  • Fixed: Outgoing mail connections which timed out could result in other addresses in the mail failing without a delivery attempt.
  • Fixed: WebMail address books could only add a maximum of 1000 contacts to a group.