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ActiveFax Changelog

What's new in ActiveFax 10.22 Build 0565

Mar 14, 2024
  • New Features:
  • New option to use the sender number for SIP connections.
  • Functional extension for SMTP authentication via OAuth2.
  • New Microsoft Compiler Toolset VS2024.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with status updates for Retarus Web Fax Service caused by missing HTTP Content-Length header solved.
  • Improvements in the PDF converter.

New in ActiveFax 10.20 Build 0562 (Oct 5, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 11 update version 23H2.
  • Embed barcode fonts into PDF files.
  • New parameter to set the length of the direct dial number (MSN) when
  • importing from Active Directory.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with OAuth2 authentication in Office 365 with access tokens with a size of more than 4 kB solved.
  • Remove unsupported characters and " from RingCentral recipient names.
  • Enclose path with spaces in quotation marks for service.

New in ActiveFax 10.15 Build 0557 (May 7, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Support of the new Web fax provider eFax Corporate (eFax Enterprise).
  • Support of the new Web fax provider SRFax.
  • Support of the new Web fax provider OpenText.
  • New option ,F for data field @F606 to delete folder after processing.
  • Receive status from multiple servers for Web fax provider Retarus.
  • Mapping of users in alphabetical order if there are multiple matching
  • users for a DID.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with OAuth2 authentication with MS Edge browser solved.
  • Problem with empty pages when printing color documents on the fax client
  • fixed.
  • Bug in the evaluation of text fields fixed (incorrect display
  • of print jobs).
  • Fixed occasional problem with wrong display of the license limit.
  • Ignore error message when getting status of deleted faxes via RingCentral.

New in ActiveFax 10.10 Build 0551 (Feb 1, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Support of the new Web fax provider ProFaxA1.
  • New parameter FaxOverMailAddress in options.cfg file, to send outbound faxes to a preset email address of a mail-to-fax provider.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Data fields in the document name have not been evaluated correctly when using the color printer driver.
  • Fixed occasional PDF conversion error (invalid PDF format).
  • Expansion of the maximum user ID.
  • Timeout issue with TLS connections solved.
  • Fixed false processing of accumulated documents when using the data fields @F700 and @F701 with the color printer driver.
  • Problem with parameter ExportSetPath on Windows 7 or newer systems solved.
  • Problem with the detection of PDF documents for inbound faxing through Web Fax Providers solved.
  • Do not substitude commas in file names when automatically exporting documents. Problem with extra spaces in data fields with very small font size (1 pt or 2 pt) in color printer driver fixed.

New in ActiveFax 10.05 Build 0547 (Sep 13, 2022)

  • Direct import of PDF documents without Ghostscript add-on software.
  • New color printer driver for creation of color PDF documents.
  • Creation of text-based, vectorized and searchable PDF documents.
  • Use of data fields directly in PDF documents.
  • Use of data fields without formatting in the ActiveFax font.
  • Use of text fields (simplified data fields).
  • Creation of PDF/A compatible PDF files.
  • Better conversion of color documents to monochrome fax format.
  • Support of AES-256 bit encryption for PDF documents.
  • Support for Windows 10 and Windows 11 update version 22H2.
  • New interface for ConcordFax Web fax service.
  • Extension to select the server for ConcordFax Web fax service.

New in ActiveFax 8.21 Build 0421 (Jun 23, 2022)

  • New:
  • Support for Windows 11 22H2 RTM (Build 22621).
  • Support for the RingCentral service providers AT&T Office@Hand, Avaya Cloud Office, BT Cloud Work, Alcatel Rainbow Office, TELUS Business Connect, Atos Unify Office, Vodafone Business, Frontier, Symphony, 1&1 Connected Calls, ecotel and Verizon.
  • Ability to configure individual fax parameters for fax numbers via the menu Communication / Modem / Modem Mapping.
  • Automatic update of refresh tokens of rarely used accounts for OAuth2 SMTP authentication.
  • New parameter ForwardLimitDigits in options.cfg file to limit the number of digits when forwarding fax messages.
  • Automatic detection of the user based on the email address of the sender, when no user is submitted with a fax.
  • New parameter POP3ScanSubject and IMAPScanSubject to scan the complete subject of an email for a valid fax number.
  • Checking alias names for the domain of the senders email address when mapping users for faxes imported through POP3 or IMAP protocol.
  • New parameter ForwardNoDefault in options.cfg file to not pre-set a fax number when forwarding.
  • New parameter GroupSetController in options.cfg file to configure the modem selection for outgoing faxes per group.
  • New parameter MailOAuthIgnoreIDToken in options.cfg file to ignore the email address of the ID token when using OAuth2 authentication.
  • New parameter MailBase64 in options.cfg file to encode text and HTML emails in base64 format.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Increased maximum password length for SMTP authentication from 64 characters to 128 characters.
  • Fixed erroneous calculation of the free hard disk capacity for very large drives with more than 4 TB.
  • Error in evaluating data fields when importing via file system with reference file and using data field @F702 has been fixed (data fields were not evaluated).
  • Fixed problem with -IP command line parameter in setup.

New in ActiveFax 8.20 Build 0418 (Feb 24, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • New Microsoft Compiler Toolset VS2022.
  • New tool AFMerge.exe to merge the fax data and the transmission protocol of two fax servers.
  • Support for multiple fax numbers (separated with comma) when importing faxes through email with POP3 or IMAP protocol.
  • Signing of executable program components with new SHA-384 certificate.
  • Checking alias names for email address and name of the user when importing emails through POP3 or IMAP.
  • New option to generate printouts and email notifications only for successful fax transmissions.
  • New parameters %DATE% and %TIME% for the export filename of the transmission protocol.
  • Allow the + sign to be used for the MSN of the sender of a fax.
  • New parameter LoginProtocolConnect in optinos.cfg file to create a log for connections that do not use authentication.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with OAuth2 authentication with Office 365 mail servers solved.
  • When importing HTML messages without a <BODY> tag through POP3 or IMAP, the message text is still processed.
  • Problem with OAuth2 authentication when using the MS Edge browser or when using IE that automatically redirects to MS Edge fixed.
  • Missing status update when using the data fields @F555 FAXNUMBER@ and @F555 EMAIL@ solved.
  • Buffer for querying the list of available printer has been increased to show all printers on systems with a very large number of printers.
  • Wrong evaluation of the page number and duration in the transmission protocol when receiving faxes through the fax provider Fax.de from fax machines with an empty CSID.
  • Problem with the status of the option to display enabled sounds on the fax client solved.

New in ActiveFax 8.10 Build 0413 (Sep 20, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 11 and Windows 2022.
  • Support for Windows 10 21H2.
  • Integration of Push notifications for etherFax Web Fax Service.
  • Support of Unicode file names when importing faxes through the file system.
  • Processing of emails in HTML format (text/html) when importing faxes through POP3 or IMAP interface.
  • Optional configuration of the port number when using multiple SMTP servers.
  • New parameters POP3ForceHTML, IMAPForceHTML, POP3IgnoreHTML and IMAPIgnoreHTML in options.cfg file, to force or ignore the processing of HTML messages when importing faxes through POP3 or IMAP.
  • Using TLS 1.2 encryption for update checks and update downloads done by the fax server.
  • Billing Code (billingCode) has been added for Retarus Web Fax Service.
  • Support for data fields when using the parameter MailNotifyLink in the options.cfg file.
  • New parameter MailNotifyLinkURLEncode in options.cfg file, to convert special characters in a link to URL-encoded format.
  • When using the data field @F505, check if the directory exists and create non-existing directory.
  • New parameter ,S for the data field @F606, to not attach the original fax document to the email (skip). When using this parameter, only attachments referred in the data field @F606 are sent with the email.
  • Enhanced check of the Direct Dial (MSN) field in the User Administrator.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with inbound faxes with InterFax Web Fax Service solved (changed URL of the fax service).
  • Problem with detection of the email address when no space is used between the name and the email address fixed for POP3 and IMAP import.
  • Modified timing for the CAPI driver initialization to avoid possible problems with the initialization of some Bintec routers.
  • When automatically switching to the next modem after failed tramsmission attempts, also switch to the next modem when Web Fax Services are configured as the default modem for outgoing faxes.
  • Enhanced error processing for ConcordFax Web Fax Service.

New in ActiveFax 7.65 Build 0387 (May 4, 2021)

  • New Features
  • Support for Windows 10 Update 21H1.
  • Support of the Web Fax Provider RingCentral.
  • Support of the Web Fax Provider Retarus.
  • Added the code signing algorithm SHA256.
  • Support of additional accounts for Web Fax Services for outgoing and incoming faxes.
  • New parameter ModemDialE164 in options.cfg file to always dial fax numbers in E.164 format.
  • New parameter MailDisableHTML in options.cfg file, to send emails always in Text format instead of mixed Text/HTML format.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with the import of Tiff files in G4 format in Web Fax Services solved.
  • Modified file permissions for client configuration files.
  • Fixed problem with wrong resolution when processing PDF files through Web Fax
  • Services in combination with the GhostscriptResolution parameter.

New in ActiveFax 7.60 Build 0382 (Feb 8, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • MSI installation package for software distribution through GPO (Group Policy Object).
  • Automatic and manual encryption of PDF documents with a password using AES-128 encryption standard.
  • Support of the new Web Fax Service Providers InterFax and Phaxio.
  • Direct access to Active Directory contacts through the phone book.
  • Search function for the Cost Account Administrator.
  • Checking the status of the ActiveFax printer driver in the setup to avoid interrupted installation process caused by locked driver files.
  • Integration of the user's manual in the menu of the fax server and fax client.
  • Automatic correction of the resolution when importing Tiff files with wrong resolution parameters.
  • New parameter ADUserMapField in the options.cfg file, to map optional fields when importing users from Active Directory.
  • Changing the IP address for all client users when using the parameter -IP in the setup.
  • New option ExportPath in the options.cfg file, to set a fixed path for the manual export of faxes.
  • Immediately changing the transmission status of faxes with an invalid fax number to Undeliverable when using the Fax.de/PC-Fax.com Web fax provider.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Delay when deleting a large number of faxlist entries fixed.
  • Program crash when exporting documents with a very large resolution solved.
  • Problem with hung deinstallation process fixed.
  • Status of automatic startup of the fax client is now only taken from the Registry entry of the user to avoid a wrong status to be displayed.
  • Problem with the detection of the Windows default printer fixed.
  • Checking the number of files in a directory when changing permission settings in the setup, since Windows might block when changing permission settings for directories with a very large number of files.
  • Problem with central storage of the column width and the sort order of the phone book have been solved.
  • Problem with hidden error messages when using the Outlook contacts in the phone book of the printer dialog has been fixed.
  • Error displayed for the connection test of the ConcordFax Web Fax Service has been fixed according to changes in the ConcordFax API specifications.
  • Ignore revoked Administrator permission through group permission for the Administrator user.

New in ActiveFax 7.50 Build 0374 (Nov 15, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Active Directory integration for automatic import of users and groups.
  • Permissions on group level.
  • Support for Windows 10 Update 20H2.
  • Storage of local client data changed to the AppData directory (%appdata%) of the user currently logged on.
  • New parameter ProtocolPrintEndTime in options.cfg file, to print the start time as well as the end time of fax transmissions on the transmission protocol.
  • Support of default data fields for fax import through scanner.
  • New parameter ExportFaxCount in options.cfg file, to export the number of faxes of each category as a numeric value to a file.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with compressed appearance of inbound faxes in normal resolution through Web Fax Services solved.

New in ActiveFax 7.15 Build 0342 (Sep 14, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Support for IMAP protocol to receive faxes through email.
  • New parameters POP3ShowBlockedMails and IMAPShowBlockedMails to still show rejected emails with an invalid format as a locked entry in the faxlist.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Application crash when exporting faxes in PDF format with more than 20 Jpeg files is fixed.
  • Use the submission time of the fax for the transmission time in the fax header for faxes sent through Web Fax Services.
  • Adjustments to file system permissions for fax client access.

New in ActiveFax 7.10 Build 0335 (May 25, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 10 Update 20H1 (Version 2004).
  • Implementation of the OAuth2 authentication standard.
  • Optimizations for the Fax.de and PC-Fax.com Web Fax Services.
  • New function to direcly map fax numbers to a specific modem.
  • New function to automaticaly switch to the next modem after a predefined number of failed transmission attempts.
  • Improved detection of the user name based on the sender name and email address for fax imports through POP3.
  • New option for Web Fax Service to specify, if the Web Fax Service should be used by default for outgoing fax messages.
  • New modem type HTTP (Web Fax Service) in the modem selection, to explicitly send faxes through the Web Fax Service.
  • Maximum limitation to 4096 characters removed for external data fields.
  • New parameters MailNotifyPagesRecv and MailNotifyPagesSend in the options.cfg file, to set the number of pages sent with email notifications.
  • New parameter FileSystemFilenameField in the options.cfg file, to store the file name of the import file in a defined data field.
  • Added scroll capability to the Comment fields to support longer text.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with overlapping text when displaying large error messages on the screen has been solved.
  • Problem with partial display of long direct dialing numbers (MSN) in the user list of the User Administrator solved.
  • Wrong position of images and comments when forwarding imported fax messages is solved.
  • Wrong fax position when forwarding received faxes is solved.
  • Timeout in SMTP server for user login without a password is fixed.

New in ActiveFax 6.98 Build 0324 (Mar 2, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Support of new Web fax service Fax.de.
  • Optimization of the TCP/IP communication between the fax server and the fax clients.
  • Added transmission protocol entries for inbound faxes imported through thedata field @F580.
  • Automatically add spaces at the end of the data field when using the datafields @F316 and @F317, as well as @F603 and @F604.
  • New parameter FieldAppendNoAutoSpace in options.cfg file, to disable automatic spaces for the data fields @F316, @F317, @F603 and @F604.
  • New parameter CAPISetChannels in options.cfg file, to manually set the number of B-channels for each controller.
  • New parameter ODBCDisableTime in options.cfg file, to disable ODBC database access for a predefined time period (i.e. for backups).
  • New parameter FilesystemStatusFields in options.cfg file, to add individual data fields to the status file for the fax import through the file system.
  • New parameter MailRetryRequiredAttachment in options.cfg file, to automatically do multiple attempts for emails with missing required attachments added through the data field @F606.
  • New parameter FaxOverMailSubject in options.cfg file, to individually set the subject for faxes sent through email.
  • New parameter POP3SetSubjectField in options.cfg file, to store the original subject of the email in an individual data field.
  • New parameter SingleFaxCallNumberIgnore in options.cfg file, to prevent multiple faxes for specific fax numbers to be sent in a single fax call.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed program error in POP3 service for emails with subject lines longer than 1024 bytes.

New in ActiveFax 6.95 Build 0321 (Oct 17, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 10 Update 19H2 (Version 1909).
  • New parameter CAPILimitInboundChannels in options.cfg file, to limit the maximum number of incoming fax calls.
  • New parameter PrintReportFields in options.cfg file, to set data fields for the printout of sending reports.
  • New parameter ExportWithReport in options.cfg file, to include sending report details in the export of a fax.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Bug at the import of emails through POP3 protocol with long message texts with more than 4,096 bytes fixed.
  • Problem when saving the option to compress and pack archives has been solved.
  • Program error with the parameter LockEmail fixed.

New in ActiveFax 6.92 Build 0316 (Jun 1, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 10 May 2019 Update (Version 1903).
  • Support for new Brooktrout driver version 6.11.0.
  • New Microsoft Compiler Toolset VS2019.
  • Support for italic format for HTML emails.
  • New parameter LockEmail in options.cfg file, to lock the email field.
  • New parameter AutoExportReferenceFile in options.cfg file, to create an
  • additional reference file for the export of fax messages (i.e. XML).
  • New parameter ODBCTablePrefix in options.cfg file, to add a fixed text
  • as a prefix of the table name.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Program crash with modem log fixed.
  • Program crash at import of PDF files with very large page format fixed.

New in ActiveFax 6.90 Build 0312 (Mar 12, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 2019 Server.
  • Transaction journal for the faxlist database for a better recovery of the faxlist after a harddisk or file system failure.
  • Support for new Brooktrout driver version 6.9.3.
  • Automatic detection of print jobs for session 0 (Windows services) and display of the fax dialog window at the users default desktop.
  • Individual mail text for each user through the menu Communication / E-Mail / Text Options.
  • Individual authentication settings for each user through the menu Communication / E-Mail / Authentication.
  • New option in the fax client to automatically start the background process for the printer driver.
  • Automatic detection of the @ character of an email address when using
  • Multiple email addresses with the data fields @F111, @F212 and @F607.
  • Check email addresses for @ character and display a warning when entering
  • An email address without that character.
  • New parameter TimeFormatSeconds in the options.cfg file, to also display
  • Seconds for time fields.
  • New parameter MailLimitHour in the options.cfg file, to limit the maximum
  • Number of emails to be sent within one hour.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Application fault with long data fields with more than 4,096 bytes fixed.
  • Application fault with string with more than 8,192 bytes fixed.
  • Problem in the function to test the connection to ConcordFax solved.
  • Application fault with notification mails with a subject with more than 255
  • Bytes solved.
  • Automatic check of file permissions for the Compress and Temp folder and
  • Automatic lock of outgoing fax transmission when there is no write permission.

New in ActiveFax 6.70 Build 0293 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Adjustments in the printer driver to avoid missing fax dialog window on
  • Windows 10 version 1709 and Windows 2016 version 1709 or newer.
  • Using a dedicated IP address on multihomed hosts for the fax server services
  • through the parameter NetworkSetAdapter in the external parameters.
  • Checking for valid file names when using the parameter ExportFilename.
  • New parameter BlacklistNoDuplicateCheck in options.cfg file, to do not
  • check for duplicate entries when importing entries from a file (faster
  • processing of very large files).
  • New parameter PhoneNoDuplicateCheck in options.cfg file, to do not
  • check for duplicate entries when importing entries from a file (faster
  • processing of very large files).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem when processing data fields from the clipboard in the ActiveFax
  • printer solved.
  • Wrong sort order of ISDN channels when using more than 99 channels has been
  • fixed; the appearance of the channel numbers can also be manually controlled
  • through the new parameter CAPIDisplayDigits in the options.cfg file.

New in ActiveFax 6.65 Build 0289 (Nov 20, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Improvements in the XCAPI interface to avoid timeouts.
  • Several modifications and enhancements for Windows 10.
  • Checking DID numbers for the longest matching number at inbound
  • fax routing when DID numbers with variable length are used.
  • Automatically convert the date to the format "MMM DD, YYYY" for dates
  • displayed in MDY format.
  • New parameter SingleFaxCallNumber in the options.cfg file, to just collect
  • faxes for specific fax numbers to be sent in a single fax call.
  • New parameter HTTPAddFaxID, to automatically add the fax ID to the
  • subject field for faxes sent through Web fax services.
  • Automatically save and preset the directory used in the export of multiple
  • faxes on the fax client.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem with the -PrinterResolution parameter solved in the setup program.Program crash at notifications of locked fax messages with more than 20 pages
  • fixed.

New in ActiveFax 6.60 Build 0284 (Jul 26, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • New Microsoft Compiler Toolset VS2017.
  • Support for Brooktrout driver version 6.7.6.
  • Individual file format per user for attachments of email notifications.
  • New resolution of 1200 dpi and new parameter -PrinterResolution in the Setup for better image quality of documents in color or greyscale format.
  • ID for the data fields @F700 and @F701 (accumulated document) has been changed from 9-digit numeric to alphanumeric format with a maximum length of 250 characters.
  • New button to manually reset the license counter in the menu Communication / ActiveFax Server / License Overview.
  • New function in the AFPack tool to manually unpack compressed fax image files.
  • The UTF-8 character set is automatically used in the MIME header fields of emails with special characters.
  • Enhanced check for invalid characters in text files imported to the phone book or the user database.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Permission problem when enabling or disabling automatic startup of the fax client has been solved.
  • Problem with invalid date field in emails solved.
  • Problem when saving the settings for the appearance of the fax dialog window and the date format on the fax client solved.
  • Wrong file name for text attachments set through the data field @F602 fixed.

New in ActiveFax 6.50 Build 0278 (Oct 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 2016 and Windows 2016 Core Server.
  • Automatic restart of the fax server service when the fax server terminates unexpectedly in application mode.
  • Automatic reconfiguration of file system permissions after an installation was moved to a new system.
  • Support for proxy servers for the update function.
  • Automatic detection of corrupted files when importing files from the file system.
  • New parameters NotifyFaxlistInboundIdle and NotifyFaxlistOffPeak in the options.cfg file to automatically generate a notification when no faxes have been received within a predefined time period.
  • New data field @F508 to individually control printouts (print only after successful transmission / print only failed faxes / print always / print never).
  • New parameters UserImportDelete and GroupImportDelete in the options.cfg file to delete entries not included in the import file.
  • Wildcards (question marks) used in dialing rules can now be used at a variable position of a number.
  • New parameter GhostscriptRetry in options.cfg file to automatically do multiple attempts when the conversion of a file fails.
  • Extended list of error codes for the transmission protocol.
  • Automatic processing of control files in .xml format for file system import.
  • New parameter ModemResolutionAutoCorrect in options.cfg file to automatically detect and correct faxes with a wrong resolution (affects mainly LANCOM routers).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Bug when loading empty archiv folders solved.
  • Problem with the appearance of extended fields and comment fields on systems with multiple screens solved.
  • Dynamic buffer size when reading list of installed printers on systems with a huge number of printers (more than 200).
  • Problem with the parameter DIDExactMatch in options.cfg file for users with multiple extension numbers solved.
  • Automatic replacement of space characters with an underscore in export file name when using the MailNotifyLink parameter.
  • Wrong display of the port name when aborting a fax job (displayed COM instead of ISDN for ISDN adapters).
  • Problem with disabled sounds on the fax client fixed.
  • Field width of the time field in the Charge Optimization / Time Limits dialog was too short.

New in ActiveFax 6.20 Build 0271 (Oct 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • New function to automatically import groups in the User Administrator.
  • New function to globally set the column selection and sort order of the faxlist and the phone books for all fax clients.
  • Redesign of the background print process tsclientb.exe (a separate background process for each user session is no longer required).
  • Support of post dialing information (DTMF digits) for ISDN and XCAPI.
  • New option to start a separate process for each ActiveFax print job.
  • Automatically use predefined settings for fax documents received through POP3.
  • Processing of POP3 messages of the type "Image" or "Application" even when they are not sent as attachments.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Workaround for Exchange bug (wrong message size) in POP3 protocol.
  • Problem with disabled file extension check for fax import through POP3 solved.
  • Bug with wrong charge information with some ISDN boards fixed.
  • Problem with missing dialog window for print jobs to the ActiveFax printer fixed.

New in ActiveFax 6.15 Build 0268 (Dec 5, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Receipt of outbound faxe messages from email accounts (POP3 mailbox).
  • Support of 32-bit and 64-bit Ghostscript installations for any fax server platform.
  • New Microsoft compiler toolset for more robust and faster program code.
  • Direct support of PDF and Tiff attachments when using the data field @F702.
  • Automatic scan of the import directory for attachment files when using the data field @F702 with fax jobs processed through the file system.
  • Support of IDN coding for email addresses with special characters.
  • Button for direct download of Ghostscript in the File System and POP3 Server dialog boxes.
  • Automatically lock fax messages in PDF format on a fax server with missing Ghostscript installation.
  • New parameter PrintFooter in the options.cfg file to add a footer to the printout of fax messages.
  • New option "RESEND" for the FaxlistActivityLog parameter in the options.cfg file.
  • New parameter DisableSendAgain in the options.cfg file, to disable the "Send Again" function for users without Administrator permission.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Memory leak in ActiveFax printer driver fixed.
  • Permission problem with automatic start of updates on the fax client fixed (active beginning with the next update).

New in ActiveFax 6.10 Build 0264 (Apr 6, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • New user interface for all program components.
  • Support for Windows 10.
  • New Download Manager for direct download of updates from the fax server
  • with support for mixed 32-bit/64-bit installations and multiple
  • language installations.
  • New permission setting to set the delete permission for individual users.
  • Optimized field selection for list views.
  • New parameter NotifyFaxlistBacklog in options.cfg file.
  • Preserve logon settings for the fax server service on updates.
  • Preserve printer parameters for the ActiveFax printer on updates.
  • New command line parameter -AddPrinter in the setup to install additional
  • ActiveFax printers.
  • Error when saving PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat XI solved by using a
  • different encoder for PDF documents.
  • Integration of the options.cfg file in the fax server user interface.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Delay in the empty recycle bin function with fixed.
  • Error in RAS (Remote Access Service) for mail server connections solved.
  • Problem with the ActiveFax printer driver and missing write permission on the
  • Windows temp directory solved.
  • Error with group mapping of the User Administrator in 64-bit versions fixed.

New in ActiveFax 5.15 Build 0248 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Optimization of the XCAPI interface.
  • When changing the sort sequence for the faxlist to date order, automatically use the date and the time column for the sort sequence.
  • Support for Brooktrout driver version 6.7.1.
  • New parameter MailLimitSession in the options.cfg file, to limit the number of emails per session.
  • New parameter MailLimitMinute in the options.cfg file, to limit the number of emails within one minute.
  • New parameter FaxlistActivityLog, FaxlistActivityLogFields, FaxlistActivityLogSize and FaxlistActivityLogDelimiter in the options.cfg file, to create a log file for status changes of faxlist entries (i.e. deleting, printing, etc.).
  • Display information about the installed Ghostscript version on the fax server.
  • New parameter XeroxNetworkUsername in the options.cfg file, to evaluate the NETWORKUSERNAME field for scan jobs sent from Xerox scanners.
  • Added an internal scheduler of failed export attempts and automatic retry of the export (i.e. when exporting to a temporary unavailable network share).
  • New parameter PrintCopyText in the options.cfg file, to print an individual text on each printout when printing multiple copies of a fax.
  • New parameter ExportProtocol in the options.cfg file, to create a log file for automatic fax exports.
  • New parameter MailNotifyFromName and MailNotifyMailEmail in the options.cfg file, to set a fixed name and email address for the sender of notification emails.
  • New parameter WindowCaption in the options.cfg file, to set an individual window caption for the fax server, the fax client and the ActiveFax printer.
  • New parameter InternalFaxRouting in the options.cfg file, to internally route faxes based on DID numbers (without sending the fax through a modem).
  • New parameter FilePrefixCoverPage, FilePrefixInstant and FilePrefixOverlay in the options.cfg file, to select the cover pages and overlays to be displayed in the dropdown box.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Program crash when printing sending reports solved.
  • Problem with login on some mail servers solved (the domain name for the HELO command was not accepted).
  • Problem with the printer port configuration for the ActiveFax printer solved.
  • Wrong default access codes from the TAPI interface for long distance calls for the US changed from 0 to 1.
  • Problem with status evaluation on some mail servers solved (failed mail submissions have been reported as successful).
  • Evaluation of alias names for the fax client login through Windows login.

New in ActiveFax 5.10 Build 0245 (May 20, 2014)

  • New Features
  • Automatic configuration of exceptions for the Windosw Firewall.
  • New toolset for the compiler (support for Windows versions older than
  • Windows XP is no longer available).
  • Support for Brooktrout driver version 6.6.0.
  • New option to automatically compress and pack fax image files.
  • New option to automatically clean-up the recycle bin after x days.
  • Blacklist to automatically block outgoing and incoming faxes for specific
  • fax numbers.
  • Automatic synchronization of the fax server when switching from service mode
  • to application mode and vice versa.
  • Automatic check for reference files (data fields) with the extension .ref when
  • importing fax documents through the file system.
  • Running Ghostscript as a separate process instead of loading it as a DLL.
  • Information if ActFax is running as 32-bit or 64-bit in the Info dialog.
  • Warning message when importing PDF files through the file system without having
  • Ghostscript installed.
  • Automatically adding missing file extensions when using the data field @F602.
  • New parameter UserLimitedList in options.cfg file to only show permitted users
  • in the user dropdown list.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Problem with Brooktrout TR114 driver integration solved.
  • Problem with .jpg files with a dot in the file name for the data
  • field @F000 solved.
  • Problem with display of the fax dialog window solved.

New in ActiveFax 5.05 Build 0238 (Jan 16, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Support for color images (Jpeg files) for PDF documents for cover pages, overlays and the data field @F000.
  • Country specific character sets for the ActiveFax Truetype fonts.
  • New font "ActiveFax Internal" for printer internal fonts.
  • AFPack tool to compress and pack the fax image files into a single package file.
  • Support for multiple terminal sessions per user and automatic startup of the tsclientb.exe process through the printer spooler.
  • Setup checks if ActFax is installed as 32-bit or 64-bit and displays a warning message when bitness changes.
  • Setup checks if Outlook is installed as 32-bit or 64-bit and displays a warning message when bitness of the ActFax installation differs.
  • Setup checks if the installation path is correct when bitness changes from 32-bit to 64-bit and vice versa.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Automatic line break for the Error Text field on the sending report.
  • Wrong cursor positioning in the PCL converter fixed.
  • Problem with Tiff compressed bitmaps in the PCL converter solved.
  • Problem with startup of tsclientb.exe process after switch from 64-bit to 32-bit version solved.

New in ActiveFax 5.03 Build 0235 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Truetype font for the ActiveFax font to format data fields.
  • Support of StartTLS (port 587) for mail server connections.
  • Enhanced print job status processing.
  • Overview of attachments (data field @F606) for notification mails.
  • Individual priority levels for outgoing faxes sent through Web fax services.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Buffer overflow with user import from text files solved.
  • Timeout problem for communication with Web fax services solved.
  • Evaluation of National Number and International Number flags for Calling Party field added.
  • Problem with inverted display of imported Tiff files solved.
  • Extended data buffer for dropdown list of cover pages and overlays.