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MailList King Changelog

What's new in MailList King 17.12R

Sep 14, 2017
  • Added:
  • Updated some UI graphics
  • When minimized it does not show progress when processing mailing list messages
  • Fixed:
  • May not revert to default cursor after processing mailing list messages
  • Cannot enable "Strict Limiting"
  • Some layout issues in Campaign editor
  • May get warning not to close, even if next delivery is a long way off
  • May get incorrect count of pending automated messages
  • Group combo-boxes may auto-fill with unexpected groups

New in MailList King 17.11.803.911 (Aug 3, 2017)

  • Fixed: May get "Incompatible Var Type" error when editing some contacts

New in MailList King 17.10.802.910 (Aug 2, 2017)

  • Added: Performance improvements when displaying groups in Edit Member dialog
  • Added: New Remote admin commands to set group membership of an existing member
  • Added: Better status bar text when hide groups in group display mode
  • Fixed: Pasting into filter box triggers Paste Addresses dialog
  • Fixed: Starting in Removals mode gives incorrect grid size
  • Fixed: Invalid argument error if send message with "Hide groups" enabled
  • Added: Larger column selection dialog
  • Fixed: Close to Tray doesn't work after aborting close
  • Changed: If remove all membership of a member, it is treated as an "Admin Delete", not an unsubscribe
  • Fixed: In some situations when editing group, it may give a "Group already exists" error when trying to save
  • Fixed: Cannot edit delayed message if message folders have been moved
  • Fixed: Messages set to auto-resend may not send again
  • Changed: Changing group membership for a member no longer affects Activity fields
  • Added: Special code to reset the activity of a user to the previous value
  • Fixed: Cancelling deletion of group may hide it from the list
  • Fixed: Cannot edit group from Edit Member dialog
  • Fixed: Possible AV error after editing groups
  • Added: Force re-checking of stop-conditions or a sending task by selecting "Perform Daily Tasks Now" in Advanced menu
  • Fixed: Could not enable Remote Admin Commands with admin groups, but no admin addresses
  • Fixed: Member properties frame does not disable correctly on multiple selection
  • Added: Always show cancel button in edit member dialog
  • Added: Hold down Alt key to view next reminder date for member's group
  • Added: Logging can be enabled for sending of reminders
  • Added: Spacing can be set for charts on Home Page
  • Added: Optimized updating of progress when retrieving mailing list messages
  • Added: Status bar advised total progress and time remaining when there are multiple sending tasks
  • Added: Can now gray members after a number of years of inactivity
  • Added: Multiple groups can be specified to stop scheduled sending to a recipient
  • Added: Multiple groups can be specified as permitted groups for member sending
  • Added: Multiple groups can be specified as admin groups for Remote Admin Commands
  • Added: Multiple groups can be specified as rule conditions for auto-responders
  • Added: Updated styling of progress dialogs
  • Added: Columns for Response count and date
  • Added: New graphics for grid items
  • Added: Filtering of Removed table by group
  • Added: Filtering by email and domain in Outbox view
  • Added: Recipients in Sending Task properties can now be filtered by email and domain
  • Added: In All Members dialog can filter by email and domain
  • Added: Can filter members by date of activity
  • Added: All group boxes include "New Group" button
  • Added: Increase/Decrease font size buttons
  • Added: Can handle soft and hard bounces differently
  • Added: Response and activity counts can be used for star status
  • Added: New personalization field "Group_Join_Date" to retrieve the date of joining a specific group
  • Fixed: When importing messages from Word, images may be duplicated if filenames are shared between documents
  • Added: Editing of Next Reminder date in Member Panel
  • Added: Faster display of member properties grid
  • Fixed: Odd cursor position when display Edit Member Field dialog
  • Added: Select all text by default when display Edit Member Field dialog

New in MailList King 17.0.703.853 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Added: Help link in Edit Group dialog
  • Added: New group glyphs
  • Added: Finding groups in groups mode
  • Added: One click to send to selected groups
  • Added: Reminder anniversary frequency can now be specified in weeks
  • Added: Now prompts to upgrade older Amazon SES API to newer SMTP delivery
  • Added: Can access Outlook options in Sending Profile dialog
  • Removed: Deprecated the convert images to HTML format options (now always enabled)
  • Fixed: Incorrect delay set when using Resend after x days
  • Fixed: Exception if attachment is missing
  • Fixed: Correctly shows Last Reminder Date if no reminders have ever been sent
  • Added: Last reminder date shown in Member properties
  • Added: Can double-click subscription date to change it
  • Fixed: May get an error when re-displaying the label dialog
  • Fixed: If there is a field on the first line of a label, and the field is blank, then it may not appear on its own label
  • Fixed: Cannot display spelling options from SMS sender
  • Fixed: Find Mail and Find vacation buttons may not work in History modes
  • Added: Shadows of chart values and legends can now be disabled in advanced options
  • Added: Now supports email addresses with longer domain portions (uncommon)
  • Added: Separate styles for Pie and Bar charts
  • Added: All charts in app inherit preferred styles
  • Fixed: Improved display when group selector is moved to the left
  • Added: Improved styling of bevels and disabled text
  • Added: Optimized changing of group layout changing
  • Fixed: Some painting issues in Features panel
  • Added: Images added to messages are always copied to an MLK folder
  • Added: Number columns are now always left aligned
  • Fixed: Editor may not default to correct text
  • Added: Advanced option to reset reminder date on re-subscribe
  • Added: Now always uses date based filenames for sending reports
  • Added: Simpler names for all display modes
  • Added: All fonts and colors can be edited in Sending and Group reports
  • Fixed: Error when generating reminder messages if Groups list is displayed
  • Added: Now stores counts and dates for all group related activity
  • Changed: Properties panels are now shown by default
  • Fixed: When creating groups in the main window it may default to the wrong option
  • Added: Always defaults to group name box when creating a group
  • Added: Active group can be edited in any stats mode
  • Fixed: Can now saves the Author for all report generation
  • Added: Can double-click web form subjects box to edit it
  • Fixed: When changing group membership in Edit Member dialog, history may show wrong group
  • Added: "Send Welcome Message" available in Edit Member dialog even if only have custom groups
  • Fixed: Can get multiple confirmations to save changes to member
  • Added: Can now send welcome messages when changing group membership in Member properties panel
  • Added: Combined data and graph display modes for statistics
  • Added: Undeliverable and response columns can be toggled in Sending Statistics mode
  • Added: Undeliverable and deletion columns can be toggled in Group Activity Statistics mode
  • Added: Group and mailing list report generation
  • Added: Can now filter to only show biggest and smallest groups in Group statistics mode
  • Added: Selected item now is shown as exploded slice in associated pie chart
  • Added: Activity graph now shows unsubscribes, bounces, etc, by percentage
  • Added: Group properties panel
  • Added: Improved styling of Groups grid
  • Added: Much more control over columns displayed in Groups grid
  • Added: Now multiple groups can deleted en masse in main Group view
  • Added: Improved performance of group display view in main window
  • Added: Delete key works in Groups mode
  • Added: Creation of sub-groups in Groups mode
  • Added: Now supports a list of signatures that can be inserted into messages
  • Added: New home page with multiple graphs and statistics
  • Added: New dialog to configure layout and view of home page
  • Added: Can configure home page graph options from View menu
  • Added: Cleaner mode display tree in main window
  • Added: Images in mode display tree now hidden by "Images on Buttons" option
  • Added: All modes now have headings
  • Added: Themed mode headings
  • Changed: Defaults to 2D graphs
  • Added: Filter boxes used for all searching in History modes
  • Added: Improved colors and styling of charts
  • Added: Better use of images in all drop down boxes
  • Added: Updated some older style glyphs
  • Added: Optional borders around bar and pie chart items
  • Added: Improved styling of many secondary dialogs
  • Added: Updated MailList King logo
  • Added: Improved the styling of all columnar grids
  • Added: Simplified layout in History modes
  • Added: Optimized Options dialog layout
  • Added: Improved Mailing List Properties dialog
  • Added: Grids for display of statistics in DB Properties and Group display
  • Added: Edit signature dialog can be resized
  • Added: Filtering by email in all members mode
  • Added: Selection and sorting of columns available for all grids including history and groups
  • Added: Much improved blocked address dialog
  • Added: Buttons and shortcuts to edit blocked addresses from main window
  • Added: Reminder messages can now be set for each group to sent on the anniversary of joining that group
  • Added: Faster generation of reminder tasks
  • Added: Merge groups with a single click
  • Added: Windows Sleep can be disabled while sending tasks are active
  • Added: Can specify a custom sending profile for groups
  • Added: Improved processing of addresses in body of report messages
  • Fixed: Better error message when Extended MAPI is not available due to 64bit Outlook
  • Added: Can retrieve Exchange addresses even on 64bit Outlook
  • Added: Now uses Outlook 2016 folder icons
  • Added: MLK toolbar in Outlook now uses Outlook 2016 style graphics
  • Added: No longer displays some internal Outlook contacts folders
  • Added: New buttons in message editor: Insert bookmark, Edit link, remove link, strike-out text and clear formatting
  • Added: Zoom buttons in message editor (plain text only when live spelling is not active)
  • Added: Full range of historical statistics now shown in Group properties

New in MailList King 16.52.825.852 (Aug 26, 2016)

  • Added: New menu bar buttons: Open DB, Paste Addresses, Quick Task
  • Added: Can now filter sending tasks by text found in subject or message body
  • Fixed: MLK toolbar in Outlook may crash when trying to add mulitple members
  • Removed: Find Box in menu bar

New in MailList King 16.51.817.851 (Aug 18, 2016)

  • Fixed: Cannot add images to member properties
  • Added: Now checks maximum recipient count when sending via Amazon SES
  • Added: If strict ISP limiting is enabled, active sending tasks will be delayed when entering a no-send time
  • Added: Now includes British, Australian, French, Spanish, German and Italian dictionaries

New in MailList King 16.50.700.849 (Jul 1, 2016)

  • Much improved exporting, particularly for secondary tables such as Removed Members and History, including more detail and enhanced formatting
  • Improved compatibility when exporting Excel XLS and XLSX files
  • Much improved printing throughout the application
  • Individual recipients can now be paused in a sending task
  • Multiple SMTP servers can be specified for a profile, which will be used in sequence to reduce load
  • Batch process addresses of a sending task to mark as responded, undeliverable or unsubscribed
  • All address editor provide consistent methods to paste, import or retrieve addresses from email software
  • Improved support for custom fields, including special editors for numbers and boolean types
  • Can now paste a list of addresses to select them in the main window
  • Toolbar support for Outlook 2016 32 and 64bit

New in MailList King 16.05 (May 19, 2016)

  • Fixed: Non-English characters may not be encoded when saving to file
  • Changed: Some enhancements to address crashes that occur when using MLK on a remote system

New in MailList King 16.04 (May 11, 2016)

  • Fixed: Non-English characters may not encode correctly in plain text messages
  • Fixed: Installer fails on Windows 2000
  • Changed: No longer offers to create quick icon in installer

New in MailList King 16.03 (Apr 25, 2016)

  • Added: Color popup is now themed
  • Fixed: Sending Progress dialog may be shrunk when showing sending log
  • Fixed: Some styling issues with File button
  • Fixed: May be prompted to upgrade database every time open (if upgrading from v13)
  • Fixed: May get error when displaying properties of a sending task

New in MailList King 16.02 (Apr 25, 2016)

  • Added: Reset log function
  • Added: New color selection control
  • Added: Can now set highlight color of text
  • Fixed: When pasting from Word the cursor position is reset

New in MailList King 16.01 (Apr 25, 2016)

  • Fixed: Windows toolbar color slightly off
  • Fixed: Selecting a file from recent messages in Send Message dialog may not load correct message
  • Added: Filenames and sent messages in recent items of Send Message dialog sorted regardless of type
  • Added: MLK will now save messages to drafts
  • Added: Better cleaning of subjects for member forwarding
  • Added: More logging of application exceptions
  • Added: Advanced options to suppress application exceptions

New in MailList King 16.00 (Apr 25, 2016)

  • Added: Improved Splash screen
  • Added: Newer TLS/SSL libraries
  • Added: Alternative Cipher support for TLS/SSL
  • Added: Some debug logging improvements, including Deep logging
  • Added: Auto SSL option
  • Added: SASL authentication support
  • Fixed: May frequently check for updates
  • Added: Now supports all MIME types permitted via Amazon SES
  • Added: PNG files can be embedded in messages
  • Fixed: May wait too long for inactivity before sending tasks
  • Added: Can now specify default fonts for the message editor
  • Fixed: Cannot clear custom sizing in Create Background dialog
  • Added: Sending task recipients grid now shows date when user responded, unsubscribed or was undeliverable
  • Added: Update counts function on Send Task Recipients page
  • Added: Can now filter by multiple statuses when displaying sending task recipients
  • Added: New overview view for displaying sending task recipients with enhanced status display
  • Added: Some improvements to internal data structures
  • Fixed: Status may not be updated when using Shift key to select multiple recipients/sending tasks
  • Fixed: Improved performance of sending task recipients display grid
  • Added: When syncing contacts with Outlook, it retrieves the contact notes
  • Added: Removed database now stores and restores member notes
  • Added: Can now set number of recipients before Sending Task properties dialog automatically calculates counts
  • Fixed: Some display issues when exporting sending task details
  • Added: Improved file menu in Sending Tasks dialog
  • Added: Improved display and handling of sending task names
  • Added: Now generates a default display name for unnamed sending tasks
  • Added: Can now right-click any old message to reuse the content for another mailer
  • Removed: Hidden option: Output Sending Status File. Now handled by send summary options
  • Added: Can choose what files are attached to a sending task summary email
  • Added: Can specify multiple destination addresses for sending task summary emails
  • Added: Dialog to edit destination email addresses for sending summary and pop email processing disposal
  • Added: Recipients status message includes a header row
  • Fixed: May get error if sending summary dialog is shown when closing MLK
  • Added: With sending summary a copy of the message can now be attached
  • Added: When deleting a log file, it also checks for any associated files to remove
  • Added: New sending task properties outputs unsubscriber counts and sending duration
  • Added: Now generates PDF format sending reports
  • Added: Now fully compatible with Outlook 2016
  • Added: Improved default size and layout of Sending Properties dialog
  • Added: Improved styling of grids
  • Added: Can now automatically import from a Global Block List
  • Added: Advanced functions item to import into blocked list from file
  • Added: Many UI improvements for a cleaner style
  • Added: Button graphics are now optional (disabled by default)
  • Added: Now includes default dictionaries for British and Australian English, Spanish and French
  • Changed: Always defaults to using SMTP for Amazon SES
  • Added: Amazon API option is hidden if unused
  • Added: Updated TLD lookup table
  • Added: Can now specify the order in which messages and SMS are sent and letters and labels are printed
  • Added: Improved generation of TLD entries for members
  • Added: Improved layout of Advanced/Scheduled sending dialog
  • Fixed: Button position issue in Get From Outlook dialog
  • Added: Now handles skipped due to rules, differently from recipients removed from mailing list
  • Fixed: Errors displaying Xequte web pages from help file
  • Fixed: Resolved some unnecessary database display refreshing
  • Added: New Windows 10 UI styling
  • Added: Can now right-click the toolbar to change the style

New in MailList King 15.20 (Mar 9, 2016)

  • Added: Newer TLS/SSL libraries
  • Added: Alternative Cipher support for TLS/SSL
  • Fixed: Attachment editing functions may not work
  • Added: Improved Splash screen
  • Fixed: Maps do not support Google API changes
  • Added: Some debug logging improvements

New in MailList King 15.12 (Feb 22, 2016)

  • Fixed: Attachment editing functions may not work
  • Added: Improved Splash screen

New in MailList King 15.11 (Feb 2, 2016)

  • Added: Improved pasting of Word documents
  • Fixed: Less "flashing" when updating subject of a message
  • Changed: Improved wording related to "Unique members"
  • Added: Outlook 2016 aware
  • Added: Now digitally signed with SHA256 certificates

New in MailList King 15.10 (Dec 16, 2015)

  • Added: Now supports Outlook 2016
  • Added: Column display popup is now categorized
  • Added: Easier exporting and printing from the unregistered version
  • Fixed: Some functions may not correctly update the Notes field
  • Added: Some improvements to styling of file menu
  • Removed: Alternative Excel Export option

New in MailList King 15.02 (Aug 27, 2015)

  • Fixed: Buttons do not position correctly when resizing Edit Group dialog
  • Fixed: Error when exporting statistics data to file
  • Added: No longer prompts to save in message editor if have saved to non-MLK file
  • Added: File button show "File" rather than graphic
  • Added: Clicking "Group Membership" column now sorts by count of groups membership
  • Added: Logging to track sending speed
  • Added: Exposed show POP connection errors
  • Added: Default options for POP retrieval even if settings load fails
  • Added: More useful hints and status bar information displayed for Outbox
  • Added: Improved HTML exporting, including whether to export as contact sheets or table

New in MailList King 15.01 (Aug 3, 2015)

  • Added: Optimized test sending code
  • Added: Send test message not available when editing Outbox messages
  • Added: Much stricter checking for existing files when prompting to save
  • Added: Optimized code for handling time delayed deliveries
  • Added: Now always checks for personalized first and last names in acknowledgement messages
  • Added: Import wizard can extract email addresses even from unformatted files
  • Changed: Now always imports from HTML files as if they are unformatted, rather than formatted
  • Added: When deleting campaigns it also deletes any linked files

New in MailList King 15.00 (Jul 30, 2015)

  • Campaign Creator:
  • You can now create full campaigns that deliver a series of messages with automatic cancelling and resending
  • Chart Enhancements:
  • Improvements to member charts to help you visualize your membership better, e.g. the year your members joined, the months where most members join. Charts can now also be filtered by the group
  • Member Enhancements:
  • Multiple images can now be assigned to members. Now also shows a chart of recent activity by member
  • Improved Scheduled Messages:
  • Scheduled messages can now be set to auto-repeat and skip delivery to recipients who match rules
  • New Image Editing Features:
  • Including auto-enhancement of images and custom cropping
  • Improved Preview:
  • Full preview is now available in all places that messages and SMS texts can be edited

New in MailList King 14.00 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Full Compatibility with Windows 10

New in MailList King 13.05 (Mar 17, 2015)

  • Fixed: Sending of automated messages via Amazon SES SMTP may fail

New in MailList King 13.04 (Feb 25, 2015)

  • Added: Better access to SSL settings
  • Fixed: Context menu may not show for some controls
  • Fixed: Import option not shown in statistics modes

New in MailList King 13.03 (Nov 17, 2014)

  • Fixed: Progress may remain visible in status bar after processing
  • Fixed: Possible A/V when connecting to MLK remotely
  • Fixed: Crash when clicking "New Email" after installing Windows Update KB3003057

New in MailList King 13.02 (Jun 18, 2014)

  • Added: New suffixes for personalization fields to force upper, lower or title case
  • Added: Redesign of splash/about screen
  • Fixed: Warning about recipient table when opening an automated task
  • Fixed: Much improvement in unsubscribing all addresses when duplicates are permitted

New in MailList King 13.01 (Jun 10, 2014)

  • Fixed: May get error using MLK toolbar in Outlook to send
  • Added: Better method for initiating Send/Receive in Outlook 2010/2013
  • Added: Shift+Alt+X in message editor will strip all double lines
  • Added: Better at cleaning HTML from Microsoft Word
  • Added: Horizontal lines of various styles can be added

New in MailList King 13.0 (Jun 3, 2014)

  • Added: When importing you can now choose to update details only
  • Added: Toolbar now appears in Outlook 2013 32 and 64bit, as well as Outlook 2010 64bit
  • Added: Now supports all image formats and converts them as required
  • Added: Can now optimize large images for faster sending
  • Added: Many options for configuration of image insertion
  • Added: Open dialog displays preview of image to insert
  • Added: Can now specify a password to use when logging into your email software using Extra advanced options
  • Removed: Deprecated Profile dialog and settings
  • Added: Converts image filenames that can be problematic when embedded
  • Added: Picture toolbar
  • Added: Button to optimize image sizes by reducing them to their display size
  • Added: Buttons to reset the image to their display size or original aspect ratio
  • Added: Much better progress for some slow tasks like generating birthday greetings and reminders
  • Added: Much more accurate progress during a repair
  • Fixed: Database size may show incorrectly in Optimize dialog
  • Fixed: Bulk update of group membership may not fully subscribe members to all specified groups
  • Added: Button to align an image
  • Added: Button to apply border to an image
  • Added: Buttons to rotate and flip images
  • Added: Cropping of images
  • Added: Many image color editing and effect functions, including soft shadow
  • Added: Can now browse and insert clip art into your messages, including 200 images that are included
  • Fixed: Message content may be lost when changing stationery
  • Fixed: May not be prompted to save changes when exiting Acknowledgement editing dialog
  • Added: Now includes many texture images
  • Added: Can now create custom backgrounds for your messages
  • Added: New texture selector lets your browse for textures for your message background
  • Added: Now allows insertion of texture backgrounds in Outlook compatible style
  • Added: Multiple web form message formats are now supported
  • Added: Can now launch a search for a member in Outlook
  • Added: Doubled length of company field
  • Added: New commands for better message read and click tracking: ProcessRead and ProcessResponse
  • Added: Following command can now be used for web forms: ProcessResponse, ProcessRead
  • Added: Can now filter members my last message sent, respondents and reads of messages
  • Added: New Member columns: Last response date, response count, Last Message Sent
  • Added: New Sending Task columns: Undeliverable count, Response rate
  • Added: Can now specify different POP and SSL SMTP options
  • Added: Now only increments member activity counts once per hour
  • Added: Four new custom filters to find members who have responded to sent messages (click thrus)
  • Added: In sending log can instantly display all responses from message
  • Added: Statistics now show the number of responses
  • Added: New options to allow you to treat certain actions as responses (e.g. subscribes to certain groups)
  • Changed: Statistics now only show undeliverables that cause removals
  • Added: Statistics now show count of admin deletions
  • Added: Now has sending detail mode that shows all sending counts, undeliverables and responses
  • Fixed: Navigation buttons may be unnecessarily disabled in statistics modes
  • Added: Database properties now shows max deletion and response counts
  • Added: Can now display the a bar graph showing the success of a sending task
  • Added: Sending task properties now displays the response count
  • Added: New member functions, record sending result as undeliverable, read message, or response received
  • Added: Sending Task Properties dialog now automatically updates counts upon opening for smaller tasks
  • Added: New button in Sending Task Properties dialog to updates counts for large tasks
  • Added: Backup now also backs up the configuration files
  • Fixed: Some controls may not enable for recipients in sending task properties
  • Added: In sending task properties dialog you can now mark recipients as undeliverable, read message or received response
  • Added: In sending task properties dialog you can now copy a recipient selection or view a member's properties
  • Added: In sending task properties dialog the recipients grid now has a right-click menu
  • Added: Can now unsubscribe members from the sending task properties dialog
  • Fixed: Status issue for some controls in History modes
  • Fixed: Some toolbars abbreviate unnecessarily
  • Added: More robust conversion of MSX address to email address when synchronizing

New in MailList King 12.06 (Mar 25, 2014)

  • Fixed: Can't send automated message if you edit it in the Outbox
  • Fixed: Excessive use of CPU
  • Fixed: Updating of recent databases may be erroneous
  • Fixed: May be slow to start up

New in MailList King 12.05 (Mar 4, 2014)

  • Fixed: Does not save correctly when changes have been made in the message editor and then exit
  • Fixed: Can get null ID when processing subscribes
  • Added: Improved wording of many messages
  • Changed: No Reply address warning is no longer blocking
  • Fixed: If allow duplicates and subscribe a member with multiple groups, then multiple member details are added
  • Fixed: May not be able to enable "Important" message status
  • Added: Many improvements and fixes to layout
  • Fixed: Cannot display subscribe report for member
  • Fixed: Cannot change color in Letter Editor
  • Fixed: Styles may not display in letter editor

New in MailList King 12.04 (Oct 18, 2013)

  • Fixed: May get POP3_Username error when accessing sending profiles
  • Added: New option is offered when a duplicate is detected: Add anyway (only if duplicate addresses are permitted)
  • Added: Function to find all duplicate addresses (only shown if duplicate addresses are permitted)
  • Added: Custom filter to display all duplicate addresses
  • Fixed: Incorrect message sent when sending acknowledgment if changing user address in Edit Member dialog
  • Fixed: Unexpected list errors
  • Fixed: Improvements to toolbar layout when changing modes
  • Fixed: Optimization task to clear old sending log entries may not function

New in MailList King 12.03 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Added: Improved layout of mode tree, including new navigation pages
  • Added: Advanced menu option to change the join date for a member
  • Fixed: Minor layout issues
  • Fixed: May not include custom fields in some export formats
  • Fixed: May not export to Access if custom fields are included
  • Added: Can now specify a "sending" group that can always send messages to your mailing list
  • Added: If a custom reply address is specified for a group then it is used when sending members messages to the group
  • Added: If you have specified a custom sender for a group it is also used when creating an admin message just to that group
  • Fixed: Using the delete key in history mode may also delete the selection
  • Fixed: MLK is now much better at avoiding processing of invalid confirmation messages (bounces, read receipts, etc.)
  • Added: Can now specify a group where all members can send remote admin commands
  • Added: New graphics in member properties to show status for: Vacation, RAC Sending Rights and Undeliverability
  • Added: When printing letters and labels you can choose to print even for members without postal addresses
  • Added: Can now copy destination addresses in Outbox and other sending task modes
  • Added: Much more cautious about remembering the group selection between sessions
  • Added: Holding down the Shift key when clicking Group Search will force a new search (without using cache)
  • Added: Can now export sending task lists
  • Fixed: Columns in Sending Task Properties frame have funny widths
  • Added: Now when bulk adding groups you can prefix entries with a plus (+) to sub-group them
  • Added: Edit Entries dialog now offers pasting and loading buttons
  • Fixed: In Outlook 2010 may need to confirm when sending via custom account
  • Fixed: Optimized delivery when sending via a custom Outlook account

New in MailList King 12.02 (Jun 22, 2013)

  • Added: Functions much better at non-standard Windows font sizes
  • Added: VacationEnable and Vacation web form commands support expiry day count in the "FullName" field
  • Added: When editing scheduled tasks you can now specify/edit the To Address
  • Fixed: Archive task button may not disable
  • Fixed: Archive folder can appear under wrong node
  • Fixed: Outlook folder tree lacks glyphs
  • Fixed: Some selection issues after editing a member

New in MailList King 12.01 (Jun 13, 2013)

  • Fixed: HTML Editor may not function on XP and non-Aero systems
  • Added: Now copies settings files when changing to using different settings for each database
  • Added: Now when copying a database it also copies settings too (if they are tied to the database)
  • Added: Can copy settings in the Mode Tree Advanced menu

New in MailList King 12.0 (Jun 6, 2013)

  • Added: Group selection is now saved between sessions
  • Added: Now Outlook 2013 aware
  • Added: Custom fields can now be imported in the member edit dialog
  • Added: Custom fields can now be exported from the member edit dialog
  • Added: Member details in the member edit dialog can now be exported to CSV
  • Added: Remembers preferred display columns in Statistics Group Grid
  • Added: Now remembers the last used scheduled date
  • Added: Removed members now display the groups they were subscribed to
  • Fixed: May not prompt to save changes when editing a member
  • Added: Groups can now be filtered by name, popularity and activity
  • Fixed: Custom fields may not be saved for a removed member
  • Added: Can now undo individual editing changes in Member Edit dialog
  • Fixed: Advise menu in Outlook Sync dialog may not function
  • Added: Can now specify a BCC recipient to append to every message
  • Added: Ctrl+Shift+C now displays a command list editor for specification of your own commands
  • Added: When adding a new member or editing their group membership you can now send welcome messages
  • Fixed: Letter editor may not show recent letters
  • Removed: Never show Import from Legacy DB function
  • Added: Exporting to CSV does not include all fields in the history dialog
  • Added: New history item and acknowledgement error if a destination group is not specified for a member's message to the mailing list
  • Fixed: When auto importing from a folder it may not honor settings for sending of acknowledgements and confirmations
  • Added: Now remembers which mode nodes are expanded or collapsed
  • Removed: Option to choose what help mode will display
  • Added: Extra logging for Return-Path
  • Fixed: No separator line after recent fields in search box
  • Added: Recent search fields now checks for out-of-date custom fields
  • Added: Updated forum redirection page
  • Fixed: In some situations the search button does not become enabled immediately
  • Added: Improved optimization which clears large obsolete data fields
  • Added: Optimization will now delete upgrade files
  • Added: Ctrl+P works correctly now for all modes
  • Added: Can now print sending task messages directly from the main window
  • Added: Now menu access is available to change the sorting of grids in History and Statistics modes
  • Added: Statistics and Charts display mode now provides a full right-click menu
  • Added: Charts can now be copied to the clipboard
  • Changed: Main toolbar always visible
  • Fixed: Graphs in Group Edit may keep refreshing
  • Removed: No longer corrects ReminderSent as LastReminder
  • Fixed: Correct profile may not show for automated tasks in Task Properties dialog
  • Added: Advanced database options can now be filtered and searched
  • Added: Much improved membership graphs for groups with limited activity
  • Added: Much better and offering relevant personalization fields such as %GROUP% when editing acknowledgement fields
  • Added: Now can find log even if the database is moved to a new location
  • Added: When switching to unique database settings MLK automatically copies your custom group and responder messages to the location
  • Added: Web form creation wizard now supports checkbox format
  • Fixed: In rare situation wrong custom fields may be assigned when processing double opt-in
  • Added: Better at clearing up all pending opt-in and vacations when a member is deleted
  • Added: Improved right-click menu in history mode
  • Fixed: Fixed some minor issues in SQL commands
  • Added: Processing of opt-in table is now optimized for better performance
  • Added: Access to some advanced user and debugging functions in mode tree right-click menu
  • Added: A summary is displayed after importing addresses into the unsubscribed/bounces list
  • Added: Email columns in History modes now display member name if available
  • Changed: "Match whole field only" option in Find now inverted to: "Allow partial matches"
  • Added: No longer shows acknowledgement options as checked unless they are enabled
  • Added: Can now specify and execute SQL within MLK
  • Fixed: Personalized attachments may not work when using the internal SMTP server
  • Added: In weird situation email dialog may offer "Edit Address" as an email address
  • Changed: Now shows all groups for group membership field in mini mode
  • Changed: Importing of v3 and v4 databases is now only accessible by the shortcut, Ctrl+Shift+L
  • Added: All controls in member edit dialog now auto-size
  • Added: Now remembers size of member edit dialog
  • Changed: Now when deleting a member the Edit Member dialog closes
  • Added: Exporting of removed members now include details of subscribed groups
  • Added: When restoring members from the removed table it always adds them back to the groups they were in
  • Fixed: Show recipients of message may return error
  • Added: Faster at deleting members from the database
  • Added: Improved handling of database unloaded state
  • Changed: Less inclined to import field as "Insertion Date"
  • Added: Cannot start tasks from tray icon if they are paused
  • Added: Now uses Office style interface and includes all new UI graphics
  • Added: Now FAQ, Forum and Features are available in the main window
  • Added: Now the History dialog is a mode of the main window
  • Added: Now the Statistics dialog is a mode of the main window
  • Added: Vacationing Members display mode
  • Added: A list of members on vacation (delivery is disabled) can now be imported or pasted from the clipboard
  • Added: Can now set an expiry date for vacations (either manually or with the vacation command)
  • Added: Can now perform full wildcard searches on Groups, Country, TLD and Language fields, e.g. members of all groups containing "NEW"
  • Added: Can now perform "Between" searches on all fields, e.g. all members of cities between "J" and "N"
  • Added: Conditional text now supports "Between", e.g. %Condition:RecordDate>*

New in MailList King 11.21 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Fixed: Personalization field selector may insert invalid dates
  • Added: Now guesses first/last name even if unspecified in the database
  • Added: Faster processing of personalization fields
  • Fixed: May not read first/last name from the database if a full name has been supplied
  • Fixed: Cannot have spaces when using SetMemberField command
  • Added: New personalization fields: Current Day, Current Month and Current Year (all support date shifting)
  • Added: Now and custom formatting for personalized date is saved with each send task and message
  • Changed: Now prompts regarding database upgrade before making a back-up copy
  • Changed: No longer shows progress for each command in an xscript unless there are many
  • Fixed: Screen refreshing while processing many files during an auto-import
  • Added: Advanced function in mode right-click menu to process daily tasks immediately
  • Added: Options to auto-individualize batch sending is now in the "Sending" tab
  • Fixed: Custom drawn combo boxes may not draw correctly if windows font scaling is used
  • Added: No longer reads database personalization fields for member headers and footers as they will related to the sender
  • Added: Attachments paths in automated messages can also use personalization fields
  • Added: Now always checks that the date time format has not changed
  • Added: Uses the categories assigned to a distribution list as the group equivalent, otherwise uses the distribution name
  • Added: When updating an email address in the Edit Member dialog you can optionally send an acknowledgement
  • Fixed: Missing mlk_cust file error when upgrading
  • Fixed: Failed.txt error on new start up
  • Fixed: Integer conversion error on start up

New in MailList King 11.04 (May 21, 2012)

  • Fixed: MLK toolbar in Outlook may not show when in Contacts folder
  • Changed: All columns are now left-aligned
  • Fixed: When exporting group names may show as ID's
  • Added: Falls back to standard deletion when permanent delete fails
  • Changed: Always uses lowercase emails for Amazon SES delivery

New in MailList King 11.03 (May 14, 2012)

  • Added: Progress during database backup
  • Fixed: Difficulty cancelling out of upgrade
  • Added: Function to toggle checkbox selection of all members
  • Added: Advanced option to ensure MLK can still connect to Outlook even if the Outlook base application class has not been defined
  • Added: Automatically uses versioned Outlook application classes if the base class has not been defined
  • Added: "Send to Addresses" in Responder Delayed Messages dialog now uses the custom reply address for that responder
  • Added: Each group can now have its own reply address (for automated message delivery)

New in MailList King 11.02 (May 14, 2012)

  • Added: Now uses lookup table for much faster access to some common country data
  • Added: New statistics information shown in DB Properties dialog
  • Added: Can force re-import of v10 custom fields
  • Added: Logging for sending profile errors
  • Added: MLK message files now record the Profile ID and sender address if they have been changed from the default. These details are then assigned when loading the files into the editor
  • Fixed: Error when displaying statistics dialog
  • Fixed: Show processing summary may not disable
  • Fixed: Add addresses from Outlook using toolbar may not add selected item
  • Added: In TLD list it skips XN--* items

New in MailList King 11.01 (May 14, 2012)

  • Added: Faster export/backup where members only exist in one group
  • Added: Optimized general group retrieval code for even faster backup/export
  • Added: Now deletes opt-in confirmation that have been previously processed
  • Added: Batch deleting now 40% faster
  • Added: Optimized subscribing/importing of addresses
  • Added: Database table now used for blocked addresses to make it much faster
  • Added: New Blocked Addresses dialog for improved management of unwanted addresses and domains
  • Added: Blocked addresses now display statistics about how often they have been encountered
  • Added: "Find" function now available in blocked addresses list
  • Added: Improved the toolbar in the History and Errors dialog
  • Added: More cautious in retrieving SSL details from Outlook accounts
  • Fixed: May be unable to specify the specify the email address for Amazon SES accounts
  • Fixed: Sending profile editor may ask for an email address even when it is not required
  • Added: Back up code to handle edge case where profile filename is invalid
  • Changed: Outlook sending options are not disabled if Outlook is not a default sending method
  • Added: New advanced option: DontGuessCountryForDomains
  • Added: Faster Country and TLD lookup
  • Added: When removing blocked addresses they are treated as deleted rather than unsubscribed
  • Fixed: Domain unsubscribe history items may display oddly
  • Added: Advanced function to copy database to another folder
  • Added: Optimize dialog shows total database size
  • Added: Before upgrading database it makes a copy of it
  • Added: New Database Properties dialog with quick access to database tasks and statistics
  • Changed: Performs full upgrade of mailing list (instead of quick upgrade)

New in MailList King 11.00 (May 14, 2012)

  • Added: Enhanced Excel exporting method
  • Added: You can now pause sending for a specified number of minutes
  • Added: In message recipients dialog you can now export just sent or unsent recipients
  • Added: Processing summary shown after batch processing update of email addresses
  • Added: If errors are discovered while adding email addresses you can cancel out and edit them
  • Added: If errors are discovered while updating email addresses you can cancel out and edit them
  • Added: When exporting and printing you can opt to only output the selected members
  • Added: Can now export the Notes and Member ID fields
  • Added: Can now import contact notes
  • Added: In History dialog can now export email only lists (i.e. without names)
  • Added: Optimized generation of group membership lists for members
  • Added: When exporting group membership is always sorted alphabetically
  • Added: Faster designation of mime types for files
  • Added: Much more accurate prediction of remaining times for all send methods
  • Added: No longer shows stagger dialog for very short pauses
  • Removed: No longer inherits some member sending option when upgrading from v5 or older
  • Added: Keyboard control in Message Preview dialog
  • Fixed: In a rare situation multithread SMTP engine may send via BCC field rather than To field
  • Removed: No longer provide access to some options: AlwaysSendMultipartHTML, ShowProfileInSender
  • Added: New options: AddMemberMessagesToMembersHistory, ExcludeUndeliverableWhenBlockingUnsubscribers
  • Removed: No longer checks v3 and v4 settings paths
  • Added: Much improved internal data handling for faster start up and lower memory footprint
  • Fixed: Cannot specify full name column when importing from xls file with only two columns
  • Fixed: Message editor bold, italics, underline buttons may not match current selection
  • Fixed: When creating a new contact and overwriting an existing one the history may be inherited
  • Added: More rigorous blocking of export of example members
  • Fixed: Some problems overwriting members with the same email address
  • Added: Ctrl+S to save changes in property panel in main window and member edit dialog
  • Added: Personalization field defaults can have line breaks
  • Fixed: May get duplicate entries in Removed Members table
  • Added: Can click one group node to make it the selected node even if it is already part of a multiple selection
  • Added: When "All Groups" is selected in a drop-down group node it no longer selects all nodes
  • Added: In group combos clicking Ctrl+A will toggle the selection of all groups
  • Added: Ctrl+E or Alt+Enter to show the multiline editor for custom fields
  • Changed: If unsubscriber blocking is enabled for a group then they are blocked from subscribing to this group even if they are subscribed to other groups
  • Fixed: Log file may not scroll to cursor position when searching for text
  • Added: Now lists all groups that are recipients of a sending task (if there are not too many)
  • Added: Improved layout of edit text dialog
  • Changed: Comments field is now named "Notes"
  • Fixed: All windows now display adequate hover hints
  • Added: Now processes undeliverable in preference to out-of-office ones
  • Fixed: In rare situation MLK may start up and not be in a mode
  • Added: Debug log includes date header
  • Added: Improved logging of undeliverable message processing
  • Fixed: Country may not be imported correctly for some domains
  • Fixed: In some situations when performing compound find queries it does not honour the "Match Whole Field" option
  • Fixed: In some situations exported files do not include a header row
  • Added: Improved Help documentation
  • Fixed: May fail to export all members
  • Fixed: Replace dialog may not save all settings
  • Added: Can now perform contains/doesn't contain /after/before searches on custom fields
  • Added: Complete overhaul of Custom Field handling. Now much faster, more accurate searching and more control over field types and editing
  • Added: Date editor for editing date type custom fields
  • Added: Member detail graph now supports custom fields
  • Added: More accurate find with custom fields
  • Added: Sending via Amazon's SES mailing service
  • Added: Now when overwriting a contact you can view the details of the other user and can also merge details of both contacts
  • Added: Can now archive completed sending tasks
  • Added: Format painting
  • Added: Can now filter recipients when sending to Excel or other recipient file
  • Added: Get Addresses from Email Software is now a wizard
  • Added: Member grid columns are now sizeable
  • Added: Member grid has maximum width imposed on name columns
  • Added: Member grid hints support multiline text
  • Added: Multiline editor for custom fields
  • Added: Can now display multiline editor for Address and Comments fields in main window member properties toolbar
  • Added: Can now access an extra 70 mailing list options via the new "Extra Advanced Options" dialog
  • Added: Improvements to layout of settings in Options dialogs
  • Added: New Database tab in Options to centralize all mailing list settings
  • Added: Now optimization settings are located in Options

New in MailList King 10.52 (Oct 20, 2011)

  • Added: Extra fix for Div by Zero errors cauesd by IE9
  • Added: Improved control enabling in Group Properties dialog

New in MailList King 10.51 (Sep 21, 2011)

  • Fixed: Report items in the Inbox may still cause issues when processing
  • Fixed: Can get Type Mismatch error with attachments in Outlook 2010
  • Added: No longer guesses country for addresses from common freemail accounts: gmail.com, hotmail.com, yahoo.com

New in MailList King 10.50 (Sep 20, 2011)

  • Added: From Member Editing dialog you can email, SMS or telephone the contact
  • Changed: Toolbars no longer float
  • Changed: No longer warns of missing retrieval accounts
  • Changed: No longer waits for inactivity before starting delivery of a new sending task
  • Added: New easter egg in Send Message Dialog
  • Added: Now can specify not to show sending summary for single recipient tasks

New in MailList King 10.48 (Sep 20, 2011)

  • Fixed: May get odd results when loading Unicode formatted HTML files
  • Added: Improved method for retrieving sender address when using Outlook 2010 64bit
  • Added: Hidden option, SkipUnreadableOutlookMessages, to ignore individual message errors when processing
  • Added: Copes better when non-messages are found in the Inbox
  • Added: DocX to supported format types for Print Letters
  • Fixed: Some issues opening DOCX and DOC files (gibberish text and RPC errors)
  • Added: SMSPortal sending script
  • Fixed: Small quirk in dealing with XML formatted SMS return results
  • Added: Hidden option, SiteVisitCheckFrequency, to change the frequency of reminders to visit web site
  • Added: New member sending option: When sending to a group, also send to its sub-groups
  • Added: Exclude unsubscribed address option when sending now also excludes blocked addresses
  • Added: Some support for messages containing VML references
  • Fixed: Much more conservative when auto-fixing email addresses
  • Added: MLK automatically checks for and fixes mistakes where a foreign character has been specified instead of an ANSI one (e.g. ö instead of o)
  • Added: Now when you add items to the blocked list it only checks for the new items in your mailing list
  • Fixed: When changing items in the blocked list and you are asked if you want to remove them from the mailing list they may not be removed
  • Fixed: When modifying user entries and a group is specified as null it may not remove them from the mailing list

New in MailList King 10.43 (Jul 12, 2011)

  • Fixed: Importing and member addition may fail in odd ways if "Allow Duplicate Addresses" is enabled

New in MailList King 10.42 (Jul 8, 2011)

  • Fixed: Drag and drop of groups may not work
  • Added: Strips unexpected hard returns in failure messages
  • Fixed: Garbled caption in validation progress dialog
  • Fixed: Invalid date shown for last undeliverable in Member properties
  • Removed: No longer upgrades history entries from v5 or older

New in MailList King 10.41 (May 6, 2011)

  • Added: Copes better with ampersands in filenames
  • Changed: If duplicate email addresses are allowed then MLK no longer checks for a match by their name
  • Fixed: May get error when optimizing History table
  • Fixed: Some improvements to the way "Use Outlook Categories" option is handled

New in MailList King 10.40 (Apr 30, 2011)

  • Added: Each group can now have its own subscribe and unsubscribe acknowledgment and double opt-in messages
  • Fixed: "Float point division by zero" error when scrolling message editor if Internet Explorer 9 is installed
  • Added: In Graphs and Statistics dialogs can display settings for all groups in single view
  • Fixed: Acknowledgement for unforwardable member's message may not be sent
  • Added: All progress dialogs are suppressed while the application is minimized
  • Added: Sending log now lists time of failure
  • Fixed: Properties panel may not hide when information panel is shown
  • Added: History displays in descending date order (when database has limited caching)
  • Added: Debugging function in message editor to enable/disable source code preservation (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D)
  • Fixed: Displayed counts may not update in History dialog
  • Added: Now automatically repairs database if an upgrade fails due to corruption
  • Added: Now shows correct modification date when syncing items that have been changed in Outlook
  • Added: Quicker and more streamlined upgrade process
  • Fixed: Can't specify domains with forwarding rights
  • Added: Improved messaging if sending is delayed because the software is in use
  • Fixed: Some display issues with Send Task Properties panel
  • Added: Improved progress text during repair and optimization

New in MailList King 10.31 (Apr 12, 2011)

  • Fixed: "Float point division by zero" error when scrolling message editor if Internet Explorer 9 is installed

New in MailList King 10.30 (Apr 8, 2011)

  • Added: Find and Alphabet Toolbar, Member and Sending Task Properties Tool Windows
  • Added: Graph members by each field, for example, how many members from each country, proportion of members who have had bounces, etc.
  • Added: Can search sending tasks to find messages containing specified text
  • Added: Now delays sending and checking of messages while you are actively using the software
  • Added: No longer shows stagger dialog while MLK is minimized
  • Added: All grids have popup menus in Member Edit dialog
  • Added: Improved double opt-in message when adding addresses
  • Added: Caption changes in Member Edit dialog changes when there are pending changes
  • Added: Saving and printing of member maps is now supported
  • Added: Alphabetical toolbar can now be shown in all mailing list modes
  • Added: Faster display of Edit Member dialog
  • Added: Right-click Task function to "Send without ISP Limits"
  • Added: Slovenian language support
  • Added: Web Form Settings dialog is resizable
  • Fixed: Exporting a member record from the Edit Member dialog may not include history
  • Fixed: May unnecessarily reload history in the Edit Member dialog
  • Added: Improved error message for maps when the location cannot be found
  • Added: Improved options for laying out images in letters and labels

New in MailList King 10.22 (Mar 10, 2011)

  • Added: Multiple email addresses can be specified for forwarding of unprocessed messages
  • Added: If you load HTML from a file it will be used for sending if you do not modify it in the editor
  • Fixed: HTML Editors may show zoomed depending on Windows settings
  • Added: Does not show sending progress if main form is minimized
  • Fixed: MemberID personalization field may not be recognized
  • Fixed: Date searches may not return expected results
  • Added: Exposed default zoom level as hidden option
  • Fixed: Last used search field may not be remembered
  • Fixed: Recent search fields list may not be truncated
  • Added: Less strict about use of command strings in web form message subject fields
  • Fixed: Does not interrupt MAPI Inbox importing due to single corrupted message
  • Added: /IMPORT parameter to automatically import a passed file

New in MailList King 10.21 (Mar 10, 2011)

  • Added: No longer check Outlook bitness unless email software is set to Outlook
  • Fixed: Last Send profile for SMTP Server may not stay active
  • Added: Copy and Save buttons on Processing Error dialog
  • Added: Now warns in Send Message title bar if source preservation is disabled
  • Fixed: New folder button may not work in Create Database dialog
  • Fixed: When saving Word documents the HTML may be corrupted due to styles
  • Fixed: When saving messages double line breaks may be converted to single line breaks
  • Fixed: Send Tasks Grid does not show dates only when column is not wide enough to show time
  • Fixed: May not be able to set alternative last sending method for SMTP Server sending

New in MailList King 10.20 (Feb 9, 2011)

  • Added: Shows a map of the member's location if an address is available
  • Added: Can view history for each group under View > Options, Groups, Edit
  • Added: Custom items history can be added to groups
  • Added: History items can be deleted in Member and Group Edit dialogs
  • Added: Edit Member dialog is sizeable
  • Added: Auto-Responder dialog now warns if there will be a subject clash with normal web form processing
  • Added: When the email stem is used as the destination group for member forwarding MLK will check all addresses/groups specified in the To field
  • Fixed: Some issues importing from Access files containing invalid field names
  • Added: Can specify a CC address for all auto-responders
  • Added: Can specify multiple email addresses for automated back-up
  • Fixed: Error filtering Removals in View History dialog
  • Added: Revamped View History dialog to make all modes consistent
  • Added: Some Improvements to chart styling in statistics dialog
  • Fixed: Group does not show as available field in Insert Conditional dialog
  • Added: DB Version output to meta file
  • Fixed: Some issues when batch reprocessing items in the History and Errors, Errors grid
  • Added: More thorough matching of members when use of email addresses are optional or duplicate email addresses are allowed
  • Fixed: Error editing delayed message for default welcome message
  • Added: Now shows subject rather than filename for delayed message tasks
  • Added: Scheduled Sending dialog now hides batch settings by default
  • Added: Pop settings dialogs now allow you to copy settings from another account
  • Fixed: Task properties dialog does not show SMS sending profile for SMS tasks
  • Added: Can now display history just for a selected group in History dialog
  • Removed: Options to send acknowledges and double opt-in when subscribing due to an auto-responder are now hidden by default
  • Fixed: Inadvertent dragging of groups in Options dialog

New in MailList King 10.14 (Jan 10, 2011)

  • Fixed: RelayToGroup command may not include attachments
  • Fixed: SendToGroup RAC may add destination group to subject
  • Added: Can edit history items
  • Added: Can use personalized fields in attachments
  • Added: Can use personalized fields for the reply address
  • Changed: Improvements made to Help file
  • Added: Stagger dialog now has better layout and a Pause button
  • Fixed: When Syncing with Outlook categories may be erroneously assigned a leading underscore

New in MailList King 10.12 (Dec 17, 2010)

  • Added: Total remaining delivery time now shown in sending tasks hover hint
  • Added: Only user initiated subscribes generate a "Tried to Subscribe Again" history item
  • Added: Improved hover status for sending tasks
  • Added: Breakdown of active sending statuses in progress bar
  • Added: Outlook synchronization supports Language field
  • Fixed: Member grid may not be disabled when synchronizing
  • Changed: Tightened code for handling user not visiting web site for long time
  • Changed: Reduced some duplication of history items
  • Changed: Better differentiation in History between admin and user modification of email addresses
  • Added: Can disable confirmation that occurs when switching from batch sending to personalized delivery
  • Added: Improved accuracy of delivery times
  • Added: Can add Cc recipient to all messages
  • Added: Specify how frequently automatic optimization of the database is performed (weekly, by default)
  • Changed: Less frequent logging of "Bounce Email Address Not Found"

New in MailList King 10.11 (Dec 8, 2010)

  • Fixed: Group glyph may not change to lock after editing
  • Added: /Rebuild parameter to check the database structure
  • Added: /Repair parameter to check for database corruption
  • Added: /Optimize parameter to optimize the database indexes
  • Fixed: No longer allows check activity when a database is not open
  • Added: Improved grab style
  • Added: Can use %CURRENT% in tandem with "Update Field" to append or prepend to existing data
  • Fixed: Birthday may not clear in Edit Member dialog
  • Added: Looks up email address when forwarding messages
  • Fixed: May duplicate address data when synchronizing with Outlook
  • Fixed: May get error when synching with Outlook 2010
  • Fixed: Permanent Delete may not function

New in MailList King 10.10 (Nov 26, 2010)

  • Added: Upgraded database engine for improved performance and reliability
  • Added: Can now position group search panel on top or left
  • Added: Group search panel now has visible grip for resizing
  • Added: Styling improvements to Group search mode
  • Changed: Using different extension to prevent false positives anti-virus software
  • Fixed: Debug log may not be created on Windows 7
  • Added: Find Member dialog now supports comments and custom fields
  • Fixed: May get an error when using Set Field with custom fields
  • Fixed: Some corrections to Italian text
  • Added: Some number columns in grids may not be formatted by localization
  • Fixed: When using Set Field the data is appended
  • Changed: Now use "Update Field" instead of "Set Field"
  • Added: Can now manually specify the timeout for connecting to POP mail servers
  • Added: Improved handling of simultaneous editing of a record by multiple users
  • Added: Now all display mode panels are resizable
  • Added: More vigilant about checking the encoding of automated messages

New in MailList King 10.04 (Nov 19, 2010)

  • Fixed: Cannot change the Simultaneous Sending Threads option
  • Added: Now exposes the option to block undeliverable addresses
  • Added: Faster performance for checking for addresses in the removed list
  • Fixed: Group counts may not be updated after member deletion
  • Added: Hidden option to override the Reply-To address for messages
  • Added: When editing a group list all other group options are hidden
  • Fixed: Position in Grids in History dialog may not be initialized
  • Added: Now remembers your most recently used search fields
  • Fixed: When retyping a pre-used search string the change event is broken
  • Fixed: Grid column display order may not be saved correctly
  • Fixed: Toolbar may not display in main window of Outlook 2007
  • Changed: Some improvements to address errors during optimization

New in MailList King 10.03 (Nov 15, 2010)

  • Fixed: May not find any addresses in selected Outlook folders
  • Fixed: Email selector may not display correctly in Reprocess Error dialog
  • Changed: Some improvements to display of throughput in ISP Limits tab of Options

New in MailList King 10.02 (Nov 12, 2010)

  • Changed: Now always displays the profile selector in the "Send Message" window if you have multiple sending profiles
  • Fixed: Outlook Toolbar DLL may not be signed and/or function correctly

New in MailList King 10.01 (Nov 11, 2010)

  • Added: Can change the send status of recipients of a sending task by pasting or importing an email list
  • Changed: Now displays full subject in task name column if a custom name has not been specified
  • Fixed: "Rg77H" Error

New in MailList King 10.0 (Nov 9, 2010)

  • Added: When hovering over tasks in the Sending grids a full Task Card is displayed in the hover hint
  • Added: Outlook toolbar can now open the current message in MLK's editor
  • Added: Clicking the email address in a history record displays all history for that member
  • Added: Copying improvement in the History dialog, including copying email addresses of all selected items
  • Fixed: Re-searched items may not be added to the top of the history
  • Added: Can import mailing list and member history
  • Added: New filters: Have email address but no mobile phone number, Have mobile phone number and Have postal address only
  • Added: Icon to check and repair database automatically on start-up
  • Added: /CheckDB parameter to check and repair database automatically on start-up
  • Fixed: Initial sorting in member grid may not match display
  • Added: Now always shows "Check New" and "New Email" buttons
  • Added: Personalization fields are now accessible for custom recipients when sending SMS texts
  • Added: Now always deletes the log file when deleting a sending task
  • Added: Select All and Deselect All available in right-click menu for all Group Tree Views
  • Added: Birthdays can be searched by specific year or any year
  • Removed: Hidden option: Hide Glyphs for Uncommon Functions
  • Added: Improved many internal graphics
  • Added: When deleting custom fields it removes them from all members
  • Added: Many improvements to Help file
  • Added: Text comparisons for searching, e.g. Email addresses up to "J". Fullname after "Smith"
  • Added: Text comparisons for conditional text, e.g. If Email address is up to "J". If fullname is after "Smith"
  • Added: New personalization field: Admin Signature
  • Added: Now always marks messages as read before deleting or moving them (to process read receipts)
  • Added: Moved web form submission options to email processing tab
  • Added: Options dialog is now resizable, particularly useful for editing of groups
  • Changed: Never checks send acknowledgement and double opt-in boxes if they are not enabled
  • Added: Faster processing of blocked list address checking and checked custom box counts
  • Fixed: When importing files containing excessively long field names it may not import correctly
  • Fixed: May neglect to clean up temporary folders in some situations
  • Added: New hidden optimize options: UpdateUserGroupCounts and CheckForOldTempFiles
  • Added: Now when optimizing the database it checks for orphaned folders
  • Added: Optimized handling of all data lists within the code
  • Fixed: Can't import Excel files that have a space as a column header
  • Added: Now use a flat style dividing line in wizards rather than 3D one
  • Added: Improved heading in Add History window
  • Removed: No longer stores a recipient field for each task, the hidden option, SendingField, is now always used
  • Added: Improved styling of graph options button in main window
  • Added: Faster processing of web form message fields
  • Added: Now copes better when specified field delimiter for web form messages does not correctly match spacing
  • Added: Can now specify whether the ISP Limits also apply to the Internal SMTP Server
  • Fixed: Some issues in the Personalization Field selection dialog
  • Added: More compact log file
  • Added: Web Form Wizard now always includes required fields even if they are not mapped
  • Fixed: Some group tree views are directly editable
  • Added: State field is now 25 characters wide
  • Added: "Test" sending method for testing purposes
  • Removed: Removed disingenuous Message Type column from Send Tasks grid
  • Added: Mobile phone field is now indexed for faster searching and sorting
  • Removed: Don't show block member item in the main menu (only in right-click)
  • Changed: Internal SMTP Server resend delay now uses same delay as automated message resending
  • Fixed: Graph may initially appear blank in Statistics dialog
  • Removed: Demoted option to Hidden: SendAcknowledgementsForBlockedAddresses
  • Removed: Demoted option to Hidden: Email Software Login Profiles
  • Removed: Demoted option to Hidden: After sending to a recipient clear their "New Member" status
  • Removed: "Add Copied Recipients" options in Send Recipients dialog
  • Added: Old, inactive users are shown with a gray glyph
  • Added: Can now override the Outlook sender address on a per-message basis
  • Added: Replaces signature on-the-fly when changing profile
  • Added: Sending tasks grid shows SMS sender number as reply address
  • Added: Add custom date dialog now allows you to choose a date other than today
  • Added: Preview dialog now shows how long it will take to send your message considering previous sending speed and your specified ISP limits
  • Added: Much more accurate display of remaining time
  • Added: Task Properties now displays sending speed and time remaining
  • Added: New columns, Sending Speed and Time Remaining
  • Added: Outlook folder selectors are shown with graphics and recent lists
  • Added: New database performance profile option to automatically determine the best settings for your usage type
  • Added: When deleting members you can specify the removal method: Unsubscribe, Undeliverable address or simple deletion
  • Added: Can now filter your mailing list by members' history
  • Added: Can now search all text fields at once (or just all address fields)
  • Added: Can now specify that Outlook items should be permanently deleted rather than moved to the "Deleted Items" folder
  • Added: Now provides compatible toolbar with Outlook 2010 (32 bit)
  • Added: Many improvements to Message Recipients window to make it simpler to use
  • Added: New Find and Replace dialog with conditional updating, case matching and other options
  • Added: New Update Email Address to make it much easier to update whole domains en masse
  • Added: "ISP Limits" settings are now much more accessible with their own tab in Options
  • Added: Groups can be edited in all Group Tree Views using right-click menu
  • Added: Debug logging shortcut changed to Ctrl+Alt+D
  • Added: History shows new group when membership is changed to only one group
  • Added: Never shows "1 Group" in main grid
  • Removed: No longer support Opt-In requests from v4 and older
  • Added: Skip all in Group right-click menu
  • Added: Hold ALT key to gray clicked group item
  • Added: In some situations where members are removed they are not added to History
  • Added: Now truncates progress results rather than rounding to avoid showing 100% for a task that is almost complete
  • Added: Optimized many functions including:
  • Deleting records 40% faster
  • Import (Initializing, not Excel): 25% faster
  • Import (Initializing, Excel): 75% faster
  • Import (Processing): 10% faster
  • Start Up: 3% faster
  • Delete group: 10% faster
  • Sending (Building recipient list): 45% faster
  • Optimize and Repair Database: 2% faster
  • Changing Group Membership: 80% faster
  • Generation of selection list: 80% faster
  • Filtering history: 65% faster

New in MailList King 9.25 (Jul 22, 2010)

  • Added: Some improvements to statistics dialog
  • Fixed: When pasting Excel spreadsheets it may come in as an image
  • Added: Handles invalid POP dates
  • Fixed: Copying of history items may cause incorrect results
  • Fixed: May not correctly determine Outlook version is 64bit

New in MailList King 9.23 (Jun 30, 2010)

  • Added: Ensured all numbers are formatted correctly to localization settings
  • Added: Outlook Synchronization supported with Outlook 2010 64bit
  • Added: Processing Errors dialog now differentiates between admin and user errors

New in MailList King 9.22 (Jun 23, 2010)

  • Fixed: Excel spreadsheets with spaces in column names can cause import issues
  • Fixed: Settings wizard may not display current POP settings
  • Added: Now checks if Outlook is 64 bit version and disables non-compatible options
  • Added: Improved functionality when using Outlook 64 bit
  • Added: Improved method of generating Outlook folder trees
  • Added: Defaults to Inbox in Add from Outlook folders dialog
  • Added: No longer displays some internal Outlook folders in Add from Outlook folders dialog
  • Added: Differentiates embedded image references from emails when parsing HTML
  • Added: Attachments are not parsed even when not using Extended MAPI
  • Added: CSS Preview does not include scrollbar
  • Added: Improved styling with new skin, "Chrome"
  • Added: Easier exporting in the unregistered version
  • Added: When a Remote Admin Command fails it displays the error in the log
  • Added: May not output error for automated message failures when using the internal SMTP server

New in MailList King 9.20 (May 4, 2010)

  • Added: Now supports unlimited number of active sources for mailing list messages (POP accounts, Outlook Folders and MAPI Inbox)
  • Added: Group clouds are now available in the Statistics dialog and Help mode
  • Added: Each auto-responder can now use a custom POP account or Outlook folder
  • Added: Now displays "marquee" type progress dialog during retrieval
  • Added: More status information when processing multiple retrieval tasks
  • Fixed: Cancelling options may not reset settings
  • Added: Improved auto-responder handling
  • Added: Now includes SSL support files in main installation
  • Added: Improvements to layout of options
  • Added: Auto-Responder Creation dialog is now a wizard
  • Changed: Default group name is now "General"
  • Added: Auto-responder dialog automatically generates a default name
  • Added: Task list dialog is now resizable
  • Added: Better warning message/history if a member specifies an unknown group when sending to the mailing list
  • Fixed: HTML messages may not show embedded attachments in the Errors Log
  • Changed: Some new sending task graphics
  • Added: Differentiates connect and deliver timeouts to improve internal server throughput
  • Fixed: Slow display of Statistics dialog
  • Added: Improvements to Help file

New in MailList King 9.13 (Apr 16, 2010)

  • Added: Stores more meta data to database information file
  • Added: All message editing dialogs support recent file list
  • Fixed: HTML elements with empty tags can cause parsing errors
  • Fixed: Outlook synchronization may fail with certain sync settings
  • Changed: Now only shows unique member counts
  • Added: Can now specify permanent or temporary failure status when manually processing bounced addresses

New in MailList King 9.12 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • Changed: Always aligns start of ISP Sending Limits period with the sending of an Admin message
  • Added: When pasting addresses it checks for comma or semicolon delimiting and automatically converts to line break delineation
  • Added: Improved status text for active sending tasks (including showing percentage complete)
  • Fixed: In rare situation may start sending even if a sub-form is active
  • Fixed: No longer tidies names (of email addresses) that the Admin has specified
  • Fixed: Control focus issue in web form wizard
  • Added: New random number field allows you to make your messages look less boilerplate
  • Added: Can specify a custom reply address for each automatic responder
  • Fixed: Last message date now supports multiple databases correctly
  • Added: Clicking folder path shows Key Folders dialog
  • Added: Open Database dialog now provides more details about database in selected folder (group count, create date, etc)
  • Added: Open Database dialog only displays "New Folder" button when relevant
  • Added: Further encoding of insertion details for reduce the size of database
  • Added: Right-click function to immediately unsubscribe the selected member(s)
  • Added: New After Processing option for POP Retrieval: Forward to Email Address

New in MailList King 9.10 (Mar 27, 2010)

  • Fixed: Error when displaying recipients of some sending tasks
  • Added: /SAFE mode also resets form and toolbar positions
  • Added: Can check the checkbox of all displayed members (right-click menu)
  • Fixed: May get group error when import from backup
  • Changed: Renamed "Record Date" to "Join Date"
  • Fixed: May not find Microsoft stationery on some Windows systems
  • Fixed: Some issues with subscribing duplicate email addresses
  • Changed: Now when allowing duplicate email addresses it checks for contacts by email address if the exact name is not found
  • Added: Can now edit addresses in drop down combos
  • Fixed: Multiple "None" items can appear in drop down lists
  • Changed: Suppresses error message for disconnected/empty drives
  • Added: Always obfuscates passwords in debug logs
  • Fixed: Double paste in blocked list editor
  • Added: When optimizing database it also checks for membership of deleted groups
  • Fixed: May get error deleting groups when using Optimistic Record Locking
  • Added: Group column in History dialog is sortable
  • Added: Users membership count is always checked in Edit Membership dialog
  • Fixed: Column sorting may not be remembered in History dialog
  • Fixed: Some options don't show as checked in Statistics dialog
  • Added: Some styling improvements in Statistics dialog
  • Changed: Now defaults to using same sending method for admin and automated sending
  • Added: Can now specify a different reply address for automated sending
  • Changed: Year selector in history dialog is drop down combo, rather than a spin box
  • Added: Now allows you to use Windows Live Mail on Windows 7
  • Added: New commands to adjust users undeliverable message counts: BounceSoft, BounceHard, BounceRemove
  • Added: History differentiates between admin and automated processing of undeliverables
  • Added: Much simpler to build complex member search with option to add or remove to the current set of results
  • Added: Clear button to reset the search
  • Added: Search fields are now categorized
  • Added: Group Membership count search field
  • Added: "Send Test Message" function available when editing acknowledgement messages
  • Added: Improved setting of test values for personalization preview and test sends
  • Added: More included stationery
  • Added: Stationery dialog is now resizable
  • Added: 15 new styles
  • Added: Web form HTML preview shows themed controls
  • Added: Auto-adjusts height of preview in web form wizard
  • Added: Layout improvements in Options

New in MailList King 9.03 (Feb 12, 2010)

  • Added: New "Checked Members" recipient option for messages to make it easier to make custom selections for a sending task
  • Added: MailList King now differentiates between soft (temporary failure) and hard (permanent failure) bounces and increases users bounce counts by three in the case of a hard bounce
  • Added: Now when creating a new member and the specified contact already exists you are asked if you want to overwrite it
  • Added: Now always shows all member's groups in hover hints
  • Added: Updated help file to improved readability
  • Fixed: Ctrl+V does not reformat before pasting in the message insertion dialog
  • Added: Now permits you to manually create group names that are not capitalized
  • Fixed: Progress caption may not update in multiple-thread send progress dialog
  • Added: Reprocess dialog includes an All Domain item in the drop down list
  • Fixed: May not enclose fields in quotes when backing up
  • Added: Better debug logging for history items
  • Added: When processing [un]subscribes with multiple groups it is considered a success if any one of the groups process correctly
  • Changed: Email Software settings are now in advanced options
  • Fixed: May get ghost sending tasks listed as errors
  • Added: Can use /OwnSettings to force loading of settings from the database sub-folder
  • Added: Also locates contact by email address when allowing duplicate addresses even if name is different
  • Fixed: When using multiple databases with unique settings, the wrong configuration may be used
  • Fixed: Option to prompt when an no/unknown group is specified for unsubscribe may cause the unsubscribe to fail
  • Fixed: When updating an email address it may not update destination address of scheduled messages for that contact
  • Added: When searching by Member ID, the "UID" prefix is optional
  • Added: Copes better with embedded images that use non-ANSI characters
  • Removed: Deprecated option: Block undeliverable addresses from being re-added to the mailing list
  • Added: Internal SMTP Server does not assign local connection failures to recipients
  • Added: Personalization fields are available even when right-clicking a member to send them an SMS
  • Fixed: Database open dialog shows hidden fodlers *
  • Fixed: May not remember "Check Spelling before Sending" option *

New in MailList King 9.02 (Feb 12, 2010)

  • Fixed: When automatically subscribing members MLK may not abort due to an unknown group and add the member to a null group
  • Fixed: No longer counts ghost items in the MLK Outbox
  • Added: Some improvements to the Help file
  • Added: Optimize function now deletes ghost sending tasks
  • Added: Labels added to sending history
  • Added: Print button in Letter preview dialog
  • Fixed: If unique database settings is enabled group nesting may not be enabled when changing databases
  • Added: Printing and saving of previews now available in right-click menu

New in MailList King 9.0 (Nov 3, 2009)

  • Group nesting, letter and label printing, improvements to SMS sending and Outlook synchronization and much more

New in MailList King 8.62 (Sep 11, 2009)

  • Fixed: Some antivirus certificates can break POP downloads
  • Added: Can now also update an email address using web form UpdateUserDetails field
  • Changed: UpdateEmail "New Email field is now the normal email field with a "New" prefix
  • Added: Messages forwarded from POP accounts include date and name in the header
  • Added: Now delays commencement of automated tasks for 30 seconds after start up
  • Fixed: Modify web forms may capitalize the new email address
  • Fixed: Embedded images may not be included in sending
  • Added: Copes better when loading HTML from Unicode encoded files
  • Added: Better message when prompted to choose a group if none has been specified

New in MailList King 8.60 (Aug 27, 2009)

  • Added: Undeliverable recipient checking in the "View Recipients" dialog supports recipients that aren't members of the mailing list
  • Added: Shifting of date personalization fields (�TE% and any column or custom field ending in the name "Date")
  • Added: Can quickly send a message in your delayed messages list to recipients
  • Added: Search boxes now has "Has Text" and "Has no text" search comparisons
  • Fixed: Can get leading underscores as group names when synchronizing with Outlook and using categories
  • Fixed: Stagger sending dialog may cause Sending Progress to require repainting
  • Fixed: Failure when clicking "View Record" in History and Errors dialog, Removal tab
  • Added: Member ID searching in main window
  • Added: Full editing toolbar in acknowledgement editing dialogs
  • Added: Personalization drop down now much better at only showing relevant fields
  • Added: Conditional Field Creation dialog now only shows relevant fields
  • Added: Conditional Field Creation dialog has improved search comparison selector
  • Added: Sending tasks grid now differentiates SMS tasks with alternate status graphics
  • Removed: Support for legacy personalization Fields: First_Name, Last_Name, Full_Name
  • Added: New dialog to make it easier to insert personalization fields
  • Fixed: "Resending" an SMS text may bring up the message editor
  • Added: Can now edit messages of existing sending tasks with full editing functionality
  • Added: Now checks for unregistered text even if message is edited after creation
  • Fixed: Now will strip group names from forwarded messages even if spaces are intermingled
  • Added: Improved navigation in History dialog (grid not db based and maintains position after deletion)
  • Fixed: Right-click menu may not function in History, Removals tab
  • Fixed: "View Recipients" appears in History right-click menu when not relevant
  • Added: Status buttons in message editor now better support message subject selection
  • Added: When importing fields can be mapped to any custom fields, even if the column name is different or there is no header row
  • Added: Some improvements to start up speed
  • Changed: Last Site visit date is now stored for the user, not the database
  • Fixed: Status column may not show send date for future automated tasks
  • Added: Can now run an Outlook Folder Retrieval task on a selected folder
  • Added: Hidden option, "MachineSendingRights", to allow disabling of sending by particular machines when sharing an MLK database over a network
  • Added: Improved method of checking for duplicate mapping fields when importing
  • Added: Space key can be used to popup mapping field selector
  • Added: Sending task properties (detail, message, recipients, log) are all available in one dialog
  • Added: Sending tasks dialog can navigate tasks
  • Fixed: May get an AV when sending email to support if no sending has been performed
  • Added: Log files are now displayed within PixPlay rather than launched
  • Added: Sending status graph can be printed
  • Added: Sending task recipients can be printed
  • Fixed: May check for bounced recipients for SMS tasks
  • Added: When printing messages the subject is included
  • Added: Sending log message now includes a log file tab and a "View Recipients" button
  • Fixed: SMTP server settings dialog may have "Override default server" checked unexpectedly
  • Added: Improved formatting of saved and copied content in the "Processing Failures" dialog
  • Added: Removal records dialog that includes custom fields and supports saving and copying
  • Added: History records dialog that supports navigation
  • Removed: "Active Sending Tasks" from List menu
  • Added: "Active Sending Tasks" to Info mode menu
  • Added: Improved styling of Help display

New in MailList King 8.56 (Aug 27, 2009)

  • Added: Refresh button in File Recipients dialog
  • Fixed: Error when importing date time column values
  • Fixed: Processing summary untidy for unsubscribed addresses
  • Added: Recipients dialog automatically pops up relevant dialog when changing address source
  • Added: More informative messages when importing from defective import file
  • Added: When sending to a recipient list in a file it automatically checks whether the file has been edited
  • Added: Automatically creates unknown groups when processing web forms and Outlook contacts
  • Added: More improvements to sending properties dialog
  • Fixed: May fail to use Categories when syncing with outlook
  • Changed: Clicking Log file link in send summary may fail
  • Fixed: Can get sending error in rare situation due to characters in the plain text body of an HTML message
  • Fixed: May get blank results when importing data with the same name as the column
  • Added: SMTP Settings dialog is now tabbed
  • Fixed: Color popup dialog now copes with multiple screens
  • Added: Improved styling and wording on many dialogs

New in MailList King 8.55 (Jun 24, 2009)

  • Fixed: May not import correctly if an Excel column has an invalid name
  • Added: verbose warning about invalid fields in import files
  • Added: Now copes with common alternatives and misspellings of countries names, e.g. US, USA, United States
  • Added: Saved message files are added to the Windows recent list
  • Added: Processing Failure dialog is now sizable
  • Added: Processing Failure dialog now displays errors as categorized
  • Added: Can now select addresses in Processing Failure dialog and copy them to the clipboard
  • Added: Improved some wording and layout of some dialogs
  • Added: Overhauled "Please Purchase" dialog

New in MailList King 8.53 (May 27, 2009)

  • Added: Improved checking for valid formatting in SMS Host files
  • Fixed: Does not try to resend when a major SMTP error occurs
  • Added: Can have all lower case sender names
  • Fixed: May not restart sending after performing daily tasks
  • Fixed: Member ID not exported
  • Added: MLK does not lose the location of responder messages even if your settings folder is moved
  • Added: Understands format of Gmail delivery failure messages
  • Added: Further improvements to undeliverable message processing
  • Fixed: May not send with specified account under Outlook 2007
  • Fixed: In rare situation a local file could be removed while downloading mail via POP
  • Added: Transient Outlook connection errors can be disabled

New in MailList King 8.51 (May 6, 2009)

  • Added: Automatically detects separators with space prefixes in Web Forms
  • Added: Some improvements to bounce message checking
  • Added: Sub-forms center within their parent form
  • Fixed: When importing from CSV it may truncates wide fields
  • Added: Improvements to sending log output dialog
  • Added: Improvements to internal data handling

New in MailList King 8.50 (May 6, 2009)

  • Added: Secure sites support for SMS sending
  • Fixed: Small issue with formatting of dates and current year text
  • Added: More logical display of status and timing details in the Send Tasks grid and Task Properties
  • Added: Improved styling of Membership and Sending graphs in the main window
  • Added: Some optimization of send list generation
  • Added: Can now specify the time when all daily automated actions take place
  • Added: Database optimization can now be automatically performed daily
  • Added: Progress column of sending tasks grid now shows progress bar
  • Added: You can select which Outlook account to use for sending (Under Outlook 2007)
  • Changed: Manually started tasks show as Paused status
  • Added: Many improvements to View Recipients dialog including faster updating, improved filtering, separate search function and marking of selected addresses
  • Fixed: Send to All is shown in menu when not relevant
  • Added: ISP Limits shortcut available on mode right-click menu
  • Changed: Scheduled task name default to subject
  • Changed: Multi-threaded Email Sending dialog is now sizable
  • Added: Edit Text dialog offers a load button
  • Changed: SMS Sending dialog is now sizable
  • Changed: Hides Outlook/Mapi sending option depending on email software
  • Added: When printing in columnar format it now includes a heading
  • Added: Sent counts in Group sending footer of Statistics dialog
  • Added: Open database dialog is sizable
  • Changed: Less complex way of handling web form message fields
  • Changed: Improved hover hints throughout the application
  • Changed: "Bounce Days" option is no longer exposed in UI
  • Added: Toolbars added to View Log message, History, Statistics and Edit Member dialogs
  • Added: Now only prompts to display a member's subscribe message if one exists
  • Added: Can now print grids in the History and Errors dialog
  • Changed: Significant re-do of Statistics and History dialogs
  • Changed: Now when processing messages via MAPI it only marks processed messages as read
  • Added: Undeliverable failures now report the reason the message was returned as undeliverable
  • Added: MLK now correctly reads of 97% of all undeliverable message reports
  • Fixed: MLK may remove a member one off reaching the maximum undeliverable message count
  • Fixed: May get a save error when exporting History
  • Added: Hidden option to specify a separate email address for delivery of undeliverable message reports
  • Added: Can now view all undeliverable recipients of a sending task
  • Changed: Sending Task Properties now shows the percentage of tasks returned as undeliverable
  • Added: Can copy recipients to clipboard in View Recipients dialog
  • Added: Improved keyboard support in many dialogs
  • Added: Can navigate in Task Properties dialog using Ctrl+, and Ctrl+
  • Fixed: Outlook sync may fail when database is stored in non-standard path
  • Added: Faster status counting when synchronizing with Outlook
  • Added: Faster display of select membership dialog
  • Changed: No longer surface the option: Gray Groups for Large Selections
  • Fixed: Smoother display when processing many addresses in the main window
  • Changed: Next Send column now handled by Status column in Sending Tasks grid
  • Fixed: Don't need to re-show the send dialog to enable one-click sending
  • Added: HTML Source tab in Preview message dialog
  • Added: Ctrl + D in main window to delete task/member
  • Added: Alt + S in message editor to send message
  • Added: Key failure submission includes version
  • Changed: Task Next send column hidden by default
  • Changed: Task Status column includes next send data
  • Added: Now checks for first name being guessed as "The"
  • Fixed: From address specified in message sending dialog may not be used
  • Fixed: Web Form creation wizard does not show custom fields
  • Added: Better detection of undeliverable message reports
  • Fixed: Some issues tidying Word HTML Source
  • Added: Improved styling, layout and wording in the 90 most used dialogs
  • Add History
  • Address Failure Display
  • Address Update
  • Advanced Options
  • Batch/Scheduled Sending
  • Check for New Progress
  • Confirm Outlook Synchronization Actions
  • Create Database
  • Create Delayed Message
  • Create Responding Rule
  • Create Retrieval Task
  • Create SMS
  • Delete Group
  • Dial Phone
  • Edit Acknowledgement Message
  • Edit Countries
  • Edit Entries
  • Edit Fields of Table
  • Edit Group
  • Edit Member
  • Edit Plain Text
  • Edit Profile
  • Edit Signature
  • Edit Task List
  • Email Software Options
  • Enter Serial Number
  • Export
  • Export Contacts to Outlook
  • Export Distribution Lists to Outlook
  • Export Messages To CSV
  • Find Member
  • Get Addresses from Folder
  • Get Stationery
  • Getting Started
  • Graph Settings
  • Group Membership
  • Import
  • Insert Link
  • Insert Table
  • Internal Server Settings
  • Internal SMTP Server Progress
  • Load Recipients from File
  • MailList King Info Box
  • Member Sending Options
  • Message Attachments
  • Open Database
  • Optimize Database
  • Options
  • Outlook Options
  • Outlook Synchronization Wizard
  • Personalization Options
  • Pop Server Settings
  • Preview Message
  • Print Mailing List
  • Print Message
  • Process Addresses
  • Process Outlook Folder
  • Processing Summary
  • Progress
  • Registration Information
  • Remote Admin. Settings
  • Reprocess Error
  • Reprocessing Confirmation
  • Save Stationery
  • Select Group
  • Select Members
  • Select Multiple Groups
  • Select Outlook Folder
  • Select Send Method
  • Send Message
  • Sending Error
  • Sending Log
  • Sending Options
  • Sending Progress
  • Sending Summary
  • Sending Task Properties
  • Set Member Field
  • Setup Wizard
  • Show Sending Log Message
  • SMS Options
  • SMS Sending Progress
  • SMTP Server Settings
  • Specify Conditional Text
  • Specify Email Address
  • Specify Email Address List
  • Specify Sending Recipients
  • Specify SMS Recipients
  • Stagger Sending
  • Validate Addresses
  • Web Form Creation Wizard
  • Web Form Options

New in MailList King 8.12 (May 6, 2009)

  • Fixed: Custom fields used for personalization in automated messages may not be set
  • Fixed: Cannot use CSV files in the custom send recipients dialog
  • Changed: When HtmlSourceCodePreservation is disabled it no longer adds an nbsp to blank paragraphs and divisions
  • Added: Can now load settings for various SMS Host Providers
  • Changed: Much more reluctant to automatically disable HtmlSourceCodePreservation
  • Fixed: Birthday enabled by default when creating new members
  • Fixed: TLD searching may perform inclusive rather than strict text search
  • Fixed: Issue importing email columns without header fields
  • Fixed: Imported now copes with files that have duplicate field names
  • Fixed: Can get error when sending automated messages about invalid sender address
  • Changed: Now all sub forms appear centered in the main form rather than the default monitor

New in MailList King 8.11 (May 6, 2009)

  • Fixed: Birthday column not showing data
  • Fixed: Issue importing XLSX files
  • Added: Can now export to Microsoft Access, XML, Word, RTF and Adobe Acrobat
  • Added: New Add History dialog to add a custom history item to the current member(s)
  • Added: Can now dial member's phone numbers from within MLK
  • Added: Added extra history items for better Customer Relationship Management support
  • Added: Can now specify recipient groups in the message sending dialog
  • Added: Now prevents sorting of Group Membership column which for reason of performance cannot be sorted in a meaningful way
  • Added: Now saves log files when doing a test sending
  • Added: Email Support menu option when also attaches all relevant log files
  • Fixed: When sending test message the test address may be duplicated
  • Added: Can now make personalization text URL safe by using the .ENC suffix, e.g. %FullName.ENC%
  • Added: Can now specify whether web form messages generate acknowledgements or double opt-ins by using the Verbosity field
  • Removed: No longer expose option to compress database indexes
  • Added: When creating a new database you can specify whether to use unique settings
  • Fixed: Create database dialog does not show hover hints
  • Changed: Improved layout of auto-responder dialog
  • Added: Can now add recipients to an existing auto-responder task

New in MailList King 8.10 (May 6, 2009)

  • Added: Can now import and send directly to contacts in Access databases, OpenOffice spreadsheets, Advantage Databases and columnar data in HTML and Word documents
  • Added: Now supports Office 2007 XLSX format
  • Added: When importing/sending to contacts in an Excel file you can choose the worksheet
  • Changed: Improved layout of Import dialog to make it simpler
  • Changed: Now automatically checks for groups specified with spaces instead of underlines
  • Added: Can now group results in main graphs by week, month, year, etc.
  • Changed: Now includes database name in backup filename
  • Changed: Now specify folder for backup rather than the filename
  • Added: Can choose the number of days activity to show
  • Added: New personalization fields: Sender Email (%SenderEmail%) and Sender Full Name (%SenderName%)
  • Added: /AUTOCLOSE parameter to shutdown MailList King after it has checked for new mailing list messages and cleared its Outbox
  • Fixed: In certain situations bad email addresses are allowed to be imported
  • Added: Can now dynamically read plain and HTML formatted text from files using "Read_From_File" field
  • Added: Can now type the first few characters of the sorted field to display an item
  • Added: Now all grids support auto positioning by typing the first few letters of an item
  • Fixed: If load a second file into the import dialog it may not correctly remap the fields
  • Added: Much improved method of guessing import field mapping
  • Added: Now always remembers your last used import field mapping

New in MailList King 8.05 (Jan 12, 2009)

  • Web Form Creation Wizard, SMS Sending, Outlook toolbar improvements and much more

New in MailList King 7.0 (Nov 22, 2007)

  • Many improvements and new features