Mail Utilities Version History


Version: 4.82 (32-bit only)
Release Date: 07/04/2010

Fixed the following problems
  • CC recipient on original message receives a copy of auto response messages.
  • Body content removed on internal simple MAPI plain text messages with attachments.
  • NDR received when changing message destination on internal messages.
  • Paperclip icon displayed on replies to messages that contain an image embedded by Mail Utilities.
  • Enhancements made to the Anti Spam module.




Version: 4.81 (32-bit only)
Release Date: 08/02/2010

Fixed the following problems
  • Messages containing several thousand X-headers may cause the IIS services to fault.
  • Starting the Mail Utilities control panel from the Start menu icon when logged in as a user other than the one who installed\upgraded, will start the uninstall process.
  • Images become attached when used within a conditional field (if statements) when they are supposed to be suppressed.




Version: 4.80 (32-bit only)
Release Date: 25/01/2010

Fixed the following problems
  • Disclaimed messages with images could be classified as spam due to double extensions.
  • Messages from Outlook 2007 that are disclaimed by multiple rules do not contain the Outlook 2007 reply separator.
  • Digitally signed messages that are processed by multiple rules are attached for each rule.
  • Autoresponder attachment included when feature is deselected.
  • Journaling to an external account from Outlook 2007 fails.
  • Far East Asian and Accented characters not displayed correctly when sending in plain text and using UTF-8 encoding.
  • Inviting additional attendees to a meeting request using Outlook 2007 causes unhandled exceptions.
  • About page displays incorrectly on Chinese OS.
  • Autoresponder loop count does not match the number of messages sent.
  • Messages sent to a query based distribution group use the AD details of the "Managed By" object.
  • Custom rules set on Active Directory Containers (Organizational Units) that contain special characters in the name are not triggered correctly.
  • Disclaimer not applied to RTF messages composed in Chinese.
  • Serbian characters not displayed correctly when using iso-8859-2 encoding.
  • Custom rules set on Active Directory Users with acute accent in their account names are not triggered correctly.
  • Very occasional adding of strikethrough to text in a message body when sent from a Blackberry to particular SMTP addresses.
  • Setting the option to use merge fields from {Original Message} in an auto-response incorrectly uses the data from the auto-response sender.
  • Occasional instances of "Error during CDefect11679::ProcessQuotedPrintableBodyPart 8007045a. A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed" appearing in the logs, and causing disclaimers to fail to be applied until manually restarting the IIS services.
  • Periods removed from CSS styles included in Microsoft Sharepoint messages.
  • Images attached when used within a conditional field (if statements), even if they were being suppressed.
  • Small memory leak causes inetinfo.exe memory usage to increase.
  • Error received when inserting a template or opening the template manager when there is no internet connection.
  • Disclaimer applied at the bottom of a message when sending a message from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.
  • Enhancements made to the Anti Spam module.




Version: 4.64
Release Date: 09/01/2009

Fixed the following problems
  • Internal e-mail addresses being added to the Auto white list.
  • Internal users receiving RFC compliant bounce messages when FROM address is spoofed as an internal e-mail address on spam messages.
  • Error on messages that contain an invalid checksum.
  • RTF messages that contain font tags over 32 characters causing ExclaimerRTF.dll to fault.
  • RTF messages that contain 500 or more font tags with a non breaking space before the closing tags causing IIS services to fault.




Version: 4.60
Release Date: 11/08/2008

Fixed the following problems
  • Small memory leak per message in Exclaimer Mail Utilities for Exchange 2007 version only.
  • Some messages containing a multi-valued MAPI property (e.g. a modified meeting request with a changed resource using Microsoft Outlook 2007) can cause Microsoft Exchange 2007 to trigger backpressure.
  • Using more than 31 characters in the ‘Font Face’ tag definition causes the control panel to lock up and InetInfo to restart.
  • Rules using a domain in the Active Directory Container (Organizational Unit) field would not be saved correctly.
  • Occasional restriction of mail flow caused by some Mail Servers rejecting disclaimed email messages.




Version: 4.57
Release Date: 11/04/2008

Fixed the following problems
  • Occasional restriction of mail flow caused by some Mail Servers rejecting disclaimed email messages.




Version: 4.56
Release Date: 20/03/2008

Fixed the following problems
  • In some instances Contacts were treated as external recipients/senders when specified as internal.
  • If GC is set manually and there are errors a notification was not issued effectively.
  • In rare instances an RTF email body was formatted blue with underline if the message started with a hyperlink.
  • The "Don't add disclaimer if..." feature added the disclaimer anyway if there was a : (colon) in the search string.
  • Inability to recognise an attribute assigned to a Distribution Group in a query.
  • In some instances Signed mails encapsulated in a disclaimed email did not appear in Outlook 2007.
  • When using Outlook as the email editor (in Outlook 2003 only), Mail Utilities occasionally did not recognise the reply separator.
  • RTF and Plain Text with no body did not get disclaimed.
  • Anti-Spam quarantine messages were not being excluded from journaling.
  • Journaling, diagnostics and auto-response email were not being delivered in Exchange 2007 SP1 only.
  • ' (apostrophe) was being replaced with ' in AD fields inserted into HTML email messages.

Added the new features
  • Message encoding default set to UTF-8 to maximize cross compatibility when dealing with foreign language character sets.
  • Improved RTF support in the HTML Editor.
  • Improved non ascii and foreign language character set support.
  • Improved processing of SPAM marked email.
  • Improved mission critical message handling in the 'Deployed' scenario.
  • Improved embedded image support when sending RTF email messages to external recipients.
  • Query-based Distribution groups are now supported.
  • Improved Anti-Spam checks support for Exchange 2007 Hub Servers.
  • Improved Signed/Encrypted RTF message support.
  • Improved handling of HTML markup outside the HTML tags of a message. This now supports virus scan providers who insert text after the closing HTML () tag.
  • Improved sender or recipient group resolution. You can now force Exclaimer Mail Utilities to get a list of Group members from your GC.
  • Introduced the ability to specify the use of a specific GC in the Advanced Settings box.




Version: 4.50
Release Date: 17/12/2007

Fixed the following problems
  • In some instances copying a custom rule can result in the new custom rule not being executed.
  • Sending a UTF7 encoded email through an Exchange 2000 Server can result in a corrupt message body.
  • A minor memory leak when adding a disclaimer.
  • In RTF the disclaimer appears two lines lower down than in the HTML version.
  • Internal HTML disclaimer has different spacing to the external one.
  • Increased line spacing when using Word as the default email editor.
  • Line spacing is different for HTML, RTF and Plain Text disclaimers.
  • Some formatting issues in RTF.
  • Blank lines are removed when replying to a Word edited HTML mail.
  • Not possible to delete all the reply separator strings in the Advanced Settings panel.
  • Exclaimer Mail Utilities’ Control panel in some instances affects the spacing in HTML mark-up.
  • Auto-Whitelist does not populate correctly.
  • In some instances the 'Mail From' field appears blank when using a rule to change the ‘Reply To’ field.

Added the new features
  • Improved HTML/Disclaimer editor
  • Improved set up wizard for ease of installation and configuration
  • Exchange 2007 version released




Version: 4.30
Release Date: 14/02/2007

Fixed the following problems
  • Autoresponding to a message where the sender was blank could cause Exclaimer to crash IIS
  • If a GC became unavailable, Exclaimer would fail to identify another one
  • Images from AD records were not being added correctly
  • Adding disclaimers to messages to very large distribution lists could cause some systems to fail to deliver the message

Added the new features
  • Zero-Hour™ Virus Protection module added
  • Auto-whitelist feature to populate the whitelist from historic email conversations
  • Outlook 2007 reply separator compatibility
  • Several anti-spam enhancements to deal with latest spamming techniques
  • New anti-spam deployment scenarios
  • Ability for specified mailboxes to be less aggressive with potential spam
  • Several Rule Tester enhancements




Version: 4.24
Release Date: 13/10/2006

Fixed the following problems
  • Removed use of Registry workaround UseHTMLParserToReadCodePage (Controls whether the TNEF parser with use the PR_MESSAGE_CODEPAGE property, value=0, or if the HTML parser should be used, value=1, to establish the code page of the message.

Added the new features
  • Renamed ‘Email Archiving’ to ‘Email Journaling’.
  • Implement Email Journaling on all envelope recipients (Envelope Journaling).
  • New enhanced handling of spam email making it more reliable and efficient.
  • Email in RTF now supports color.
  • Utilization of the SID number as opposed to the FQDN for the user based rules.
  • Inclusion of the quarantine back end system.




Version: 4.23
Release Date: 01/08/2006

Fixed the following problems
  • Upgrade anti-spam detection module to v5.02.0004
  • Memory Leak, 2,000,000 incoming messages causes INETINFO memory increase
  • Mail monitoring input box now accepts free form email addresses (addresses that are not part of Active Directory)

Added the new features
  • Renamed "Cluster Deployment" to Remote Deployment




Version: 4.22
Release Date: 15/03/2006

Fixed the following problems
  • Upgrade anti-spam detection module to v5.01.0005


Details of Changes (since v4.20)

This release serves to upgrade anti-spam performance only.
With recent multiple outbreaks, there was a perceived decline in the effectiveness of anti-spam. In order to keep pace in the continual battle against spam, Exclaimer will keep pace with the latest detection technologies and upgrade the anti-spam feature accordingly.





Version: 4.20
Release Date: 08/11/2005

Fixed the following problems
  • Auto responder loop detection screen incorrectly referred to hours. Text changed to minutes.
  • Email from Act Mail 8 could become corrupt.

Added the new features
  • Mail Monitoring now referred to as Email Archiving
  • Archived emails now stored AFTER applying disclaimer




Version: 4.12
Release Date: 10/10/2005

Fixed the following problems
  • Memory leak when adding a disclaimer to external HTML email.




Version: 4.11
Release Date: 06/09/2005

Fixed the following problems
  • Internal email in HTML and with international characters could occasionally cause the email body to become blank if running on Windows Server 2003.
  • Message text could be converted to unusual characters when using international languages and non-Microsoft clients.
  • Extra spaces between characters when adding disclaimer as an attachment.

Added the new features
  • Ability to force MIME messages into Plain Text.




Version: 4.07
Release Date: 20/07/2005

Fixed the following problems
  • Sporadic email queue stalling.
  • Better handling for multi-language email & disclaimers.
  • Spacing problems with RTF & HTML disclaimers have been fixed.
  • Outlook 97/98 internal disclaimer problems were fixed.
  • Multiple category internal emails with disclaimer could lose the message body.
  • Disclaimers format can bleed over into the message.

Added the new features
  • Ability to have more than one disclaimer per message.
  • More conditions for custom rules to be triggered.
  • Two new custom rule fields.
  • Delivery options can now alter the message sender.
  • Custom rules now have "Is not" capability








Version: 4.01
Release Date: 31/01/2005

Fixed the following problems
  • Custom Rules using the Message Header option would not trigger correctly
  • Disclaimers would always appear at the bottom of an email when sent in RTF
  • Email submitted from SMTP clients could get 3 disclaimers
  • Script error running Whitelist and Blacklist wizard on international versions of Windows
  • Autoresponder could fail if valid MX check option enabled




Version: 4.00

Added the new features
  • Auto responding
  • Exclaimer Anti-Spam
  • Mail blocking




Version: 3.06


Fixed the following problems
  • Disclaimers created using the wizard could show characters when received by the recipient.
  • Forwards or replies in RTF, using Word as the email editor, could occasionally cause the email to lose some or all of its content.




Version: 3.05


Fixed the following problems
  • Certain non-ascii characters within a disclaimer could cause it to be added with unexpected extra characters.
  • RTF email created by some email clients could end up with a blank email body in certain situations after applying a disclaimer.
  • RTF email created by some non-MAPI clients could end up with a blank email subject in certain situations after applying a disclaimer.




Version: 3.02


Fixed the following problems
  • Licenses failing to apply correctly in some installations.




Version: 3.01


Fixed the following problems
  • Occasional failure to connect to Global Catalog server when installed on a member server.
  • Trial could end unexpectedly before 30 days.




Version: 3.00


Fixed the following problems
  • If logging was not enabled, the event viewer might contain errors such as this: "eXclaimer was unable to open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\Exclaimer\Wed 9 Jun 2004.txt. The error was 33."
  • Apostrophes in an OU name could cause an error in the Control Panel.
  • Licenses could fail to apply correctly.
  • Member servers could fail to contact a Global Catalog server under some circumstances.

Added the new features
  • Disclaimers can be added to internal email.
  • Disclaimers can be added to RTF email.
  • Disclaimers can be added to digitally signed and encrypted email.
  • User Defined Fields can be created for data that is common to multiple disclaimers.
  • Enhanced disclaimer preview capabilities.
  • Ability to trigger custom rules based on subject.
  • Ability to trigger custom rules based on mail header.
  • Enhanced Rule Tester capabilities.
  • Distribution Groups are now treated in the same way as Security Groups - all members and nested groups will be evaluated.




Version: 2.22


Fixed the following problems
  • The license was not being automatically saved after pasting into the about box.
  • In certain circumstances eXclaimer would incorrectly identify a recipient as internal.
  • Removed X-Exclaimer mail header which was causing problems with some mail systems.

Added the new features
  • eXclaimer now supports synchronization on Windows Advanced Server clusters.
  • Asynchronous message processing for high message throughput.
  • Fault tolerance for mission critical situations.
  • Ability to place disclaimer before replies, similar to an Outlook signature.
  • Ability to have a different mail monitor account for each custom rule.
  • More custom rule capabilities including Organizational Unit support.
  • Multiple domains or email addresses allowed per custom rule.
  • Several new templates.
  • More merge fields and improved access to custom Active Directory attributes in disclaimers.
  • Ability to prevent a disclaimer being added if the subject line contains particular text.




Version: 2.10


Fixed the following problems
  • Control Panel UI to be more intuitive.
  • Users and groups are resolved from the Global Catalog instead of the domain controller.
  • Removed the "Domain" field from the setup screen. This is now automatically collected from the IIS metabase
  • Under certain circumstances incoming emails could have some or all of their content missing.
  • Some licenses applied to the License panel were not correctly recognized if the message was not copied correctly.
  • Some foreign language versions of Windows would have problems starting the control panel.
  • The Active Directory built-in group "Domain Users" now works the same as other groups.
  • Under certain conditions, eXclaimer would not add a disclaimer to outgoing messages and would record an error in the event log.

Added the new features
  • Optimized backend for better stability and performance
  • Added performance monitoring tools
  • Custom rules based on Active Directory attributes
  • Advanced rule test capability to ease tracking rule problems.
  • Diagnostics capability to aid eXclaimer support in tracking down complex configuration problems.
  • Capability to select users and groups from any domain in your forest, not just the primary domain controller.
  • Ability to disable a custom rule without having to either delete it or change the settings.




Version: 2.07


Fixed the following problems
  • In certain circumstances eXclaimer could cause some mail queues to stall.
  • Disclaimers created in a particular way could cause a receiving mail server to reject an email due to a "stray newlines" error.

Added the new features
  • Added the facility to use wildcards in custom rules.




Version: 2.06


Fixed the following problems
  • Under certain circumstances, emails that had a disclaimer added could be delivered without the disclaimer or without the original body.
  • Under certain circumstances, emails that had attachments would be delivered without the attachment.
  • In certain specific configurations, eXclaimer could cause a backup program to indicate a checksum error on the .STM file.




Version: 2.00


Fixed the following problems
  • RTF mails could lose their formatting and attachments.
  • Under certain circumstances the installation could fail to complete.
  • Some Active Directory groups could be incorrectly identified by the custom rule editor.




Version: 1.998


Fixed the following problems
  • Small memory leak.
  • Several performance optimisations.

Added the new features
  • Added more Active Directory fields to the HTML Editor.




Version: 1.992

Added the new features
  • More than one disclaimer was added if sending to more than one recipient.
  • Wizard would occasionally come up more than once straight after installation.
  • Script error would occur when trying to change the domain field.
  • [Message Attachment Count] was reporting incorrect information.
  • [Message Attachment Size] was reporting incorrect information.
  • [Message Date] was reporting the incorrect day of the week.




Version: 1.93


Fixed the following problems
  • Fixed 30 day trial timeout error when installing on certain dates.




Version: 1.92


Fixed the following problems
  • Fixed problem where mail content could be lost when routing internally between multiple Exchange Servers




Version: 1.91


Fixed the following problems
  • Fixed problem where mail could potentially not be sent if mail monitoring never selected.




Version: 1.90


Launch Version.