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MaxBulk Mailer Changelog

What's new in MaxBulk Mailer 8.8.6

Mar 18, 2024
  • Better handling SMTP errors 556 to avoid delivery interruptions on addresses with an invalid domain.
  • FTPES support for MLM installation, explicit TLS connection, command + data ports.
  • Possibility to purchase web space from inside MaxBulk Mailer to install MLM or upload pictures.
  • Fix: Remove a large amount of recipients that take a long time to finish.
  • Fix: Several interface fixes.
  • Fix: OpenAI / chatGTP support fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.8.5 (Oct 23, 2023)

  • Fix: Select-All recipients takes a long time to finish.
  • Fix: Issue with the 'Edit ▸ Insert Hyperlink ▸ Edit...' menu not opening the hyperlink editor.
  • Fix: Issue with the 'Edit ▸ Insert Random Words ▸ Edit...' menu not opening the Random Words editor.
  • Fix: Issue with the 'File ▸ Open Recent ▸ Clear Menu' menu not clearing the menu.
  • Fix: Issue with the 'File ▸ Settings ▸ Clear Menu' menu not clearing the menu.
  • Fix: Issue with the 'File ▸ Templates' menu.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.8.4 (Sep 18, 2023)

  • OpenAI / chatGTP support for composing, rewriting, correcting and translating messages.
  • Possibility to insert an image by URL thru a tag: {Insert Image: url, alignment, link, max-width, width, height}
  • Recipient list date fields can now be sorted properly even when using formats like 'November 9, 2022'.
  • The toolbar icons have been colored to better distinguish them.
  • The RSS tag for picture now work with more html tag variations.
  • New [Message Subject] tag in order to insert the current message subject.
  • It is now possible to set the HTML editor text size.
  • The recipient panel now also display the recipient selection count.
  • MLM now works both on PHP 7.x.x and PHP 8.x.x
  • The RSS tag for picture now center the image and set a maximum width.
  • The HTML editor default text size has been increased from 12 to 14.
  • The Styled Text editor default text size has been increased from 12 to 18.
  • Fix: Issues when trying to upload a list to MLM.
  • Fix: MySQL import issues in given situations.
  • Fix: When using a remote list and checking/unchecking a recipient, the 'save' button no longer get enabled. Nothing to save here.
  • Fix: The 'Edit ▸ Paste' menu now works again for pasting recipients between lists. The 'Edit ▸ Paste Special' menu is recommended though.
  • Fix: It is no longer possible to paste multiple lines of text to the Subject field. Only the first line is kept.
  • Fix: The Import Remote preset not saving the field list with ordering and checking.
  • Fix: Crash when dropping an HTML file to the HTML editor.
  • Fix: The undo function has been enhanced in order to support the Styled Text to Plain Text command.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.8.3 (Oct 12, 2022)

  • Possibility to insert RSS feed fields into your messages, title, date, description, link, etc.
  • '?subject=unsubscribe' added to the 'List-Unsubscribe: mailto:email' header.
  • Base href header added to styled text message code when a base href URL is provided in the preferences.
  • Fix: Encoding issue in the message preview in given occasions.
  • Fix: Office365 servers no longer wrongly disconnect from MaxBulk Mailer after TLS handshake.
  • Fix: The 'Edit ▸ Insert Hyperlink' menu and button now work again with the HTML format.
  • Fix: The 'Edit ▸ Insert Hyperlink' menu now works again with the Markdown format.
  • Fix: First recipient no longer marked as failed when the delivery report sending fails.
  • Fix: The Encode URL now works again on the Styled Text format.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.8.2 (May 11, 2022)

  • You can now check the deliverability of your message using mail-tester.com directly from the application.
  • You can now copy any connection log to the clipboard.
  • You can now send any connection log to Maxprog by email.
  • The DKIM window is now resizable.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.8.1 (May 11, 2022)

  • [Document Name] tag in order to insert the MaxBulk Mailer document/filename.
  • 'Edit ▸ Paste And Match Style' menu in order to remove styles from the clipboard.
  • Fix: Modifying the message subject now sets the document as modified (broken in the previous version).
  • Fix: Several interface aesthetic fixes, especially for macOS Monterey.
  • Fix: Cut/Paste commands not working properly in the HTML code editor on given occasions.
  • Fix: Preview not rendering the HTML code properly on given occasions (previous code rendered instead).

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.7.5 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • macOS version of the application is now available as Universal Binary (Intel+ARM). It is now possible to save the DKIM settings even though the DKIM test is failing. Fix: The settings panel no longer flagged as modified when switching panels. Fix: OAuth2 also supported when using the G-Suite smtp-relay.gmail.com server address. Fix: Interface glitches when using MaxBulk Mailer in macOS Big Sur. Fix: Built-in support system was broken because of online form captcha and new security measures. Fix: MLM installer FTPS not working properly in given situations. Fix: Several MLM fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.7.3 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • Gmail OAuth2 authentication scheme support. Markdown format is now supported. MaxBulk Mailer follows the 0.29 specification (https://spec.commonmark.org/0.29/) Base64 Encoding function: {Encode Base64:TEXT_OR_TAG_HERE}. Encode text/tag into Base64. Rot13 Encoding function: {Encode Rot13:TEXT_OR_TAG_HERE}. Encode text/tag into Rot13. Mask function: {Encode Mask:TEXT_OR_TAG_HERE. Mask all the text/tag with *. Hex Encoding function: {Encode Hex:TEXT_OR_TAG_HERE}. Encode text/tag into hexadecimal. URL Encoding function: {Encode URL:URL_OR_TAG_HERE}. Encode URL parameters. The default and only available encoding for text, styled text and markdown messages is now UTF-8. Fix: The HTML editor again supports file drops. Fix: Import from Address Book now works again, access authorization displayed when needed. Fix: Several MLM fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.7.2 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • MaxBulk Mailer now uses native internet sockets. MLM has been updated to support last PHP version 7.2. It is now possible to rate and review the application. DKIM check has been deactivated on the App Store version (MaxBulk Mailer SE). Fix: Error 102 when connecting to MLM in given occasions. Fix: Window no longer placed on top after a file drop on MS Window. Fix: DKIM is now supported again in the App Store version (MaxBulk Mailer SE). Fix: The version update system has been fixed, an issue was preventing the download to finish properly.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.7.1 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • The new HTML editor now shows indent guide lines. The new HTML editor now supports block outdent and block indent. Word/line wrap has been activated on the new HTML editor. File Drag and drop to the new HTML editor is now supported. MacOS Disk image now comes signed and notarized by Apple in order to pass through Catalina Gatekeeper checks. Fix: Issue when typing tabs in the new HTML editor. Fix: Several issues with the new HTML editor Find/Replace embedded dialog. Fix: Issue when importing recipient list in csv format when a field contains a comma. Fix: HTML editor not automatically focused when selecting the format or opening a document with this format as default.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.7 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • We have embedded Ace, an HTML editor with Syntax highlighting (https://ace.c9.io) into MaxBulk Mailer. Message formats no longer share text fields. The Web Page format now offers an alternative text field. It is now possible to delete all the attachments from the list. It is now possible to activate/deactivate attachments. Deactivated attachments are not sent. The Preview 'Show Source code' feature now shows the code with Syntax highlighting. Fix: Preview text size in now 14px if no font size has been set. Fix: An encoding mismatch error was sometimes displayed per error before delivery or when previewing. Fix: Line breaks not properly rendered in preview when using the Plain Text format.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6.9 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • The statistics pie chart is now 3D. New confirmation windows added for DKIM validation. Help added to the DKIM Window. New 'About the app' box tool menu entry to Get license info, Register and Unregister. New 'About the app' box tool menu entry to see the User License Agreement. New 'About the app' box tool menu entry to Reset the app settings to factory default. New 'About the app' box tool menu entry to Copy the current serial. New 'About the app' box tool menu entry to Renew the Update Plan.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6.8 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • Port pull-down menu with most used SMTP port. The MS Windows version is now available as 32bit and 64bit. The delivery report HTML code has been slightly modified to be fully HTML5/CSS3 compliant. Fix: Issue when using the styled text format and inline attachments. Fix: Attachment Drag and drop issues. Fix: Import from a text file column renaming issue. Fix: Import from a text file column reordering issue. Fix: Importing error window displaying extra Base64 data on given ocasions. Fix: Batch process file naming has been slightly changed to avoid unexpected results. Fix: Statistics maximize button is back. Fix: Burst mode (missing from list) in now back. Fix: Preview > View source now works again for utf-8. Fix: Preview properly scaled on MS Windows and Hi-Dpi.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6.7 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • DKIM support for signing and authenticating messages. TLS1.2 support has been added. New auto-negotiation SSL option has been added to the security pull-down menu. The 'List-Unsubscribe' header is now automatically created and added to the message headers when precedence is set to 'List'. The 'Errors' field has been moved to the 'Delivery' part of the settings panel (previously in 'Sender Information'). Attachments are now sent faster. Fix: Encoding issue when saving and importing remote server presets. Fix: Interface flickering has been fixed on the MS Windows version. Fix: Some small aesthetic fixes to some windows.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6.6 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • Fix: An encoding/charset issue related to the Styled Text format has been fixed.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6.5 (Apr 20, 2018)

  • The Import from a remote server window height has been slightly reduced. A link menu button has been added to the styled text formatting toolbar. Fix: Connexion issue with Chinese and Japanese versions on given occasions. Fix: Saving documents no longer remove the existing Finder file tags (macOS). Fix: Some windows displayed below the menu bar (macOS).

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6.2 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • Custom attachments support. The attachment panel has been fully redesigned and simplified. The preview panel now displays the attachment list. It is now possible to drag-reorder recipient in the list and save the new order. Sorting by column now enables the save button so user can save the list once sorted. The preference custom header panel has been redesigned and now allows the activation/deactivation of headers with a single click. New 'Web Address' and 'Email Address' column data types affecting the processing of data formatting and list sorting. The application no longer displays Update Plan expiration alerts when the option for checking for new versions has been deactivated. Maxprog server will no longer send Update Plan expiration notifications when the option for checking for new versions has been deactivated. Security token added to all MLM subscribe forms to avoid cross-sites request forgeries. Security code added to all MLM subscribe forms to avoid cross-sites scripting. The MLM installer window has been slightly enhanced. URLs and Email addresses in the opt fields are no longer automatically formatted. Data type has to be set to either 'Web Address' or 'Email Address'. Fix: The import from AddressBook on macOS works again when list are stored in iCloud. Fix: DKIM header problem when using the Text/HTML format. Fix: The Preview panel is now updated after altering the custom header list in the preferences. Fix: Recipient sorting issue in several list boxes and pull-down menus. Fix: Several MLM fixes related to last PHP function deprecations. Fix: The MLM installer window log was not displaying line breaks properly. Fix: MLM installer FTP socket security issue on given occasions.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6.1 (Jun 21, 2017)

  • 'About app' window last line has a hidden contextual menu with info, registration, unregistration and setting reset options.
  • The priority and return receipt setting buttons have been updated to match new design.
  • The subject field now records the last 30 used subjects and supports auto-completion.
  • It is now possible to only get click-through tracking or only opening tracking.
  • Fix: Issue with priority on given occasions.
  • Fix: Sometimes the 'LM Opening' tag is visible at the message bottom.
  • Fix: Slow loading of connection logs

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.6 (Jan 22, 2017)

  • MaxBulk Mailer now supports Hi-DPI/Retina screen mode. All toolbar and control buttons have been replaced by Hi-DPI/Retina grey icons. Fix: Runtime error when launching the application and selecting the 'Settings' panel on MS Windows. Fix: Styled text to HTML converter not working properly on MS Windows. Fix: Crash when using the 'File > Print' and 'File > Page Setup' menus on macOS 10.12 (Sierra). Fix: The delivery no longer gets slow on large lists. Fix: No subject in statistics when sending to remote list. Fix: Optional tags containing an email address are now properly processed in Cc and Bcc fields. Fix: Optional tags containing an email address or a URL are now properly processed when not used in the message body nor signature. Fix: Freeze when removing duplicates on big lists. Fix: MLM error 102 when using https server and SSL2. Now both SSL2 and SSL3 are supported. Fix: Documents not recognizing MaxBulk Mailer as the appropriate viewer/editor. Fix: Calendars not showing previous year last month when going backward. Fix: Lag and crash when loading recent documents from remote servers on macOS. Fix: Bullet list, numbered list and definition not properly rendered.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.5.6 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • The delivery report now includes the full lists of lists when 'Remote List' or 'Several Lists' options are selected. The Find Recipient window now remember the target list selection. Loading remote list no longer takes large amount of time. Loading the multiple list panel is now faster. Importing contacts from the macOS Address book is now faster. The delivery report is now always sent in unicode utf-8 rather than selected encoding.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.5.5 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • It is now possible to select activated/checked and deactivated/unchecked recipients. The recipient index column in recipient list is now automatically resized to display the index without cropping text. New FileMaker example for v12 and higher showing how to add contacts to MaxBulk Mailer from a FM script. The list contextual menu now displays a submenu for recipient selection. Fix: HTML messages empty when using the MLM unsubscribe tag. Fix: HTML messages empty when using multiple lists. Fix: Open and Open Recent menus failing on Windows 10. Fix: Styled Text to HTML converter adding extra line breaks in given occasions. Fix: Styled Text to HTML converter placing nested tags in given occasions. Fix: MLM new directory window no longer accepts characters that may cause problems on given OS. Fix: New and list renew windows no longer accept characters that may cause problems on given OS. Fix: Settings import now handle file names with reserved characters on given OS. Fix: URLs in opt fields are now active links when selecting Styled Text or HTML. Fix: Email addresses in opt fields are now active mailto addresses when selecting Styled Text or HTML.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.5.4 (Jun 17, 2016)

  • The list of browsers in the Preview ‘Eye’ icon menu has been updated. Fix: Color sometimes not properly applied when centering the text. Fix: The [List name] tag not properly processed when using remote lists. Fix: r found in tags are now replaced by when HTNL code is detected. less

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.5.3 (Apr 14, 2016)

  • The List menu now includes the 'Numbered List' style in addition to 'Bullet list' and 'Definition'.
  • Styled Text converter now uses HTML5/CSS3 code rather than HTML v1 code except for bold, italic and underline.
  • The styled text size button now always displays the size and offers common choices like any other text editor.
  • The styled text font button now always displays the font name and shows safe fonts by default with the possibility to display them all.
  • Most MLM pages and functions are now available from the Preferences (Home, Login, Help, Info, Diagnostic,…).
  • Default font is now 'Helvetica' instead of 'System'.
  • 'Helvetica' is a safer cross platform and web browser font.
  • Quotes and dashes are no longer replaced by the operating system even if activated in the system preferences (Mac Only).
  • Fix: HTML Preview is reloaded on MS Windows when the document is resized.
  • Fix: When selecting 'Multiple Lists' the recipient count now always displays the right number of recipients.
  • Fix: It is no longer possible to deselect a list from the multiple list panel while it is already loading.
  • Fix: Bullet list and Definition styles now work again (feature broken in previous version).

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.5.2 (Feb 17, 2016)

  • Educated quotes now supported in conditional statements.
  • AppNap and System Idle Sleep mode are now automatically deactivated during deliveries (Mac Only).
  • AppNap and System Idle Sleep mode are now automatically deactivated when loading/importing/exporting/processing lists. (Mac Only).
  • Delivery is now faster thanks to a new synchronized driven delivery system.
  • Permissions have been changed to allow compatibility with 'Munki'.
  • Fix: Old v3 files not loading the message contents.
  • Fix: Extra empty menus have been removed from the main menu bar.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.5.1 (Oct 20, 2015)

  • The Mac OS version now uses the built-in spell-checker and the system services for text fields.
  • Possibility to add smileys to both the message subject and contents (UTF-8 messages only).
  • Random words can now be added to the message body and subject either directly or using the Random Words editor.
  • Better handling of SMTP errors 450 and 403 to avoid delivery interruptions on authenticated sessions.
  • Better handling of SMTP errors 534 sent by Gmail server.
  • Better handling of server custom SMTP errors.
  • A new 'Help > What's new' menu let's the user read the version history from newer to older.
  • The Import/Export settings functions now display a progress window and work even if no document has been created/opened yet.
  • MLM: The error reporting system has been modified to silent needless warnings including strict calls warnings.
  • MLM: It is now possible to set the time zone in the lm.prefs file.
  • MLM: Several warnings and notifications have been removed.
  • Switch from mysql to mysqli library.
  • The application no longer depends on any Carbon libraries on Mac OS X, Cocoa only.
  • Old obsolete BinHex, AppleSingle and AppleDouble encodings have been removed.
  • Fix: Issue when sending attachments causing the software to slow down (introduced in 8.5).
  • Fix: Issue on MS Windows causing the message field to scroll up and down when editing large amounts of text.
  • Fix: Issue on MS Windows causing the message field to scroll up and down when activating/deactivating the window.
  • Fix: Crash on MS Windows when dropping an HTML file to the message field.
  • Fix: Problem on MS Windows when sending inline attachment (introduced in 8.5).
  • Fix: Problem on MS Windows with text alignment and styled text format (introduced in 8.5).
  • Fix: Applescript now works on all new Mac OS X versions.
  • Fix: MaxBulk Mailer no longer crashes when dropping contacts from Mac OS X Address Book.
  • Fix: Tag with alternative text not processed in given occasions.
  • Mostly due to the tag position.
  • Fix: Possible slowdown when using large text due to undo system.
  • Fix: Compatibility problem with Amazon SES server when sending attachments on given occasions.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.5 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • [Upg] The display of attachment sending progress in the status bar is now clearer.
  • [Upg] New SMTP error handlers added.
  • [Fix] From and To header comment part quoted when special characters are detected.
  • [Fix] Problem when sending attachments from MS Windows machines.
  • [Fix] Import window preset controls to small for given languages.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.9 (Nov 12, 2014)

  • [Upg] New error handlers added.
  • [Upg] MLM Russian localization.
  • [Fix] Yosemite (10.10) small fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.8 (Oct 15, 2014)

  • [Upg] Enhanced charset/encoding matching checking including when previewing.
  • [Upg] Enhanced charset/encoding matching checking for 'Web Page' format.
  • [Fix] HELO/EHLO command sent twice when using a SSL connexion.
  • [Fix] User-Agent header added to all http get requests.
  • [Fix] 'alt' tag added to all 'img src' tags, tracking, attachments,…
  • [Fix] It is now possible to sort recipients Opt1 to Opt20 fields by date whatever the delimiter is.
  • [Fix] The sorting of recipients by Opt1 to Opt20 now works for all data types.
  • [MLM] Script redirect URL is now http or https as expected.
  • [MLM] Security fix.
  • [MLM] Several errors causing warnings in lm_functions.php and lm_admin.php.
  • [MLM] Safer 'Sendmessage' function.
  • [MLM] More accurate email checking function.
  • [MLM] Some enhancements to the web interface.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.7 (Feb 11, 2014)

  • [Upg] List import from a plain text file now supports the UTF-16LE, UTF-16BE, UTF-32, UTF-32LE and UTF-32BE encodings.
  • [Upg] New error handlers added.
  • [Opt] Crashguard delivery restoring is now much faster and gives visual feedback.
  • [Chg] When in burst mode, server index is no longer rewetted between connections. That allows server rotation.
  • [MLM] Some mySQL commands have been updated.
  • [MLM] Some queries has been changed in order to return less results.
  • [Fix] Loading saved documents now preserve double-byte characters (was a random issue with Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.6 (Dec 11, 2013)

  • [Upg] New SMTP error handlers added.
  • [Upg] Document and given contents encodings mismatch are now detected.
  • [Fix] Bad password problems when sending after loading a file.
  • [Fix] Problem when using LOGIN authentication and server doesn't explicitly specify what data has to be sent.
  • [Fix] Default encoding now set to UTF-8 when system language is not known.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.5 (Nov 20, 2013)

  • [Upg] Documents using the styled text format are now cross-platform.
  • [Upg] The blacklist now accepts asterisk wildcards like peter@*.*, *.com, @hotmail.* …
  • [Upg] The application now comes with the App Nap feature disabled on Mac OS 10.9 (Maverick).
  • [Chg] Italian tag 'Disattiva Abbonamento' replaced with 'Disattiva Abbonamento'.
  • [Opt] Faster file list updating and processing thanks to new file displaying cache.
  • [Fix] Problem when using LOGIN authentication and server doesn't explicitly specify what data has to be sent.
  • [Fix] The preview with MLM and no recipients or no list no longer generates wrong URLs.
  • [Fix] Document saving and loading security fix.
  • [Fix] Problem when importing lists from settings file previously exported using the software.
  • [Fix] MLM security problem.
  • [Fix] Maverick (10.9) small fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.4 (Jun 25, 2013)

  • [Fix] Reconnection problem when using SSL/TLS on Gmail and Amazon SES.
  • [Fix] Export 'delivery date' field problem on given occasions.
  • [Fix] posgreSQL plugin reverted to previous version.
  • [MLM] The sending of the unsubscribe email can be deactivated.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.3 (Apr 17, 2013)

  • [Upg] The email address validation function has been enhanced to accept international addresses.
  • [Upg] Sender address reseted from 'Error-To' address to 'From' address in case of server error (Sender rejected).
  • [Fix] Quotes no longer added when using full name and UTF-8, and no comma in the name.
  • [Fix] Drag and Drops from the Mac OS X Address Book works again (broken in a previous version).
  • [Fix] Several headers are now title-cased.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.2 (Jan 15, 2013)

  • [Upg] It is now possible to open the template folder from the template menu.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to remove addresses from the blacklist from the 'Recipient' menu.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to select the recipients that have opened (or not) a given message (MLM + PRO).
  • [Upg] It is now possible to identify the recipients that have opened a given message (MLM + PRO).
  • [Upg] The recipient import window now includes a 'Check for duplicates' option.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to ungroup the statistics in the statistics window.
  • [Upg] The 'Subscribe' and 'Unsubscribe' menus are now real MLM subscribe and unsubscribe (if activated in MLM)
  • [Upg] MLM is now 3.0.9 - New 'getparam', 'get version' and 'diagnose' commands.
  • [Upg] MLM get clicks new '&from=YYYY-MM-DD', '&to=YYYY-MM-DD', '&fields=field1[;field2;…]', '&action=open|click' and '&dup=no' parameters.
  • [Fix] The Quick Selector now accepts empty strings.
  • [Fix] Saved templates now include the '.mbm' extension.
  • [Fix] Some corrections on the Italian localization.
  • [Fix] The MLM Install 'New Folder' window displaying a wrong title.
  • [Fix] The 'New Folder' window buttons wrongly formatted on given occasions.
  • [Fix] MaxBulk Mailer set the subscription status on MLM lists as well.
  • [Fix] Unsubscribe and subscribe menus now work as expected with remote lists.
  • [Fix] X-Bounce-Tracking-Info header no longer added if MLM is not active.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4.1 (Oct 23, 2012)

  • Fix - 533 error handler has been modified to attempt a delivery on authentication failure.
  • Fix - It is now possible to drop files or text to the blacklist containing entries like '@domain.tld' or 'name@'.
  • Fix - Some buttons not properly sized depending on language, especially in the MLM installer.
  • Fix - The AppleScript AddAttachment now uses full shell unix paths rather than Mac paths.
  • Fix - Return receipt warning no longer displayed when activated from Applescript.
  • Fix - Several Mountain Lion fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.4 (Jul 10, 2012)

  • [Fix] Unsubscribe from local list now works even if the email address to unsubscribe is not on the right place.
  • [Fix] The Quick selector no longer fails displaying field names.
  • [Fix] The Quick selector no longer perform the opposite action when the condition is not verified.
  • [Fix] The Export window now shows the field list again, broken in 8.3.9
  • [Fix] Opening a document with Singly unchecked and unfound attachments no longer freeze the application.
  • [Fix] Checking several MLM lists no longer fail. List is now disabled during the download of each list.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.9 (Jun 5, 2012)

  • [Upg] The Preference default Account list is now sorted alphabetically.
  • [Fix] Several fixes and enhancements to Import and Export preset handling.
  • [Fix] Clipboard is now restored to previous contents after previewing a 'Styled' Text' message.
  • [Fix] Several interface fixes in the preferences panel.
  • [Fix] The Total_Recipients tag is now processed properly in preview mode.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.8 (Apr 17, 2012)

  • [Upg] Editing, Deleting and Adding recipients to a remote list now actually mirror the action to MLM list on the server.
  • [Upg] MLM functions progress better displayed in the status bar and status icon.
  • [Upg] Reply-To and Error-To addresses are now visible in the Delivery Report.
  • [Upg] The MLM script now includes code to detect the uploaded list format, columns and separator.
  • [Upg] MLM click-thru status is now visible in the Delivery Report.
  • [Upg] Forwards during the MLM connection between http and https are now supported.
  • [Upg] All HTTP sockets used by MaxBulk Mailer now supports SSL and forward to/from SSL.
  • [Upg] The MLM installer now try to set the permissions to 755 and 705 in addition to 777 and 775.
  • [Chg] The Upload to MLM 'Overwrite' choice changed to 'Replace'.
  • [Chg] The 'Upload to MLM' window is no longer displayed after altering a remote list and clicking on the 'Save' button.
  • [Chg] The default 'Upload to MLM' action is now 'Replace' instead of 'Append'.
  • [Chg] PowerPC support has been dropped. The application is now Intel Only. As result the application size has been reduced by half.
  • [Opt] MLM list upload has been optimized and it is now significantly faster.
  • [Fix] TitleCase function for importing recipients now only capitalized composed names (O'Brien, McDonald, MacDonald, Jean-Luc…)
  • [Fix] Remote lists recipient count column not displayed properly in given occasions.
  • [Fix] Preview of plain text with default font and size is now displayed properly (was too small).
  • [Fix] Special characters are now encoded everywhere in the app before calling MLM functions.
  • [Fix] '&' properly displayed for remote lists in the 'Upload to MLM' window.
  • [Fix] The MLM web interface now handles special characters in list names, email addresses, etc… properly.
  • [Fix] Several fixes and modifications have been applied to MLM including unsubscribe from all lists at once.
  • [Fix] Several preset handling fixes.
  • [Fix] A new window is now opened when double-clicking on the application Finder icon or clicking on the Dock icon (Mac Only).

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.7 (Mar 13, 2012)

  • Upg - 'Mark As Sent' and 'Mark As Unsent' added to the QuickSelector and the Advanced QuickSelector.
  • Upg - The Advanced QuickSelector settings are now persistent during the whole session.
  • Upg - All the Import and Export window settings are now persistent during the whole session.
  • Upg - It is now possible to set the recipient list font and size.
  • Upg - Deactivating the 'Singly' option now displays a confirmation dialog with information and help.
  • Upg - The Export window now has a 'Clear' button to reset the field selection.
  • Upg - IT is now possible to delete connection logs from inside the application.
  • Chg - Default font is now the system font rather than a proportional font.
  • Fix - It is now again possible to drop html or txt files to the message field (broken in previous version).
  • Fix - The Import window now shows all labels resized properly depending on the language used.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.6 (Feb 14, 2012)

  • [Upg] 'Go' button added to the MLM URL in order to display the login page in user's browser.
  • [Fix] MLM has been modified in order to support bounce handling thru the use of eMail Bounce Handler.
  • [Fix] Remote mySQL queries with line breaks are now saved and restored as presets successfully.
  • [Fix] Italian localization fixes.
  • [Fix] MLM now fully uses mySQL for subscription requests when mySQL has been selected for the data storage.
  • [Fix] MLM no longer sends an error message when deleting subscription requests.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.5 (Dec 13, 2011)

  • New - It is now possible to copy or move recipients between lists ('Recipient > Move', 'Recipient > Copy' and recipient list contextual menus).
  • New - It is now possible to merge lists directly using the 'Recipient > Merge Lists' menu.
  • Upg - 'Edit > Cut' now also works with lists in addition to 'Edit > Copy'.
  • Upg - An alert is now displayed with help when after trying to import recipients from a valid file, no recipient is actually added.
  • Upg - It is now possible to export each recipient creation date, modification date and last delivery date.
  • Upg - It is now possible to export recipients with a space as the field delimiter and the email address enclosed in angle brackets.
  • Fix - MLM install no longer stalls on given servers.
  • Fix - Consecutive searches on non-selected lists now reset the result window before displaying the results.
  • Fix - The conditional statement editor wrongly using #! and !# instead of #? and ?# for 'ends with' and 'start with'.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.4 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • New - New [Creation Date], [Modification Date] and [Last Delivery Date] tags.
  • New - The Quick Selector now lets you search your list by recipient creation date, modification date and last delivery date.
  • Upg - Several addresses per record is now accepted when importing - as many records are added as addresses.
  • Chg - A confirmation dialog has been added to the 'Return Receipt' option.
  • Fix - It is again possible to install the Daylite plugin from inside MaxBulk Mailer.
  • Fix - MaxBulk Mailer now supports connecting to MLM thru a secure SSL connection (https) everywhere on the app.
  • Fix - Statistics click-through count display works again (broken in previous version)

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.3 (Sep 13, 2011)

  • Upg - MaxBulk Mailer now also supports connecting to MLM thru a secure SSL connection (https).
  • Upg - It is now possible to Export/Import the history as part of the 'File > Settings > Import/Export' functions.
  • Upg - Changing the message format will set the document as changed.
  • Upg - It is now possible to rename the current document columns with a remote database import SQL query fields.
  • Upg - More choices for the 'Delivery complete' sounds and list is now sorted alphabetically.
  • Upg - It is now possible to export blacklisted recipients.
  • Upg - Drag and drop of recipients to the desktop (or anywhere else) has been enhanced (Mac Only), vcf files are now created.
  • Upg - TitleCase preference for importing recipients now properly capitalized the names like O'Brien, McDonald, MacDonald, Jean-Luc...
  • Opt - Exporting and Importing settings is now much faster.
  • Chg - Settings 'link' replaced with a button in the 'Upload to MLM' window.
  • Chg - When exporting the blacklist, choices are now 'All' and 'Selection'.
  • Chg - The MLM Install window default sorting column is the name column.
  • Fix - Tags are now updated in the quick selector pull-down menus after renaming them.
  • Fix - Problem with the window menu not updating checkmarks in given situations.
  • Fix - Export now uses the right file extension, txt or csv depending on the selected field delimiter.
  • Fix - Statistics export replaces 'Today' and 'Yesterday' with the real dates.
  • Fix - The MLM Install was stalling in given situations.
  • Fix - Burst mode default server checked when using the server list contextual menu.
  • Fix - MaxBulk Mailer now works properly with Lion in Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
  • Fix - The 'Upload To MLM' HTTP POST headers have revised to avoid problems with given servers.
  • Fix - The 'Instal MLM' server file list can now be sorted as expected.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.2 (Jun 14, 2011)

  • Upg - Templates will now load the default list as set in the preferences or select the list that was selected when saving.
  • Upg - You can press the Return or Intro key to start the search with the QuickSelector.
  • Upg - Preset lists are now sorted in alphabetical order.
  • Fix - Several Italian localization fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.1 (May 17, 2011)

  • [Upg] New error handler for code 521.
  • [Upg] Remote imports now remove extra tabs to avoid column shifting.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.3 (Apr 26, 2011)

  • [Upg] MLM now allows list names with single quotes

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.2.1 (Mar 15, 2011)

  • [Upg] New error handler now takes care of POP authentication.
  • [Fix] Upload to MLM with the action set to DELETE not working in given occasions.
  • [Fix] Encoding problem when undoing text in the message field in given occasions.
  • [Fix] Dropping UTF-8 text to the message field now works properly.
  • [Fix] Click-Through tracking now works with URLs that include line breaks.
  • [Fix] Zonic payment system removed because of anti-virus false positives on Windows.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.2 (Feb 15, 2011)

  • New - MLM now includes a Wordpress plugin.
  • Upg - The MLM subscription invitation has been localized and changes are now saved to the preferences.
  • Chg - Default action when uploading a list to MLM is now 'Append' instead of 'Overwrite'.
  • Fix - The MLM URL pull-down menu no longer shows duplicate entries.
  • Fix - Delivery no longer stopped on error 550 and 551 when authenticated (ESMTP).
  • Fix - MLM password is no longer displayed in error messages.
  • Fix - error_get_last() no longer used in MLM because of problems with PHP 4.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.1.1 (Jan 11, 2011)

  • [Upg] The Daylite plugin can now be installed from MaxBulk Mailer using the 'Install the Daylite plugn' menu.
  • [Upg] Some new error handlers have been added to the MLM installation.
  • [Fix] Insert tag menu is now enabled for the Name and reply to fields.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.1 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • [Upg] The 'Import from a Remote Database' window now renames remote fields using the query field names.
  • [Upg] New handler added to error handling for delivery quota exceeded.
  • [Upg] The Daylite plugin has been updated and now works properly with the current Daylite version.
  • [Fix] List loading and unsubscribe checking being synchronous or overlaping on big lists.
  • [Fix] Address Book import omitting firstname and lastname because of new preset handling.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 8.0 (Nov 16, 2010)

  • [New] A new Quick Selector now lets you apply actions to a recipient list using a set of rules.
  • [New] Possibility to use tags with alternative text if no data, example: Dear [Firstname|Customer],
  • [New] The Blacklist now accepts partial addresses like 'postmaster@' or '@mydomain.com'
  • to blacklist full domains or an address by name whatever domain it belongs to.
  • [New] MLM now has a Web interface ready for the iPhone, the iPad and any standard web browsers that supports
  • Adding, Deleting, Editing, Finding and displaying recipients.
  • Creating and uploading lists.
  • Displaying and removing click-through data.
  • In addition MLM is now available in Czech as well.
  • [New] The Hyperlink Manager Window has been completely redesigned and simplified.
  • It now uses separate text and tag to allow adding multiple hyperlinks with the same text.
  • Used Hyperlink Manager links are now saved to the document and restored when loading it back.
  • [New] It is now possible to search for a recipient in all lists at once.
  • [New] It is now possible to delete recipients from all local lists at once.
  • [New] Important enhancements to the Statistics and MLM support
  • The Statistics panel now organizes the consecutive deliveries with same message subject into folders.
  • The Statistics panel now organizes the entries with the same Delivery ID, the same e-mail address and the same action into folders.
  • It is now possible to deactivate and/or modify the statistic update interval.
  • Support for multiple MLM URLs and accounts. The preference panel now remembers and lists previously used data.
  • It is now possible to delete recipients from MLM remote lists.
  • Several enhancements to the Statistics export function, especially the HTML format.
  • A Warning window is now displayed when a message is about to be sent with MLM installed but click-through is Off.
  • [New] It is now possible to open and browse all connection logs from the delivery panel.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to use the Import function to update an existing list or overwrite existing entries with new ones.
  • [Upg] The Import Window now allows the user to rename the columns/tags using the file first line.
  • [Upg] The Import error window now lets you export, print and retry an import after modifying the address(es) in the list.
  • [Upg] The History window now allows the user to Refresh, Print and Export the list. It also allows to delete deliveries.
  • [Upg] Subscribe batch process now supported both through the batch process window and by dropping a file labeled 'SUBSCRIBE' to a list.
  • [Upg] Export preset support. It is now possible to save Export settings and reuse them later. Selection is recorded and restored.
  • [Upg] Import from the Address Book preset support. It is now possible to save those settings and reuse them later.
  • [Upg] Blacklisting confirmation window is now different from the deletion confirmation window to avoid confusions.
  • [Upg] MaxBulk Mailer now displays an alert when the server rejects a message because of spam filtering.
  • [Upg] MaxBulk Mailer now displays an alert when the server rejects a message because it has detected a virus.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.9.2 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • [Fix] The Styled Text to HTML converter now handles all Times fonts again properly (broken in 7.8).
  • [Fix] Some new error handlers added to list saving.
  • [Fix] 'Preferences' icon is now enabled after canceling a delivery at the very beginning.
  • [Fix] Tags in the HyperLink Manager Link column are not longer displayed as errors.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.9.1 (Sep 14, 2010)

  • Fix - Bulk deliveries now respect the group and interval settings (broken in 7.9)
  • Fix - Problem with the new connection drops handler on given occasions.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.9 (Aug 17, 2010)

  • [Upg] Dragging and Dropping recipients between lists holding the ALT/Option key now retains the subscribe and checked statuses.
  • [Chg] When canceling the unsent recipient count is now properly computed when sending to a selection of recipients.
  • [Chg] Sending to selection now checks the delivery status of each selected recipient. To resend, set the recipient to Unsent first.
  • [Chg] Connection drops handler rewritten and move the a better place in code.
  • [Fix] Sending to selection now uses all selected connections, the proper interval and displays current and pending deliveries properly.
  • [Fix] First group wrongly set to selected group minus 1. Now all groups have the same size.
  • [Fix] Crashguard system showing duplicate alerts in given occasions, especially after several connection drops.
  • [Fix] The combination of 'Send to Selection' and connection drops sending duplicates messages in given occasions.
  • [Fix] Confirmation dialog now displayed when selecting a new import preset with unsaved changes in previous preset.
  • [Fix] It is now possible to remove an import preset right after creating it.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.8 (Jul 13, 2010)

  • [New] New error handlers with help for authentication issues.
  • [New] Remote List 'Refresh' contextual menu in order to reload the list of remote lists from MLM.
  • [New] Recipients 'Refresh' contextual menu in order to reload the selected remote list from MLM.
  • [Chg] If the server sends a URL with help, it is now displayed in the status bar as a clickable link.
  • [Chg] Clicking on the 'Save' button will now display the 'Upload to MLM' window when dealing with remote lists.
  • [Chg] A confirmation dialog is now displayed when clicking on the 'Reset' button.
  • [Upg] When selecting the "Recipients > Upload to MLM" menu and a remote list is selected, the selection is passed to the upload window.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to set how list has to be uploaded to MLM, batch size and delay between batches.
  • [Fix] Remote Lists can now be sorted by column.
  • [Fix] New lists are now added to the list of lists after using the 'Recipients > Upload the MLM' menu.
  • [Fix] Several important MLM fixes. New version is now 2.2.4 (Now its is possible to upload lists with duplicates).

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.7 (Jun 15, 2010)

  • New - New error handlers with help for some typical delivery issues.
  • Opt - The Styled Text to HTML converter is now much faster.
  • Chg - Checking or unchecking a recipient no longer reset its delivery status (Now you have to press the command key to do that).
  • Fix - The Styled Text to HTML converter now handles Arial font again properly (broken in 7.6).
  • Fix - Font list is now fully ordered alphabetically (not partially).
  • Fix - List rename no longer fails.
  • Fix - Unsubscribe command lacking the list name in given occasions.
  • Fix - It is now possible to preview the alternative text version when using the Web Page format.
  • Fix - The Unsubscribe tag is now properly processed for the Web page format text alternative.
  • Fix - Several important MLM fixes. New version is now 2.2.3
  • Fix - 'To' header no longer adding quotes when no name has been provided (error added in 7.6).

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.6 (May 18, 2010)

  • [Upg] Flickering on MS Windows has been greatly reduced when moving or resizing windows.
  • [Upg] The connection log now shows all Message IDs, the unique reference that identify each email.
  • [Chg] QuickSelector - The list is now scrolled vertically to show selected entries.
  • [Chg] Delivery logs are now saved including when the document were not.
  • [Fix] Canceling method enhanced to better handle cancellation between batches.
  • [Fix] Cc and Bcc now support tags with multiple coma separated email addresses.
  • [Fix] The 'Edit > Insert Tag' menu is now unable for the Cc and Bcc fields.
  • [Fix] When using the Web Page format, external CSS are now downloaded and inserted keeping the media parameter.
  • [Fix] Tags inside URLs are now always processed, including when using click-through tracking (broken in 7.5).
  • [Fix] Several important MLM fixes. New version is now 2.2.2

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.5 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • [Upg] The Statistics Window now includes a 'Company' column.
  • [Upg] All MLM functions now support HTTP forwarding response codes.
  • [Chg] URLs are now encoded when click-through tracking is activated.
  • [Fix] Some small aesthetic fixes to some windows.
  • [Fix] New exception handler to avoid Statistics date assertion issues due to connection problems.
  • [Fix] Several additional checking are applied to data in the Statistics.
  • [Fix] The statistics are now downloaded including if the server is returning an error 3xx (page has moved).
  • [Fix] Several aesthetic fixes related to the blacklist display.
  • [Fix] HTML code preview in UTF-8 not showing accentuated characters properly.
  • [Fix] Text preview no longer shows badly formatted links when using click-through tracking.
  • [Fix] 'From' header no longer adding quotes when no name has been provided.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.4 (Mar 16, 2010)

  • New - Support for importing recipients from OBDC databases, local and remote alike.
  • Upg - Support for Explicit TLS - MaxBulk Mailer will send a STARTTLS command automatically.
  • Upg - It is now possible to deactivate duplicate checking when uploading a list to MLM.
  • Upg - The settings panel now shows a delivery per day estimation based on the delivery per hour rate.
  • Upg - Support for error 454 (5.5.1 STARTTLS may not be repeated)
  • Fix - IO Error when generating new list file index.
  • Fix - It is now again possible to fully cancel a scheduled delivery.
  • Fix - Partial delivery window fix - Recipient panel is now displayed after clicking on the 'Select' button.
  • Fix - Japanese localization has been fully revised.
  • Fix - German localization fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.3 (Feb 17, 2010)

  • [Upg] Account names are now sorted alphabetically.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to preview a message without recipients pending delivery.
  • [Fix] Saving a remote list locally several times doesn't add duplicates to the pull-down menu anymore.
  • [Fix] Quick selector menu showing Deactivate twice in French and Spanish versions.
  • [Fix] Group no longer reseted to 50 when deactivating the 'Singly' option.
  • [Fix] Connection Logs are again properly saved to the 'Connection Logs' folder.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.2 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • [Upg] MaxBulk Mailer is now available in Korean.
  • [Upg] Help added to the MLM installer.
  • [Fix] MLM installer now uses full paths for FTP uploads.
  • [Fix] Several fixed with sorting in click count list.
  • [Fix] The Statistics click list now gets its settings properly saved and restored.
  • [Fix] Remote lists are now deleted from list after a successful deletion.
  • [Fix] Upload to MLM function is now more compatible with web servers.
  • [Fix] Dozens of MLM minor fixes and compatibility enhancements.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.1 (Dec 9, 2009)

  • Upg - You can now double-click on a stat entry to get the link opened with your browser.
  • Chg - In statistics, the total is now computed using send messages in each delivery.
  • Chg - In statistics, a progress bar is shown when changing the selection from the pull-down menu.
  • Fix - A problem has been detected when uploading a remote list back to MLM.
  • Fix - The burst mode list is again displayed when selecting 'Burst Mode' from the account manager pull-down menu.
  • Fix - After a connection drop and sending to a selection, MaxBulk Mailer will now resume the delivery to that selection.
  • Fix - MLM installer now uses full paths for FTP uploads.
  • Fix - Several fixed with sorting in click count list.
  • Fix - The Statistics click list now gets its settings properly saved and restored.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 7.0 (Nov 17, 2009)

  • [New] MaxBulk Mailer with the help of MLM 2.0 (included) now supports mail opening and click-through tracking (Pro Only).
  • [New] Redesigned Preview navigation controls with new 'First' and 'Last' buttons to jump preview the first and last entries in the list. You can also use the right, left, up, down, top, bottom, scroll up and scroll down keyboard keys.
  • [New] Crash protection system in order to recover a delivery from a crash (system and application alike).
  • [New] Recipient 'Get Info' menu and button open a window showing all the deliveries for a given recipient. If click-through tracking is activated you can also find out if a message was opened by that recipient.
  • [New] Possibility with new MLM 2.0 to handle local lists unsubscribe requests. You can check unsubscribe manually or set the application to check for unsubscribes automatically as soon as you select a list.
  • [New] It is now possible to upload your local lists to MLM directly from MaxBulk Mailer. Several options are available in order to upload the selected list, a given list or file. You can also choose to overwrite the current remote list, append the new entries, update them or send a list subscription invitation.
  • [New] Support for deleting and renaming MLM remote lists.
  • [New] Possibility to install MLM directly from MaxBulk Mailer.
  • [New] MLM now supports 6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
  • [Upg] Batch processing is now accessible from the 'Recipients > Batch Processing' menu. It lets you preview the list before selecting an action and deactivate entries before running a process.
  • [Upg] Preview is no longer limited to the first 1000 entries in the list. Any recipient can be previewed.
  • [Upg] New 'Recipients > Preview' menu and 'Preview' menu added to list contextual menu.
  • [Upg] You can now preview any recipient by selecting it and clicking on the 'Preview' tab.
  • [Upg] Main window now includes a 'Pause' button between 'Send' and 'Stop' buttons. Allows user to Pause and later resume a delivery.
  • [Upg] A confirmation dialog is now displayed after clicking on the 'Send' button offering saving the document (if not saved yet).
  • [Upg] The settings panel now shows a delivery per hour estimation based on the selected group, interval, connexions...
  • [Upg] You can now choose to receive delivery reports in HTML or Plain Text. HTML is now the default format.
  • [Upg] When sending a message in Test Mode, the new HTML delivery report uses a different color (grey instead of blue).
  • [Upg] Detailed delivery report now includes two CSV files containing sent addresses and errors if any.
  • [Upg] New preference entries to edit the number of retries and the timeout when connecting to a server.
  • [Upg] New [Unsubscribe] tag in order to insert an Unsubscribe URL in the message (MLM needs to be installed).
  • [Upg] The software is now available in Swedish.
  • [Upg] A local backup is now created each time a remote list is selected.
  • [Upg] A 'Select Blacklisted' menu has been added to both the recipient main and contextual menus.
  • [Chg] ESMTP is now the default authentication since it is the most popular.
  • [Chg] Blacklisted, unchecked and unsubscribed recipients are now displayed in light grey. In addition blacklisted recipients are struck out to tell them apart. Email addresses appear in blue.
  • [Chg] A confirmation dialog is now displayed when attempting to add recipients to the blacklist.
  • [Upg] POP authentication socket partially rewritten.
  • [Upg] Styled Text parser partially rewritten to avoid alignment problems.
  • [Upg] New 'Buy an Account' menu added to the settings account pull-down menu. Let's you purchase a bulk SMTP account.
  • [Fix] Delivery ID number is now double-checked before a delivery in order to avoid duplicates (because of multiple doc opened).
  • [Fix] Several minor fixes related to the message and header formatting.
  • [Fix] Several changes to avoid SMTP timeouts.
  • [Fix] Renaming a list no longer prevents to open it back on given occasions.
  • [Fix] Better duplicate checking when adding a duplicate by renaming an existing entry.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.8 (Sep 15, 2009)

  • [Upg] Loading progress now displayed when downloading a remote list.
  • [Upg] When in Test mode the connection log now shows the email address the message would have been sent in real delivery mode.
  • [Fix] The [Delivery Number] tag was not properly replaced with the current delivery number on given occasions.
  • [Fix] Documents saved to log now include the message subject with all the tags processed.
  • [Fix] Plain Text Alternative Preview now displays all the headers.
  • [Fix] Wrong error displayed when sending to an empty list in Test Mode.
  • [Fix] Better support for attachments with non-ASCII names.
  • [Fix] Delivery number no longer conflicts between documents during a delivery.
  • [Fix] Bulk delivery in Test Mode now properly updates list and gives accurate data in the delivery report.
  • [Fix] Error is now displayed in the status bar when a fatal connexion error happened.
  • [Fix] Entries not properly blacklisted in given occasions (when no First name).
  • [Fix] Messages sent in Base64 no longer show artifacts.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.7 (Jul 14, 2009)

  • [New] Marketcircle Daylite support. A Daylite plugin is now available in order to transfer contact from Daylite to MaxBulk Mailer.
  • [Upg] Attachments are now displayed as an icon with the file name on the preview panel when they are not pictures (jpg, png, gif).
  • [Upg] Inline pictures don't appear in the attachment panel anymore on Mac OS X Mail (similar to Mail built-in stationaries).
  • [Upg] The Big5-HKSCS encoding is now supported.
  • [Fix] Issue when using the styled text format with Japanese and Chinese.
  • [Fix] Inline pictures with a link are no longer displayed with a border.
  • [Fix] Better support of SMTP error 511.
  • [Fix] Data is now saved to the '~/Library/Application Support/Maxprog' folder rather than '~/Documents/Maxprog'.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.6 (Jun 16, 2009)

  • [Upg] It is now possible to force line breaks in conditional statements using ' ' without quotes.
  • [Opt] The 'Errors' email address is now used as the message envelope sender in order to get bounces sent to a different address.
  • [Fix] Rare crash on opening documents on PPC computers.
  • [Fix] Rare crash on launching the application on PPC/MacIntel computers.
  • [Fix] A shortcut conflict has been removed between panels and windows (Ctrl/Cmd-1 to Ctrl/Cmd-5).
  • [Fix] Styled text Preview no longer beep on PPC computers.
  • [Fix] ISO encoding issue with double-byte languages in given headers.
  • [Fix] Signature saving problem on Windows.
  • [Fix] Problem when saving and loading preferences in rare occasions.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.5 (May 12, 2009)

  • [Upg] Preview 'Plain Text Alternative' menu to preview the plain text alternative of HTML/Text, Styled text and Web Page messages.
  • [Upg] Preview 'Reload' menu and button in order to reload the page after looking at its code or plain text alternative.
  • [Upg] Several important enhancements to the SpamChecker.
  • [Upg] Settings Export/Import menu now includes a list of recently Exported/Imported settings.
  • [Chg] The delivery report now shows the message subject with the tag processed (if any).
  • [Fix] Issue when importing the company field of contacts from the Address Book.
  • [Fix] ISO encoding problem for Japanese and some other asian languages.
  • [Fix] Several little fixes to given headers. Reply-To Header no longer sent when same as From address.
  • [Fix] Wrong Pending recipients count on given occasions.
  • [Fix] Web page preview opening as an external document.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.4 (Apr 14, 2009)

  • [New] The Web Page format now downloads and inserts external CSS files automatically.
  • [Opt] Startup BlackList loading is now much faster.
  • [Fix] Wrong POP to ESMTP recovery is back.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.3 (Mar 17, 2009)

  • [Opt] List loading from the list manager pull-down menu is now much faster.
  • [Opt] Documents containing large lists now load much faster.
  • [Opt] Recipient list import is now much faster.
  • [Fix] Using tags in the Cc field no longer produces errors when the tag contains no data.
  • [Fix] It is again possible to drag and drop groups from the Mac OS Address Book.
  • [Fix] Recipient delivery statuses no longer reseted to 'Unsent' when sending to a selection.
  • [Fix] There is no warning/error window anymore when opening a styled text document with centered text.
  • [Fix] No more data loss when pressing the Cmd-W shortcut right after Cmd-S (or choosing the File>Save' menu).
  • [Fix] A delivery is no longer interrupted when an error 550 happens after a successful authentication.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.2 (Feb 10, 2009)

  • [Chg] Lists names are no longer limited to 32 characters.
  • [Chg] Recipient list first column is now sorted by delivery status when clicking on its header.
  • [Chg] The [List name] tag no longer replaced by 'Multiple Lists' when using multiple lists but by the list the recipient actually belongs to.
  • [Fix] Alignments on Windows when using the Styled Text format work again.
  • [Fix] When selecting 'Multiple Lists' the list of lists can now be properly sorted by date and recipient count.
  • [Fix] It is again possible to drag and drop entries from the Mac OS Address Book.
  • [Fix] Dropped Mac OS Address Book entries are now encoding safe.
  • [Fix] Sorting by recipient activation (command click on delivery column) is now instantaneous.
  • [Fix] Several fixes to the MLM script.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.1 (Jan 13, 2009)

  • [New] New DEACTIVATE batch process keyword for deactivating addresses from a file.
  • [Upg] Support for the up and down arrows for moving thru records in the recipient edition window.
  • [Upg] Support for the page-up and page-down arrows for moving thru records by page in the recipient edition window.
  • [Upg] Support for the top and bottom arrows for moving to top or bottom of the record list in the recipient edition window.
  • [Upg] Support for embedding HTML formatted 'https://', 'ftp://' and 'mailto;' links into styled text messages.
  • [Upg] Recipient list printout is now 'stripped' to make it easier to read.
  • [Upg] The account setting password field now accepts spaces.
  • [Fix] History and Favorites windows now close when using the Cmd+W shortcut on Mac OS X.
  • [Fix] Problem with embedded HTML tag in styled text in given ocasion ( '>' converted into '>')
  • [Fix] Small glitch when saving a document, it still appears as changed.
  • [Fix] Small glitch when saving a document, wrong name proposed in given occasions.
  • [Fix] An email address is no longer added despite MBM tells you it is a duplicate and you decide not to add it.
  • [Fix] Remote List encoding problem in given occasions.
  • [Fix] Several fixed to mlm.php script and to the sample html files.
  • [Fix] Cmd+H shortcut replaced with Shift+Cmd+H on Mac OS X version to avoid conflict with system 'Hide' command.
  • [Fix] Favorites now support fonts.
  • [Fix] Issue with Remote Lists (MLM) when the date is missing from the List of available lists.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 6.0 (Nov 10, 2008)

  • [New] Remote List Management thru Maxprog List Manager (MLM) allowing you to use lists from your web site.
  • [New] General Blacklist to prevent sending messages to given addresses whichever the list you have selected.
  • [New] Support for creating and re-using message templates.
  • [New] New Test Mode allowing to simulate full and partial deliveries with real data.
  • [New] You can now add and reuse text using the built-in favorites library (Cmd/Alt key to overwrite the existing text)
  • [New] 'Base href' tag and preference in order to set the location of external online pictures to be used in messages.
  • [New] Possibility to export and import back selected settings for backups or for transfers between computers.
  • [New] Import from a web page menu including the possibility to drag'n'drop a URL to the recipient list to get addresses extracted.
  • [New] You can now set tag data type between Text, Number, Date and Boolean, affecting sorting and conditional statement results.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to set the resume period after a connection drop.
  • [Upg] Possibility to edit the HELO/EHLO string used when starting a SMTP/ESMTP transaction.
  • [Upg] The delivery ID can now be changed or reseted from the preferences.
  • [Upg] Support for 7bit, 8bit and Base64 encoding for messages in addition to Quoted Printable.
  • [Upg] 'Precedence' header added to settings panel.
  • [Upg] 'Errors-To' header added to settings panel.
  • [Upg] Mac OS Address Book import now allows you to overwrite selected list addresses.
  • [Upg] Group setting now can be set to 2, 3 and 4.
  • [Upg] Test Mode can be activated/deactivated from the Delivery panel.
  • [Upg] Selected list name added to delivery report.
  • [Upg] New [List Name] tag in order to insert recipient list name in message body or subject (Pro only).
  • [Upg] New [Month Number] tag in order to insert the month number in message body or subject (Pro only).
  • [Upg] New [Test Mode] tag to be used for example inside a conditional statement. It contains 'Yes' or 'No' (Pro only).
  • [Upg] Default list and account preference new 'Automatic' choice to use last list or account.
  • [Upg] It is now possible to select and play a sound when the delivery is complete.
  • [Upg] The Cc and Bcc fields now support tags (Pro only).
  • [Upg] The Reply-To field now support tags (Pro only).
  • [Upg] It is now possible to clear the history ('Window -> Clear History' menu).
  • [Upg] New Recipients -> 'Check All', 'Uncheck All' and 'Check Selection' menus.
  • [Upg] 'History' button added to the toolbar to give faster access to the deliveries log.
  • [Chg] Preference panel has been redesigned and enhanced.
  • [Chg] The 'Window -> Deliveries' menu has been renamed 'Window -> History' (Cmd-H).
  • [Chg] The 'Deliveries' window has been renamed 'History'.
  • [Chg] The 'Partial Delivery' window has been redesigned.
  • [Chg] Dropping a connection log to a list will mark the email addresses as sent rather than deleting them.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.8 (Oct 14, 2008)

  • [Upg] Support for inline picture in HTML CSS code.
  • [Fix] All punctuation and special characters are now converted into HTML codes when sending Styled Text.
  • [Fix] A delivery is no longer interrupted when an error 550 happens after a successful authentication.
  • [Fix] Issue when sending plain text with inline picture sometimes the text is not sent.
  • [Fix] Message ID are now free of possible errors entered by user in the settings panel.
  • [Fix] Signature is know checked for control characters before saving.
  • [Fix] Brazilian translation fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.7.3 (Jul 15, 2008)

  • [Upg] The application has been localized to Brazilian Portuguese.
  • [Chg] HELO command changed on Windows to use fully qualified domain.
  • [Chg] The 'Return-Path' header (if selected) is now always placed first.
  • [Fix] Applescript 'AddRecipient' command now again handles data formated like "John Smith " properly.
  • [Fix] Signature "-- " separator no longer right trimmed.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.7.2 (Jun 10, 2008)

  • [Upg] New security code added for preventing duplicate deliveries after canceling and resuming the process.
  • [Chg] Void tags no longer possible when renaming.
  • [Fix] Styled text problem whith given font names.
  • [Fix] Import of lists from text files encoding problem on Windows on given ocasions.
  • [Fix] Definition list removed to avoid problems when converting styles to HTML.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.7.1 (May 13, 2008)

  • [Upg] It is now possible to send both inline and online pictures at the same time when no conditional statement is used.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.7 (Apr 15, 2008)

  • [Chg] Document file now use the '.mbm' extension by default (Mac OS X).
  • [Chg] SMTP error 5xx no longer stops the whole delivery when sending to the same domain.
  • [Fix] Issue when importing data from Excel thru the clipboard and the 'Paste Special' menu.
  • [Fix] Styled Text with inline attachments now include a full valid alternative text version.
  • [Fix] Styled Text with inline attachments alternative text version no longer includes CIDs.
  • [Fix] In case of a fatal error during delivery, the right recipient is now marked.
  • [Fix] Dots are no longer encoded by Quoted Printable encoder.
  • [Fix] Styled Text centered text is now always centered on message window.
  • [Fix] Web Page format preview now shows processed tags rather than raw tags.
  • [Fix] Send to Next xxx feature now takes already sent e-mails into account in case of a connection drop.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.6.7 (Feb 19, 2008)

  • [Upg] Delivery cancellation procedure enhanced.
  • [Chg] Styled Text to HTML converter updated to use table tags surrounding contents.
  • [Fix] Quoted Printable encoder now always generates 76-characters lines or less.
  • [Fix] Find Next menu now works when looking for single characters.
  • [Fix] Preview Line Length checking now takes the message contents once processed.
  • [Fix] Styled control not always updating the document status.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.6.6 (Jan 16, 2008)

  • [Chg] Subject in no longer limited to 256 characters in order to accept longer conditional statements.
  • [Fix] A list is now deleted when selecting 'Delete' from the list pull-down menu.
  • [Fix] Several Delivery report fixes.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.6.5 (Dec 21, 2007)

  • [Upg] Pressing the ALT key when dragging and dropping recipients between documents copies all data.
  • [Fix] Quoted Printable issue due to previous 5.6.4 fix.
  • [Fix] Window minimum size restore to previous value because of problems on small screens.
  • [Fix] Signature line breaks removed on Plain Text Preview (Windows).

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.6.4 (Dec 12, 2007)

  • [Fix] Documents displayed under main menu bar on given occasions (Mac OS).
  • [Fix] Styled Text sent in light grey on Windows.
  • [Fix] Connection Log now refreshed after each delivery on Windows.
  • [Fix] Quoted Printable encoder now always generates 76 characters lines.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.6.3 (Nov 14, 2007)

  • [Upg] Interface enhancements for Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) and Windows Vista.
  • [Fix] Message delivery cancellation not handled properly in given situations.
  • [Fix] Help file not accessible from inside the application in given occasions.

New in MaxBulk Mailer 5.6.2 (Oct 16, 2007)

  • [Chg] Public IP used for HELO command rather than 127.0.0.1
  • [Chg] One single connection used on small groups or when groups Save menu and canceling.
  • [Fix] Encoding problem with Eastern europe languages when using Styled Text format.
  • [Fix] Group no longer incremented by 1 in given occasions.