History of MailList King Email Mailing List Management Software

Complete Change History

• 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

V10.01 Change History

• 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

V10.02 Change History

• 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

V10.03 Change History

• 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

V10.04 Change History

• 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

V10.10 Change History

• 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

V10.11 Change History

• 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

V10.12 Change History

• 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"

V10.14 Change History

• 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

V10.20 Change History

• 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
• Added: Updated TLD List

V10.21 Change History

• 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

V10.22 Change History

• 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

V10.30 Change History

• 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 resizeable
• 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

V10.40 Change History

• 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

V10.41 Change History

• 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

V10.42 Change History

• 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

V10.43 Change History

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

V10.48 Change History

• 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. ?? 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

V10.50 Change History

• 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

V10.51 Change History

• 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

V10.52 Change History

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