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MailList King
Email Mailing List Management Software

v4.0 Top Ten New Features
 
Now includes a rich text editor for creation of HTML messages
New scheduled sending function allows you send mail at a later date or in batches (e.g. 1000 per day)
Automatic Forms Processing: Now can process forms submitted from your web site and add all fields to your database
Now can integrate with SMAPI compliant products, such as Outlook Express or Eudora, for retrieval of addresses and processing of mailing list requests
New Graphs: Mailing List Total, group membership percentage, mailing list activity, group member ship over time
Improved searching, now allows you to search any field for any piece of text and displays all search results
Improved SMTP Relay Server now supports multithreaded sending (much faster)
Added: Spell Checking support via MS Word
New dialogs allow you to select an Outlook folder using the same graphics and layout as Outlook
Added Fields: Surname, Company, Address, City, State, ZIP, Country
 

Other Improvements
 

Support for mail login profiles
New SMTP method with support for authenticating servers
New Set-up wizard retrieves SMTP settings from Outlook
New sending option: CDO
Acknowledgements and user message forwards can now use any sending method
Forwarded messages now contain a header
When manually specifying the addresses for sending, the list of rejects is saved to file
Now supports the use of customization fields in the subject line
Added support for embedding of images and insertion of links
Improved send dialog with much more space for editing
Fixed: Access violation on start up when encounter problem loading DB
Progress of repair and optimise now more accurate
More efficient bounce processing mechanism (only processes an address as bounced once in x days)
Added two new custom fields, %COMPANY% and %SURNAME%
Ability to set Database Name which is displayed when browsing database
Some data files are now database specific (i.e. change when you change databases)
Changed: List Categories are now called "Groups"
Support for printing and exporting of statistics and graphs
New DB Info screen gives statistics on the current database
All settings now stored in ini files in \config\ folder for easy transfer between machines
Improved group support, now lists all groups and supports auto-inputting
Group searching now displays a list with checkboxes
Now can use different signature to add to user sent messages
Now can have different subscribe and unsubscribe acknowledgement messages
Now supports specific subscribe and unsubscribe addresses, e.g. subscribe@mycompany.com
If database is large it now recommends that you limit the cache size
Scan sub-folders option when retrieving entries from Outlook
Support for retrieval of SMTP addresses of Microsoft Exchange Users
Now records the list of users removed due to Unsubscribing or Bounces
Optionally now updates all fields (name, address, etc) when updating an email address that already exists in the database
New field: Insertion Date
When adding items to your exception list, it asks if you want to check your database
Allow groups in subscribe and form processing to support comma so that multiple groups can be joined simultaneously
New Option: Delete 'Warning: could not send message' messages
Consolidated all log files into a single dialog
Now maintains a log of messages sent and allows you to resend messages
The full name field is now automatically filled with First name + Surname
Fixed: Progress bar may disappear behind the main form
Changed: Default DB directory is now \DB\
Only creates Outlook Application objects if Outlook is not running
Added: Sender Retrieval Error dialog has a cancel processing button
No longer need to specify the Outlook root
New function to create new Outlook folder
Ability to cancel scanning of Outlook folders and insertion of entries
Changed Options layout, now Advanced dialog should have no entries of interest to most users
All exceptions now give fuller details of the cause
New Option: Move processed messages to the folder???
Now only scans subject and first few lines for subscribe/unsubscribe requests
Added printing to standard version
Added back up to standard version
When importing it now checks whether the inserted entry has a header row or not
Fixed: If have cancelled calculation of recipients then cannot use a manually entered send list
Now repairs tables when you optimize the database
Added Splash Screen
Auto-generation of group list from DB contents
All windows now support Esc key closing
Checks for active online connection when sending via SMTP
Added support for retrieval of addresses from Windows Address Book
Now detects bounce messages from MSN/Hotmail (which do not have bounce subject lines)
Open attachment dialog (when sending) now supports multiple files
Added the ability to specify default field values (i.e. when that record does not contain the field then the value is used)
With manually add addresses option, can now retrieve the addresses from an e-mail folder
Unavailable menu items are now grayed out
Changed: Merge Groups wording change
Added: Clicking on fields to change their status
Fixed: Bug with clearing of tagged fields

 

Version 4.01
 

Fixed: Unsubscribe acknowledgments setting not remembered
Fixed: Problems with HTML conversion
Fixed: Problems with default DB paths

 

Version 4.02
 

Changed: Improved look for main graph if it has null values
Fixed: DB Path forgotten
Added: Ability to specify an exclusion list
Fixed: Sometimes get AV if specify an unsupported group in the New Groups dialog
Fixed: Exceptions and Synonym tabs are incorrect order
Fixed: Limit to size of editable memos on some systems
Fixed: When scanning for exceptions, not all entries are processed

 

Version 4.03
 

Changed: Some changes to the create table code
Added: Self healing code for missing substats table
Changed: Invalid address checking tighter with max length of domain part of 67 chars
Added: Record count and sorting in the removed addresses list
Changed: Increased Time out and reduced connection count defaults for SMTP Server
Fixed: Reprocess buttons in View|Errors, Errors tab
Fixed: Odd message if leave blank group in reprocess dialog
Fixed: Clear Entry button not working in View|Errors, Send Log
Changed: Wording in scheduled message grid
Changed: Main dialog buttons, plus added View Schedule button
Changed: List of Words that MLK ignores can now be edited (ignore.txt)
Fixed: Unsubscribe acknowledgment subject line may be forgotten when close app
Added: Ability to change language of processing summary messages
Added: Erroneous dates are now ignored when displaying the main graph
Added: Now also checks for the following invalid chars in a domain part: _,',+,$,/,%
Changed: Displayed bounce count is only incremented when it affects a database entry
Fixed: If select 'Mark as Read' option your setting is lost
Changed: Log message when a frequently bounced address is deleted
Changed: Default delay between bounce processing
Added: Dialog for editing of database records
Added: Ability to export and print specific groups
Added: Ability to edit the message and subject text of scheduled messages
Added: Scanning contacts now also retrieves items in Distribution Lists

 

Version 4.04
 

Fixed: Outlook warning when retrieve entries from distribution lists
Fixed: When embed an image into an HTML message it may appear as attachment
Added: When retrieving contacts, now also returns 2nd and 3rd email addresses for contacts
Changed: Minimum scan delay reduced to 1 minute
Changed: Only one error dialog displayed per error during sending
Added: Danish Language for acknowledgment strings
Added: Dutch Language for acknowledgment strings
Fixed: Merge fields may not merge if message is opened from file
Added: Re-attempts connection if client has been disconnected (SMTP Sending)

 

Version 4.05
 

Fixed: Always get error when try to export to HTML or CSV
Fixed: When need to be in All DB mode to export data it automatically changes
Added: Help tab, to assist new users
Added: More detailed error message when an optimise fails
Fixed: When an update an e-mail address using the UPDATE command, may try to insert it
Changed: Allow maximum count to be zero
Added: The ability to use the user name or domain name portion of an e-mail address as default field values
Fixed: Now copes correctly with fields wrapped in quotations when importing
Added: Ability to load a key from a file
Changed: Main graph now accurate to today
Changed: Copy records to clipboard now copies a unique list
Added: Menu item to copy records to clipboard
Added: New option: Clear New User field after sending to a recipient
Fixed: Removed double progress display problem when scanning entries using MAPI
Added: Now optionally displays the subscribe, unsubscribe stats for the current update
Changed: Improved the help file - more graphics and better explanations

 

Version 4.06
 

Fixed: One acknowledgment sent for each version of a remove address in the DB
Removed: Unrequired debug log strings from log
Fixed: Subscribe Addresses used as synonyms may not be processed
Added: Better support for processing of addresses on Exchange networks
Fixed: Start Up directory sometimes defaults to the desktop
Fixed: Acknowledgment sending using the SMTP Server may fail

 

Version 4.1
 

Added: Can now export your mailing list groups to Outlook as distribution lists
Added: XP Style graphics
Added: Copy addresses to Group function
Added: Now adds any embedded images in pasted or loaded HTML to the image
Added: Can now navigate the database by clicking the first letter of an e-mail address
Added: Can now use fields (%FIRST_NAME%, %COMPANY%, etc) in acknowledgement and welcome messages too
Added: Now when saving a message the entire message (subject, attachments, etc) can be saved
Added: Acknowledgement messages can now be HTML formatted
Added: Added: Now when importing entries from contacts it retrieves all of the contact fields (company, address, etc)
Added: Can now have different settings for each database
Added: Now if a sending problem is encountered remaining recipients can be saved to a file
Added: Can now send Welcome messages for each mailing list group
Added: Can now send acknowledgement messages for the MODIFY command
Added: Support for scanning of folders by EntryID rather than folder name
Added: Now displays a processing error during retrieval of addresses when a problem is encountered
Added: Now when reprocessing entries it only logs the entry if a change was made
Added: Now shows the group of the user in the unsubscribe list
Added: Now supports tab character for importing and exporting
Added: Can now cancel a search by changing tabs or typing a new entry
Added: Select All and Deselect All buttons to Groups tab
Changed: Now shows no entries if no groups are selected in the groups tab
Added: Can now edit "Out of Office" search strings
Added: Can now edit the list of words that MLK ignores
Added: Extra "Out of Office" strings
Added: Now blocks use of apostrophes in group names
Fixed: Setting for what to do with Invalid groups is not stored
Added: Now supports registration key files that can be launched from Windows
Fixed: Cannot deselect Exclusive Access setting
Changed: Renamed Surname references to Last Name
Added: Can now set message priority to urgent for some sending methods
Added: Unsubscribes that cannot be processed because the user does not exist are now added to the Errors list
Added: E-mail address is now displayed in confirm new group message during processing
Added: Prompts the user for the location of any embedded images that cannot be located
Added: If HTML is pasted while in editing mode it asks if you want to switch to preview mode
Added: Now warns when closing the send dialog if you have not saved or sent the message
Added: More control over which parts of the message are searched for a command string
Added: Now gives more accurate count of recipients message has been sent to
Added: Send log is always given a unique filename
Fixed: Removed some erroneous entries from the log
Added: Can now specify which field (To, CC or BCC) is used for bulk sending
Added: Now lists the groups that are selected in the Send Dialog
Changed: Now delimits fields with tabs when printing
Changed: Order of buttons in send dialog
Added: During a scheduled sending it now advises what batch you are currently doing
Changed: Now displays scheduled items that are on hold even if hide completed options is on
Added: More descriptive heading when viewing a scheduled message
Added: In Scheduled message dialog you can now load a message from a file
Added: Support for *.MLK message format
Added: When reprocessing erroneous entries it now offers suggestions for the correct email address
Added: Error reprocessing dialog is now persistent so you can work through each of the errors in turn
Fixed: Sometimes the embedded images show as attachments when doing OLE sending
Added: Now includes a sample rules list that can be imported into Outlook
Fixed: Warning about Sender Retrieval method appears when changing options and are not using Outlook retrieval
Changed: Address field now supports multiple lines

 

Version 4.11
 

Changed: Sped up searching with less frequent screen updates
Fixed: Cannot add commas in record editing dialog
Fixed: Problems with tying settings to databases

 

Version 4.2
 

Added: Embedded HTML editor (using MSHTML)
Changed: Links and images now appear in situ
Changed: Send message dialog now modeled on Outlook style
Added: Can now minimize the application to the system tray
Added: Find Record function
Added: Can now configure the look of the progress graph in the main window
Added: Can now edit the text that is added to the header of forwarded messages
Added: Moderation of user sent messages (confirming forwarding of messages)
Added: New command, "SUBSCRIBEINFO", sends a report of all subscription details of a user in the database
Added: Function to return all group subscription details on a particular user in the database
Added: The ability to filter by specified dates
Changed: XP Sytle menu and toolbars
Added: Ability to select a style for the UI from Classic, Office XP, WIndows XP
Added: Support for retrieval of SMTP addresses from contacts on an Exchange network
Fixed: Erroneous fields if they have blank values in web forms fields
Fixed: To, CC sending option not used for forwarding user messages
Changed: Attachments section hidden until first attachment is added
Added: Add Numbering function in HTML Editor
Added: Insert Line function in HTML Editor
Fixed: Folder path in main graph is always shown as shortened
Changed: Collapse glyph on scanning progress dialog
Added: "Silent" command which will process a message without sending an acknowledgement
Added: Now checks the existence of acknowledgement messages used in options
Changed: Various confusing wording
Fixed: Duplicates now removed from email suggestion list
Fixed: SMTP Server processing summary messaging error
Added: Warning when sending test message if there is no subject or body
Added: %GROUP% field for insertion of the user's group
Added: HTML formatted messages from users are no longer reformatted to plain text
Changed: Send Logs are now saved to \SendLogs\ sub-folder
Changed: Improved the way user sending rights are handled
Changed: By default now clears the New User status when sending a message
Changed: Faster reprocessing of removed addresses and addresses in never send list
Fixed: Progress not displayed when reprocessing removals
Changed: Much faster "Select All" in errors dialog
Changed: Now removed addresses in removed list are added once for each group they belong to
Added: Can now add removed addresses back into the database using the reprocess function
Changed: Can now cancel the repair/optimize of a database
Improved: Searching speed
Changed: Unregistered version can now hold 10,000 entries
Added: Warning text added to messages sent in unregistered version
Changed: Renamed "Search Mailing List" to "Filter Mailing List"
Added: Phone Field
Added: Progress during restructure
Added: Now removes all old upgraded tables on later restart
Added: User sent messages are now added to message log
Added: Now can select whether to display User or Adminsrator sent messages in log
Added: More ifnoramive headings in Errors and Statistics dialogs
Added: Searching for messages in log
Added: function to ping DNS serve to ensure it is reachable
Changed: Save logs now saved under db folder
Changed: Renamed Redemption.dll to MLKing.dll
Fixed: Extract entries dialog not freeing if an error is encountered
Fixed: Access Violations when processing message with MAPI
Fixed: Send field is not saved
Fixed: MAPI dates on retrieved messages may be inaccurate
Fixed: Date filtering problems on some locales
Added: Entry count in main window is now updated when processing entries
Added: New option to automatically archive logs when they exceed a certain size

 

Version 4.21
 

Fixed: Summary report during scheduled SMTP server sending
Added: Background color support for old IE versions
Fixed: Very long messages loaded from file may be truncated
Changed: Test message is now always sent rather than displayed
Added: Test message recipient is saved
Added: Double-clicking tray icon displays MLK
Added: Can now embed Internet based images
Fixed: Dialog issues when displaying all records for a user
Changed: HTML source now more standards compliant
Added: More logging to track embedded image issues and uneditable HTML messages
Fixed: Errors that can occur when change min value in main graph
Added: No longer displays errors when scheduled sending using server
Added: Hidden option "ForwardedMessageUseSender" to use sender of message as reply on forwraded messages
Added: Now remembers the default font name and size used in the HTML editor
Added: Display error if a space is used in a subscribe/unsubscribe synonym

 

Version 4.22
 

Added: Can now specify the sender address even when sending via Outlook
Fixed: Formatting problems when re-loading long messages
Changed: Faster importing of csv files
Fixed: Some problems when importing multicolumn csv files
Added: New function to add a new entry
Added: Option so MLK can function as mailing list manager without dependency on email addresses
Changed: Now navigates using Entry ID's rather than traversing Outlook folders
Fixed: Splash screen and About Box are poorly laid out on systems with custom font size set
Added: Now checks whether Word is installed for default setting for Spell Checking
Fixed: Now displays "Unknown" for legacy databases where the insertion date is not set
Removed: Some nag messages
Fixed: May get cancelled error when sending with relay server
Changed: Demoted the "Use sender address for entry" option after many users used incorrectly
Changed: Promoted the "Allow SubscribeInfo Command" option
Changed: HTML image parsing code to catch images not enclosed in quotations
Fixed: On some systems scheduled sending and checking does not work when app is minimized
Changed: OLE Logon method when not using profiles
Added: Allows a raw HTML body to be pasted into the send dialog
Changed: Now displays the filename of a missing image when loading an HTML message

 

Version 4.23
 

Added: <PRE> fields can now be disabled in output HTML
Fixed: Moderate User messages option may not be remembered
Fixed: Subject may not be processed for command if option is set to only search the subject
Added: Improved styling of tab controls within the application
Added: Grids in Errors and Statistics dialogs inherit styling of main grid

 

Version 4.24
 

Fixed: Possible Kernel32 Error when running SMTP Server under XP
Fixed: Wrong tab displayed when clicking the Sending Options button in Send dialog
Fixed: Wording error in Options
Added: Improved styling of Outlook processing dialog
Added: If the Strip <PRE> field option is enabled it checks that line lengths do not exceed 1000 characters

 

Version 4.3
 

Added: Optional Double Opt-In for Subscription and/or Removal
Added: More informative send progress dialog
Added: Can now specify BCC recipients for every outgoing message
Added: Can now use texture files as background for messages
Added: Can now specify whether a confirmation should be sent out when manually adding, removing or changing addresses
Added: New function to paste addresses from clipboard
Removed: X_Library header which can trigger some anti-Spam software
Added: Now Insertion Date and Bounce Count fields are included when importing/exporting
Added: Now remembers your default scheduled sending settings
Added: Now only retrieves HTMLBody if required for forwarding (can cause a security warning on Outlook 2003)
Added: Now better at detection of delimit character used and existence of header row when importing files with multiple columns
Changed: Main graph is now always up-to-date to today
Fixed: Some failures when outputting messages to Outlook (which arose in 4.25)
Changed: Now checking for Exchange addresses is disabled by default as it can cause problems on non-Exchange networks
Added: Now handles images on a secure (HTTPS) server when importing messages
Added: Select All and Deselect All links in the export dialog
Added: Warning if try to use a command string as a web submission subject
Added: Extra logging for exporting to Outlook
Added: Paste button in edit acknowledgment message dialog
Added: Now remembers your current position even when deleting records
Added: Now when filling in full name field it fills the first and last name fields, or vice versa
Added: Now displays any MLK message files that are launched to it
Added: Now can force plain text format for forwarded messages
Added: Now displays questionnaire when uninstalling
Added: Show Groups panel can now be resized
Changed: Method of handling background color/image in outgoing messages
Changed: Wording for Manually Add function
Fixed: May not replace %GROUP% in acknowledgment messages
Fixed: Sometimes will block use of ALL for unsubscribe of addresses
Added: Now writes all sending parameters to the send log
Added: Now strips text before <HTML> in outgoing messages
Changed: Doesn't process application messages as frequently when generate unique recipients list *
Changed: Default multiple recipient count is now 100 *
Changed: Now ignores some punctuation marks when processing command strings *
Fixed: Group field may not be given a default value in automatic messages, if none is specified *

 

Version 4.31
 

Added: New option when adding new address to add any addresses in the attachments
Added: Now when checking for undeliverable messages it parses the body and headers of any attachments

 

Version 4.32
 

Fixed: Problems that can occur when processing e-mail addresses in the subject line of an e-mail

 

Version 4.33
 

Changed: Loaded HTML now retains the source headers
Fixed: Attachments may not be detected in loaded HTML on some systems
Added: Now displays the name and size of any embedded messages
Changed: Now returns the loaded/pasted HTML if no changes are made within MLK
Added: Now asks user if they want to process Exchange address the first time one is detected
Added: Can now run multiple instances of MLK by using the /NEW parameter
Added: Now saves install folder to registry for reinstalls
Added: New custom filter: Users with sending rights
Added: New custom filter: Users that have not been tagged
Fixed: Functions to perform to custom filters may not function when ALL button is clicked
Changed: Ctrl+C now copies entries to clipboard, rather than to another group
Changed: Now all grids uses the same flat style effect
Added: Now buttons are disabled in schedule dialog if there are no items listed
Fixed: Last database path may be forgotten if user has enabled "Different settings for each database" option
Fixed: List of recent databases may be forgotten if user has enabled "Different settings for each database" option
Fixed: Some issues when trying to map fields in an import file
Fixed: Attachment count may not updated when loading an HTML message containing embedded images
Changed: Closing of registration information dialog is not delayed

 

Version 4.34
 

Fixed: Attachment count may not updated when loading an HTML message containing embedded images
Fixed: Better progress message when adding multiple recipients to a single message
Fixed: Address processing problem when SILENT parameter is used
Fixed: May not get a full subscriber report if database is filtered by a group
Fixed: May not start up on the info tab even if the option is specified to do so
Changed: Now replaces the breaks in multiple lines of an address field with a character

 

Version 4.35
 

Added: Can now optionally send Double Opt-In confirmations when manually processing items
Added: Can now optionally back up files via e-mail rather than to a local file
Added: New command "ExportMailingList <Group>" allows retrieval of the mailing list from a remote location
Added: Now uses the default Windows DNS server when none is specified
Fixed: Web Forms grid is squashed up on some systems if font size is non-standard
Fixed: May get Setup Wizard when cancel out of options dialog
Fixed: Double Opt-In options are not enabled if don't edit the Opt-in message
Changed: Now when exporting a file with a comma delimiter it always wraps fields in quotations *
Fixed: When reintalling an application it may default to a 8.3 format folder name *
Changed: Can now specify multiple addresses for which e-mails will be forwarded (by separating them with a comma) *
Added: Can now override the character set used by the SMTP Relay Server *

 

Version 4.36
 

Changed: Method for handling the exporting of distributions lists to Outlook
Fixed: Some problems with send progress messages not being cleared after sending mail

 

Version 4.37
 

Added: Norwegian translation of processing result strings
Added: Keyboard shortcut for enabling debug logging
Added: Option to add doctype to outgoing messages
Added: Option to user the sender's name for forwarded messages
Added: Doesn't wrap fields in quotes to CSV export files if there is only one field