New macros supported in message templates (%OriginalRecipient%, %LastRecipient%)
CRAM-MD5 authentication support (SMTP)
Improved proxy server support (WCTP)
HTTPS support (WCTP)
GetAscii:
Larger lookup tables are now possible
Custom filter programs can be made to pre-process all incoming messages
GetMail:
Support for additional MIME types in email messages
Improved message parsing
GetSerial:
New optimized serial port handling routines
Support for serial ports above COM16
Improved support for USB modems
Larger lookup tables are now possible
Improved logging
GetTap:
Greatly improved logging
Improved message handling and parsing
New optimized serial port handling routines
Support for serial ports above COM16
Improved support for USB modems
GetWeb:
Minor updates only
Scheduler:
Improved database efficiency
SMTP Server:
Improved compatibility with newer operating systems
Improved support for running as an application
Improved support for running as a system service
Support for authentication for relayed messages
SNPP Server:
Improved compatibility with newer operating systems
Greatly improved support for running as an application
Better logging when running as an application
Improved support for running as a system service
TAP2ASCII
New multiple incoming TAP servers available, for multiple modem or direct serial TAP connections
Changes since 5.0.8
Fixed problem with sending of success/failure notifications
Fixed problem when client security is not enabled, but admin security is, and using Windows credentials to try to get to client setup screen
Fixed problem where interfaces were filtering out 'group_list' groups instead of 'display_group' groups.
Increased number of recipients in envlope of incoming SMTP connections to 500
Changes since 5.0.7
Send subject option on recipients changed to ALWAYS send something for the subject (sends 'Text Message' if
a subject can't be found in the message test
Domain POP collection can now use DomainAliases too
Changed 'Show All Dialers' in PGMonitor to 'Show All Connectors'
Added AdHoc support to the GetTap interface
GetTap has been expanded to accept messages up to 2000 characters in length (was 240)
Getmail will accept the subject of a message even if the body can't be read
Changes since 5.0.6
Fixed problem where message text from incoming emails were converted to lowercase
Fixed problem where incoming POP messages were sometimes marked as duplicates
Fixed problem where recipients weren't recognized in some POP messages
Removed control character encoding (transparent TAP) in Raw Serial protocol
Fixed db error with synchronization importing recipients with web service enabled
Fixed truncation problem in decoding multipart mime email messages
Improved timeout detection on SMTP connections
Fixed problem where email-only type recipients were leaving .pro files in the MailIn folder
Added capability for multi-line presets messages in GUI Client
Changes since 5.0.5
Fixed totals on recipient sent message report (message total for each recipient was cumulative)
Fixed syntax error in query expression when sending via GSM
Fixed problem with domain POP collection where some headers had first character truncated
Fixed problem with local domain being case sensitive for domain pop collection
Fixed problem with too large of a timeout value for POP collection
Fixed UIDL collection problem where same message is retrieved multiple times
Changes since 5.0.4
Fixed problem with ad-hoc recipient processing introduced in v 5.0.2
Changes since 5.0.3
Fixed problem with Advanced Ascii processing when the multiple character wildcard is changed from '*' to something else
Changed logging to show ascii value of characters in '<>' instead of using a generic '^' character
Fixed hourglass behavior on import screens
Fixed auto-conversion of full recipient name to short name when the apostrophe is used
Made changes to get rid of sporatic 3219 errors in GUI Client
Added support for displaying a list of pagegate servers in GUI Client on startup (serverlist.txt)
Fixed error 9 problem when using the brows button for selecting a new database location if current is invalid on startup
Fixed problem using failure notification lists if the failure happend connecting to the carrier
Changes since 5.0.2
Small delay added to initial 220 response of server, for some slow servers
IP address text added to log for initial SMTP connection
Improved how default values for advanced and unused settings are handled when creating and editing carriers and recipients
Fixed 'Enabled' box on Ad-Hoc Mail screen.
Fixed problem where the ad-hoc feature could be used to send a message to a id/pin that matched an existing recipient with that interface disabled
Added spam keyword detection capability to GetMail interface
Changes since 5.0.1
fixed error in PG Admin when a static recipient was set for GetAscii advanced ascii or GetSerial, and the recipient was deleted
fixed problem where an extra colon was being left in SMTP messages if the "don't send from" option is used
lengthened password fields in database (means a database version update too)
Changes since 5.0.0
Fixed error message that was displayed after database rebuild in PG Admin
Changed behavior of dropped connections in pgmailserver
Reworked email filtering in pgmailserver and pggmail
Changes (since 4.0)
General
Microsoft Vista Support
Greatly enhanced security options, including 'managers' allowed only to maintain their own group of recipients
Database synchronization between PG servers (master/slave configuration)
Improved logging (additional logging detail levels and log search function)
Audit logging/tracking
Message Archiving with 'Archive Manager' version of PG Admin for archiving old messages and accessing them
Improved reporting (including speed improvements in some reports)
(support for linked tables to MS SQL Server - not sure we should advertise this yet)
PG Server
SNPP server add-on (for incoming messages)
Touch tone receiver add-on (for incoming messages)
Fax delivery capability
Raw Serial and Raw TCP delivery protocols
HTTPS support for WCTP delivery
Message templates, which allow customized formatting of message text
Pin length can be automatically limited by carrier (important for carriers who use different length pin numbers for different protocols)
Failure/Success notifications can be sent to groups of email recipients
User's PG login name, Windows login name, and machine name tracked for each message
PG Client
Pre-programmable buttons can also be programmed to automatically select recipients and groups
When recipients are selected, a list of predefined messages can be displayed for selection (preset prompting)
Clients can be locked into only seeing a predefined set of recipients and groups (display groups)
Message length in message entry box can be limited
A failure warning can be set to popup on failed messages, even if the PG Client is minimized
Send confirmation option added
Can now requeue messages from the history screen
New hot-keys added
New improved security options (individual logins for a users & use of Windows login credentials)
Can view all groups a recipient belongs to
Macro variables to allow a recipient's carrier, pin, and manager on its info screen
Reporting improvements
PG Monitor
Can be integrated with a stand-alone copy of NotePager Pro to send wireless alerts of the PageGate Server's health
Decreased network overhead
Changes (since 3.7)
SNPP protocol supported
UCP protocol supported
WCTP protocol supported
GSM modems and phones supported
Serial (RS232) monitoring interface added
TAP incoming interface added
Failover recipients supported (if messages fail to one recipient they can be sent to another)
Failover for carriers supported
Improved reporting in PG Admin
Added reporting to PG Client
GetMail interface can now filter incoming email messages
GetAscii can now monitor for changes in files
GetAscii can parse info out of data files
Messages can be held for recipients until a time of day
Extra comment fields added to each recipient and group
PG GUI Client can filter recipient list according to comment fields
Hot-Key shortcuts added to PG Client
2 more levels of passwords added to PG Admin
GUI Client now supports 100 preset messages
GUI Client can now display the members of a group (shift-click on the group's name in the recipient lists)
GUI Client can now be minimized to the regular Windows taskbar
GUI Client in the history log can be copied and modified or resent
PG Monitor updated
The number of messages delivered in a single connection can be limited
Dialers can be set to deliver internet based messages only (set modem port to 0)
A new web template has been added that has the same look as the GUI Client
Some minor cosmetic updates
Changes: (since 3.6)
Problem with GetWeb saying that messages are rejected even though they aren't, fixed
Problem with Group-List web pages not being updated correctly fixed
Problem with Group List report fixed
Group-List webpages now shows groups with a {G} prefix
GUI Client window is now sizeable
GUI Client now tracks messages sent to groups by individual message
GUI Client's programmable button labels are now able to be changed
Dialers can now auto-detect most modem init strings
Changes: (since 3.5)
Group report added
Archive log option added
Group and Ad-Hoc label location now settable in GUI Client
Problem with GetAscii sending duplicate messages fixed
Problem with PG Admin allowing duplicate recipients fixed
Changes: (since 3.5 beta sp3)
Problem when printing history file from GUI client fixed
Option added to not send 'from' field as part of the message text
Fixed problem in scheduler when messages are sent to an empty group
More options made available for ad-hoc recipients
Changes: (since 3.5 beta sp2)
PGAdmin
Preliminary help file documentation completed
Tone wait string not displaying correctly - resolved
Duplicate mailbox names are no longer allowed
New report added for messages sent by recipient
PGDial1
Error encountered after sending message - resolved
PGSched
Problem sending to groups fixed
GUI Client
Name changed to 'PageGate GUI Client'
System tray icon behavior improved
Changes: (since 3.5 beta sp1)
Temporary evaluation keys no longer expire prematurely
Context sensitive help has been added. Full help file still does not include documentation for new email service.
Changes: (since 3.5 beta)
PG Admin
The service pack version (SP) is now displayed on the top right corner of PG Admin when showing version info.
The formatting of the 'Pending Msg' button on the pending messages screen has been fixed.
On the 'Dial Up Networking Settings' screen, the 'Enabled' checkbox was not staying checked: fixed.
Dialer1/GetMail
Coordinated dialing between dial-up networking and message delivery now works correctly.
New log entries for dial-up networking progress added.
Scheduler
Trims new dial-up networking logs as part of nightly cleanup routine.
Problem with scheduling future/repeating messages (error message) resolved.
NotePager Net Client
The main screen stayed disabled after exiting the options screen with the 'X': fixed.
GUI Interface
The status of the interface was not being reported correctly to PG Monitor.
Changes: (since version 3.16)
PageGate now has all email function built-in (MDaemon is no longer used/required)
In this beta release, the help documentation has not been changed to reflect this change
See the following documentation for features, capabilities, and setup of the new email server
Changes: (since version 3.15)
New setup program - smaller and faster
Problem with NotePager Net not updating status logs fixed
Problem with too many users accessing database error fixed
Promptless setup options for administrators (see pgreadme.txt)
Changes: (since version 3.14)
A memory leak was fixed in pagegate.exe when running on Windows9x
Changes: (since version 3.13)
This version uses the newly released MS Jet Database engine v4.0 sp4
Problem with on-call groups fixed
NotePager Net's 'Use these setting for all local users' setting works
Improved automatic database rebuild routines
Message count report format improved
Problem with PG Monitor becoming permanently minimized fixed
Problem in schedule when using multiple dialers fixed
Changes: (since version 3.12)
Problem fixed where NotePager Net sometimes did not retain the prog buttons
Problem fixed where full name group list web pages didn't update correctly
Problem fixed causing NotePager Net to give an error on the initial run
Changes: (since version 3.11)
New Feature in NotePager Net GUI Client: The administrator can now disable various capabilities of NotePager Net to simplify the interface (i.e. Spell Check, Pre-Programmed messages, etc.)
Problem fixed in GetMail causing collection loop
Problem fixed in Scheduler in repeating messages
Changes: (since version 3.10)
Problem fixed where the cleanup routine was dropping leading zeros in the registration key information
Problem fixed where only the first 5 recipients were shown in NotePager Net's local recipient list screen
Memory leak in PageGate.exe fixed
Problem fixed not allowing administrators to add new recipients
Problem fixed where modem in use error was not displayed correctly
Changes: (since version 3.07)
General
PageGate is now fully Windows 2000 compatible
PageGate's database has been upgraded to be compatible MS Access 2000
NotePager Net (GUI) client:
local recipient lists can be stored in a shared folder
on a workstation, program settings can be saved for all users or just a single user
smaller fonts can be used in the recipient pick lists
Email
messages sent as an attachment inside another mail message are accepted
Web
full names can be shown on group-list web pages
Changes: (since version 3.06)
New version of the jet database engine used (v4.0) to resolve
intermittent database corruption problems
Changes: (since version 3.05)
Added new options when canceling messages from PG Admin
Readme and Release notes files can be viewed prior to install
Cosmetic fixes to PG Admin, PG Monitor and installation programs
Added to troubleshooting and faq sections of the help file
