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mail.it 3.0.16.99 released
7 May 2008 -- Dacons LLP announces the immediate availability of mail.it 3.0.16.99 for FileMaker 8.5, 8 and 7. mail.it 3 is the ultimate email plug-in for FileMaker. This maintenance update provides improved functionality and addresses some minor issues.Main Features of mail.it 3
- Native FileMaker 8.5, 8 and 7 plug-in for Windows and Mac OS X (PPC and Intel)
- Send and receive email from within FileMaker
- Attachments can be stored in container fields
- Unicode and local encodings supported for incoming and outgoing messages
- SSL connection to POP3 and SMTP servers
- Files from container fields can be used as attachments or inline images
- Attachments can be opened directly from within FileMaker
- Rich text support - send formatted FileMaker text, WYSIWYG
- Send FileMaker layouts (e.g. reports or invoices) as email
- Compose messages of multiple parts from various sources
- Accelerated decoding and encoding of messages with attachments
- Check the validity of email address online before sending a message
- Customizable timeout for POP and SMTP connections
- Delete messages from POP server after a specific numbers of days
- Customizable status dialog
... and much more
mail.it 3 comes with a detailed manual and a powerful suite of customizable sample files that demonstrate how to implement messaging and mass mail solutions using FileMaker.
About this Update
The following improvements are implement with mail.it 3.0.16.99
- Improved: In case of incorrect incoming message MIME boundaries composition, the plug-in could not detect some attachments. This has been improved with this update.
- Improved: In the case that no preferred authentication method is specified, the plug-in will first try the most secure method, of those supported by the server, moving downwards to the less secure methods, in case of failure. This was not the case before and is now implemented.
- Improved: Two additional preferred authentication methods were added: "Plain" and "Password".
The following fixes are implement with mail.it 3.0.16.99
- Fixed: SMTP session greeting could fail, in case if the sender's computer did not have any network name assigned. This has been fixed with this update.
- Fixed: Emai_PopGetMessagePriority could crash in case if "X-Priority" header tag syntax was
invalid. This has been fixed with this update.
- Fixed: Daylight saving issue on MacOS computers has been addressed.
Registered mail.it 3 users can download this update for free at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/downloads/
Availability of mail.it 3
mail.it 3 is available at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit3/
A fully working trial version is available for download at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/downloads/
License packages start at US$59.00 (single user). Full line of very affordable developer and network licenses is available as well. mail.it 2.5 users can upgrade for a significant discount at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit3/pricing/
For FileMaker 6 and 5 users mail.it 2.5 is still available.
What User Say
Read what users say about mail.it:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit3/userssay/
Read how mail.it is used:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit3/stories/
Suggested Uses for mail.it 3
1) Manage and categorize customer, client and project emails the powerful FileMaker way. Add group email functionality to your existing or new database solutions.
2) Send highly customized plain text or HTML mass-mailings including inline HTML images. mail.it allows you to compose your emails from different fields and databases.
3) Update your company or workgroup FileMaker databases with the use of email and custom header fields. This can be done fully automated.
4) Check email information such as sender, subject and size before you download the actual message. Implement SPAM rules to delete certain messages directly on the server and keep your email traffic to an optimum.
5) Connect your FileMaker online solution or your database driven web site to mail.it to send highly customized and personalized newsletters and notifications.
6) Create email discussion list solutions with the database and administration power of FileMaker.
The combination of mail.it 3 and FileMaker 7/8 has features no other email application offers. It is incredible fast and opens completely new possibilities in email communication.
About Dacons LLP
Dacons LLP (Data Consultants) is focused on designing quality FileMaker plug-ins and Quark XTention software products. For our customer this means: quality ideas and software concepts, quality program code and quality user interface as well as quality documentation and support. The results are exciting software extensions that are easy to use. Dacons started research and development of software extensions in 1997 and is member of the FileMaker Solutions Alliance and an official QuarkAlliance QuarkXPress XTension developer. Read More
