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Mailit 4.0.7.75 released

01 Oct 2009 -- Dacons LLP announces the immediate availability of Mailit 4.0.6.54 for FileMaker 10, 9, 8.x and 7. Mailit 4 is the ultimate email plug-in for FileMaker. This maintenance update provides improved functionality and addresses some minor issues.

Main Features of Mailit 4
- Native FileMaker 10, 9, 8.x and 7 plug-in for Windows and Mac OS X
- FileMaker Server SSS (Server Side Scripting) and IWP (Instant Web Publishing) compatibility
- Send and receive email from within FileMaker
- Attachments can be stored in container fields
- Preview messages with inline images using FileMaker Web viewer, or default Web browser
- Download history for POP3 protocol can be stored in container field, which allows sharing the history in a workgroup
- Unicode and local encodings supported for incoming and outgoing messages
- SSL connection to IMAP, POP3 and SMTP servers
- Files and pictures 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 multi-pages layouts (e.g. reports or invoices) as email, including PDF printouts
- 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 IMAP, POP and SMTP connections
- Delete messages from IMAP and POP server after a specific numbers of days
- Customizable status dialog
... and much more

Mailit 4 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 have been implemented with Mailit 4.0.7.75

- Improved: New example solution added, that illustrates how to download messages from
multiple IMAP folders.
- Improved: Trial information that was included in to outgoing messages, when plug-in is running
unregistered is now included as a separate text attachment, which allows to avoid problems with
MIME blocks rendering.
- Improved: PDF file inserted in to Container field as 'Picture' would get sent as a JPEG. This has
been addressed.
- Improved: 'Emai_SmtpAddBody' plug-in function will now accept a direct file import from disk,
using the 'Emai_ImportFile' plug-in function.
- Improved: 'Emai_SmtpFalsifyAddress' function DNS communication reliability has been
improved on Windows.
- Improved: 'Emai_HtmlToFmText' function will now convert the special character tags and codes
to appropriate text values. Carriage returns and space characters conversion has been also
improved, to comply with general HTML rendering methods.
- Improved: Added Kerio and Microsoft Exchange 2007 IMAP Servers support. With Kerio and
Microsoft Exchange 2007 Servers the plug-in will use the standard 'Read' message tag, to filter
the messages that have been already downloaded, because Kerio IMAP server does not support
custom flags used by the plug-in by default.
- Fixed: 'Emai_HtmlToFmText' function would leave the CSS code in the message. This has been
addressed.
- Fixed: 'Emai_FmTextToHtml' function will now produce HTML tags with appropriate tags
enclosure structure.
Fixed: 'Emai_SmtpSetMessagePriority' function would return an empty string, in case of success.
This has been addressed.
- Fixed: Files that have a Resource Fork, that were attached on Mac, but sent using Windows,
were composed incorrectly. This has been addressed.


Registered Mailit 4 users can download this update for free at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/downloads/

Availability of Mailit 4
Mailit 4 is available at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit4/

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. Mailit 3 users can upgrade for a significant discount at:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit4/pricing/

For FileMaker 6 and 5 users mail.it 2.5 is still available.

What User Say
Read what users say about Mailit:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit4/userssay/

Read how Mailit is used:
http://www.dacons.net/fmplugins/mailit4/stories/

Suggested Uses for Mailit 4
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, Rich Text or HTML mass-mailings including inline images. Mailit 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 Mailit 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 Mailit 4 and FileMaker 7/8/9/10 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 software extensions. 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 components, which are easy to use, and that work. Dacons started research and development of software extensions in 1997 and is member of the FileMaker Solutions Alliance. Read More