Software Update: Ability Mail Server 2.20

Ability Mail Server is a mail server that uses 128-bit SSL encryption and has support for various protocols such as SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 and LDAP. A spam filter, a virus scanner and the option for remote management of the mail server are also available. The developers of Code-Crafters recently released version 2.20 with the following changes since the last entry in the junk tracker:

Version 2.20:

• Added: New Bayesian SPAM filter.
• Added: New manual page: Tutorial: Preventing SPAM.
• Fixed: Outgoing Mails DNS auto-detect mode could occasionally fail to perform MX Lookups.
• Removed: The 2 older SPAM filtering methods which did little to reduce SPAM.

Version 2.19:

• Added: SPF Safe IP list to enable correct support for backup mail servers and trusted relays.
• Added: New option to only allow login with the full email address. Allows the same user and password pairs to exist multiple times.
• Enhanced: Updating the installation can be performed while the mail server is still online.
• Enhanced: Mails rejected at the SMTP due to SPAM rules now also count towards daily limits.
• Enhanced: A more appropriate error message is given when users cannot be added to a domain.
• Fixed: If the Outgoing Mail service was not enabled, outbound mails would disappear without a failure message.
• Fixed: DNS Cache did not correctly store SPF results.
• Fixed: An email received on the SMTP which was larger than the General mail size limit did not generate a failure message.
• Fixed: IMAP4 Mozilla compatibility issue.

Version 2.18:

• Added: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) support.
• Added: DNS Cache to improve performance of MX and SPF lookups.
• Enhanced: All filtering services and SPAM filters have been moved to a new ‘Filters’ section.
• Enhanced: DNS ‘Test’ button in Outgoing Mails settings now can also test ‘Auto-Detect’ mode.
• Fixed: User custom filters ‘from address’ matching performed an exact match rather than a containment match.

Version 2.17:

• Added: New display formatting methods for the users section in the dialog interface.
• Enhanced: Various minor interface improvements.

Version 2.16:

• Added: New warning message to help prevent accidental overwriting of already existing account directories.
• Added: “” filter option to users and mailing lists sections in interface.
• Added: 8bitmime support to SMTP.
• Added: SSL Version 3 support.
• Added: New group options to allow failure mails to be sent back to sender if the mail is too large or the account is full.
• Added: New domain option to prevent potential mail loops.
• Enhanced: STARTTLS command in SMTP connections can now be performed before the EHLO command.
• Enhanced: Users and mailing lists are now displayed with the domain to help improve administration.
• Fixed: Auto detection of DNS entries occasionally did not correctly read the windows registry.
• Fixed: Running in NT Service mode could result in the interface not displaying correctly.
• Fixed: When selecting a ‘Browse’ button and when running in NT Service mode could result in an unnecessary error message.
• Fixed: Switching between NT service mode and application mode could occasionally fail.
• Fixed: Running the import tool or setup wizard didn’t trigger a re-initialization of the mail server.
• Fixed: IMAP4 FETCH command did not correctly return the body text.
• Fixed: IMAP4 did not correctly inform clients that STARTTLS was supported.
• Fixed: IMAP4 partial fetching and body structure responses did not fully conform to the standard.
• Removed: Reloading of settings and accounts when accessing Remote Admin. This could cause unnecessary delays.