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- README File for Mailgate's SpamWeasel Ver 1.0
- (C) Copyright 2000/2002. Mailgate Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
-
- This document contains information regarding the fixes and
- enhancements for SpamWeasel releases to supplement the
- User's Guide and Online help.
-
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- Version 1.0.18 ( 29th April, 2002 )
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- 1. SDR0172 - Fixes a bug created by work on version 1.0.17.
- When editing a pattern or word list, clicking OK saves the
- changes but does not close the window.
-
- 2. SDR0173 - If upgrading a system installed to a non-standard
- folder, the installer 'upgrades' to the default location.
- This is now corrected.
-
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- Version 1.0.17 ( 25th April, 2002 )
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- 1. SDR0169 - SpamWeasel was found to react incorrectly to the POP3
- TOP command if a client program requested the TOP of the
- 'Per Session' report email. This is corrected.
-
- 2. SDR0170 - When processing large volumes of mail the connection
- between SpamWeasel and the ISP POP server could timeout while
- SpamWeasel passes mail to the email client program.
- SpamWeasel now issues NOOP commands to preserve this connection
- and prevent abnormal terminations.
- NOTE - this change has no effect on timeouts between the client
- and SpamWeasel which can occur while SpamWeasel collects the mail
- from the ISP. For these timeouts you still need to increase the
- session timeout generally found in your email client settings.
-
- 3. SDR0171 - SpamWeasel was making use of a registry setting located
- in the area used by the product MailGate. This is corrected to
- store this setting in the area used by SpamWeasel.
-
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- Version 1.0.16 ( 5th March, 2002 )
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- 1. ENH0078 - If SpamWeasel has a lot of mail to collect often the
- email client will time out. SpamWeasel now sends a character
- every so often to preserve the connection and prevent the timeout.
- Note - Not all clients recognise this process and still need the
- timeout setting to be increased.
-
- 2. ENH0079 - SpamWeasel no longer reports the POP account password
- to it's log file.
-
- 3. ENH0080 - Removed X-PMFLAGS from Likely Spam Markers list. This
- entry is not generally associated with SPAM.
-
- 4. ENH0081 - Changed the program icons for better rendition on
- MS Windows XP.
-
- 5. ENH0082 - SpamWeasel now adds to the mail header an X-SpamWeasel
- field reporting operative rule (if any) used when processing the
- mail.
-
- 6. ENH0083 - Added a 'Friendly Subjects Pattern' rule to the system
- rules file.
-
- 7. ENH0089 - Wildcard patterns may now be specified with an '_' as
- the first 'controlling' character. This instructs the wildcard
- matching process to only accept a match which occurs on a single
- line in the data.
-
- 8. ENH0091 - SpamWeasel will now pass Passwords that contain spaces.
-
- 9. ENH0092 - If using SpamWeasel with some clients (notably Netscape)
- the email client must be configured with a seperator character
- other than '@'. SpamWeasel can now be configured to accept another
- character in the user interface rather than by adjusting the
- registry settings.
-
- 10. ENH0093 - Changed SpamWeasel to allow it to work with POP accounts
- that require MSN authenticated login. To use this option you turn
- off POP authentication in your email client and add the
- authentication method required to the end of the account
- name setting. Adding $MSN will make SpamWeasel use MSN's
- authentication method.
-
- 11. SDR0145 - SpamWeasel now correctly responds to a request to
- connect to a non-standard POP port.
-
- 12. SDR0147 - Corrected a problem with the 'Check Header Words' rule
- that could cause incorrect spam identification.
-
- 13. SDR0153 - SpamWeasel now installs with a full uninstaller. Using
- uninstall will now completly remove SpamWeasel.
-
- 14. SDR0154 - Corrected the installer licence display so the buttons
- agree with the text.
-
- 15. SDR0155 - Corrected the display of the system tray icon so that it
- is correctly removed on exit. Changed the wording on the popup
- menu to 'Stop SpamWeasel' instead of 'Exit'.
-
- 16. SDR0162 - If NT Explorer is killed and re-started the SpamWeasel
- icon did not re-appear. This is now corrected.
-
- 17. SDR0163 - It was possible to configure an invalid size limit for
- the 'Don't check messages bigger then' setting. This is corrected.
-
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- Version 1.0.15 ( 2nd July, 2001 )
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- 1. SDR0117 - Correct further problem with deletion of expired log
- files.
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- Version 1.0.14 ( 19th June, 2001 )
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- 1. ENH0059 - To help users with configuration problems, added an
- error dialog to indicate when the POP port is in use.
-
- 2. SDR0107 - When 'Tidy log files older then' is unchecked,
- 'no of days' setting is now grayed out.
-
- 3. SDR0114 - Corrected a problem with the deletion of expired log
- files.
-
- 4. SDR0116 - SpamWeasel was incorrectly reporting as SpamWeasel Pro
- in the log file.
-
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- Version 1.0.13 ( 21st May, 2001 ) - 1st Full Release
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-
- - Fixed an error with the script function used in rules with
- looping structures.
- - Fixed an error with the script function used to match words
- in mail data.
- - Completed testing process.
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- Version 1.0.12 ( 9th May, 2001 ) - 3rd Beta Release
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-
- A number of improvements made for this release including:
-
- - Added a message viewing and manipulating utility to allow
- messages to be retrieved from the archive files.
-
- - Expanded and enhanced the logging system to make tracking
- of a message easier.
-
- - Reviewed entire rule set to better suit single users.
- EXISTING USERS PLEASE SEE NOTES BELOW
-
- Also fixed a number of small problems.
-
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- IMPORTANT SpamWeasel Upgrade Notes for all Beta Users.
-
- With this version of SpamWeasel there are significant changes to
- the rules set and associated files. For users who are upgrading an
- early Beta Version please read these notes carefully.
-
- BEFORE INSTALLING.
- Before installing make a backup copy of all the files in the
- <Installpath>\SpamWeasel\spamfltr folder and then delete the contents
- of this folder.
-
- INSTALL this version of SpamWeasel.
-
- REVIEW your rules and list files contents following the guidelines below.
- You can use Notepad or any other text editor to copy and paste data
- between the old and new file versions.
-
- system.sfr - System rules file. You should not have made any changes
- to the old file. There are a number of changes to the system rules and
- you should carefully review all your settings.
-
- spamfltr.inc - System includes file. The function FindWordInMessage
- has been changed to FindWordInBody. If you have written your own
- rules using this function you should change your rule. If you have
- made any additions to this file you should add these changes to the
- new version.
-
- userpre.sfr & userpost.sfr - User rules files. If you have written
- your own rules you should copy these from the old files to the new
- versions.
-
- Local domains.lst - No longer used by the system rules.
-
- Local users.lst - No longer used by the system rules. There is a
- new list - My Addresses.lst - which is used for similar rules (see below)
-
- Money Patterns.lst & Root domains.lst - No change. If you have added your
- own carry these over to the new file.
-
- Adult Words.wrd - Some words added. If you have added your own words
- carry these over to the new file.
-
- Bulk Emailer Programs.lst, Usual Spam Message Phrases.lst,
- Usual Spam Subject Phrases.lst, Spam Domain Patterns.lst
- and Known Spammer From Addresses.lst - Some patterns added.
- If you have added your own carry these over to the new file.
-
- Friendly From Addresses.lst - Renamed 'Friendly email addresses.lst'
- for clarity. Copy your addresses from the old file.
-
- Usual Spam Subject Words.wrd - Renamed 'Spam subject words.wrd'
- for clarity. Copy your addresses from the old file.
-
- New files....
- Definite Spam Markers.lst, Likely Spam Markers.lst
- Likely Spam Words.wrd, My Addresses.lst and Unfriendly From Addresses.lst
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- Version 1.0.10 ( 28th March, 2001 ) - 2nd Beta Release
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-
- Fixed a number of problems identified with the initial release
- and made some changes to improve system usage including :-
-
- - Fixed an error with the script function used in the rule to check
- the subject field.
- - Fixed the rule to check the To: and Cc: fields which could lead to
- a loop.
- - Modified the Pattern and Words list edit dialog to allow list of upto
- 100 Mb in size.
- - Extended the logging facilities and add an option to have SpamWeasel
- copy the previous days log to the email client.
- - Extended the help to clarify the use of Priorities.
-
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- Version 1.0.7 ( 21st February, 2001 )
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-
- Welcome to this first release of Mailgate's SpamWeasel.
-
- To install this software, download and run the installer executable
- file. This will install the required components on you machine.
-
- You must now configure the software.
- Run the program. This will add an icon to the system tray.
- Double click on this icon to display the configuration screens.
- Refer to the on-line help for guidelines on your initial settings.
-
- To activate the module, you will need to stop and re-start
- the SpamWeasel program.
-
- Remember to register your copy. Visit www.mailgate.com for full
- details.
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