Release Notes

Changes since 9.0.2

•Option for direct MS SQL Server database support, instead of embedded Jet database or linked SQL database

•Extensive optimizations for more efficient use of processor, database, and memory resources

•Updated look and feel of PG Admin, PG Monitor, and PG Client (added toolbar to PG Client)

•New local message and reply handling added to PG GUI Client

•Huge performance improvements made to import and synchronization routines

•Subnet values can be added to BlockedIPs and AllowedIps files for mail server (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx)

•Added Database Export All and Import All options in PG Admin

•Added Database backup prompting to PG Admin

•(use No_Admin_Backup_Prompt - REG_SZ = True, to disable on single computer)

•In PG Admin added right-click popup 'Open Folder' options for Program, Database, and Logging

•Double-clicking on logs in PG Monitor will open the log in notepad

•Added StripNonAscii setting to TCP and UDP Servers

•Added template variables: FilterDebugFile, SubjectFilterDebugFile, InterfaceFilterDebugFile,

•RawInterfaceFilterDebugFile, ReplyFilter, ReplyFilterDebugFile, Unique, LongUnique,

•*note /append switch can be used after a XFilterDebugFile filename

•Added template variable: UseFilterDll

•Added SenderIsIp setting to TAP IP Server, SNPP Server, TCP Server, and UDP Server modules

•HTTPGET and HTTPPOST protocols - added HTTPResponseTimeout template setting

•RawTCP protocol - added RawTCPSuccessResponse, RawTCPErrorResponse, RawTCPResponseTimeout,

•ResponsePath, ResponseRecipient

•RawSerial protocol - added RawSerialSuccessResponse, RawSerialErrorResponse, RawSerialResponseTimeout,

•ResponsePath, ResponseRecipient

•*** Due to the response timeout now being able to be set for the above protocols, the default

•timeout value has been lowered.

•Added new template Setting: RawTCPProtocol=ssh

•Added new template setting: HttpProtocol=https

•Added new template settings for GSM protocols: GsmUseCpoint, GsmIpProtocol=ssh

•In PG GUI Client, the pre-programmed message buttons grow with form resize

•Added Interface templates to export/import routines

•Added support for multiple dedicated Carriers for each Connector (separated by |)

•Added WaitForCr to TAP IP Server

•Improved UrlEncoding in HTTPGET, HTTPPOST, and AwsSns protocols

•Added ParameterDelimiter template variable

•Increased max message size to 16000 characters

•Separated SNPP Advanced screen Password into Username and Password fields

•- using username <space> password in the password field still works

•Increased valid port numbers for SMTP protocol to > 32768

•Clicking on module name in PG monitor brings its monitor window to the front

•New replacement webgate.exe CGI module

•Added SmtpFriendlyNames template setting

•Added ArchiveLog feature to SNPP, TAP-IP, TCP and UDP servers

•Added Delete as a valid HttpPostType template variable value

•Added ResponseIncludeRequest template setting

•Added service startup error logging to Windows event logs

•Optimized start, stop, restart, and cleanup routines

•Added GetSerial_Ignore_Restart, GetTap_Ignore_Restart registry settings

•Added 0 and -1 as valid values to the Database "Purge After (days)" setting

•Added filter pack support to SNPP, TCP, UDP and TAP-IP servers

•Added warning message if a recipient is added that will exceed the recipient license

•In PG Admin added 'SQL' object under 'Database' in the tree - for setting SQL Server connection strings

•Added Tools->Reset Counter to GUI Client

•Added support for headers in HTTPGET protocol

•Added right-click 'Scheduled' messages options for carriers, recipients, and groups

•Added logging support in PG Monitor for multiple tcp, udp, tap-ip and snpp server modules

•Added option in PG Admin to schedule messages

•Database synchronization feature now syncs oncall tables, ad-hoc maps, mailboxes and templates

•Import/Export of groups has now been split into separate groups and display groups options

•Updated order of operations for StripCharacters when processing templates

•Added SubjectMaxChars and BodyMaxChars to template settings

•Renamed RawTcpProtocol and GsmIpProtocol template settings to TcpProtocol

•Added 'Find' function in PG Admin (ctrl-f)

•Improved PG Client startup time

•In PG Admin, hovering over a recipient or group now shows its full name

•An Upgrade Summary file is written to the database folder with any registry and template settings

•changes made during the upgrade - SettingsUpgradeReport.txt

•PGFilter:

•- improved debug logging - added many new debug options

•- added new MatchFound, MatchNotFound, Lookup, ReadFile, Run, RunFilter and Goto sections

•- added commandline support for debug settings

•- added .dll version (better performance than existing .exe version)

•Changed default SMTP content transfer encoding from quoted-printable to 7bit

•Renamed remaining references to 'Dialers' to 'Connectors'

•snppserver.exe and snpp.ini renamed to pgsnppserver.exe and pgsnpp.ini

•tapipserver.exe and tapip.ini renamed to pgtapipserver.exe and pgtapip.ini

•ID in recipient table now takes preference over ID in message table, for all non-ad-hoc messages

•Fixed problem where PG Client sometimes didn't get removed from task list

•Fixed problem with registration screen showing every time PG Admin is started, on some systems

•Fixed PG Monitor jumpy scrolling at times

•Fixed problem where PG Admin didn't immediately show templates for imported carriers and recipients

•Fixed SMTP date format

•Fixed time zone offset problem when using SMTP and port 25 (may still have issues in Win XP)

•Fixed possible race condition in 'resetting database flags' section of cleanup routine