PageGate Release Notes

v11.x PageGate Version 11 Series v11.0.0 through v11.1.0

v11.1.0 — Protocols & Time Zones

Added AzureSms protocol to support sending messages through Azure's Communication Service
Added Program level template setting: TimeZones. Use this with a SQL server that uses a different time zone for it's database than the computer running the PageGate server. Syntax: TimeZones = DatabaseTimeZone , ProgramTimeZone. Example: TimeZones = UTC , Eastern Standard Time
timezoneids.txt now exists in the PageGate program folder with most valid time zone names in it
Updates made to better handle daylight savings time changes
Adjusted Date format on SMTP headers
Fixed issue with GSM-AT-IP protocol when the modem replies with null characters

v11.1.0 — Performance & Database

Significantly improved speed of reports in PG Admin and PG Client
Added 'Zip Week' right-click option on Logging object in PG Admin
Reduced Connectors memory footprint
Improved database locking when scheduling repeating messages
Fixed problem with GetMail and Ad-Hoc messages
Carrier username and password database field lengths increased from 80 to 150 characters

v11.0.5 — Protocols & Connectors

Minor updates to AWSSNS protocol including changing SMSType from Promotional to Transactional
Added optional pgslocaldaosetup.exe, pgalocaldaosetup.exe and pgclocaldaosetup.exe alternative installers that will put all the DAO and JET database support files in the program folders and use them instead of the system wide versions
Added support for the WCTP protocol to use the HttpProtocol template setting (http or https)
Added the ability to choose serial handshake protocols for Carriers, GetTap and GetSerial
Updated serial port access in Connectors to better supports some 'different' USB drivers
Updated PG Admin's serial port scanner tool to show serial ports that can be opened and serial ports that respond to an AT<cr>
Updated PG Admin's TCP port scanner tool to add a couple of ports and also allow the user to set what host address to test against
Added FilterSync setting to PageGate SNPP, TAP-IP, TCP, and UDP Servers. It controls if filter scripts run in parallel, or wait for the previous filter to complete, when there are multiple concurrent inbound sessions.

v11.0.4 — Fixes

Fixed some issues in GetAscii when using advanced polling and the end of record symbol (~) and wildcard symbols (*,?) in some combinations.
The nightly cleanup routine was only archiving a single line in the logs — fixed

v11.0.3 — Templates & Macros

Added %LongTime% and %LongMilitaryTime% template macros
Lengthened Template Settings section max length to accommodate long OAuth key values
Added MSDeliveryEnvelopeFrom template setting for use by the mail server module

v11.0.3 — Performance & Filters

Updated many string handling routines to optimize memory usage, performance and efficiency
Performance improvements made to PGFilter module
Improved behavior of using pgfilter.dll, especially in regards to RawInterfaceFilter and UseFilterDllFile
Updated pgfilter.exe and pgfilter.dll normalizing some of their behaviors
Improvements to startup speed of PG Admin and PG Client
Improvements to nightly cleanup routines

v11.0.3 — Protocols & Carriers

Fixed checksum issue with GetTap
Fixed GSM modem sending issue when using +QCMGS command syntax and high message volumes
Updated MailServer, SNPPServer, TAPIPServer, TCPServer, and UDPServer to improve memory use

v11.0.3 — Mail Server

Certificate values can be set for when the Mail Server generates self signed certificates
Mail Server self signed certificates can also be made to be static
Fixed issues with some multipart email messages not being parsed correctly by GetMail

v11.0.3 — Database & SQL

Improved coordination between multiple Connectors when using an SQL database

v11.0.0 — Database & SQL

Switched SQL Server driver from ODBC to OLE DB for better speed and stability
SQL Server connection strings will need to be updated (remove ODBC; line, change Driver= to Provider=Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server)
Improved support for Azure and other cloud SQL Servers
Added support for encrypted username (PgEncryptedUID) and password (PgEncryptedPWD) in SQL Server connection strings
Added DB_Short_Timeout, DB_Medium_Timeout, DB_Long_Timeout, and DB_Retries registry settings
Added Bulk Delete capability to PG Admin (under Database→Tools)
PG Admin v11 can import PG v10 export files (but not the other way around)

v11.0.0 — SMTP & Email

Added support for SSL/TLS/STARTTLS on inbound SMTP connections (SMTP_Encryption registry setting)
Improved SMTP delivery performance when using an encrypted connection
The UseAttachmentAsBody template setting added to GetMail Interface
Template settings now available for GetMail Interface for OAUTH on outbound SMTP sessions
Added %Attachment=file% macro variable for outgoing SMTP messages
Added SMTP_Auth_Method registry settings to limit inbound SMTP to a single authentication method
MailServer module now supports SMTP_Delivery_Envelope_From registry setting

v11.0.0 — Protocols & Carriers

Added support for AT+QCMGS command for Quectel chipset devices (MultiTech) for long SMS stitching
PageGate now compensates for T-Mobile's non-compliant WCTP responses
WCTPDtd template setting added for custom .dtd files with WCTP
HTTPPost and HTTPGet protocols now have cookie support (via HttpCookiePath template setting)
%InsertFile()% template function added to insert file data into template subject/body

PG Admin & GUI Client

Added mouse-wheel support for scrolling in GUI Client
PG GUI Client History Log screen can now stay visible while using the main window
PG GUI Client Large Font Display now uses bold font
Fixed Resend/Copy/Edit not re-populating Selected Recipients list
Added Memberships object under each Group; renamed Groups to Memberships under each Recipient
Added reveal buttons to Carrier Password fields
Added ability to run Office365 OAuth utility from Program→Tools
Support for Data247 carriers deprecated due to API change
Deprecated Dial-up-networking (DUN) support

v10.x PageGate Version 10 Series v10.0.2 through v10.2.5

v10.2.5 — Changes since 10.2.4

Fixed large font option in GUI Client with too-narrow rows
Fixed GUI Client More Presets screen unable to sort by message
Fixed startup error in GetMail module due to logging updates
Fixed GetAscii case insensitivity issue

v10.2.4 — Changes since 10.2.3

Fixed Carrier protocol couldn't be edited/changed after the fact in PG Admin
Greatly improved speed of drawing screens in PG Admin and GUI Client
Improved efficiency of all logging with noticeable speed improvements
Fixed v10 upgrade routine not carrying over Global, GetMail and GetWeb template fields

v10.2.2 — Changes since 10.2.1

PG TCP, TAP-IP, UDP and SNPP Server modules now reload pgfilter.dll if error detected
Added CDATA block to WCTP messages when StripNonPrintable=False and WCTPBase64Encode=False
Fixed installer issues on some 32-bit operating systems
Added LogCredentials template setting
Added MessageBreakChar template setting

v10.2.0 — Changes since 10.1.3

Added support for TLS 1.3
Added support for using OAUTH for POP collection
Improved PG DB Monitor module
Updated support DLLs

v10.0.2 — Major Changes since 9.0.2

Option for direct MS SQL Server database support (instead of embedded Jet)
Extensive optimizations for more efficient use of processor, database, and memory
Updated look and feel of PG Admin, PG Monitor, and PG Client
New local message and reply handling added to PG GUI Client
Huge performance improvements to import and synchronization routines
Added Database Export All and Import All options
Added PG Filter Pack support to SNPP, TCP, UDP and TAP-IP servers
HTTPGET and HTTPPOST protocols — added HTTPResponseTimeout template setting
Added support for multiple dedicated Carriers for each Connector
Increased max message size to 16000 characters
Added AwsSns protocol — Amazon Web Services Simple Notification Service

v9.x PageGate Version 9 Series v9.0.0 through v9.0.2

v9.0.2 — Changes since 9.0.1

Removing/renaming recipients or carriers now updates Connector 2-way settings
Added DKIM support for connectors/carriers sending messages via SMTP protocol
GUI Client: fixed problem of messages getting stuck in pending when requeued from history log
GUI Client: changed Requeue button to Resend; Delete to Cancel for pending messages

v9.0.0 — Changes since 8.4.3

Added PageGate TCP Server service
Added PageGate UDP Server service
Added PageGate TAP IP Server service
Added AwsSns protocol — Amazon Web Services Simple Notification Service
Added log monitoring feature
Improved Filter Pack And/Or Types and debug logging
Added ConnectionPersists option to PG TAP IP Server
Added SMTPTLSVersion template variable
Fixed problem with messages getting stuck in pending after failover

v8.x PageGate Version 8 Series v8.0.0 through v8.4.3

v8.4.x — Key Changes

Added SMTPQpEncode and SMTPConnectTimeout template variables
Added ReplyTo template variable for outgoing SMTP messages
Added new webdata.exe CGI for flexible inbound API POST or GET calls
Added support for Template settings to run Filter Pack filters
Added GSMCMGLString template setting
Added SSH support to RawTCP and GSM-AT-IP protocols
Archive Logs now turned on by default and zipped automatically

v8.3.x — Key Changes

Added PGService application type (single Windows service)
Added login/password support to GSM-AT protocol
Added SSL/TLS support for POP retrieval (port 995)
Added SSH support to RawTCP protocol (port 22)
Censored passwords in log files

v8.2.x — Key Changes

Added Filter, SubjectFilter, and InterfaceFilter template settings for Filter Pack
XMPP protocol now supports replies (2-way) and SSL connections

v8.0.0 — Changes since 7.0.26

Added GSM-AT-IP protocol
Added TAP-IP protocol
Added XMPP protocol
New TAP-IP Server module (TAP over TCP/IP)
New Serial2ASCII interface modules
New SMS Gateway Android App
New PG Filter Pack
Support for Windows Server 2016
PG can now auto-detect some GSM-AT modem commands
Database synchronization routine now imports/exports templates

v7.x PageGate Version 7 Series v7.0.0 through v7.0.26

v7.0 — Key Features Added

Totally new message format templating system
Added FAXSrv delivery protocol (Microsoft Fax service support)
Added HTTPPOST and HTTPGET protocols
Added SSL/TLS (port 465) and STARTTLS (port 587) support for SMTP delivery
Added priority setting to carriers and recipients
Added 'Domain' field to carriers screen
Improved support for Windows UAC, security, and virtualization
New and improved program installer and uninstaller

v7.0.26 — Changes since 7.0.25

GetMail better handles multi-line quoted-printable encoded subject headers
Added option to allow GetAscii to process hidden files
Added ModemWakeupCommand template setting
GUI Client now allows alpha characters in ad-hoc recipients

v6.x PageGate Version 6 Series v6.0.4 through v6.4.0

v6.4.0 — Changes since 6.1.1

New message format templating system added
Added FAXSrv delivery protocol
Added HTTPPOST and HTTPGET protocols
Added SSL/TLS and STARTTLS support for SMTP delivery
SMTP carriers can now have unique relay server settings

v6.0.4 — Changes since 5.0.93

Basic 2-way support (accept replies) for cellular modems (GSMAT protocol)
Optimizations for database access and processor utilization
Improved compatibility with newer operating systems
Support for serial ports above COM16
New FILE protocol to write messages out to text files
CRAM-MD5 authentication support (SMTP)
HTTPS support (WCTP)

v5.x PageGate Version 5 Series v5.0.0 through v5.0.93

v5.0 — General Changes

Microsoft Vista Support
Fax support added
Linked tables MS SQL support
Max message length increased to 6000 characters
Master/slave servers — single master propagates to up to 8 slave servers
3 Levels of logging (summary, detail, debug)
Audit log stored in the PageGate database
Display groups for GUI Client
Security options with creator/manager assignments

v4.x PageGate Version 4 and Earlier v3.5 through v4.0

v4.0 — Key Features

SNPP protocol supported
UCP protocol supported
WCTP protocol supported
Serial (RS232) monitoring interface added
TAP incoming interface added
Failover for carriers and recipients
GUI Client supports 100 preset messages
Improved reporting in PG Admin

v3.5 — Key Features

PageGate now includes a fully functional built-in SMTP/POP mail server
Eliminated requirement for third-party mail server (MDaemon)
Windows 2000 compatibility
Database upgraded to MS Access 2000 compatible format

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