January 23, 1999

DixieMail 1.5 - Just a bug release. Thanks to Kim Scheibel for the fix. From the E-Mail I received:

SYMPTOM:

When sending several individual mails in the same session, using RSET between mails, the number of resultant mails grow exponentially (or potentially or whatever :-). Every subsequently sent mail will be sent by DixieMail to every reciepient mentioned so far.

BUG:

The recipients list grow with each sent mail in the same session.

FIX:

In SmtpServer.java, line 154, change:

---

else if ( ( command.equals( "noop" ) ) ||
( command.equals( "rset" ) ) )
{
sendAndDebug( to, "250 ok: "+ httpText );
}

to:

else if ( ( command.equals( "noop" ) ) )
{
sendAndDebug( to, "250 ok: "+ httpText );
}
else if ( ( command.equals( "rset" ) ) )
{
numberOfRecipients = 0;
sendAndDebug( to, "250 ok: "+ httpText );
}

January 10, 1999

DixieMail 1.4! Another maintenance release, with a few new "perks". Mail forwarding has been changed to an extension, so all previous mail forwarding addresses will not work. However, this allows a little better extendability in the future for the forwarding function. The server stops quicker. Entry windows have been fixed so that the window can be closed without a value needing to be entered. Added some nifty icons.

October 31, 1998

DixieMail 1.3! Mostly just a maintenance release, this version should fix a bug where the data sent out from the server was implementation - dependent. The code would work on Windows machines, but not on Mac. Boo! Also modularized the code a bit, and fixed (hopefully) a bug with the forwarder code not forwarding to the right servers.

October 21, 1998

DixieMail 1.2! Okay…after a few nudges in the right direction (thanks to comments from all you users out there), a brand new version! What can happen in three days? Lots! APOP is now supported for passwords, a bit of menu cleanup was done, and a bug (well, not really) with the STAT message was fixed. Also, "Phantom addresses" are supported. What this means is that you can send a mail to a mail address at yournamehere.com and the mail server will interpret that as a local address. The server now saves settings as well (finally!). What this also means is that I´m running out of ideas! Please send them in!

If you are interested in being informed about updates to the software - though that may not be too often - please let me know. Would it be useful to start a mailing list about this sort of software?

October 18, 1998

DixieMail 1.1! Now presenting - the latest version of DixieMail! Not too many new features, but a pretty decent user interface cleanup. User listings, forwarding listings, and so on are now displayed in their own windows. Even added a splash screen! Also added some more setup information so if you are just using DixieMail when you are on the internet (short term), you can find out what your computer´s name is. We´re also looking at implementing local host names, but haven´t implemented it yet. Maybe in a month...?

To reduce overhead on my part, the source and other information is all combined into one file. That should help me get releases out a bit faster.

September 21, 1998

Finally, a new name and a new look for the former "Java E-Mail Tools"! DixieMail is a window driven e-mail program written in 100% Java. Why "DixieMail" you may ask? Well, I didn´t want a name that was too technology driven or geeky, and something that was fairly easy to remember. Plus, Dixie is my dog.