5.6 Build 450.6: Info on update released February 24, 2003

Special notes about this update

IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading from Wildcat! v5.4 or less, please read the change history in AUP v5.5.450.2. A few conversion steps must be performed before running this new update as outlined in the 450.2 Special Notes. The Wildcat! server will also inform you of this required conversion if it not done.
IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading from Wildcat! v5.5.450.2, please read the change history in AUP v5.6.450.3. In AUP 450.3, new optional internet security features (SSL and SASL) were added and wcConfig components related to Mail Operations was reorganized and consolidated under one section called "Mail Server."
In this v5.6.450.6 update, major mail processing improvements were made across all Wildcat! mail components; WEB mail client, wcSMTP, wcMail, wcPOP3 and the add-on product, wcListServe.
If you have the add-on product "Wildcat! List Server", it will automatically perform a conversion the first time you run the new wcListServeSetup.exe configuration utility.

Added new channel event logic to automate the reloading of wcMail and wcSMTP changed configuration.

Added a support link to InstantSSL (Comodo) SSL Certificate Vendor. Offers economical SSL certificate solutions

Fixed logic to "Close Now" a pending wcOnline shutdown when the task tray option is enabled.

Enhanced the wcrun.exe utility to better support console/dos windows larger than 80x25.
Updated the header file, MIMELIB.WCH, to work with new mime processing library; MIMELIB.DLL.
Improved the wcBasic WEB mail client HTML*.WCC components to coincide with the new, improved mime processing library. You should see a much better handling and display of HTML/text mail via the WEB mail client.

Changed multiple DNS server usage logic to support failed DNS queries, not just failed connections to the DNS server machine.
Fixed a bug with translated administrator aliases not allowed to receive mail on security domains.
Fixed a bug in checking internal mailing list names.
Added a new administrator alias called "abuse"
Adjusted the Received: header line to have the "for" attribute. This should help mailing list administrators see the intended recipient of bounce mail in mail forwarding situations.
Added new channel event logic to automate the reloading of changed configuration.
Added new mail router signaling method with a new specific utility called wcSignalMailRouter.exe.
This utility is designed to be used with batch mode Antivirus and/or Anti-Spam checking software. See the section Using Anti-Virus/Spam Software on Santronics Website.

Improved, enhanced the speed of mail processing, especially with large messages. The enhancement reduces server bandwidth.
Adjusted the Received: header line to have the date received. This helps mail clients (such as Outlook) get the proper receive date for display in the "Received" column. Before, it used the message date which can be out of order.

Improved, enhanced the speed of mail importing, especially with large messages. The enhancement reduces server bandwidth.
Added a new administrator alias called "abuse"
Added new channel event logic to automate the reloading of changed configuration.

The Wildcat! List Server add-on product was updated with major new features and enhancements. See the HTML help wcListServeSetup.chm for complete details.
Added subscribe/unsubscribe capability by using the to: e-mail, for example: