Changelog

1.3.0 - Major Release (16.03.2017)

Features

Improvements

Mail server host names and special connection parameters can be up to 255 characters long
Speed optimization for email threads view in the frontend
Disable the opportunistic TLS (in more recent PHPMailer libraries) to avoid intransparent error messages
Indicate pending (because of double opt-in) subscription/unsubscription in frontend profile
Various user interface improvements in the backend

Fixes

Security fix to avoid the emails to show up in frontend archive
Double Opt-in subscribe/unsubscribe works again
Mailster configuration can be accessed again with Joomla 2.5
Orphan digests (i.e. where the user was removed) are automatically removed and do not cause a warning
Replace {name} placeholder in footer/header with the name on file if the FROM name field is empty
Minor database format correction
"Select all" works in digests list
Catch exceptions coming from Joomla when logging fails due to unknown reasons
Restrict maximum email address and user name length to 191 characters (previously 255) to fit with max-column/index length of 767 bytes in utf8mb4 context

Features

Improvements

Fixes

Database collation auto-fixes during installation are more robust
Post-installation display of logos and links works
Do not include invalid email addresses into recipients queue
Do not write passwords of site requests into the log file when debug logging is enabled

Features

Fixes

Workaround to backward compatibility breaking changes to addReplyTo method introduced in Joomla 3.0
Readiness for most recent JMail/PHPMailer version in Joomla 3.5.1 by handling exceptions
Fix PHP 7.0 deprecated warnings
Language fixes

Features

Compatibility with Joomla 3.5
Joomla 1.5 is not supported anymore, new required minimum version is Joomla 2.5
Server settings can be re-used in other mailing lists
Bounced and blocked emails are automatically removed from the email archive after 30 days (time period can be adjusted)
New setting for FROM name: "Sender Name via List Name"

Improvements

Maintenance tasks triggered by cronjob and/or plugin are now time bound to avoid execution timeouts

Fixes

Database collation issues are recognized and fixed during installation
Detect auto- and self-generated emails more reliable to prevent email loops
Database entries for mail queue, digest queue, send reports and attachments are removed when a corresponding email is deleted
Emails without subject lines are accessible from the mail queue and mail archive views
Show inbox status also when mailbox could not be accessed

Features

Fixes

Deal with text editors that put the site URL in front of the unsubscribe placeholder automatically so that the unsubscribe URL still works
Do not produce email loop with "email not forwarded"-notifications when email is blocked because of globally blacklisted sender
List email address placeholder replacement works in header/footer
List administrator email placeholder replacement works in header/footer
Manage to recover original thread subject
Business and Ultimate Edition: CB Plugin's initial synchronization for user group mode works as expected when syncing from Mailster to CB