Version History

2.2010.7.25 - Release

  • Bug fix for Outlook users on Windows 7. Windows reporting that there is no default mail client.
  • Support for rich text signatures in Gmail and Google Apps.

2.2010.7.11 - Release

  • Support for applications which use MAPISendDocuments - e.g. 7Zip.
  • Better handling of font sizing in Windows.
  • Improved graphics on Options screen.
  • Prevented potential security crash when determining MIME type of attachments.
  • Retired the capability to log in via a web browser. Security enhancements in browsers now make this impossible.
  • Fixed a bug where Affixa failed to identify the default Windows email text in languages other than English.

2.2010.7.5 - Release

  • Fixed potential crash due to locked file when writing Firefox cookies.
  • German translation

2.2010.5.22 - Release

  • Bug fix for Yahoo! Mail users
  • Zimbra Beta

2.2010.1.23 - Release

  • Better handling of Internet Explorer's "Protected Mode" when displaying a draft.
  • Added the capability to cope with Textareas to the Single Sign On module.
  • Added greater detail to activation problem messages.
  • Better handling of login problems with SSO environments.

2.2009.9.24 - Release

  • More changes to resolve an occasional problem uploading files (incorrect content length in header).

2.2009.9.20 - Release

  • Hopefully resolved an occasional problem uploading files (incorrect content length in header).
  • Small fix for Windows 7 x64 users. Windows 7 seems to always use x86 MAPI DLLs.
  • Added extra guidance for Google Apps Single Sign On users. While Affixa does support SSO, it requires custom configuration.

2.2009.9.15 - Release

  • Minor changes to the login scripting engine to support Single Sign On configurations.

2.2009.9.12 - Release

  • Added extra debugging logs in order to trap occasional problems.

2.2009.8.17 - Release

  • Tray application can now be opened with a single click in Windows 7 and above in order to be consistent with the Windows 7 experience.
  • Added better status reporting during the upload of files to Yahoo! and Drop.io.
  • Fixed some logic around when the "about to use Drop.io" message should appear.

2.2009.8.15 - Release

  • Resolved the issue with the executables. It was actually caused by an uninstall gone wrong.
  • Added better progress reporting during upload of files.

2.2009.8.14 - Release

  • Further debugging to track down the issues with Affixa's accompanying executables.

2.2009.8.13 - Release

  • Some users unable to launch accompanying Affixa executables. No fix for this, but added debugging logs to try and determine the cause.
  • One user reported a POST issue with Gmail. This recently got rewritten, so want to confirm whether it is an anomaly or a problem. Added debugging logs to determine the cause if this happens again.

2.2009.8.11 - Release

  • Better memory management during HTTP posts of files. A maximum 512k buffer will be used to send files.
  • Google Apps cookies are starting to change a bit - updated Affixa to reflect this.
  • Affixa is now closed down automatically if you choose to uninstall it.
  • Firefox extension now installed automatically during Windows logon if Firefox is the default browser in enterprise deployments.
  • Message about the Firefox extension installation will now only be shown if Firefox is already running.
  • Fixed a crash which would arise if there was no "default" account and only one account was configured.
  • Added a second check to see whether the user is an administrator after problems on a Novell network.
  • Fixed a problem in the automatic updater where it would attempt to run the update from the root of the C:\ drive.

2.2009.7.12 - Release

  • Increased the Gmail maximum attachment size to 25MB.
  • Better support for travelling Yahoo! Mail users. Accessing Yahoo! Mail from a country other than your domestic one could have potentially caused a crash.
  • Resolved a long-standing 500 error for Yahoo! Mail users. Many, many thanks to Fred Roth for allowing his account to be used for testing!
  • Added an alert for computers running a non-standard Segoe UI font. This was causing the theme component to crash.
  • Added a bit more resilience for incorrect command line parameters (e.g. passing a mailto: string to AffixaHandler.exe without a /MAILTO switch)
  • Re-wrote login scripts for Google and Yahoo!. Also added Single Sign On scripting engine for enterprise use.
  • Revised "Configuration for Business Environments" document.
  • Refactored user interface code to avoid cross-threading accidents.

2.2009.6.7 - Release

  • Some minor changes needed to work with some Yahoo! Mail service updates.
  • Removed the "I'll give my details to Google via my web browser" option for Gmail for Firefox 3.5 users. Changes in Firefox 3.5 will mean that this no longer works (it's impossible to read Firefox's cookie database when Firefox is running as an exclusive lock is now placed on the file).

2.2009.5.4 - Release

  • Rewrote the Affixa extensions for Firefox following issues with the beta of Firefox 3.5 and cookie database locking.
  • Tested Affixa with a range of Labs and Firefox Extensions for compatibility. No problems found.
  • Minor tweak for corporate use in flat-file usage mode.

2.2009.4.21 - Release

  • Stopped automatic updates when update button is hidden in network deployments.

2.2009.4.19 - Release

  • Fixed potential Yahoo! timeout issue.
  • Maximum Gmail message size was set to 10MB - corrected to 20MB.

2.2009.4.14 - Release

  • Various minor bug fixes and better reporting of non-Affixa problems (e.g. computer configuration).

2.2009.3.22 - Release

  • Fixed an issue with the Firefox extension that emerged with Firefox 3.0.7.
  • Fixed the capability to read mail via a desktop mail application.
  • Better notification of files that cannot be read because they're in use.

2.2009.3.1 - Release

  • Resolved bug handling unnamed MAPI recipients.
  • Ensured temporary files are cleaned up on cancellation of process.
  • Better management of Yahoo! builds.
  • Add network resilience to drop.io calls.
  • Further minor modifications for business networks.
  • Ensured that drop.io wasn't used for simple "mailto" links.

2.2009.2.17 - Release

  • Minor modification for business networks.

2.2009.2.11 - Release

  • Fixed bug where Drop.io is used regardless of user choice
  • Tweak to ensure that Google Apps users are taken straight to their draft message
  • Fix to cope with malformed cookies
  • Fixed a bug that occurs when "cutting" and no items selected
  • Fixed Yahoo! Mail config parsing issue.

2.2009.2.9 - Release

  • Fixed an issue with some Yahoo! Mail redirects;
  • Fixed a problem where subscription IDs would not stick;
  • Re-entry of passwords is mandatory upon this release.

2.2009.2.3 - Release

  • Fixed problem whereby attachments were locked and unreadable when sent from basket
  • Resolved a System.TypeInitialization exception reported by one customer. Web service proxies will now be pre-compiled.
  • Modified the tray application notification to explain that the tray application is only required for Attachment Baskets.
  • Added a one-time warning that drop.io will be used when sending something your email provider won't allow (e.g. .exe's, attachments over 10MB, etc)
  • Fixed a crash when trying to copy the contents of an empty basket to another basket.
  • Themes now available, including Office 2007 Blue, Office 2007 Silver, Office 2007 Black and Default Windows.
  • Fixed a potential null reference exception in the default mail application check.
  • Fixed a subscription activation problem for one customer.
  • Improved handling of malformed email addresses in "mailto" links;
  • Improved handling of duplicate account names;
  • Improved reporting of locked files when trying to upload.
  • Resolved mail delivery problems due to SPF failure.

2.2009.1.29 - Release

  • Fixed a parsing issue for Yahoo! Mail
  • Added additional checks for web browser detection to try to mitigate faulty Windows configurations

2.2009.1.28 - Release

  • Added a link to the drop.io "how to" video to explain what it's all about
  • Made re-starts automatic instead of manual
  • Fixed a signature identification problem for some Google Apps accounts

2.2009.1.27 - Release (Soft Launch)

  • Includes better x64 support
  • Includes MSI Deployment Solution Generator for organisations
  • Administrator password on Drop.io drops is now mandatory

2.2009.1.8 - Beta

  • There was a bug using HTTPS with Gmail accounts in Firefox
  • You'll only see one Affixa icon in your system tray at all times now (the application has been made single instance)
  • The installer now checks if Affixa is already running before going ahead with the install
  • The installer now checks if gAttach! or yAttach! are installed (Affixa's predecessors) and asks the user to uninstall these as they are incompatible with Affixa

2.2009.1.6 - Beta

  • Fixed a bug whereby the software crashed on setting Affixa to launch with Windows
  • Removed credentials bugs in Gmail and Yahoo accounts
  • Re-organised the Gmail / Google Apps account settings screen
  • Ensured starred baskets and account names were sorted alphabetically

2.2009.1.5 - Beta

  • New basket-related functionality added
  • Bug fix for desktop mail application handling where more than one recipient or attachment
  • New branding and user interface
  • Licence model now included

2.2008.12.18 - Beta

  • Maintenance build, incorporating bug fix for "mailto" issues.

2.2008.12.10 - Beta

  • Maintenance build, incorporating fixes for error reporting.

2.2008.12.4 - Beta

  • Bug fix for Yahoo! Mail accounts.

2.2008.11.30 - Beta

  • Maintenance build, incorporating bug fixes from gAttach!.

2.2008.11.23 - Beta

  • First build including installer. Internal and VIP release only.

Version 1 - gAttach! and yAttach!

  • The Gmail and Yahoo! Mail functionality found in this product was previously found in gAttach! and yAttach!.