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Introduction Features History How To Help Me MAPI Connector Revision History 1.54 1.53 1.52 1.51     1.54.12.27 CommuniGate Pro 6.2.5 Bug Fix: Kerberos authentication might fail or cause crashes. Improved compatibility with mobile Clients in the recurrent events and exceptions support. 1.54.12.25 CommuniGate Pro 6.2.4 Improved support for recurrent calendar events, handling of exceptions and attendees lists. 1.54.12.23 CommuniGate Pro 6.2.2 Fixed crashes during Outlook startup. Improved support for recurrent calendar events, fixed possible crashes. 1.54.12.22 CommuniGate Pro 6.2.1 Improved support for exceptions in calendar objects. 1.54.12.21 CommuniGate Pro 6.2c5 Bug fix: Outlook might crash on poorly formatted calendar event organizer name. 1.54.12.20 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.18 Improved support for recurring events. Improved support for rfc2231-encoded attachment names. Bug fix: an exception for recurring events might be formed incorrectly. Bug fix: TLS connections might fail in some configurations.

1.54.12.18 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.17

• Improved compatibility with the Windows Creators Update.

1.54.12.11 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.13

• Workaround for incorrect char set name "UTF8".
• Bug fix: Subject in calendar messages might be handled incorrectly.
• Bug fix: Kerberos authentication might fail in very complex Kerberos/Windows domains.

1.54.12.9 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.12

• Vacation mail rule was set incorrectly.

1.54.12.7 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.11

• The new functionality in the Vacation mail rule is supported now.
• Initial compatibility tests with Outlook 2016 completed.
• Minor UI bugs were fixed.

1.54.12.6 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.10

• Added workaround Outlook 2007/2010 threads deadlocking with multiple concurrent spooler sessions.

1.54.12.5 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.6

• Added support for TLS versions 1.1 and 1.2.
• Added workaround for missing real name in calendar meeting requests.
• Notification mechanisms for new mail has been re-implemented.
• Bug fix: Outlook 2013 might miss updates to folder status, folder hierarchy and other notifications.
• Bug fix: addressed several possible crash scenarios.

1.54.12.2 CommuniGate Pro 6.1.3

• Improved stability in incorrect MAPI usage scenarios.
• Client: added workarounds for situations with missing Windows components.
• Bug fix: Client: the "Sender on Behalf" attribute might be not set.

1.54.12.1 CommuniGate Pro 6.0.10

• Added support for delayed notifications about new messages during Outlook startup, so Outlook rules can be applied to new messages.

1.54.11.5 CommuniGate Pro 6.0.8

• The Add-In menu is supported now in Outlook 2013.
• Bug fix: some Add-In menu items might be disabled.
• Bug fix: large Calendar and Contacts items might be updated incorrectly.

1.54.11.3 CommuniGate Pro 6.0.6

• Outlook might fail while updating recurrent events.
• Bug fix: Large conatct photos might be not stored correctly in Outlook 2010 and newer.
• Bug fix: Contacts created in Outlook might be not properly sorted in other clients (the X-FirstName/X-LastName headers were not set).

1.54.11.1 CommuniGate Pro 6.0.5

• Improved support for Outlook 2013.
• Client: the new option to release shared folders added.
• The use of the X-ALT-DESC tag in Calendar items may be disabled for compatibility with olde versions of Outlook 2010 and older.
• Bug fix: Outlook might crash with the "pure abstract call" error.
• Bug fix: YOMI fields might be encoded incorrectly.
• Bug fix: the X-FILE-AS attribute in Contact items might be composed incorrectly.

1.54.9.2 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.9

• Added initial support for Outlook 2013. (Note, the functionality in Outlook 2013 is still limited, sending messages is not possible yet.)
• Client: upgrading with MSI packages is supported now.

1.54.8.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.8

• Added extended diagnostics for TLS connection setup problems
• Full crash dumps for 64-bit versions of Outlook are generated now.
• The refresh period for the CommuniGate Pro address book is now one week by default.
• The Add-In is re-enabled automatically now if it has been disabled by Outlook used with other MAPI profile types.
• The vCalendar method COUNTER (reply with a proposal of a new meeting time) is supported now.
• The Outlook 2010 function "Send Calendar" is supported now.
• Calendar message formatting for Outlook 2010 is supported now.
• Bug fix: some message flags might be reset.
• Bug fix: the received time stamp might be not set to attached messages.
• Bug fix: on Windows 8 Outlook might crash.

1.54.6.2 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.6

• Improved response time of background search operations.
• Improved co-operation with Exchange-type accounts on mobile devices.
• Added support for localized names and environment variables for special system folders.
• Added support for variants of the ISO-2022-jp character encodings.
• Implemented the support for Unicode in TNEF containers.
• Implemented a more compact format for items that contain both TNEF containers and regular attachments.
• Improved migration process from older versions of the Connector
• Bug Fix: Outlook might crash while adding MAPI attributes to items with TNEF containers.
• Bug Fix: the preference for item deletion confirmation might be lost after cache re-creation.
• Bug fix: internal MAPI attributes might not be copied with folders.
• Bug fix: moving confirmations messages for calendar requests to other folders might fail.
• Bug fix: some headers in MIME container separators might be formed incorrectly.

1.54.5.5 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.5

• Improved start up speed for Outlook 2007 and 2010.
• Bug Fix: the name of the folders with found items might be not shown in search results.
• Bug Fix: S/MIME-encrypted messages forwarded as attachments could not be sent.
• Bug Fix: Outlook might crash while parsing some time zone data.
• Bug Fix: Outlook might crash while setting item properties.
• Bug Fix: S/MIME-signed messages sent from Office programs might be encoded incorrectly.

1.54.4.3 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.4

• The workaround for TNEF-encoded task requests is implemented.
• The support for more national character sets has been added.
• Bug Fix: empty messages might be handled incorrectly.
• Bug Fix: MIME-encoded headers might miss the last 1-2 symbols.
• Bug Fix: Outlook XP and Outlook 2003 might crash.
• Bug Fix: Outlook 2003 might fail to display some message headers.
• Bug Fix: MAPI version was not detected correctly so sending directly from Windows Explorer might fail.
• Bug Fix: Outlook 2010 could crash
• Bug Fix: the cache might miss server-side changes done to cached objects.
• Bug Fix: exceptions for recurrent events could be handled incorrectly.
• Bug fix: the sent/reply information for the answered messages could be lost.

1.54.3.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.3

• Unicode is supported for Outlook 2007 and its later versions.
• Group names, contact-type fields can contain non-ASCII symbols now.
• The LastModified attribute processing has been improved.
• Bug Fix: non-Email items could be stored with empty MIME bodies when Outlook 2007/2010 was used.
• Bug Fix: RFC1522 header encoding could break a multi-byte UTF-8 symbol.
• Bug Fix: Outlook 2010 could crash during launch.

1.54.0.6 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.2

• Full crash dumps are generated now.
• Bug Fix: Add-In could be installed incorrectly blocking access to some settings panels and context menus.
• Bug Fix: incorrect installation directory might be chosen when installing using terminal or RDP sessions.

1.54.0.3 CommuniGate Pro 5.4.0

• Bug Fix: recurrent events with exceptions could be displayed incorrectly.
• Bug Fix: meeting times could be set incorrectly if scheduled to happen after a daylight time switching date.

1.54.0.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.4c1

• The 64-bit version is implemented.
• IPv6 is supported now.
• Custom menus and dialogs are supported in Outlook 2010 now.
• Extended attributes in Outlook contact records are supported now.

1.53.10.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.3.10

• The translation to Japanese has been updated.
• Outlook-specific message properties are stored as message attributes now.
• The speed of submitting a message and copying it into sent Items has been improved.
• The number of cases when a winmail.dat attachment was added to items has been reduced, thus improving compatibility with AirSync clients.
• Quotes are added automatically to addresses which require that.
• Better compatibility with other Calendar clients configured for the account (iCalendar properties are preserved).
• The authenticated user Account name processing is improved.
• Bug Fix: The E-mail trailer was added to Service-tagged items.
• Bug Fix: Outlook 2007 might hang while deleting items from folders.
• Bug Fix: mailbox "service" items (folder forms etc) might be damaged if an automatic signature was set for the account

1.53.6.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.3.6

• Storage subsystem redesigned: most MAPI attributes are stored as message attributes now (no message rewriting).
• Client-Server time difference is checked and a warning is displayed if it is larger than 3 minutes.

1.53.3.2/1.52.53.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.3.3

• Windows 7 support is implemented.
• Outlook 2010: partially supported.
• Outlook 2007 no longer searches for reminders and todo items in foreign Mailboxes.
• Outlook 2007 Japanese Contact items support is improved.
• the default Progress Bar setting is set back to NO.
• calendar archiving is supported now.
• ToDo item search in Sent mailbox is supported now.
• NDR reports can skip attachments now.

1.52.15.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.15

• the IPF.Imap mailbox class is not used now.
• the SUBMIT command now checks the message size limit before sending the message body.
• the SUBMIT command now checks server responses.
• Bug Fix: the Outlook popup menu could have duplicate items.

1.52.14.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.14

• the sent Read Receipt tag is removed from the TNEF object.
• X-Category processing implemented.
• vCard CATEGORIES processing implemented.
• Unknown MIME header tags are preserved now.
• The MAPI->MIME converter does not break multibyte symbols now.

1.52.13.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.13

• Message Forward/Reply does not cause its rewriting if the "No history uploads" option is on.
• The Delete immediately and the No history uploads options are enabled by default now.
• Compatibility with Vista/Windows7 User Account Control is improved.
• The migration utility does not set the IPF.Note mailbox class even if it was set in MS Exchange.
• The Message-ID header field is always generated as a single-line field.

1.52.12.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.12

• The "No history uploads for messages" setting is changed.

1.52.11.2 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.11

• Now old copies of modified messages are removed immediately.
• Bug Fix: Return-Path and Sender headers might be not reset to sender account address when Send As option was not in effect.
• Bug Fix: messages might get stuck in the Outbox when the From Address Preferences was not set.

1.52.11.1

• The Connector treats rules names as case-insensitive now
• Bug fix: the vacation rule used to be shown as enabled even if there was no rule in place.
• Searches through the address book use the currently selected locale.
• The limit on number of records in the address book has been increased to 25,000.
• Added interface for setting up delegation and other account-level rights.
• Added support for Junk Control rules.
• Improved compatibility with older versions of the client part (1.51.x.x).
• Added support for multibyte strings in contacts records.
• Bug Fix: multi-line MAPI properties might be not encoded properly.
• Bug Fix: MSI package might fail to update when used through GPO.

1.52.5.2 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.6

• Bug Fix: OL2000: Vacation Message could not be activated.
• Bug Fix: It was not possible to open Calendar and Task items directly from reminder windows.

1.52.5.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.5

• An NDR is generated if the Server rejects a submitted message.
• A warning is issued when a user tries to create a Rule with a prohibited action.
• Rules: a Vacation Message expiration date can be specified now.
• The local copy of GAL is updated periodically now. The update period settings have been added.
• vCard: the "inline" Photo attribute is supported now.
• vCard: the X-File-As attribute is supported now.
• Forms are immediately applied to all items now.
• Report-Spam properties are stored now.
• Bug Fix: OL2007 + WinXP: Tools | Options | CommuniGate Pro icons were not displayed.
• Bug Fix: Tools | Options | CommuniGate Pro: "all subfolders" menu commands did not work.

1.51.16.5 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.4

• Bug fix: Outlook 2007 could crash when in the offline mode.

1.51.16.4 CommuniGate Pro 5.2.3

• OL2007: ToDo and Reminders are supported in INBOX now.
• OL2007: All Outlook Items Search is supported now.
• OL2007: Description is always shown in calendar items now.
• Outlook XP and newer: improved algorithm for message class detection: message class is recognized for newly received messages even when the folder is set to retrieve headers only.
• Bug Fix: Address Book opening could fail when the Server responded with more records than requested.

1.51.16.1 CommuniGate Pro 5.1.16

• The "Arrange by Conversation" feature is handled as unsupported (does not produce unexpected results any more)
• Contacts imported from Windows address Book (Outlook Express) are supported (including contacts stored within groups).
• Bug Fix: exceptions for recurrent events were handled incorrectly in 1.51.15.

1.51.15 CommuniGate Pro 5.1.15
Client Installer: 1.51.15, Client MSI package: 1.51.15

• Improved performance while working with special items (calendar and task data, contacts, etc.)
• Contacts imported from Windows address Book (Outlook Express) are supported now.
• Added support for X-Telnum header in Contacts items (compatibility with WebUser and Pronto interfaces.)
• Bug Fix: unexpected data in the directory search results might cause failures while updating the server address book.
• Bug Fix: Outlook 2007 might crash under Vista OS.
• Bug Fix: Japanese symbols were not processed properly in settings dialogs windows.
• Bug Fix: Outlook with enabled mail rules might crash under Vista OS.
• Bug Fix: the RECURRENCE-ID tag in calendar items might be recorded in items updated through ActiveSync.

1.51.14 CommuniGate Pro 5.1.14
Client Installer: 1.51.14, Client MSI package: 1.51.14

• New version number format: the second group of digits specifies the major version number of compatible CGPro release.
• Unless the "Erase messages immediately, do not mark for deletion" option is set, the Connector does not EXPUNGE mailboxes while idling.
• Address book: improved Outlook 2007 support (Address book and the Miscellaneous tab in properties).
• FreeBusy: meeting request recipient addresses are resolved in the Schedule window now.
• Address Book: POBox attribute is supported now.
• Outlook forms: Mapping of custom fields to custom e-mail headers is implemented.
• Reports Tracking is supported now.
• Bug Fix: some items might be duplicated when the account was accessed by multiple MAPI connector clients.
• Bug Fix: the Search desktop command could crash Outlook under Windows Vista.
• Bug Fix: retrieval of FreeBusy information for external contacts could fail.
• Bug Fix: Address Book could fail to show displayName for some records.
• Bug Fix: some meeting requests could be sent without the From header.