E-MailRelay Change Log

1.8.2 -> 1.9

• Added negotiated TLS/SSL for POP (ie. STLS).
• The first two fields in the secrets files are reordered (with backwards compatibility).
• Added Linux-PAM authentication (configure --with-pam and then --server-auth=/pam).
• Optional protocol-specific --interface qualifiers, eg. --interface smtp=127.0.0.1,pop=192.168.1.1.
• Outgoing client connection bound with the first --interface or --interface client=... address.
• Support for SMTP-over-TLS on outgoing client connection (--client-tls-connection) (cf. STARTTLS)
• Support for SOCKS 4a on outgoing client connection, eg. --forward-to example.com:25@127.0.0.1:9050.
• TLS configuration options (--tls-config=...) for SSLv2/3 fallback etc.
• No Received line added if --anonymous and an empty --domain name.
• Error text for all recipients rejected is now more accurately one or more recipients rejected.
• New behaviour for --client-filter exit values of 100 and over.
• New commands on the admin interface, failures and unfail-all.
• Shorter descriptions in the usage help unless --verbose.
• New default spool directory location on windows, now under system32.
• Windows project files for MSVC 2012 included.
• Removed support for Windows NT and Windows 9x.
• Better support for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
• Removed Windows --icon option.
• Removed --enable-fhs option for configure (see INSTALL document for equivalent usage).
• Added --log-file option to redirect stderr.
• Added Windows --peer-lookup option.
• Fix for MD5 code in 64-bit builds.

1.8.1 -> 1.8.2

• Fix namespaces for gcc 3.4.

1.8 -> 1.8.1

• Changed the definition of --as-proxy to use --poll 0 rather than --immediate [bug-id 1961652].
• Fixed stalling bug when using server-side TLS/SSL (--server-tls) [bug-id 1961655].
• Improved Debian packaging for Linux (make deb).

1.7 -> 1.8

• Speed optimisations (as identified by KCachegrind/valgrind in KDevelop).
• Build-time size optimisations (eg. ./configure --disable-exec --enable-small-exceptions ...).
• Build-time options to reduce runtime library dependencies (eg. ./configure --disable-dns --disable-identity).
• New switch to limit the size of submitted messages (--size).
• New semantics for --poll 0, providing a good alternative to --immediate when proxying.
• SMTP client protocol emits a RSET after a rejected recipient as a workround for broken server protocols.
• SMTP client protocol continues if the server advertises AUTH but the client has no authentication secrets.
• When a message cannot be forwarded the offending SMTP protocol response number, if any, is put in the envelope file.
• A warning is printed if logging is requested but both stderr and syslog are disabled.
• A cross-compiling toolchain builder script added for running on mips-based routers (extra/mips).
• New example scripts for SMTP multicasting and editing envelope files.
• Improved native support for Mac OS X (10.5) with graphical installation from disk image.
• Compatibility with gcc 2.95 restored.

1.6 -> 1.7

• TLS/SSL support for SMTP using OpenSSL (./configure --with-openssl with --client-tls and --server-tls).
• Authentication mechanism PLAIN added.
• Some tightening up of the SMTP server protocol.
• Windows service wrapper has an --uninstall option.
• Windows installation GUI uninstalls the service before reinstalling it.

1.5 -> 1.6

• GPLv3 licence (see http://gplv3.fsf.org).
• New --prompt-timeout switch for the timeout when waiting for the initial 220 prompt from the SMTP server.
• Fix for flow-control assertion error when the POP server sends a very long list of spooled messages.
• Wildcard matching for trusted IP addresses in the authentication secrets file can now use CIDR notation.
• More fine-grained switching of effective user-id to read files and directories when running as root.
• Fewer new client connections when proxying.
• The server drops the connection if a remote SMTP client causes too many protocol errors.
• More complete implementation of --hidden on Windows.
• Scanner switch (--scanner) replaced by a more general --filter and --client-filter switch syntax.
• Support for address verification (--verifier) over the network.
• Better support for running as a Windows service (emailrelay-service --install).
• Utility filter program emailrelay-filter-copy exits with 100 if it deletes the envelope file.
• Windows cscript.exe wrapper is added automatically to non-bat/exe --filter command-lines.
• Installation GUI makes backups of the files it edits and preserves authentication secrets.
• Installation GUI can install init.d links.
• Experimental SpamAssassin spamc/spamd protocol support.
• Acceptance tests added to the distribution.

1.4 -> 1.5

• New installation and configuration GUI using TrollTech Qt 4.x (./configure --enable-gui)
• Default address verifier accepts all addresses as valid and never treats them as local mailboxes.
• Fix for server exit bug when failing to send data down a newly accepted connection.
• Spooled content files can be left in the parent directory to save diskspace when using --pop-by-name.
• Client protocol improved for the case where there are no valid recipients.
• New --syslog switch to override --no-syslog.
• New --filter-timeout switch added.
• Support for --foo=bar switch syntax (ie. with =).
• Multiple listening interfaces allowed with a comma-separated --interface list.
• New --filter utility called emailrelay-filter-copy to support --pop-by-name.
• Documentation also created in docbook format (requires xmlto).
• Windows installation document revised.

1.3.3 -> 1.4

• POP3 server (enable with --pop, disable at build-time with ./configure --disable-pop).
• Fix for logging reentrancy bug (affects ./configure --enable-debug with --debug).
• Fix to ensure sockets are always non-blocking (affects --scanner).
• Allow --verifier scripts to reject addresses with a temporary 4xx error code.
• Automatic re-reading of secrets files.
• Write to the Windows event log even if no write access to the registry.
• Modification of set-group-id policy if not started as root.
• Better checking of spool directory access on startup.
• New emailrelay-submit.sh example script for submitting messages for --pop-by-name.
• The --dont-listen switch is now --no-smtp.
• Better IPv6 support (Linux only).

1.3.2 -> 1.3.3

• No bind() for outgoing connections [bug-id 1051689].
• Updated rpm spec file [bug-id 1224850].
• Fix for gcc3.4 compilation error in md5.cpp.
• Fix for glob()/size_t compilation warning.
• Documentation of auth switches corrected.
• State-machine template type declaration modernised, possibly breaking older compilers.

1.3.1 -> 1.3.2

• Fix for core dump when --client-filter pre-processing fails.
• Revised code structure to prepare for asynchronous pre-processing.
• Better diagnostics when pre-processor exec() fails.
• Better cleanup of empty and orphaned files.

1.3 -> 1.3.1

• Windows resource leak from CreateProcess() fixed.
• Windows dialog box double-close fix.
• Some documentation for the --scanner switch.
• New usage patterns section in the user guide.

1.2 -> 1.3

• Client protocol waits for a greeting from the server on startup [bug-id 842156].
• Fix for incorrect backslash normalisation on --verifier command-lines containing spaces [bug-id 890646].
• Verifier programs can now summarily abort a connection using an exit value of 100.
• New --anonymous switch that reduces information leakage to the SMTP client and disables VRFY.
• Better validation of MAIL-FROM and RCPT-TO formatting.
• Rewrite of low-level MD5 code.
• Performance tuning.
• Template emailrelay.conf gets installed in /etc.
• New switches for the configure script.
• More JavaScript example scripts.

1.1.2 -> 1.2

• The --filter and --verifier arguments interpreted as command-lines; spaces in executable paths now need escaping.
• The --interface switch applies to outgoing connections too.
• New --client-filter switch to do synchronous message processing before sending.
• Keeps authentication after a rset command.
• Fix for dangling reference bug, seen after quit command on Windows.
• JavaScript examples in the documentation.

1.1.1 -> 1.1.2

• Earlier check for un-bindable ports on startup, and later fork()ing [bug-id 776972].
• Resolved the file-descriptor kludge for --verifier on Windows.
• Less strict about failing eight bit messages sent to servers with no 8BITMIME extension.
• Supplementary group memberships revoked at startup if root or suid.
• Pre-processor (--filter) program's standard output searched for a failure reason string.
• Undocumented --scanner switch added for asynchronous processing by a separate network server.

1.1.0 -> 1.1.1

• Restored the fix for building with gcc2.96.
• Support for MinGW builds on Windows.
• More reasonable size of the --help --verbose message box on Windows.
• Windows --icon switch changed from -i to -c to avoid conflicting with --interface.
• Shows next server address correctly in the configuration report when using --forward-to.
• Fix for make install when man2html is not available.
• Updated init script.

1.0.2 -> 1.1.0

• In proxy mode unexpected client-side disconnects and timeouts do not leave .bad files [see also bug-id 659039].
• By default proxy mode does not interpret addresses for local delivery (--postmaster).
• Polling option added (--poll) to rescan the spool directory periodically.
• New special exit code (103) for the pre-processor to trigger immediate polling; 100 to 107 now reserved.
• Orphaned zero-length content files are deleted properly if the server-side dialogue is cut short.
• The --interface switch applies to the --admin interface too.
• Improved internal event architecture using slot/signal design pattern, and fewer singleton classes.
• Event notification available through the administration interface.
• New --hidden switch for Windows.
• Syslog output includes process-id.
• Support for Sun WorkShop 5.0 added.
• Documentation overhaul.

1.0.0 -> 1.0.2

• Support for trusted IP addresses, allowing certain clients to avoid authentication.
• Address verifier interface extended to include authentication information.
• New public mail relay section added to the user guide.
• Example verifier scripts etc. added to the reference guide.

1.0.0 -> 1.0.1

• In proxy mode unexpected client-side disconnects and timeouts result in .bad files [bug-id 659039].
• Require successful AUTH before MAIL FROM when using --server-auth.
• Better word-wrap on --help output.
• Use of RedHat's functions code, and support for chkconfig, added to the init.d script.
• Builds with gcc3.2 (1.0.0-pl5).
• Fix for files left as busy after a connection failure in proxy mode [bug-id 631032] (1.0.0-pl3/4/5).
• Trivial documentation fixes (1.0.0-pl3).
• Fix for the double-dot escape bug in the client protocol [bug-id 611624] (1.0.0-pl2).
• Fix build when using gcc2.96 rather than gcc2.95 (1.0.0-pl1).
• Fix default spool directory in example scripts (1.0.0-pl1).

0.9.9 -> 1.0.0

• Briefer --help output; works with --verbose.
• Option to listen on a specific network interface (--interface).
• Option for an external address verifier program (--verifier).
• Some Linux Standard Base stuff added to the init.d script.
• Pid files world-readable and deleted on abnormal termination.
• Compiles with gcc 3.0 and intel 6.0.
• Autoconf tweak for MacOS X.
• Corrected the Received: typo [bug-id 572236].
• EHLO response parsing is now case-insensitive [bug-id 561522].
• Fewer missing-secrets warnings [bug-id 564987].

0.9.8 -> 0.9.9

• More flexible logging options (--verbose and --debug work better).
• File Hierarchy Standard (FHS) option for configure (--enable-fhs).
• FHS-compatible RPMs.
• Spool files writeable by pre-processor when server started as root.
• Default directories in executables and scripts come from configure.
• The init.d script is renamed emailrelay (was emailrelay.sh).
• Man pages are gzipped when installed.
• Fix for access violation under Windows NT when client disconnects.
• Use of event log when compiled on Windows NT.
• Fix for info-after-flush bug when using the administration interface. [rc2]
• New resubmit script. [rc2]
• Submit utility works under Windows. [rc2]
• Improved Windows project files. [rc2]

0.9.7 -> 0.9.8

• Fix for running pre-processor (--filter) as root.
• Ignore bogus AUTH=LOGIN lines in EHLO response.
• Submit utility improved to work with mutt.
• Installation of submit man page.

0.9.6 -> 0.9.7

• CRAM-MD5 authentication mechanism added.
• Revoke root permissions at start up, and reclaim them when needed.
• Allow mail pre-processing (--filter) when started as root.
• Domain-override switch (--domain) added.
• Non-privileged user switch (--user) added.
• Better handling of NarrowPipe exception (ie. 8-bit message to 7-bit server).
• Allow null return path in MAIL-FROM.
• Reject recipients which look like <user>@localhost (as used by fetchmail for local delivery).
• Treat recipients which look like postmaster@localhost or postmaster@<fqdn> as local postmaster.
• Optional timestamps on log output (--log-time).
• Fix EHLO to HELO fallback for 501/502 responses in client protocol.
• Submission utility emailrelay-submit added.
• HTML4.0 compliant HTML documentation, using CSS.

0.9.5 -> 0.9.6

• SMTP AUTHentication extension -- LOGIN mechanism only.
• Client-side protocol timeout.
• Client-side connection timeout.
• Preprocessor can cancel further message processing.
• Client's IP address recorded in envelope files.
• Multiple hard-coded listening addresses supported at compile-time.
• Fix for automatic reopening of stderr stream.

0.9.4 -> 0.9.5

Windows fixes and improvements...

• system-tray + dialog-box user interface
• fix for dropped connections
• fix for content file deletion
• fix for directory iterator

0.9.3 -> 0.9.4

• Fixed memory leak when no --log switch.
• Windows build is more gui and less command-line.
• Info command added to the administration interface.
• Doxygen files removed from binary RPM.

0.9.2 -> 0.9.3

• Proxy mode (--immediate and --as-proxy).
• Message pre-processing (--filter).
• Message store classes better separated using abstract interfaces.
• Improved notification script, with MIME encoding.
• Builds with old 2.91 version of gcc.

0.9.1 -> 0.9.2

• Better autoconf detection.
• Workround for FreeBSD uname() feature.
• Added missing .sh_ files to the distribution.
• Fixed a benign directory iterator bug.
• Use of gcc's exception header.

0.9 -> 0.9.1

• Improved documentation from doxygen.
• More complete use of namespaces.
• Experimental compile-time support for IPv6.