Pegasus Mail
Pegasus Mail v4.61 for Windows

Version 4.61 is an interim release – not quite

version 5, but part of the way there. We're releasing it primarily

because it incorporates some important bug fixes, but it has some

extremely worthwhile new capabilities too.

  • New HTML renderer  HTML has

    become increasingly common in e-mail, even though it is actually not

    especially well-suited to the medium and is technically challenging to

    implement there. Version 4.61 includes a new HTML renderer that uses

    the built-in power of Internet Explorer to render HTML. Developed by

    Michael in der Wiesche, this renderer has been exhaustively tested and

    secured, and we believe it meets all our very high standards for

    security. For people who really don't trust Internet Explorer, though,

    Martin Ireland's BearHTML renderer has also been improved and can be

    used instead with a single click of a button.
     

  • New graphics, updated interface

     Version 4.61 sports beautiful new graphics designed by Sven Henze. The

    program is also most of the way towards a redesigned user interface

    with a more "modern" 3D look. We believe the combination of Sven's

    graphics and the new look make the program very attractive in a

    classical way.
     

  • Numerous bug fixes  including,

    but not limited to the following: HTML messages with very long lines

    will now render correctly; mailto: specifiers are now removed correctly

    when adding addresses to addressbooks and lists; fixed crashes caused

    by various types of malformed message; corrected the colour selector

    for filtering rules; allowed folders to be dragged onto closed trays

    when rearranging the folder hierarchy... and many more.
     

  • Accent expansion in the glossary

     you can now create accented characters using the Glossary Expansion

    key (Ctrl+E in the English version). Simply type the base character

    followed by the accent you want added, then press Ctrl+E. For example,

    to create an e-acute character (é) simply type e' then press Ctrl+E.

    For a complete table of the accented characters that can be created,

    consult the full Pegasus Mail help file.
     

  • Confirm-reading prompts  You can

    now have Pegasus Mail prompt you for whether or not a

    confirmation-of-reading message is sent when a message contains a

    request for one (the original options for always and never sending them

    remain available as well). Make this change in the "Advanced" settings

    page.
     

  • Size column for drafts and queued mail  The window that displays draft messages and messages in the sending queue now includes a size column, by popular request.
     
  • Attachment size controls  System

    administrators wanting to control the maximum sizes of attachments sent

    with the program can now do so by running the LIMITS.EXE program

    supplied with the system. LIMITS.EXE allows you to specify both soft

    and hard limits (a "soft" limit pops up a warning but still allows the

    user to add the attachment, while a "hard" limit does not allow the

    attachment to be added). LIMITS.EXE places values in the Windows

    Registry, and system administrators may wish to remove it from the

    installation directory to a location not accessible to users.
     

  • Commandline and GUI versions of MBXMAINT

     The Mailbox Maintenance utility, MBXMAINT, now comes as two versions:

    MBXMAINT.EXE is a commandline utility that can be used in scripts,

    while MBXMAINT_UI is the traditional GUI version of the application.

    Both have also been slightly improved in the types of error conditions

    they can handle.

Version 4.61 is an interim release – not quite version 5, but part of the way there. We're releasing it primarily because it incorporates some important bug fixes, but it has some extremely worthwhile new capabilities too. <ul><div align="justify"> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>New HTML renderer</i>  HTML has become increasingly common in e-mail, even though it is actually not especially well-suited to the medium and is technically challenging to implement there. Version 4.61 includes a new HTML renderer that uses the built-in power of Internet Explorer to render HTML. Developed by Michael in der Wiesche, this renderer has been exhaustively tested and secured, and we believe it meets all our very high standards for security. For people who really don't trust Internet Explorer, though, Martin Ireland's BearHTML renderer has also been improved and can be used instead with a single click of a button.  </li> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>New graphics, updated interface</i>  Version 4.61 sports beautiful new graphics designed by Sven Henze. The program is also most of the way towards a redesigned user interface with a more "modern" 3D look. We believe the combination of Sven's graphics and the new look make the program very attractive in a classical way.  </li> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>Numerous bug fixes</i>  including, but not limited to the following: HTML messages with very long lines will now render correctly; mailto: specifiers are now removed correctly when adding addresses to addressbooks and lists; fixed crashes caused by various types of malformed message; corrected the colour selector for filtering rules; allowed folders to be dragged onto closed trays when rearranging the folder hierarchy... and many more.  </li> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>Accent expansion in the glossary</i>  you can now create accented characters using the Glossary Expansion key (Ctrl+E in the English version). Simply type the base character followed by the accent you want added, then press Ctrl+E. For example, to create an e-acute character (é) simply type e' then press Ctrl+E. For a complete table of the accented characters that can be created, consult the full Pegasus Mail help file.  </li> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>Confirm-reading prompts</i>  You can now have Pegasus Mail prompt you for whether or not a confirmation-of-reading message is sent when a message contains a request for one (the original options for always and never sending them remain available as well). Make this change in the "Advanced" settings page.  </li> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>Size column for drafts and queued mail</i>  The window that displays draft messages and messages in the sending queue now includes a size column, by popular request.  </li> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>Attachment size controls</i>  System administrators wanting to control the maximum sizes of attachments sent with the program can now do so by running the LIMITS.EXE program supplied with the system. LIMITS.EXE allows you to specify both soft and hard limits (a "soft" limit pops up a warning but still allows the user to add the attachment, while a "hard" limit does not allow the attachment to be added). LIMITS.EXE places values in the Windows Registry, and system administrators may wish to remove it from the installation directory to a location not accessible to users.  </li> <li style="margin-right: 10mm;"><i>Commandline and GUI versions of MBXMAINT</i>  The Mailbox Maintenance utility, MBXMAINT, now comes as two versions: MBXMAINT.EXE is a commandline utility that can be used in scripts, while MBXMAINT_UI is the traditional GUI version of the application. Both have also been slightly improved in the types of error conditions they can handle.</li></div></ul>
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