Requirements
The requirements for using EMAILX are as follows:
• The minimum supported version of A-Shell is 5.0. EMAILX may work with later versions of 4.9 but this is not guaranteed. If you must use A-Shell 4.9, stick with EMAILX.SBX edit 112 or prior. For SSL/TSL and STARTTLS, the minimum A-Shell version is 5.1.1180.
• You must have an SMTP server which is within "routing distance." That is, we need to be able to open a socket connection to your SMTP server. The SMTP server may be on the same machine as A-Shell, or on the local network, or at your ISP connected via a full-time or dial-up connection. Wherever it is, it must accept mail from you. Note that some SMTP servers may have filters to protect "unauthorized users".
• EMAILX supports just two methods of SMTP authentication, known as "AUTH PLAIN" and as "AUTH LOGIN". You can also use an SMTP server which does not require authentication at all.
• For secure connections (see SECURE), EMAILX requires the LIBASHTLS library to be installed along with the A-Shell executable. LIBASHTLS in turn requires the GNUTLS package. This is typically pre-installed or available via yum for Linux. For Windows, it is available as a set of DLLs; contact MicroSabio for assistance. LIBASHTLS is not currently available for AIX.
Licensing
EMAILX is not included in the general release of A-Shell and A-Shell-related software. It is, instead, an add-on option which is purchased and licensed separately. For additional information on pricing, licensing and purchasing, contact MicroSabio or see the A-Shell price list.
Like all external subroutines (SBXes), EMAILX is written in BASIC. Source code is included with the license.
History
|
Version |
Date |
Description |
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5.1.130 |
Dec 2014 |
Adjust MIME attachment headers problem. Existing header format wasn't working with certain SMTP servers. |
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5.1.129 |
Dec 2014 |
Fix glitch failing to detect auth method due to slight format variations between servers. Fix redundant EHLO with using TLS/SSL (but not STARTTLS) mode (most servers ignore the redundant EHLO but some were aborting on it.) |
|
5.1128 |
May 2014 |
Support auto-decryption of mode 3 passwords introduced in 6.1.1385. When generating the password, use the SMTP user name as the seed. |
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5.1.127 |
Oct 2013 |
Add EMF_NOAUTOHDR to disable unnecessary headers; useful for SMS messages. |
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5.1.126 |
June 2013 |
Return message for EMS_BADCFG error in ERRMSG param. |
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5.1.125 |
June 2013 |
Add CONNLOCK=1 option to CFG file to lock connection. Also add enhancements to log file. |
|
5.1.124 |
July 2012 |
Upgrade STARTTLS protocol to deal with some servers; disable with SECUREHELLO=0. |
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5.1.123 |
April 2010 |
Silence some spurious screen output during appending operations. |
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5.1.122 |
|
Add the PASSWORD decryption option. |
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5.1.121 |
|
Add SECURE configuration option for SSL/TLS and STARTTLS connections. |