Version 1.0 - 12.03.2000
TabMail was born (in early 1999) as a result of the following ideas:
- Unicode characters in messages.
- Simple view of compound messages.
- True message-thread (can span many mailboxes).
- Multi-user and multi-account.
Version 1.1 - 29.05.2000
- Smaller archive as effect of riched20.dll replacement with native components.
- Support for SMTP authentication (CRAM-MD5 and PLAIN method).
- APOP POP3 command.
- New commands: Open link and Copy link.
Version 1.2 - 25.07.2000
- Automatic attachment compression in .gz or .tgz formats. Code based on zlib 1.1.3 and paszlib (Pascal translation).
- Better POP3 protocol errors reporting.
- New command: View Source.
Version 1.3 - 20.11.2000
- Message list view display correctly Unicode characters.
- CF_UNICODE clipboard format in Win95/98/Me.
- Unreaded messages display in bold.
- Blinking tray icon when new message(s) arrives.
- Mouse-wheel works in message body.
- Subject field in mailto URL scheme.
Version 2.0 - 26.04.2001
- Support for PGP message encryption/decryption. Many thanks to Jan Sloboda for initiate the project and instant help.
- SMTP AUTH LOGIN method for MS Exchange users.
- New Address Book design (now is resizable).
- Help index added.
- TabMail help is available in XML too.
Version 2.1 - 18.08.2001
- Warn when open or save dangerous attachments.
- More configuration options (skip large messages, send to queue behavior).
- Better message type visualization (with attachments, queued, bad address).
- Mailbox recovery (Mailbox> Rescan command).
- Message list can be sorted (by subject, address, or date).
Version 2.2 - 06.11.2001
- Many SMTP servers (selecting randomly or by prority)
- Instant Address Book
- More configuration options (for replying)
Version 2.3 - 15.05.2002
- Built-in HTML -> plain text converter based on open source DOM HTML parser and converter
- Auto Save feature protects your messages
Version 2.4 - 23.08.2002
- SSL/TLS connections for SMTP and POP3 (STARTTLS, CAPA)
- Scanning attachments for viruses with: Sophos anti-virus or a free AVG scanner
Version 2.5 - 12.04.2003
- Import messages from other email clients
- Sending options (compress message, delivery status notification, etc) for each message individually
- Simple password protection
Version 2.6 - 19.01.2004
- Move from Winsock 1.1 to Winsock 2 with overlapped I/O operations
- Simple message filtering (inbound and outbound) based on sender, recipient or subject
- New commands: Message> Set Readed/Unreaded
- Moving from paszlib to zlib standard dll
Thanks for suggestions from: Alin Sfetcu, Paul Rudoff and Anna Salamandra.