Softros LAN Messenger
Version History
---------------------

Version 6.3.6 (November 21, 2014)

  Fixed:
    * Issue with user groups export


Version 6.3.5 (October 31, 2014)

  Improved:
    * Application performance


Version 6.3.4 (October 27, 2014)

  Improved:
    * User group file format (back compatibility is kept)
    * Application performance


Version 6.3.3 (October 15, 2014)

  Added:
    * AES-256 encrypted message history logs

  Fixed:
    * Database issue when updating Softros LAN Messenger


Version 6.3.2 (September 19, 2014)

  Improved:
    * Communication with domain controller's Active Directory
    * Handling of users with identical SIDs (cloned Windows)
    * Algorithms of user group loading and caching

  Fixed:
    * Preview icon in drag and drop file transfer
    * Display of "History Viewer" search results


Version 6.3.1 (September 12, 2014)

  Added:
    * UTF-8 for log files

  Fixed:
    * Crashes on user list refresh


Version 6.3 (September 8, 2014)

  Added:
    * Support of further non-Windows versions including Mac OS, Android, iOS and more
    * New "Admin.ini" entries enabling and disabling file transfer by user group
    * Links to received files now show up in "History Viewer" for convenient and fast access
    * Subfolder option for received files (useful if you store all received files on shared server folder network-wide)

  Fixed:
    * User name missing from "Conversation" window if message was sent offline by user not on your list
    * Multi-user conversation GUI issue
    * GUI issue with "Send broadcast message" feature if Windows is set to scale UI to 200%

  Improved:
    * Handling user group database and preventing its corruption
    * Drag and drop file transfer now shows picture of dragged items, scrolls up and down long user list and expands collapsed user groups
      when you drag files or folders onto them

  Updated:
    * Czech translation


Version 6.2.1 (May 12, 2014)

  Added:
    * Handling of attempts to install corrupted license file

  Fixed:
    * Minor GUI bugs


Version 6.2 (April 18, 2014)

  Added:
    * While updating, .MSI installer now automatically uninstalls old .EXE version installed before and vice versa

  Fixed:
    * Issue with text copied from Windows PowerShell console and pasted to "Conversation" window
    * Issue with "Send Files" button being accessible in "Conversation" window 
      with "Admin.ini" restriction set to block fire transfer
    * Expired trial period related crashes


Version 6.1.2 (April 11, 2014)

  Fixed:
    * Issue with automatically switching to "Away" mode after specified period of time
    * Issue with copying/pasting Unicode text from/to "Conversation" and "History Viewer" windows


Version 6.1 (March 21, 2014)

  Added:
    * Option to set up periodic sound alerts for incoming messages

  Fixed:
    * "User Info" taskbar icon issue
    * Rare user list sorting issue
    * Issue with two users getting selected when right-clicking blank space of user list
    * Minor issue with positioning of user context menu

  Updated:
    * Help file


Version 6.0 (March 12, 2014)

  Added:
    * "Group Conversation" option in group context menu
    * User list context menu with some frequently used features
    * Offline time information in "User Info" dialog box and user name hint
    * Option to keep Softros LAN Messenger button on taskbar when list is minimized
    * Option to change user status from taskbar button
    * Small overlapping icon in taskbar button showing user status
    * Option to rename user groups by pressing F2 or double-clicking with delay between clicks
    * Option to delete user groups/offline users by pressing DELETE
    * Option to keep keyboard focus in "Conversation" window when messages are set to come up in foreground

  Fixed:
    * Issue where user and group are identically named 
    * Issue with selecting "Logs" folder 
    * Issue with selecting "Received Files" folder 
    * Minor "Settings" dialog box interface issues
    * Unwanted text getting selected when dragging and dropping files on "Conversation" window
    * Issue with double-clicking user names in group conversation
    * Several issues with adding more users to group conversation

  Improved:
    * “Admin.ini” restrictions dealing with disabling tabs in “Settings” dialog box
    * Processing (receiving, storing and forwarding) offline messages


Version 5.2.1 (January 31, 2014)

  Updated:
    * User manual (help file)


Version 5.2 (January 23, 2014)

  Fixed:
    * Issue with handling large quantity of network adapters installed in Windows


Version 5.1.4 (January 13, 2014)

  Improved:
    * Speed of displaying messages in "History Viewer"


Version 5.1.3 (September 26, 2013)

  Fixed:
    * DataBase Access Violation and 20202 error


Version 5.1.2 (September 16, 2013)

  Added:
    * Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 support
  Fixed:
    * "Conversation" window occasionally getting inaccessible after clicking "Invite" button
    * "Access Violation" error appearing when sending broadcast messages


Version 5.1.1 (August 16, 2013)

  Fixed:
    * Very rare clipboard issue when copying and pasting text in "Conversation" window
    * Incorrect handling of old offline users with user group import from external file enabled


Version 5.1 (July 31, 2013)

  Added:
    * UTF-8 for broadcast messages
    * Date and time timestamp in "Conversation" window for messages from previous day 
  Fixed:
    * Two Softros LAN Messenger taskbar buttons appearing on some Windows 8 configurations
    * Error while transferring zero byte files
    * Incorrect positioning of "User Information" mouseover pop-up on dual and triple monitor configurations (different issue)
    * "Admin.ini" getting overwritten on updating Softros LAN Messenger
    * UTF-8 encoding issues
    * Incorrect positioning of "Conversation" and "Main" windows on dual and triple monitor configurations


Version 5.0.4 (June 26, 2013) 

  Fixed:
    * "Get User Information" button occasionally not working in "Conversation" window
    * Closing "Conversation" window with ESC button sporadically causing Softros LAN Messenger to crash
    * Incorrect incoming files folder naming
    * Incorrect TAB button behavior when typing message in "Conversation" window
    * Incorrect taskbar button behavior when restoring/minimizing Softros LAN Messenger
    * Crashes on incoming/outgoing message logging on some configurations
    * Text scrolling issue in "Conversation" window
    * Incorrect positioning of "User Information" mouse over pop-up on dual and triple monitor configurations

  Updated:
    * Brazilian Portuguese, German and Indonesian translations


Version 5.0.3 (June 12, 2013) 
 
  Added:
    * "Print selected" option in "History Viewer"
  Fixed:
    * "User is typing..." bar overlaying messages in "Conversation" window
    * Terminal Service Engine connection issues
    * Minor GUI bugs
  Updated:
    * Turkish and Hungarian translations


Version 5.0.2 (May 27, 2013) 
 
  Added:
    * "Conversation" window popping up without taking cursor focus from current active application (for “Set incoming messages foreground” option)
  Fixed:
    * "Task Dialog" errors with Windows themes turned off (on Windows Vista and later)
    * Long user status string appearing incorrectly in "Conversation" window
    * File transfer interface (fixes dealing with "Cancel" button and taskbar progress bar)
    * File transfer session crashing if transferred file is deleted/moved
    * Highlighting of intranet hyperlinks in "Conversation" window
  Improved:
    * Handling of canceled file transfer session on sender's side
    * No more limitation on size of transferred files


Version 5.0 (May 15, 2013)

  Added:
    * Ability to transfer folders of any nesting complexity
    * Drag and drop type file/folder transfer (to both user list and Conversation window)
    * New file transfer interface
    * New History Viewer engine and look
    * Search option in History Viewer 
    * UTF-8 based message transfer (now supporting all possible languages)
    * New TCP/IP based user list maintenance algorithm
    * Ability to retrieve user information for offline users
    * Three conversation emoticons ( :), :( and :| )
  Fixed:
    * Issue with printing messages from Conversation and History Viewer windows
    * Issue with active window losing focus when incoming message arrives
    * Incorrect Windows version information in User Info dialog box (Windows 7/Server 2008/8/Server 2012)
  Improved:
    * CPU consumption on Terminal Server (decreased by up to 10-20 times)
    * File transfer speed (increased by up to 10 times)
    * Text logging engine


Version 4.6.1.1 (February 18, 2013)

  Improved:
    * IP address limit extended to 10,000


Version 4.6.1 (January 29, 2013)

  Added:
    * Highlighting one's own user name on user list
  Fixed:
    * License deployment issue
    * License location handling issue


Version 4.6 (October 4, 2012)

  Added:
    * User information pop-up on mouse hover
    * Option to continue using newer trial versions with expired maintenance
    * Removal of offline users after 2-month inactivity
  Improved:
    * Location of license file changed to common “Application data” (back compatibility with older locations kept)
    * Idling algorithm to switch to “Away” automatically now requires zero system resources
  Fixed:
    * Appearance of “Conversation” window on some dual monitor configurations


Version 4.5.9.1 (August 20, 2012)

  Improved:
    * Extended functions of two "Admin.ini" parameters ("ShowToolbarButton1" and "ShowToolbarButton3")


Version 4.5.9 (July 20, 2012)

  Added:
    * Handling improperly cloned Windows computers on networks without domain (identical User ID conflict)
  Improved:
    * History Viewer speed dramatically increased
  Fixed:
    * Access Violation error when closing History Viewer with logs being processed
    * Access Violation error when sending broadcast messages (on some Terminal Server configurations)
    * Turkish translation


Version 4.5.8 (June 1, 2012)
  Added:
    * New General.ini entry to configure offline message storage period
  Fixed:
    * Access Violation errors appearing when hovering over toolbar buttons (under RDP, VNC, TS connections)


Version 4.5.7 (April 18, 2012)
  Added:
    * New Admin.ini entries allowing administrators to block some toolbar buttons
  Fixed:
    * Minor bugs


Version 4.5.6 (February 15, 2012)
  Fixed:
    * No sound in single message mode when incoming messages arrive
  Improved:
    * Load speed of huge users lists (1,000+ users)


Version 4.5.5 (November 4, 2011)
  Updated:
    * Turkish translation
  Fixed:
    * Wrong user UID handling


Version 4.5.4 (June 3, 2011)
  Improved:
    * "Settings" window interface
  Fixed:
    * Different double-click type license installation issue


Version 4.5.3 (May 11, 2011)
  Fixed:
    * Issue with long user group names
    * Issue with expanding individual groups when sending broadcast messages
    * Double-click type license installation issue
    * Minor bugs


Version 4.5.2 (February 24, 2011)
  Added:
    * Offline status and additional terminal session information in "User Info" window
    * Ability to restrict broadcast messaging in "Admin.ini" file
    * Double-click type installation of license file
    * Swedish translation
  Improved:
    * Appearance of user status lines in "Conversation" window
    * "Settings" window interface
    * Greek and Spanish translations
  Fixed:
    * User list horizontal scrolling issue
    * Exported groups file locking issue
    * Time stamp missing in "History Viewer" on large DPIs


Version 4.5.1 (December 20, 2010)
  Improved:
    * "Settings" dialog box interface
  Fixed:
    * Expired maintenance period related crashes
    * Issue with single message crashes
    * Crashes on user list refresh


Version 4.5 (November 16, 2010)
  Added:
    * Active Directory integration (UID and user's full name)
    * Computer sleep/wake-up handling
    * Detailed information on version of Windows and terminal client connection in "User Info" window
    * Greek, Indonesian and Macedonian translations
    * Online/offline status icon changes in "Conversation" window
    * New format of license keys
    * Dedicated sound for incoming broadcast messages
  Improved:
    * User list performance on VPN LAN-to-LAN connections
    * Virtualization on Windows Vista/7 is now disabled
  Fixed:
    * Protection system related crashes
    * DEP related crashes
    * Freezes on exit /user logoff
    * Reception of outdated offline messages
    * Status changes sporadically not showing in user list
    * Crashes when importing broken group files


Version 4.4.2 (July 20, 2009)
  Added:
    * Polish translation
  Improved:
    * User list building when sending broadcast messages
    * Performance on multiple subnets
  Fixed:
    * DataBase Access Violation (new issue)
    * Incoming offline messages logging


Version 4.4.1 (May 15, 2009)
  Added:
    * New Admin.ini restrictions
    * Spanish translation
  Improved:
    * Italian translation
  Fixed:
    * A few access violation errors


Version 4.4.0.2 (April 21, 2009)
  Added:
    * Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian translations
  Fixed:
    * Outgoing messages logging


Version 4.4 (April 1, 2009)
  Added:
    * Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Turkish translations
  Updated:
    * Users Database Engine
  Fixed:
    * Duplicate offline messages (new issues)
    * Wrong sender's name displayed with received offline messages
    * Error when attempting to exit Softros LAN Messenger with several conversation windows opened
    * History Viewer RPC error 1722
  Improved:
    * Corrupt database files handling
    * User profile folder detection scheme
    * Broadcast messaging performance
    * Memory usage reduced by 50% for each Terminal Services instance of Softros LAN Messenger


Version 4.3.1 (November 24, 2008)
  Added:
    * Czech, Danish, Finnish and Malay translations
  Updated:
    * French and Hungarian translations
  Fixed:
    * Ability to exchange messages with other users in multi-user conversation mode regardless of restrictions set in Admin.ini
    * A few minor bugs


Version 4.3 (August 20, 2008)
  Fixed:
    * Database Engine issues on some Windows Vista PC's
    * Duplicate offline messages
    * User renaming bug
    * A lot of minor bugs


Version 4.2 (May 27, 2008)
  Added:
    * Built-in feature to import/export user groups
  Fixed:
    * Offline (logged off) users showing up as online users on others’ user lists in cases of multiple logons/logoffs on one and the same computer
    * Incoming offline messages always appearing as broadcast messages (in single messaging mode)
    * Typing notification bug
    * Multi-user conversation log files missing some entries
    * Context menu bug (in single messaging mode)
  Improved:
    * Some interface elements


Version 4.1 (April 29, 2008)
  Fixed:
    * Random crash a while after start
    * User quantity excess bug


Version 4.0.6 (April 15, 2008)
  Fixed:
    * DataBase Engine error
    * Incoming broadcast messages containing an asterisk (in single messaging mode)


Version 4.0 (March 14, 2008)
  Added:
    * Offline messaging
    * Typing notification
    * User profile folder access checking
    * Options for playing sounds on incoming messages (anytime/if conversation window set background)
  Fixed:
    * 'Clear conversation' function not working properly
    * Conversation window not appearing on desktop randomly 
    * Message remaining randomly in 'Message text' area if sent using Ctrl+Enter
    * Language change delay bug
  Improved:
    * User list refresh algorithm


Version 3.8.3 (May 1, 2007)
  Added:
    * Option to disable showing date in conversation time stamp 
    * Option to disable automatic switching to 'Away' at screen saver start
  Fixed:
    * Dual-monitor computer bugs


Version 3.8.2 (March 9, 2007)
  Added:
    * General.ini/Network.cfg settings deployment function


Version 3.8.1 (March 2, 2007)
  Improved:
    * Greatly optimized for use with Softros TS Engine; Softros TS Engine load and bandwidth usage is now reduced by 50%
  Added:
    * Local format of date/time in conversation window/History Viewer time stamp


Version 3.8 (February 16, 2007)
  Added:
    * Multiple user conversation
    * New administrative restriction preventing users from closing the program
    * License file distribution function
  Fixed:
    * Some minor bugs


Version 3.7.7 (December 22, 2006)
  Added:
    * Windows Vista support


Version 3.7.6 (December 6, 2006)
  Added:
    * Remote user's status message is now displayed in conversation window
    * Option to print current conversation
    * Hot key option for bringing main window to desktop
    * Messaging settings button
  Improved:
    * Algorithm of detecting IP address changes by DHCP server networkwide
    * A lot of minor bugs


Version 3.7.5 (November 5, 2006)
  Added:
    * Automatic switching to 'Away' (after certain idle time/at screen saver start)
    * Custom 'Away'/'Busy' status messages
    * Algorithm of detecting new plugged-in network interfaces/local changes of IP addresses
  Improved:
    * Personal/System user information
    * Network settings
    * Some user interface elements
  Fixed:
    * Some minor bugs


Version 3.7.4 (October 7, 2006)
  Added:
    * Advanced connectivity settings
    * Norwegian translation


Version 3.7.3 (September 12, 2006)
  Fixed:
    * License quantity excess bug
  Added:
    * Second launched program instance now brings first one to desktop
    * Swedish translation


Version 3.7.2 (August 25, 2006)
  Added:
    * User list refresh algorithm preventing users from dropping off on Wi-Fi/loaded networks
    * Portuguese translation


Version 3.7.1 (August 18, 2006)
  Improved:
    * Performance in TS client mode
  Fixed:
    * Random crash on close in TS client mode
    * High CPU usage when transferring files


Version 3.7 (July 27, 2006)
  Added:
    * Microsoft/Citrix Terminal Services support
    * Message non-delivery reports now pop up even with conversation window closed
    * Bulgarian translation


Version 3.6.5.2 (May 31, 2006)
  Fixed:
    * All user selection bug when attempting to send a broadcast message


Version 3.6.5 (May 22, 2006)
  Fixed:
    * Failure to keep individual conversation window parameters (position, size) for each user from list


Version 3.6.4 (April 21, 2006)
  Added:
    * New administrative restrictions, see Help -> User Rights Limitation
    * Italian and Brazilian Portuguese translations


Version 3.6.3 (March 10, 2006)
  Fixed:
    * User list collection issue on Windows 9x
  Added:
    * German translation


Version 3.6.2 (February 21, 2006)
  Fixed:
    * Random crash under limited user accounts on Windows XP SP2
  Added:
    * Spanish and Serbian translations


Version 3.6.1 (February 8, 2006)
  Fixed:
    * User group locking bug


Version 3.6 (January 16, 2006)
  Added:
    * User groups
    * Group broadcast messaging
    * Conversation-styled messaging
    * Hot key options for message sending (Enter/Ctrl+Enter)
    * Windows Firewall auto-configuration for proper working over LAN
    * Multi-lingual user interface support (French already available)


Version 3.5.2 (January 25, 2005)
  Fixed:
    * Some visual bugs
  Improved:
    * CPU/Memory usage optimization
    * Wi-Fi network optimization


Version 3.5.1 (December 27, 2004)
  Improved:
    * Some interface elements
  Fixed:
    * Message font size getting smaller when printing to some devices
    * Other active application losing its focus when receiving a message under Windows XP SP2


Version 3.5 (December 17, 2004)
  Added:
    * History Viewer
  Fixed:
    * Some 'Export/Import Network Settings' issues
    * Connection timeout reports not appearing when remote user logs off
    * Failure to start on some computers with on-board integrated NIC's due to long-time NIC initialization
    * Random crash on close under Windows 9x


Version 3.4.2 (September 27, 2004)
  Improved:
    * Stability under Windows 98
  Fixed:
    * Random crash after applying new network settings
    * Incorrect log files location shown with 'Custom log files location' enabled
    * Program tray icon not showing on some computers with Intel/3Com built-in NIC's
    * Random failure to receive single/broadcast messages due to wrong network interface binding
  Added:
    * URL highlighting in received messages (http:// ; ftp:// ; mailto: ; \\netmachine)
    * Main window minimization upon tray icon click


Version 3.4 (August 16, 2004)
  Added:
    * File transfer
    * Advanced logging settings
  Updated:
    * New brand name: Softros LAN Messenger


Version 3.3 (April 6, 2004)
  Added:
    * Restriction options for all program functions, see Admin.ini for details
  Fixed:
    * TCP/IP initialization bug


Version 3.2 (February 12, 2004)
  Added:
    * Broadcast messaging


Version 3.1 (February 3, 2004)
  Added:
    * Log files browsing
    * Option to change font size in 'Send'/'Receive' message windows


Version 3.0.2 (January 23, 2004)
  Added:
    * User Name Manager (including option to remove unnecessary user names)
    * Automatic minimization at Windows start-up
  Improved:
    * Some interface elements


Version 3.0.1 (January 12, 2004)
  Added:
    * 'Cut/Copy/Paste' context menu in 'Send'/'Receive' message windows
  Improved:
    * Several visual elements


Version 3.0 (January 5, 2004)
    * First public release of Softros Messenger (formerly known as Network Communication System)