Release Notes

Features:
Serial (RS232) monitoring interface added
TAP incoming interface added
WCTP protocol supported
Failover for carriers
Improved reporting in PG Admin
Messages can be held for recipients until a time of day
Extra comment fields added to each recipient

ASCII Interface
GetAscii can now monitor for changes in files
GetAscii can parse info out of data files

GUI Client Interface
Hot-Key shortcuts added to PG Client
2 more levels of passwords added
GUI Client supports 100 preset messages
GUI Client can display the members of a greoup (shift-click groups name)
GUI Client can be minimized optionally to task bar or system tray
Client in the history log can be copied, modified or resent
Added reporting to PG Client
In PG Client can filter recipient list according to comment fields

Note: Importing and exporting between the database and text files is not enabled Documentation is not 100% complete

Release Notes File Information:

Release Notes File for PageGate Version 4.0 beta1

Changes: (since version 3.7)
see below features

Features:
SNPP protocol supported
UCP protocol supported
Failover recipients supported (if messages fail to one recipient they can be sent to another)
GUI Client now supports 100 preset messages
GUI Client can now display the members of a group (shift-click on the group's name in the recipient lists)
GUI Client can now be minimized to the regular Windows taskbar
GUI Client in the history log can be copied and modified or resent
PG Monitor updated
The number of messages delivered in a dial-up session can be limited
Dialers can be set to deliver internet based messages only (set modem port to 0)

Overview: PageGate now includes a fully functional SMTP/POP mail server with it's E-mail interface. Previously, PageGate used a third-party mail server (Mdaemon) for part of it's functionality. By building all mail functions directly into it, PageGate has gained capabilities and speed, while being able to be offered at a lower price.

Current Version: PageGate v3.5

Changes: (since 3.5 beta sp3)
Problem when printing history file from GUI client fixed
Option added to not send 'from' field as part of the message text
Fixed problem in scheduler when messages are sent to an empty group
More options made available for ad-hoc recipients

Changes: (since 3.5 beta sp2)
PGAdmin
Preliminary help file documentation completed
Tone wait string not displaying correctly - resolved
Duplicate mailbox names are no longer allowed New report added for messages sent by recipient

PGDial1
Error encountered after sending message - resolved
PGSched Problem sending to groups fixed GUI Client Name changed to 'PageGate

GUI Client
System tray icon behavior improved

Changes: (since 3.5 beta sp1)
Temporary evaluation keys no longer expire prematurely
Context sensitive help has been added.
Full help file still does not include documentation for new email service.

Changes: (since 3.5 beta)
PG Admin
The service pack version (SP) is now displayed on the top right corner of PG Admin when showing version info.
The formatting of the 'Pending Msg' button on the pending messages screen has been fixed.
On the 'Dial Up Networking Settings' screen, the 'Enabled' checkbox was not staying checked: fixed.
Dialer1/GetMail Coordinated dialing between dial-up networking and message delivery now works correctly.
New log entries for dial-up networking progress added.
Scheduler Trims new dial-up networking logs as part of nightly cleanup routine. Problem with scheduling future/repeating messages (error message) resolved.

NotePager Net Client
The main screen stayed disabled after exiting the options screen with the 'X': fixed.

GUI Interface
The status of the interface was not being reported correctly to PG Monitor.

Changes: (since version 3.16)
PageGate now has all email function built-in (MDaemon is no longer used/required)
In this beta release, the help documentation has not been changed to reflect this change
See the following documentation for features, capabilities, and setup of the new email server

Changes: (since version 3.15)
New setup program - smaller and faster
Problem with NotePager Net not updating status logs fixed
Problem with too many users accessing database error fixed
Promptless setup options for administrators (see pgreadme.txt)

Changes: (since version 3.14)
A memory leak was fixed in pagegate.exe when running on Windows9x

Changes: (since version 3.13)
This version uses the newly released MS Jet Database engine v4.0 sp4
Problem with on-call groups fixed
NotePager Net's 'Use these setting for all local users' setting works
Improved automatic database rebuild routines
Message count report format improved
Problem with PG Monitor becoming permanently minimized fixed
Problem in schedule when using multiple dialers fixed

Changes: (since version 3.12)
Problem fixed where NotePager Net sometimes did not retain the prog buttons Problem fixed where full name group list web pages didn't update correctly
Problem fixed causing NotePager Net to give an error on the initial run

Changes: (since version 3.11)
New Feature in NotePager Net GUI Client:
The administrator can now disable various capabilities of NotePager Net to simplify the interface (i.e. Spell Check, Pre-Programmed messages, etc.)
Problem fixed in GetMail causing collection loop
Problem fixed in Scheduler in repeating messages

Changes: (since version 3.10)
Problem fixed where the cleanup routine was dropping leading zeros in the registration key information
Problem fixed where only the first 5 recipients were shown in NotePager Net's local recipient list screen
Memory leak in PageGate.exe fixed
Problem fixed not allowing administrators to add new recipients
Problem fixed where modem in use error was not displayed correctly

Changes: (since version 3.07)
General PageGate is now fully Windows 2000 compatible
PageGate's database has been upgraded to be compatible MS Access 2000

NotePager Net (GUI) client:
local recipient lists can be stored in a shared folder on a workstation, program settings can be saved for all users or just a single user smaller fonts can be used in the recipient pick lists

Email messages sent as an attachment inside another mail message are accepted

Web full names can be shown on group-list web pages

Changes: (since version 3.06)
New version of the jet database engine used (v4.0) to resolve intermittent database corruption problems

Changes: (since version 3.05)
Added new options when canceling messages from PG Admin
Readme and Release notes files can be viewed prior to install
Cosmetic fixes to PG Admin, PG Monitor and installation programs
Added to troubleshooting and faq sections of the help file Minor bug fixes

Changes: (since version 2.09)
Many new features and enhancements (almost a total rewrite)
New object oriented Admin user interface with many new features
Application runs as a NT and 9x system service 16 concurrent dialers supported with enhanced logic and throughput
Any dialer can support a direct connection or dedicated carrier Init string and dialing prefix settable at dialer level
Supports running NotePager Net (GUI) client from shared network drive
Supports messages up to 2000 characters in length
NotePager Net (GUI) client support Ad-Hoc paging
Improved sendpage.exe and webgate.exe
Real-time monitoring program that can be run remotely over LAN/WAN/WWW
The Ascii interface (GetAscii) has been greatly enhanced enabling it to scan multiple locations for input files and accept files without user information inside the file.
Network bandwidth use by all modules has been reduced
Three levels of password protection has been added
Formatting characters can be optionally removed from messages
Many more updates, improvements, and new features

Changes: (since version 2.07)
Users of the GUI interface (NotePager Net) can now use shared network user lists as their local user lists
Microsoft Jet database engine has been upgraded to the latest version (version 3.51) Significantly reduced processor utilization during modem connections

Changes: (since version 2.06)
Sending messages to numeric pagers using touch tones is now supported
The bandwidth usage of the GUI interface (NotePager Net) has been reduced
Users of the GUI interface (NotePager Net) can be restricted to their local userlist only
The domain name added to the 'from' field of messages forwarded via email is now settable.
The default is 'mydomain'
Fixed problem where mail accounts are not always added correctly when there are a large number of mail accounts in MDaemon. 'Excessive database retries' error messages have been resolved

New Features: (since version 2.05)
Scheduling of multiple dialers has been rewritten and given to the sched program. This will increase the dialer's efficiency and decrease duplicate dialing.
A new version of the web CGI program (webgate.exe) is included.
It supports drop-down lists on web pages generated by PageGate Improved error handling to compensate for some bugs in the Microsoft Jet database engine

New Features: (since version 2.04)
Resolved 'Warning - excessive database errors' problem
Resolved random 'error 5' on startup of NotePager Net

New Features: (since version 1.4)
Test messages can be sent from within PageGate's Admin program
All pending messages for a user can be cancelled PageGate's settings, carriers, users, and groups can be imported/exported from within PageGate's Admin program Separate detailed logs are kept for each dialer
The number of retries, and the retry interval for each carrier is settable
Support for direct cable connection to paging terminals Support for carriers that require a password
Support for pulse dialing
Settable notification code for numeric pagers
On-call groups supported Long messages are broken up into several smaller messages

*** Here are some important file name changes in PageGate ***

File Name Changes: (since version 1.4)
PageGate's main database file has been changed from pgedb.mdb to pagegate.mdb. It usually resides in the PageGate program directory.
The mailbox format file (.mbf) used with the Mdaemon mail server has been changed from notepage.mbf to pagegate.mbf.
It resides in the \mdaemon\app directory
The web interface's cgi program's name has changed from web2mail.exe to webgate.exe.
It may reside in the \inetpub\cgi-bin directory or any other directory you setup.
All of the above should be handled automatically by PageGate upgrade routine. NotePager Net's executable file has changed from NotePagerNet.exe to NPNet.exe. The new sendpage program for the commandline/ascii interface is sendpage.exe.
Its syntax is displayed if it is run without any commandline options.
Anyone that is updating the database directly should be sure to take notice of the name change.
In addition PageGate now uses Microsoft's latest database engine (the files are part of the download and automatically installed). This may be a problem if you application is written to use an older version of MS Access.

Upgrade Information: If you are upgrading from an earlier version of PageGate, please use the following procedure:
1) Make a full backup of your installation!!!
2) Uninstall the old version of PageGate by using the 'Add/Remove Programs' option in the Windows control panel. This will uninstall the program files, but will leave the data files intact."
3) Install PageGate Version 2 using the instructions above. Be sure to specify the same installation directory for version 2 that was used by the earlier version of PageGate.
4) Run pgadmin.exe (PageGate's Admin program) from PageGate's program directory. This will upgrade PageGate's database file without starting the other modules.
5) Quit out of PageGate and then start it as usual.