Cloudmark Desktop 5.3.4 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 3/12/2008

• No restart required for minor updates — After this release is installed, restarting Outlook is no longer required for minor Cloudmark Desktop updates, such as accuracy updates. Major releases may still require a restart.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.3.3 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 2/29/2008

• Update hangs minimized application — A bug was fixed which caused Cloudmark Desktop to hang if an update arrived while Outlook is minimized.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.3.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 2/27/2008

• No move on Block — A bug was fixed which prevented blocked messages from being moved to the spam folder.
• No move on Unblock — A bug was fixed which prevented unblocked messages from being moved out of the spam folder.
• Automatic scanning — A bug was fixed which interfered with automatic scanning.
• Delay on startup — A bug was fixed which caused a delay on startup when logging is enabled.
• Settings not migrated on upgrade — A bug was fixed which prevented settings from being migrated correctly when upgrading from version 5.2 to 5.3.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.3.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 1/7/2008

• Statistics in legacy Desktop signatures — Users of the legacy Desktop signature feature will now see up-to-date statistics reflected in the signature.
• Automatic scanning — A bug was fixed which interfered with automatic scanning.
• Crash bug — A bug was fixed which caused Cloudmark Desktop to crash upon startup. If you have experienced this issue, download the latest installer.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.3 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 11/27/2007

• Sync Issues — A bug was fixed which caused conflicts between Cloudmark Desktop and Outlook, resulting in messages being moved to the Sync Issues folder.
• Delayed block — A bug was fixed which caused a significant delay in moving spam messages after the user clicked the Block button.
• Automatic scanning — Several bugs were fixed which interfered with automatic scanning.
• Desktop signature removed — The Get More From Cloudmark > Desktop Signature... menu item has been removed. If you already use the Cloudmark Desktop signature, you can continue using it as long as you like.
• Silent unblock on reply — A message that has been filtered as spam or phishing is now silently unblocked if you reply to it.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.2.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 8/29/2007

• Stability — Fix to further ensure that corrupt auto-update files will not cause crashing.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.2.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 8/09/2007

• Crash bug — A corrupted auto-update file caused Cloudmark Desktop to crash. Download the latest installer to resolve this issue.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 4/17/2007

• New fingerprinting algorithms — Two new message fingerprinting algorithms were added for improved accuracy, particularly with image-based spam.
• Spam deletion bug — A bug was fixed that prevented the "Move Spam folder and delete permanently after one month" option from working as designed.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.1.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 3/14/2007

• Logging automatically enabled — A bug was fixed which caused Cloudmark Desktop to enable the troubleshooting log without the user's permission.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 3/1/2007

• Support for Windows Vista — Cloudmark Desktop 5.1 supports Windows Vista in addition to Windows XP.
• Support for Outlook 2007 — Cloudmark Desktop 5.1 is compatible with Outlook 2007 (for Windows Vista) in addition to Outlook 2000, 2002, and 2003 (For Windows XP or Vista).

Cloudmark Desktop 5.0.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 2/12/2007

• Image spam — Improved detection of image-based spam.
• Add to Smartlist on unblock — Unblocking a message now presents a dialog offering to add this contact to your Smartlist.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.0.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 12/19/2006

• Smartlist issue – Resolved issue where blank entries can be added.
• Unblock Message Issue – Resolved the issue when Unblocking a message displays "You have Unblocked a message twice" dialog on first Unblock.

Cloudmark Desktop 5.0 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 11/21/2006

• New Features
  • Address Book as Approved Senders list - The Approved Senders list (formerly the whitelist), includes the option to treat the contents of the Address Book as approved senders.
  • Spam Detected Options - Delete instantly, Move to Spam Folder and delete permanently after 1 week or 1 month.
  • Show or Hide buttons - Show or hide the Rating and/or the Statistics buttons on the toolbar.
  • Unblock to Smartlist - Unblocking a message and agreeing to the dialog will add the email address to your approved senders list.
• Known Issue - Unblocking a message displays "You have Unblocked a message twice" dialog on first Unblock.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.7 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 08/14/2006

• New Features
  • Split drop-down Block Button has been added which frees up space on the toolbar. Click on the Block button to block spam; click on the down arrow next to the Block button, select Block Phish to block a phishing message.
  • For our first time users, dialogs have been added to explain functionality when using Block Spam, Block Phish and clicking on the spam folder to Unblock a message.
  • Content in error dialog boxes has been rewritten to provide clearer information and links to KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Hotkey references have been added in the tooltips for the Block and Unblock button.
  • The number of phishing messages caught has been added to the Cloudmark signature.
  • Desktop tutorial has been updated to supplement the menu item.
  • Desktop Help content has been added to supplement the menu item.
• Clipboard Issue - Fixed a problem that affected a small number of users; Cloudmark sometimes copied information to the clipboard when the user was not using Word-as-Editor in Outlook.
• Outlook Issue - Fixed a problem with Cloudmark that caused Outlook to stay open in the background when shutting down the application.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.6.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 06/16/2006

• Copy and Paste functionality - Fixed a problem where the Desktop client could interfere with copy and paste functionality.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.6 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 06/12/2006

• Toolbar Changes
  • Block Fraud button has been changed to Block Phishing; the functionality remains the same.
• Cloudmark Menu Changes
  • My Cloudmark Account has been expanded with a sub menu that displays multiple options that are available to change account information
  • Get More from Cloudmark has been added with a sub menu that displays options for expanding your access to Cloudmark's resources
  • Get Help has been added with a sub menu that displays options for accessing Help options; i.e., the tutorial, requesting technical help from the Support team and accessing the Knowledgebase articles
• Activation Code Issue – Fixed a problem that affected a small number of new users where the activation code dialog did not display.
• Toolbar Display Issue – Fixed a problem that affected a small number of users where the statistics reported on the Cloudmark Toolbar covered up the Cloudmark button.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.5 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 05/08/2006

• Accuracy Improvement - Users have been reporting an increase in spam messages that are usually stock trading ads that use a new technique which embeds the text in an image. Previous versions of the Cloudmark Desktop product were not always able to block these messages. Types of spam using this technique:

  • Stock ads
  • Home Mortgage ads
  • Pharmacy ads

  A new image processing component has been added to Cloudmark Desktop in order to enable filtering this type of spam message with an embedded image. This component decodes the image to help with proper fingerprinting of the messages.

  Note: Spam filtering accuracy will improve over time as members of the Cloudmark Community install this new version and begin blocking the messages that are delivered to their inboxes. There are several variations on the messages so continued message blocking will be necessary after the initial installation of Version 4.5.

• New Cloudmark Logo - The new Cloudmark logo has replaced the old logo throughout the product. The most apparent change can be seen on the Cloudmark toolbar.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.4.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 03/29/2006

• Automatic Scanning of Inbox - Fixed multiple issues that could result in a delay or absence of automatic scanning of messages.
• Accuracy Improvement - Updates have been made to increase overall accuracy.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.4.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 02/01/2006

• Cloudmark Signature - Fixed a misspelling in the signature that displayed "Free trial pf spam" instead of "Free trial of spam".
• Accuracy Improvement - Updates have been made to increase overall accuracy.
• Issue with Outlook exiting - Fixed a problem where Outlook crashed upon exit which affected a small number of users with specific configurations that slow down the process of Outlook shutdown.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.4 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 01/05/2006

• Cloudmark Signature - Fixed a misspelling in the signature that said "Free trial pf spam" instead of "Free trial of spam".
• Accuracy Improvement - Updates have been made to increase overall accuracy.
• Accuracy Improvement - Added ability to filter EXE and ZIP file email attachments for email borne viruses.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.3.3 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 10/31/2005

• Accuracy Improvements - Updates have been made to increase overall accuracy.
• AutoScan not filtering messages automatically - Fixed issues that resulted in Autoscan not automatically filtering messages for a small number of users.
• AutoScanning did not categorize a message as "spam" - Fixed a problem where automatic scanning did not categorize a message as spam but manually Blocking the message set the category correctly. This affected a small number of users and has been resolved.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.3.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 07/29/2005

• New Mail Icon - Fixed a problem where the new mail icon was not removed from the systray when spam was marked as read and moved to the spam folder.
• Auto Scan Issue - Fixed a problem where automatic scanning did not work after upgrading. This affected a small number of users and was an intermittent problem.
• Error 13003 when clicking on Check for Updates - Posted a Knowledgebase article regarding a problem where a small group of users were receiving error 13003, when clicking on check for updates after installing the latest version.
• Error 13004 - Posted a Knowledgebase article regarding a problem where a small group of users were receiving error 13004 when checking for updates with the message "The Update Service does not recognize the product. Error13004: Version Not Registered with the Agent".
• Cloudmark Signature - Fixed two problems where (1) the signature contained an unexpected IP address and (2) the signature was missing the referral code.

Cloudmark Desktop 4.3 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 06/30/2005

• Product Name Change - Name changed to Cloudmark Desktop for Microsoft Outlook. We have changed our product name to simplify and clearly communicate all of our solutions and better reflect our market-leading role in messaging security.
• Accuracy Improvements - Updates have been made to increase overall accuracy.
• Installer Update - We are now installing InstallShield Update Service 4.0

SafetyBar 4.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 03/21/05

• Accuracy Improvements - Updates have been made to increase overall accuracy.
• Signature offer - Resolved issue where signature offer popped up repeatedly; this issue affected a small number of users.

SafetyBar 4.1.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 02/09/05

• Accuracy Improvements - Updates have been made in our communication protocol to improve spam reporting and spam filtering to increase overall accuracy.

SafetyBar 4.1.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 01/25/05

• Accuracy Improvements - Updates have been made in our communication protocol to improve spam reporting and spam filtering to increase overall accuracy.
• Update notification - The update functionality remains the same; the Update Notification screen has been modified.

SafetyBar 4.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 12/14/04

• Accuracy improvements - This release enhances SafetyBar's ability to stop spam and fraud.

SafetyBar 4.0.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 11/05/04

• Mark message as read - This release ensures that detected spam messages are marked as read when this option is selected in the SafetyBar option menu.
• "Item could not be saved" warning resolved - This issue was caused by an interaction between Microsoft Outlook^® rules and SafetyBar. This new release resolves this issue.

SafetyBar 4.0 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 11/03/04

• Block Fraud - SafetyBar adds a new button to the Microsoft Outlook^® toolbar. Use this button to report fraud email messages. This new feature helps to protect you and the rest of the community from scammer email that phishes for your confidential information.
• Pay with PayPal - You can now purchase your SafetyBar subscription with PayPal.
• Name change to SafetyBar - Cloudmark changed the name of the service to SafetyBar. All SpamNet subscribers may upgrade to the new version for free. Click here to download. For more information on the name change, click here.
• Accuracy improvements - This release enhances SafetyBar's ability to stop spam.
• IMAP - IMAP errors reported with previous versions are resolved with this release.
• ActiveSync compatibility - This release resolves conflicts with ActiveSync ensuring the SafetyBar always appears on the Microsoft Outlook^® toolbar.

SpamNet 3.0 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 07/22/04

• Accuracy enhancement - The software adds a new spam-detection method to make SpamNet more accurate.
• SpamNet Block/Unblock toolbar - This release resolves many cases where the SpamNet toolbar is not visible in Microsoft Outlook^®.
• Spam filtering after installation - After upgrading to SpamNet 2.5, some members reported no spam filtering. This new version resolves this issue.
• Automatic checking of Hotmail - This release resolves cases where Hotmail HTTP email was not checked.
• Stability / Performance - SpamNet performance and stability is improved with several software fixes.

SpamNet 2.4.3 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 03/16/04

• Office XP Service Pack 3 Issue Fix - Version 2.4.3 is a fix for the Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) issue. It is only recommended that you upgrade if you have experienced this issue, or will be installing the new SP3. Learn more

SpamNet 2.4.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 03/04/04

Free Cloudmark Fraud Prevention! Introducing Cloudmark Anti-Fraud, a free fraud prevention service that actually prevents fraudulent messages from reaching users' Inboxes in the first place.

Existing Cloudmark SpamNet SpamFighters have been protected from all email threats-viruses, worms, spam and fraud messages-from the beginning. A long-standing feature within SpamNet, fraud prevention is now available for free to email users everywhere.

Now new users can join the Cloudmark community today for a free 30-day trial by downloading SpamNet and continue to receive the free fraud prevention post-trial.

SpamNet 2.4.1 for Microsoft Outlook^®- 02/26/04

• Accuracy improvements continued - This release delivers overall accuracy improvements. SpamNet's ability to better identify more difficult spam has been greatly enhanced.

SpamNet 2.4 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 01/21/04

• Accuracy improvements continued - We've all noticed certain spam messages getting through, in fact some of the most sophisticated spam we've seen to date. Upgrade to 2.4 today and get protection from this year's toughest spam immediately.

SpamNet 2.3.4 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 12/12/03

• Best Accuracy yet! - This is the must have holiday release and beyond. The increased accuracy in this version has SpamNet performing better than ever before. This, plus a few feature enhancements like marking unblocked messages as unread and better performance means you should upgrade now to make a big difference in your line of defense as spam increases over the holidays.

SpamNet 2.3 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 11/12/03

• Feature enhancements - Delivering on a top customer feature request, this version will now display the SpamNet toolbar on multiple Microsoft Outlook^® windows.
• Accuracy improvements - Changes to the client and the back-end improve SpamNet's accuracy including an even lower incidence of false-positives.

SpamNet 2.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 10/15/03

• Performance improvements and Stability fixes - This release runs faster due to optimization efforts and fixes any last instances where the Microsoft Outlook^® application would become non-responsive or remain open after closing.
• Statistics improvements - The new statistics and rating features first rolled out in 2.0 are improved to deliver more accurate and real-time community SpamFighting data.

SpamNet 2.0 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 9/18/03

Every new version of SpamNet makes overall accuracy and performance improvements. 2.0 also offers several new feature enhancements requested by many in the community and further boasting the power of our more than 600,000 strong SpamFighting community.

• Personal and community statistics - Updated on your toolbar every hour, find out how much money you've saved, or how much time the community has saved.
• Ratings - Your personal rating as it's displayed in your Cloudmark toolbar is based on the timeliness and correctness of your contributions, or blocks and unblocks to the community via SpamNet's automated trust system. Learn more by clicking on it on your toolbar.

SpamNet 1.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 8/01/03

• Improved stability - This release improves SpamNet accuracy and stability through several bug fixes.

SpamNet 1.1.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 6/12/03

• Improved network connectivity - This release delivers overall performance improvements including more reliable network connectivity.

SpamNet 1.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 5/28/03

• Better Corporate Firewall and Proxy Support - Users who have been unable to use SpamNet because of corporate firewalls and proxy servers will find SpamNet now works well in those environments. This version also automatically detects the proxy settings in Internet Explorer to automate connections through a proxy. Manual proxy connection settings are located at Tools > Options > SpamNet > Advanced > Firewall.

SpamNet 1.0.3 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 5/19/03

• Exchange improvements - This version improves compatibility with Exchange 5.5 environments.

SpamNet 1.0.2 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 5/08/03

• Active Scan stability improvements - This release improves the stability of Active Scan. SpamNet members who experienced freezing when Blocking or when checking new mail will find this issue resolved.

SpamNet 1.0.1 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 4/29/03

• Subscription improvements - This release improves the SpamNet subscription process making it faster and easier to navigate.

SpamNet 1.0 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 4/22/03

• SpamNet 1.0 - The highly anticipated final version of SpamNet is now available. To celebrate its availability and as a thank you to our SpamFighters, the more than 400,000 beta users can lock in a special promotional subscription price of $1.99 a month and save $2 a month for a year's time. New users can try SpamNet FREE for 30-days and then pay only $3.99 a month to experience the spam protection trusted by more than half a million community members. As a subscriber, you receive product updates, new features and functionality and customer support all for a small monthly subscription price that is about the price of a latte a month. Don't just protect yourself, protect your friends and family and the world from spam by joining the largest SpamFighting community. To subscribe to SpamNet, select My SpamNet from the SpamNet toolbar pull-down menu. For more information about this important release, please see the press release.

SpamNet Beta 10d for Microsoft Outlook^® - 4/21/03

• General Improvements - This release makes general improvements to SpamNet making it more accurate and stable.

SpamNet Beta 10 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 4/13/03

• SpamNet Statistics on Microsoft Outlook^® toolbar - Statistics have been added to the SpamNet toolbar displaying spam stopped, time saved and spam blocked. These statistics rotate every hour and are also available from the More Statistics button in the SpamNet Options menu.
• Freeze on Advanced button / SOCKS issue - This release resolves the issue that caused SpamNet to freeze when clicking on the Advanced button when using a SOCKS proxy.
• Speed Improvements - Optimizations to SpamNet in this release allow it to run faster and more efficiently.

SpamNet Beta 9 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 3/17/03

• SpamNet Options added to Microsoft Outlook^® Toolbar - The SpamNet options menu is now available from the Microsoft Outlook^® toolbar as a quick link to its original location under tools, options. From the Cloudmark pull-down menu, select Options... to configure SpamNet.
• Microsoft Microsoft Outlook^® 2003 Beta 2 support - This release now supports Microsoft Outlook^® 2003 Beta 2 (Microsoft Outlook^® 11). SpamNet does not support previous Microsoft Outlook^® 2003 Beta versions because of changes in the Microsoft Outlook^® 2003 security protocols. SpamNet continues to support Office XP and Office 2000.
• General Improvements - This release makes general improvements to SpamNet making it more accurate and stable.

SpamNet Beta 8c for Microsoft Outlook^® - 3/12/03

• Stability Improvements - A solution has been implemented in this release to address a few instances of Microsoft Outlook^® freezing when Blocking spam.

SpamNet Beta 8b for Microsoft Outlook^® - 3/03/03

• Stability Improvements - This release improves the stability of SpamNet Beta 8. Cloudmark highly recommends that all SpamNet Beta 8 users upgrade immediately.

SpamNet Beta 8 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 2/28/03

• Active Scan - Full Microsoft Exchange Compatibility- SpamNet now fully supports both Connected and Offline Microsoft Outlook^® modes for people using Exchange as their mail server. This release automatically scans all Exchange messages that are delivered to the Inbox. If server-side rules move messages to non-Inbox folders, you can add these folders to SpamNet's automatic scan by going to Tools > Options > SpamNet on the MS Microsoft Outlook^® menu. Under "Incoming Mail" select the "Folders…" button. Add each additional folder you wish SpamNet to monitor for spam. SpamNet members who use only POP3 email do not need to add new folders for SpamNet to monitor. SpamNet automatically analyzes all POP3 mail regardless of message rules or destination folders.
• Newsletters - This release resolves issues of SpamNet moving newsletters to the spam folder with a new feature called Auto-Unblock. Now, when you Unblock an email from the same address twice, SpamNet will pop-up an option for you to always receive mail from that address. This ensures your newsletters and mailing lists do not end up in the spam folder. For more information on this important improvement to SpamNet, please see this SpamNet Knowledgebase article: Auto-Unblock Feature Description
• SpamNet Signatures - This release makes it easy for you to choose to add a SpamNet signature to your email. To add a small, personalized SpamFighter signature to the bottom of your email messages and/or existing signature, click the "Stop More Spam..." option from the Cloudmark toolbar. Once added to your email, the SpamNet signature automatically updates the number of spam messages that SpamNet has stopped for you. Spreading the word with this signature will empower more people to become SpamFighters - the larger the Cloudmark community, the more effective we are! The signature is unobtrusive, works with your existing signature and can be easily removed. Add the SpamNet signature feature now by selecting the "Stop More Spam..." option on the Cloudmark toolbar.
• Syncing with handhelds - This release corrects problems caused by applications that sync with Microsoft Outlook^® (handhelds and contact manager software) and caused the SpamNet buttons disappear from the Microsoft Outlook^® toolbar.
• Installing on NT - The installation issue with Beta 7e and Windows NT is resolved in this release.

SpamNet Beta 7e for Microsoft Outlook^® - 1/22/03

• New Mail Notification icon / Mark Spam as Read - SpamNet now removes the New Mail Notification icon from the Windows System Tray when the Mark Spam as Read option is selected in Microsoft Outlook^® at Tools > Options > SpamNet > Advanced.
• Automatic check for updates - The automatic update service will check for updates every three days instead of each time Microsoft Outlook^® is opened. The Check for Updates in the Cloudmark toolbar menu may be used to manually check for updates at anytime.
• SpamNet buttons disappear - This release reduces the occurrences of SpamNet's buttons disappearing or not appearing after installation. The fix directly addresses the error "Not a Valid COM Add-in" when adding SpamNet in the COM Add-in menu.
• Network messages reset - This release allows members to reset the network message preferences to default. Once reset, users will receive a Block/Unblock confirmation and Unable to Connect error when the SpamNet network is unavailable. This feature is available in Microsoft Outlook^® at Tools > Options > SpamNet > Advanced.
• Close Microsoft Outlook^® prompt - This release prompts users to close Microsoft Outlook^® before they install SpamNet.
• SpamNet installation - This release checks for required system components during the installation to ensure proper SpamNet configuration.

SpamNet Beta 7d for Microsoft Outlook^® - 12/23/02

• Block/Unblock hot-keys - This release adds the ability to quickly Block or Unblock messages using key strokes.

  Block: Alt+Shift+B
  Unblock: Alt+Shift+U

• Networking improvements - SpamNet connectivity to Cloudmark servers has been improved to provide better error recovery and access speed.
• SpamNet configuration - The configuration now includes registering all required system components to ensure proper SpamNet operation.
• SpamNet loading and closing fixes - This release of SpamNet includes numerous bug fixes related to SpamNet loading and closing. The functionality has been redesigned to ensure that Microsoft Outlook^® and SpamNet open and close properly.
• Windows 98 icons - SpamNet now displays the Block/Unblock icons in Windows 98. Previous versions only displayed text.
• "Send To" issue resolved - This release allows users to use the Windows "Send To" feature when Microsoft Outlook^® is closed and have SpamNet automatically filter incoming e-mail. Previously, this action would cause the SpamNet buttons to disappear until Microsoft Outlook^® was closed.
• Multiple SpamNet toolbars - SpamNet occasionally displayed multiple toolbars in previous versions. This issue is resolve in this release.
• Categorize as spam - SpamNet tags each spam message by changing the email category field to spam. SpamNet members may use this field to sort or move messages with Microsoft Outlook^® rules.

SpamNet Beta 7c for Microsoft Outlook^® - 11/22/02

• Installation errors 1904 and 1905 - This version resolves all known issues with SpamNet setup failing to install and uninstall the product due to registration errors 1904 and 1905.
• White-listing improvements - Some newsletter white-list entries didn't work in previous versions because the actual sender's address was entered in a field that SpamNet didn't scan. This version resolves this issue and scans multiple fields for the white-listed address.
• Improved SpamNet options tab - The SpamNet options tab layout has been changed to match the look and feel of the Microsoft Outlook^® Options interface.
• Incoming Mail Check Automatically - This feature has been renamed from Enable SpamNet to clarify its purpose. The feature allows users to stop SpamNet from checking new mail. If unchecked, SpamNet is fully activated, but will not evaluate new messages.
• TeS improvements - This version deploys various improvements to the Truth Evaluation System that gives each user a system trust rating and determines the nature of messages.
• Algorithm improvements - SpamNet uses various algorithms to identify spam messages. This release made improvements to one of those algorithms enabling it to better identify spam and minimize cases of filtering legitimate email.
• Networking improvements - SpamNet connectivity to Cloudmark servers has been redesigned to provide a higher level of availability and stability.

SpamNet Beta 7b for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Authentication improvements - This release improves the SpamNet user authentication making the process more efficient. This update is critical and Cloudmark highly recommends that all SpamNet Beta 7 users upgrade immediately.

SpamNet Beta 7 for Microsoft Outlook^® - 10/23/02

• Exchange improvements - Previous versions of SpamNet may not be notified by Exchange of new messages. As a result, SpamNet may not have checked all new messages. This release resolves this issue. For a detailed description of the Exchange configurations that SpamNet supports, please refer to the SpamNet Exchange bug fix.

SpamNet Beta 6g for Microsoft Outlook^® - 10/16/02

• Norton Anti-Virus stability - Norton Anti-Virus intercepts some of SpamNet's activity in Microsoft Outlook^® and causes the application to close. This release resolves all known Norton anti-virus issues.
• Firewall options - This release fixes a bug that occasionally caused Microsoft Outlook^® to close when accessing the firewall tab in the SpamNet options menu.
• Run SpamNet Now fails - Improvements in the Run SpamNet Now feature resolve occasional auto-canceling issues due to changes in the SpamNet protocol.
• First Block confirmation - Dialog box informing user of successful Block is restored in this release.
• Auto registering of MS Add-In Designer - This new feature registers the MS Add-In Designer reducing the chances that SpamNet users receive a Run-time Error in COM Add-Ins.
• Add-In loading improvements - This release streamlines code that is run during start-up that may cause the Cloudmark SpamNet check-box in COM Add-ins to auto-uncheck. This issue caused SpamNet to not load properly.
• MAPI exceptions - The code interacting with MAPI has been improved to better handle MAPI exceptions.
• Microsoft Outlook^® opening and closing - This release allows Microsoft Outlook^® to close more quickly and prevents reported issues with Microsoft Outlook^® auto-closing.

SpamNet Beta 6f for Microsoft Outlook^®

• SpamNet connection lost - This release reduces the occurrence of the SpamNet connection lost error message. The improvements allow the SpamNet client to quickly adapt to changes in the SpamNet network topology.
• SpamNet scalability - Improvements in the SpamNet client and servers allow the SpamNet network to scale more efficiently.

SpamNet Beta 6e for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Improved Reliability - This release improves SpamNet handling of critical and non-critical Microsoft Outlook^® errors.
• Improved new mail processing - This release improves SpamNet's ability to process large number of incoming messages.
• SpamNet toolbar disappearing fixes - This release fixes several problems that would cause SpamNet add-in fail to load and as a result its toolbar not being displayed in Microsoft Outlook^®.

SpamNet Beta 6d for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Improved Microsoft Outlook^® rules support - SpamNet waits to catch spam until Microsoft Outlook^® rules have completed processing. This feature ensures that spam that is moved to the spam folder after it is processed by an Microsoft Outlook^® rule reducing duplicates and unfiltered messages. Spam that is moved to folders outside of the default Personal Folder may not be caught by SpamNet. Note: To decrease the chances that Microsoft Outlook^® rules will generate duplicates of legitimate and spam messages, use the Stop processing all following rules command in Microsoft Outlook^® rules. This command ensures that Microsoft Outlook^® doesn't leave copies of messages in multiple folders.
• Improved spam filtering - This release significantly improves SpamNet's ability to catch messages on the first check.
• Network performance - This release also improves network performance by caching the network connection, resulting in more messages processed per second.
• Exchange improvements - Run SpamNet Now on Exchange folders works, and overall accuracy has been improved.
• Batch reporting - Large quantities of Blocked messages are batched resulting in faster performance.
• Handheld s- Improved compatibility between SpamNet and syncing handhelds.

SpamNet Beta 6b for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Improved spam identification - Beta 6b improves the logic for identifying spam. Because the system learns from each SpamNet member, everyone is encouraged to Block and Unblock messages as appropriate.
• Auto-update - Future versions of SpamNet will prompt members to update the software when a new version is available.
• Windows Installer workaround - Windows occasionally corrupts or deletes the file that permits programs to install and uninstall properly. This is a known Microsoft Windows Installer issue. SpamNet now installs a backup file (.msi) in separate directory in cases when the original uninstall file is missing. NOTE:You may be prompted to overwrite the existing .msi file during installation of Beta 6b. Please select Yes and overwrite the file. Installation will proceed normally after this message. For more information on this issue see Microsoft Support document Q315346.
• Remove extra line breaks in Microsoft Outlook^® XP - All Microsoft Outlook^® XP users are encouraged to turn off the Remove extra line breaks feature. Deactivating this feature will improve your auto spam filtering and reporting of spam.
  1. Tools > Options > Preferences tab > Email Options
  2. Uncheck the Remove extra line breaks in plain text messages
  3. Click OK

SpamNet Beta 6 for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Disappearing buttons - Some users reported that their SpamNet Block and Unblock buttons disappeared spontaneously or after syncing with a handheld. This issue has been resolved. SpamNet users who are using ActiveSync may notice that SpamNet is not visible when their handheld is connected through the USB port. The SpamNet buttons will reappear when they disconnect their handheld and reopen Microsoft Outlook^®.
• Cloudmark toolbar memory - The Cloudmark toolbar now retains its position when moved.
• SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 firewall support - Users behind a firewall that blocked outgoing traffic to port 2703 have been unable to use SpamNet. This new release permits network administrators to configure their socks server to permit traffic from SpamNet. See you network administrator for username and password.
• Truth Evaluation System (TeS) improvements - SpamNet users will see significant improvements in SpamNet's ability to properly identify spam in the next few weeks. TeS evaluates users on the historical accuracy of their Blocks and Unblocks to the SpamNet system. As users make an accurate Block or Unblock, their trust rating increases. Inaccurate or false reporters are ignored and their reports are not used to determine the nature of a message. Simply, to increase your SpamNet trust rating, make accurate Block and Unblock reports.
• Mark spam messages as read - Spam that is moved to the spam folder will be marked as read. This change will not cause the New Messages flag to be triggered when spam is received.

SpamNet Beta 5b for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Spam identification algorithm - The spam identification algorithm has been strengthened to improve proper identification of spam.
• IMAP improvements - Many of the issues with IMAP have been resolved.
• Registration - The registration process that occurs during spam Blocking has been improved.
• Registry clean up - The uninstall process thoroughly cleans the registry.
• Instructions dialog - After installation, users receive a fast instructions guide to introduce them to SpamNet's features.

SpamNet Beta 4 for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Domain white-listing - White-listing allows SpamNet users to specify email that should not be filtered by SpamNet. This feature expands the existing white-listing functionality to allow the user to white-list entire domains. For example, a "yahoo.com" entry would not block any email containing "yahoo.com" in the From field. This feature employs a simple string match so users should make white-list entries as specific as possible. Because spammers frequently spoof email from popular domains, users should use complete email addresses from trusted senders when possible. Also, entries such as "yahoo" will not filter messages from any address that contains the word "yahoo." For example, yahoo234@hotmail.com and john@yahoo.au would not be blocked.
• Regular expression white-listing - SpamNet users may now use Perl compatible regular expressions to white-list messages. To use this feature, simply enter the regular expression into the white-listing field.
• Non-critical failure errors - Beta 4 is more tolerant of non-critical failure errors. These improvements allow the user to remain connected to SpamNet if the system or client receives a non-critical network error.
• Block and Unblock buttons - The Block / Unblock buttons have been graphically improved.
• Stability improvements - SpamNet beta 4 contains a number of fixes that make it more stable in low resource environments.
• Auto-rediscover - When the discover process fails in SpamNet, the program tries to rediscover before it gives and Unable to Connect error.
• Tell-a-Friend - SpamNet users may now refer friends to the SpamNet service from the Microsoft Outlook^® tool bar.
• SpamNet version - The version of SpamNet and the build number is easily accessible from Tools > SpamNet

SpamNet Beta 3 for Microsoft Outlook^®

• Duplicate spam messages in spam folder - This issue has been completely resolved. If you continue to experience this problem in beta 3, please completely uninstall the product and reinstall. The issue was generated from improper installation.
• Non-critical connect failures - The system continues to retry to connect when the connect failure is not critical.
• Crash on cancel - The client would occasionally crash when Run SpamNet Now was canceled. This issue is resolved.
• Unable to Connect / Registration issue - The client would receive repeated Unable to Connect error messages when it was unable to register with the network. This issue is resolved. Clients may still receive the Unable to Connect error when behind a firewall. See the bug fix for more details on the firewall issue.
• Block / Unblock messages return to folder - Messages that were Blocked or Unblocked would disappear from the folder and then reappear in a few seconds. This issue is resolved.
• Win98 icons disabled - The Block / Unblock graphic icons have been disabled in beta 3. This change was made to make the buttons easier to display in Win98.
• Spam counters - The spam tally in the SpamNet tab frequently miscounted caught spam. This issue is resolved.