Release Notes – NoSpamProxy 11.1 (11.1.179, Regular Channel)

Version 11.1.179 was released on 6.1.2017. It is a maintenance release which fixes the following bugs and introduces new features:

New / changed
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  • Improved sorting of mail addresses on the ‚Users‘ node
  • Wording in the Change password template
  • The Reserver DNS filter now punishes „localhost“ responses for Domains
  • Performance of automatic user import

Fixed issues
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  • Error message „An attempt to enable the DNSSEC resolver using the servers (null) and (null) failed
  • Error „The names specified in the certificate (names) do not match one of the expected host names“
  • Attachments vansished after PGP decryption under certain cirumstances
  • Several DNS issues
  • An issue with the Level of Trust System
  • Missing PGP key tab on partner node when only NoSpamProxy Encryption is licensed
  • Error „Invalid algorithm specified“ when signing a mail
  • A TLS issue
  • Missing notifications about new mails on hold
  • Error related to BASE64 Decoding
  • Error message „Nullable object must have a value.“
  • Issue with a high port number on inbound mails
  • Issue that public mail provider domains where incorrectly set to a dynamic trust Level
  • NullReferenceException in the File Synchronization Service
  • Issue with mails using a japanese character set
  • Header based routing did not work
  • Error in the DKIM verification

The version can simply be installed over the existing version. However, be sure to follow the general update instructions if you have configured a proxy server.

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Release Notes – NoSpamProxy 11.1 (11.1.244, Regular Channel)

Version 11.1.244 was released on 15.3.2017. It is a maintenance release which fixes the following bugs and introduces new features:

New / changed
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  • Improved the wording in one of the templates
  • Improved DNS retry behaviour
  • Applying a DKIM signature no longer removes the original DKIM signature, if present
  • When a mail has multiple DKIM signatures, all those signatures are checked now.
  • Improved timeout behaviour during mail reception
  • Improved retention period for large files by adding „Never clean up files“
  • Improved SMTP logging for inbound mails
  • Improved database Access
  • Improved editor for disclaimer templates by adding several new font sizes
  • Disabled DNSSEC validation for RBL lookups
  • Improved Word to PDF conversion
  • Changed timeout behaviour in the RBL filter
  • Also Inbound mails can now be encrypted.

Fixed issues
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  • Fixed issue with TLS Best practices
  • Fixed an issue with PDF Mail where only the attachment should be encrypted
  • Fixed an issue with very long usernames in the automatic user Import
  • Fixed an issue where not all required features where displayed with a license that contained not all Features
  • Fixed an issue where the CYREN action would not block a mail containing a malware
  • Fixed an issue where the PowerShell cmdlets would use a proxy to connect to the Intranet Role
  • Fixed an issue where manually rescanning large files caused an error in the event log
  • Fixed error message „The added or subtracted value results in an un-representable DateTime.“
  • Fixed several issues with the Level of trust replication
  • Fixed an issue with the installation path of the Web Portal being ignored during Setup
  • Fixed an issue where the local users could not be updated
  • Fixed an issue where NoSpamProxy would try to write entries to the event log consisting of more than 32.000 characters
  • Fixed an issue where NoSpamProxy would incorrectly enable encryption for Signature-Only certificates
  • Fixed an issue which prevented the upgrade of the Web Portal
  • Fixed an issue in the Mail serialization process which would lead to aborted SMTP Connections
  • Fixed an issue where linked attachments could not be downloaded from the Web Portal
  • Fixed several issues with the DNS Resolution
  • Fixed an issue where user settings could not be downloaded by the Outlook Addin from the Web Portal
  • Fixed an issue where a disclaimer would not be rendered at the correct Position
  • Fixed an issue in the content filtering Framework
  • Fixed an issue where a disclaimer would not be attached to a mail at all
  • Fixed an issue where the ICAP filter would not remove a malware from a mail.
  • Fixed an issue where a PGP key attached to mail prevents the delivery of that mail
  • Fixed an issue where the DE-Mail configuration was not visible when only a partial license was installed
  • Fixed an issue where the conversion of a mail to PDF failed
  • Fixed error message „Value cannot be null.“ during TLS handshakes
  • Fixed an non-localized error message in the Web Portal
  • Fixed an issue with the Get-NspUser cmdlet

The version can simply be installed over the existing version. However, be sure to follow the general update instructions if you have configured a proxy server.

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Updating to version 11.1

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From version 11.0

SQL Server 2005 and 2008

Please check the SQL version you are using before upgrading. If Microsoft SQL 2005 or 2008 is still in use, an update to at least SQL 2008 R2, preferably SQL 2014, must be carried out before installing version 11.1. Before the SQL upgrade, stop the NoSpamProxy services in the Windows services to stop the database access. When upgrading, make sure that the bit version matches. SQL 2005 was typically installed in 32-bit.

You can get SQL 2014 Express here: https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=42299

Upgrade NSP

Please always follow the instructions in the installation manual!

When updating from version 11 to version 11.1, all settings and user information are retained during the update with one exception. The following manual activities must be carried out after the update:

If you have used the “Reverse DNS Check” action, you must reactivate it after the update. You will now find this function on the “Filter” tab.

Furthermore, you should check the completeness of the content filters for security reasons.

From version 10.1

When updating from version 10.1 to version 11.1, all settings and user information are retained during the update.
The group “NoSpamProxy Disclaimer Administrators” is added to use the NoSpamProxy function disclaimer. Please add all users who should manage the templates and rules of the disclaimers to this user group. After upgrading to version 11.1 please check the instructions on the start page in NoSpamProxy and follow the instructions.

Best Practices

If you do not use the Web Portal, please skip this point:

  1. Update all web portals first. The order is not important.
  2. Update all Gateway Roles that are not installed on the same system as the Intranet Role.
  3. Update the system with the Intranet Role last.

Email templates

The templates for automatically created emails are overwritten and should be saved beforehand to be on the safe side. With the new template system you can now make your graphical adjustments directly in the NoSpamProxy interface under “Preferences”. These settings will be kept for future updates or upgrades.

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