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Version 8.07 (2010-09-07)

  • extension: new parameter NoDisturbTime (in sendxms.pro) to define times at which no messages (with DoNotDisturb=true set) should be sent
  • extension: new parameter DoNotDisturb=true (in spool file)
  • bug fix: WTP connection problem fixed (core dump if other side does not support WSP)
  • bug fix: phone number format in generated statistics corrected (if phone starts with TON and NPI)

Version 8.06 (2010-08-01)

  • extension: new chapter [Whitelist] (in sendxms.cfg); if both White- and a Blacklist are specified the Whitelist has preference
  • extension: handling of SMPP parameter sequence number changed. SendXMS will always use the correct range for the sequence number, but if the other side is using a wrong range, this value will also be used in the corresponding response
  • extension: handling of parameter Controller= (CAPI) changed. If this parameter is NOT defined for a CAPI device all available controllers will be used (instead of Controller=1 before)
  • extension: internal implementation for [Blacklist] changed (and also indication for a Prefix value changed)
  • extension: workaround for bug in CAPIoTCP on Fritzbox 7390 added
  • some internal changes in our CAPI implementation

Version 8.05 (2010-07-01)

  • just some internal optimisations

Version 8.04 (2010-05-26)

  • extension: new parameter DtmfDuration sendxms.pro to specify the duration of a DTMF tone to be sent
  • extension: new parameter DtmfGap sendxms.pro to specify duration of a gap between two DTMF tones
  • extension: support for (some) CDMA modems added
  • bug fix: problem receiving multiple fixed line SMS connections simultaneously
  • bug fix: problem saving incoming messages with alphanumeric originating Address (whith some special characters)

Version 8.03 (2010-02-05)

  • extension: SendXMS is now also running on a Nokia N900 (Maemo5/Fremantle)
  • bug fix: CPU load reduced (using SNMP (PingTrap))
  • bug fix: automatic selection of correct MMS provider did not work (using a GSM device)
  • bug fix: problem using a GSM modem (with a detached process) after a power break
  • bug fix: problem using a group file (wrong error message "multiple recipients not allowed")

Version 8.02 (2009-11-16)

  • extension: new parameter SwapDlrAddresses sendxms.pro to swap recipient and sender addresses in a received status report (only MM7)
  • extension: new parameter VerifyPeer in chapter SSL in sendxms.cfg to specify whether a client ceritificate should be requested (validating the client)
  • extension: now it is possible to define per provider definition another SSL certificate (new parameters SslCertFile, SslKeyFile and SslPassword which overwrite the defaullt settings from sendxms.cfg
  • extension: new spool file parameter UssdServiceCode (only SMPP and CIMD)
  • bug fix: problem with some time formats fixed (daylight saving time)
  • bug fix: accepting SSL connections (without inetd) did not work
  • bug fix: sometimes authentication problems with specific HTTP (MM7) connections
  • bug fix: problem reading messages from a SIM card and using also other provider definitions without a permanent connection
  • bug fix: error with locking messages (only MS-SQL)
  • bug fix: bad definition for stored procedure WriteLocalId in spoolapi.mssql

Version 8.01 (2009-10-16)

  • bug (core dump) using a version lower then the Professional-Edition fixed
  • bug in reading XML files with a BOM (Byte Order Mask) fixed
  • bug in receiving fixed line SMS fixed

Version 8.00 (2009-10-05)

  • VXMSC-Edition does now also accept incoming messages to multiple recipients
  • support for Microsoft SQL Server for internal ODBC spool API added
  • new chapter SNMP for configuring SNMPv2 traps (notification) to be sent
  • example added how to use our proprietary HTTP protocol with Twitter
  • bug in proprietary HTTP protocol fixed (which caused a core dump)
  • new parameter CachePhonebook (sendxms.cfg chapter [SendXMS]) to cache the phonebook aliases (only meaningful for special installations)
  • new parameter Phonebook (sendxms.cfg chapter [SendXMS]) to define the phonebook, can be overwritten using the command line option -b
  • new parameter MaxSplit (sendxms.cfg chapter [SendXMS]) to define a default max. number of parts to use for a long (concatenated) SMS, can be overwritten using the command line option -N
  • some minor bugs fixed

Version 7.16 (2009-07-28)

  • WBXML compiler extended with new WLAN tags
  • receiving UCP messages using the Professional-Edition is working again
  • bug in libxms.dll (only Windows) fixed, converting images and sound files is working again

Version 7.15 (2009-07-07)

  • new format value SMIL for XMSConv command line parameter -F to select MMS format and to force generation of a simple SMIL file
  • some minor corrections for MM1
  • new parameter Chat (sendxms.cfg chapter [ppp]) to define the path to the system utility chat (only Unix)
  • two new sample files (C and Perl) to demonstrate how to extract attachments from a received MMS
  • this version is running again on Windows 2000 systems (last versions have had an unresolved reference to freeaddrinfo)
  • system load reduced (compared to V7.14)

Version 7.14 (2009-04-06)

  • proprietary (Microsoft) extensions to OMA Client Provisionining updated
  • LocalIdDir does now also work together with StatisticDir=/dev/null
  • bug in decoding very short MMSs (EAIF) fixed
  • HTML format of doc files corrected

Version 7.13 (2009-03-19)

  • CPU load for MMS protocols reduced
  • bug in HTTP protocol (MM7) fixed (caused an delay after a disconnect)
  • processing of long messages (MMS) optimized
  • memory leak fixed (using an userexit with UserexitVersion < 5)

Version 7.12 (2009-03-12)

  • internal ODBC spool API changed a little bit to be more comaptible with other (than MySQL) database systems (if you are using this API you have to unload the data, to recreate the tables/functions and to reload your data)
  • support for PostgreSQL for internal ODBC spool API added
  • new parameter LockFunction=fcntl|flock (sendxms.cfg chapter [SendXMS] to select the locking method for files (where available)
  • new command line parameter -aClean for cleaning spool directories (removing old files) added (be very carefully)
  • new parameter LocalIdDir (sendxms.pro) added for mapping (user defined) LocalIds to (SMSC) MsgIds
  • support for Windows (x86_64) added
  • support for FreeBSD (x86_64) added
  • support for Solaris (x86_64) added
  • support for MacOS (x86_64) added
  • support for Solaris (SPARC64) added
  • bug in loading Linux new CAPI (symbol lookup error) fixed
  • bug in program reinitialization (only Windows) fixed
  • TAP response codes will now be interpreted (for protocol version ≥ 1.6)
  • bug in decoding very short MMSs fixed
  • bug (only Windows (what else...)) in loading new versions of OpenSSL fixed

Version 7.11

  • no new features, just some small corrections and enhancements

Version 7.10

  • bug in WSP decoding fixed

Version 7.09

  • format for phonebook and group files extended to define entries depending on the actual time/date
    (example: Phone[Date:200801010000-200812312400]=+49171123456789 (this phonebook entry will only be valid in the year 2008))
  • new preconfigured provider definitions for CityRuf
  • support for CIMD tag 062 (status error code) added

Version 7.08

  • SSL connection can now also accept certificates with wildcards
  • new parameter AcceptSelfSignedCertificates (sendxms.cfg chapter [SSL]) added

Version 7.07

  • support for receiving UUS messages
  • Java installer updated to IzPack 4.0.1
  • Visual-XMS modified so that it will run again using Java 5.0 (but we still recommend Java 6.0)
  • PID file can now also be specified within the .cfg file
  • bug fixed when using the command line arguments -f and -g together

Version 7.06

  • new (proprietary) SMS protocol HTTP added
  • new parameters OkFilter, ErrorFilter, MsgidFilter and NoHttpAuthorization (sendxms.pro) added for protocol HTTP
  • used system function for file locking changed (only on BSD systems)
  • bug in WSP decoding fixed
  • bug in interpreting some specific date formats fixed
  • bug when running as a Windows service (using a user without sufficient acces rights) fixed
  • bug with UNC directory names fixed

Version 7.05

  • bug in terminating a thread (using windowing) fixed
  • some minor changes for better compatibility with some non standard conforming MMSCs

Version 7.04

  • format for time parameters (ValidityPeriod, DeferredDelivery) changed from hhmmDDMMYYYY to YYYYMMDDhhmmss (the format can be changed by setting TimeFormat in the .cfg file)
  • new parameter TimeFormat (in sendxms.cfg) for setting a different time format (ValidityPeriod, DeferredDelivery); using TimeFormat=%H%M%d%m%Y will change back to the former standard format
  • bug with optional SMPP parameter message_payload fixed
  • some minor corrections/extensions

Version 7.03

  • support for AVMs NetCAPI (CAPIoTCP) added (also for Linux, Unix, MaxOS)
  • "broken pipe" problem fixed when called userexit (UserexitVersion=5) died
  • problem with SMS for ISDN in server mode fixed (only first message arrived the destination)
  • problem with spool file priorization fixed

Version 7.02

  • some minor corrections/extensions (samples and .ctt files)

Version 7.01

  • problem with -q parameter fixed (using a value > 0 disabled all providers except the first definition in the .pro file)
  • minor bug in sample xmshash.c fixed

Version 7.00

  • new chapter ODBC (in sendxms.cfg) to define data for a ready to use SQL spool interface (via ODBC)
  • writing of statistic-/billing data added; new parameter StatisticDir (in sendxms.cfg)
  • new UserexitVersion (5); the userexit will now receive one complete spool file instead of many different parameters; support for the parameter UserexitVersion will be cancelled starting with the next major release
  • structure of installation directory changed (sample, doc and ctt directory added)
  • new sample source (xmshash.c) added to installation packages for usage with new userexit version (split spool file into single fields via a hash table)
  • problem with sending MMS via a GSM device without a defined PIN fixed
  • problem with reading very long spool files fixed
  • handling of prioritized spool files changed

Version 6.45

  • new parameter PLMN (in sendxms.pro) to specify the PLMN (for MM1 provider definitions)
  • new parameter IMSI (in sendxms.cfg) to specify the IMSI (for GSM devices)
  • problem with some old GSM devices fixed
  • problem with relative time periods in SMPP fixed

Version 6.44

  • support for MM1 (MMS via a GSM device; WAP 1.x and 2.0) added
  • new parameter APN (in sendxms.pro) to specify the Access Point name for a MMS provider (MM1)
  • new parameter PppMmsProfile (in sendxms.cfg chapter [Device]) to initiate a MMS connection added
  • problem with unfreed memory fixed

Version 6.43

  • problem with test version fixed

Version 6.42

  • support for UDP added
  • setting of deferred delivery date for MM1, EAIF fixed
  • bug in spool file locking fixed
  • bug in windowing fixed

Version 6.41

  • problem with a masterspace as the last character of a message fixed
  • Visual-XMS requires now Java 6.0 or higher
  • some minor bugs fixed

Version 6.40

  • support for Fixed network Multimedia Messaging Service (F-MMS)
  • new chapter [PPP] (in sendxms.cfg) to configure PPP connections
  • new parameter PppPhone (in sendxms.pro) to define a phone number to dial for a PPP connections
  • new parameter IpUp (in sendxms.pro) to (optionaly) start a script after a PPP connection has been established (to configure routing)
  • new parameter PppInit (in sendxms.cfg, chapter [Device]) to define additional initialization for PPP connections
  • new parameter SetMsn (in sendxms.cfg, chapter [Device]) to define a command to select the MSN/CallingPartyNumber for a call
  • new value PPP_TCP for parameter LineType (in sendxms.pro) to use PPP connections
  • logic of selfextracting setup changed (setup failed on systems which mounted /tmp as 'noexec')
  • SendXMS is now able to accept multiple (Fixedline SMS) connections simultaneously within one single instance
  • bug in respooling a message fixed
  • bug in starting child processes (Detach=) fixed (Unix, Linux)
  • parameter SIMPhone (in sendxms.cfg, chapter [Device]) renamed to Phone

Version 6.39

  • support for optional SMPP parameter ms_msg_wait_facilities added
  • new parameter WspEncodingVersion in sendxms.pro for usage with EAIF, MM1
  • bug in EAIF protocol stack fixed
  • new parameter -XWithMicrosoftExtensions=true to enable proprietary (Microsoft) extensions to OMA Client Provisionining
  • new API introduced to replace the standard spool file handling (now you can specify your own functions which can for example read/write to a database)

Version 6.38

  • memory allocation error (only with UCS2 messages) fixed

Version 6.37

  • bug in charcter conversion fixed (which resulted on some systems to process no output)
  • possible usage of wrong source port with TCP connections fixed
  • new download archive format

Version 6.36

  • internal encoding switched to UTF-8 (all files, userexit parameters, ...)
  • new format for character translation table
  • support for OMA Digital Rights Management (DRM) 1.0 added
  • some (many) bugs in WSP headers fixed
  • complete new XML compiler
  • new parameter -XNokiaWbxmlBug=true to fix a problem with Content Provisioning to Series 40 phones (settings could not be saved)

Version 6.35

  • test version is now working again

Version 6.34

  • performance optimized
  • new parameter AdcInFilter, AdcOutFilter, OadcInFilter, OadcOutFilter added to sendxms.pro to define a list of filters (using regular expressions) to modify incoming/outgoing numbers
  • bug with parameter MaxThroughput fixed (caused a deadlock)
  • possible buffer overflow in MMS protocols fixed
  • problem with installations in a directory with a space in its name fixed
  • bug in Java installer (only Unix) fixed (created an invalid device definition for modems)

Version 6.33

  • some minor bugs fixed

Version 6.32

  • SendXMS is now able to accept incoming IP connections directly (inetd no more required but still possible)
  • new values for parameter Detach= (in sendxms.pro) to accept incoming connections as a SME (AcceptXME) or a VXMSC (AcceptVXMSC)
  • new parameters DetachQueueDelay and DetachUserexit in sendxms.pro to define for each provider an individual queue delay and/or userexit (if defined the command line values will be overwritten)
  • bug with running as a service fixed (couldn't call userexit if path name contained a space) (only Windows)
  • bug with installing as a service fixed (only Windows)

Version 6.31

  • support for OMA Device Management (SyncML DM) Notifikation Initiation package (package#0)
  • new parameter NoOverlappedIO in device definition (sendxms.cfg), because of problems with some USB to serial drivers (for example Nokias driver for DKU-2 cable) (only Windows)
  • bug using Windowing fixed
  • bug with encoding (umlauts) of WAP-Push messages fixed
  • bug with spooled messages with a (local) deferred start time fixed
  • bug in sending DTMF using a voice modem fixed

Version 6.30

  • library mismatch in 6.29 installation archives fixed

Version 6.29

  • bug in 64-bit executables fixed (SMPP and Bintec authentication)
  • bug in creating UnsentDir fixed
  • bug in compiling (recognising) si and sl documents fixed

Version 6.28

  • some minor bugs fixed (running as a Windows service)
  • support for FreeBSD (SPARC) added
  • HP-UX version again up to date

Version 6.27

  • bug in UCP with DCS values which do NOT specify a message class fixed
  • bug with phone numbers including TON and NPI fixed

Version 6.26

  • support for SSL added (OpenSSL 0.9.8 required)
  • support for IPv6 added
  • bug in asynchronous mode fixed (Windowing started too late)
  • Visual-XMS requires now Java 5.0 or higher
  • bug in calculating HMac fixed
  • bug in interpreting ctt files (extended GSM character set) fixed
  • all installation packages are now self extracting archives

Version 6.25

  • support for EAIF
  • server mode now also again possible with TAP connections
  • problem (only Windows) with serial attached devices fixed

Version 6.24

  • UDH problem fixed (lost when reading a spool file)

Version 6.23

  • some setup problems fixed

Version 6.22

  • support for MM7
  • SMEP protocol and SMTP[ConVisual] replaced by MM7
  • bug in converting EMS4 pictures fixed
  • service logic (running as a Windows service) changed; services installed with an older version have to be reinstalled
  • bug in using rotating log files ($d) fixed
  • bug in calling userexit for DLR (SMPP) fixed (message state was wrong)
  • additional bit used in parameter LogLevel for the message 'looking for messages on...' (using a GSM device)
  • spool file format for voice messages changed (no more additional .dat file)

Version 6.21

  • some minor bugs fixed

Version 6.20

  • new (Java based) installation program with graphical front end for all platforms
  • checksum validation for UCP and CIMD added
  • memory allocation error fixed
  • packet numbering is now in the right order even with Windowing
  • parameter LogFile (sendxms.cfg) defaults now to 'sendxms.log', use '/dev/null' to suppress the logging
  • bug with compiling m-notification-ind fixed

Version 6.19

  • additional link with static name to rotating log file added (not for Winodws)
  • problem (buffer overflow) with illegal recipient phone number (adC) fixed
  • some enhancements for e*Message protocols

Version 6.18

  • memory allocation error fixed
  • problem with group files fixed

Version 6.17

  • Solaris version is now running again
  • Visual-XMS is now running again with the test version

Version 6.16

  • some minor bugs fixed
  • new problem with Siemens OTA download using XMSConv fixed

Version 6.15

  • priorisation of spool files now possible
  • much better support for different charsets and for UCS-2 messages
  • XMSConv now also generates UCS-2 messages for EMS and/or Nokia Smart Messaging
  • new SendXMS command line parameters -z and -Z to specify the character encoding of a given message or to select a DCS
  • SendXMS command line parameter -t is now obsolete
  • no more support for old sendsms.* files, for old command line parameters and for old spool file parameters
  • new parameter NoKeepAlive in sendxms.pro to disconnect after <n> seconds of inactivity
  • new options Header and Footer in Visual-SendXMS
  • no more support for cfg file parameter Header and Footer
  • bug in communication with Bintec-CAPI fixed (only Windows)
  • support for some more optional SMPP 3.4 fields

Version 6.14

  • support for MMS gateway of Whatever Mobile added (Protocol=SMEP [MMS])
  • support for WSP header fields X-Wap-Initiator-URI and PushFlag added
  • support for all 4 security mechanisms (NETWPIN, USERPIN, USERNETWPIN and USERPINMAC) in WAP/OMA Client Provisioning added
  • support for Whatever Mobile's MT Billing interface added
  • new parameter MessageMode (in provider definition and/or spool file) to support SMPP 3.4 parameter MessageMode and UCP 4.0 parameter SingleShot
  • bug in MIDI interpreter fixed
  • bug in SI compiler fixed (parameter action has been ignored)
  • some bugs with EMS encoding fixed
  • some optimisations for EMS and MMS added
  • memory usage optimized

Version 6.13

  • bug in setup program fixed (device type GSM 07.05 has been ignored)
  • wrong interpretation of parameter AutoConnect corrected
  • BIND problem using SMPP 3.3 with a non permanent connection fixed

Version 6.12

  • return code interpretation (using an executable as an userexit) corrected (only Unix, Linux)
  • some stupid log messages removed

Version 6.11

  • new bug (since V6.10) in CAPI interface fixed

Version 6.10

  • MMS support added (actually only by conVISUALs MMS gateway)
  • new chapters [Audio Mime Types], [Image Mime Types] and [Video Mime Types] in sendxms.cfg for use with MMS
  • support for c4b (CAPI for BSD) on FreeBSD and MacOS added
  • support for GIF files added to XMSConv

Version 6.09

  • temp. test keys now again available
  • resource problem (only Windows) fixed
  • bug in decoding alphanumeric OAdC (GSM 07.05 only)
  • bug in calling userexit after receiving a message via a GSM device (CR/LF missing)

Version 6.08

  • stack problem fixed (MacOS)
  • problem with reentrance ability fixed (specially with Solaris)
  • bug with CIMD transaction number fixed
  • parameter SpoolFileExtension (in sendxms.cfg) replaced by parameter SpoolFilePrefix (better performance)
  • bug in bookmark encoding (Nokia, Ericsson specification) fixed
  • bug (out of range) in reading RTX files fixed
  • bug in creating Midi file fixed

Version 6.07

  • bug in licence verification fixed (SendXMS sometimes aborted with a 'invalid licence' message)
  • bug in SMPP machine (error in SMPP 3.3 specification) corrected
  • bug with thread handling using Digital Unix fixed
  • some minor optimizations

Version 6.06

  • bug in setup program fixed

Version 6.05

  • bug in SMPP engine fixed (sending binary data with UDH didn't work correctly)
  • support for IC3S <-> DAB Interface (T-Mobile Micropayment Platform) added
  • log file can now be rotated each hour or each day (use $h or $d inside the log file name)

Version 6.04

  • new parameter MaxThroughput in sendxms.pro to limit the maximum throughput (required for some accounts)
  • bug with sending to a group file fixed
  • bug with running as a service fixed (only Windows)
  • bug with ES-201912 encoding fixed

Version 6.03

  • support for coloured and gray scaled logos added to XMSConv (only .png and .mng files with EMS 5.0)
  • new parameter -XUserPin for XMSConv for use with WAP/OMA Client Provisioning
  • compiler for WAP Client Provisioning documents added to XMSConv (in Professional-Edition and higher)
  • compiler for OMA Client Provisioning documents added to XMSConv (in Professional-Edition and higher)
  • XMSConv parameter -FEMS indicates now EMS 5.x instead of EMS 4.x; use -FEMS4 for EMS 4.x
  • some problems with Extended Objects (EMS 5.0) fixed (polyphonic ringtones, vCards, vCalendar, ...)
  • bug with decoding SMPP MsgId (in Notifications) fixed
  • bug in png conversion fixed (if picture width is not a multiple of 8)
  • bug in OTA setting compiler fixed (wrong encoding for ISP Name, SMSC Address, USSD Service Code and GPRS access point name)
  • Visual-XMS saves images now as black and white (one bit instead of 24 bits per pixel)
  • iMelody version changed from 1.0 to 1.2 (because Sagem phones don't accept 1.0)
  • error in encoding alphanumeric oAdC (CIMD) fixed
  • handling of data coding scheme (DCS) using SMPP 3.4 changed to be conform to SMPP specification

Version 6.02

  • new protocol flag SMPP[Transceiver] defined in sendxms.pro for SMPP 3.4 SMSC which only accept BIND_TRANSCEIVER
  • support for SMS for ISDN (ETSI ES 201 912 Protocol 2) added
  • compiler for MMS notifications (m-notification-ind) added to XMSConv (in Professional-Edition and higher)
  • SMPP support extended to version 3.4
  • new parameter HexDigits to force usage of lower case hex digits for binary messages
  • program will no more hang within an endless loop when an invalid UDH has been specified
  • support for Portable Network Graphics (PNG) added to XMSConv and Visual-XMS
  • support for Multiple-image Network Graphics (MNG) added to XMSConv and Visual-XMS
  • better support for UCS2

Version 6.01

  • support for USER and PASSWORD for Remote-CAPI (Bintec extension) added
  • new parameters User and Password in the device definition in cfg-file added
  • compiler for Over The Air (OTA) Settings (WAP OTA Service Settings, Service Indication, Service Loading and SyncML Settings) added to XMSConv (in Professional-Edition and higher)
  • architecture changed to multithreading
  • support for asynchronous communication (windowing) added (better performance)
  • new parameter WindowSize in sendxms.pro to specify the max window size
  • for GSM protocol you can now specify PHONE=<SIM> in sendxms.pro for using the SMSC address which is stored within the used SIM card
  • all providers with PROTCOL=GSM removed from sendxms.pro and replaced with one with PHONE=<SIM>
  • HTML interpreter added to XMSConv (as input for text formatting)
  • problem with long UDH fixed (only 7-bit data with GSM 07.05)
  • Siemens OTA download now also possible with input formats other then midi or bitmap
  • status report problem for CIMD VSMSC fixed
  • support for alphanumeric oAdC added for CIMD
  • bug in en-/decoding extended objects (EMS 5.0) fixed
  • no more support for .nol and .ngg files

Version 5.20

  • many minor bug fixes
  • support for O2 Germany (Viag Interkom) added
  • error in CIMD character conversion fixed
  • log file format modified (sorry)
  • invalid return codes for SMPP VSMSC fixed
  • compiler bit overflow fixed (only OS/2)
  • wrong paket size for Siemens OTA corrected (too much pakets have been generated)
  • new parameter DIRNAME in sendsms.pro to use a directory which is not named like the provider itself

Version 5.19

  • new support for MNP added
  • bug in midi file converter fixed (wrong tone durations)
  • problem with '@' fixed
  • support for loop counter (RTX) added to XMSConv added
  • support for different melody styles (natural, continuous, staccato) added to XMSConv
  • first tone of RTTTL melodies has had sometimes a wrong scale

Version 5.18

  • sales and support returned to BAI
  • character conversion problem fixed (some special characters caused (sometimes) core dump)
  • error in CIMD character conversion fixed
  • wrong paket size for Siemens OTA corrected (too much pakets have been generated)

Version 5.17

  • problem with new local and remote IP address in userexit fixed
  • problem in XMSConv fixed when generating an EMS message and calling SendXMS directly (using -W)

Version 5.16

  • userexit (cause=98, 99, 133, 134) contains now the local and remote IP address and port number within the fields adC and oAdC (only VSMSC-Edition)
  • deferred delivery (local) now also works with group files
  • SendSMS renamed to SendXMS with new domain www.sendxms.com
  • time stamps in the log file do now also contain microseconds
  • problem with max message length fixed (last 2 characters of message with only one segment has been truncated)
  • new parameter SOURCEADDRESS in sendxms.pro to select one of multiple available IP addresses (multiple network cards or virtual addresses)

Version 5.15

  • support for EMS 5.0 added
  • additional cause code for userexit (100 = program reinitialized)
  • new parameter SaveToAdcSubdir in sendsms.pro to save received messages into a subdir for each adC (destination address)
  • problem with interpreting a relativ validity period fixed
  • internal format for Siemens OTA download changed
  • new parameters POWERON and POWEROFF in sendsms.cfg (device definition) to define a command to turn a GSM device on/off
  • new command line parameters -aPOWERON and -aPOWEROFF to turn a GSM device on/off
  • with the parameter ADDRESS (IP address of a provider) now also (optionally) a port number can be defined
  • support for SmartMessaging for TDMA added
  • new parameter network in sendsms.pro to specify the network system (GSM, TDMA, ...)
  • TAP support for VSMSC added
  • OIS support for VSMSC added
  • SMPP support for VSMSC added
  • new parameter ThrottledDelay in sendsms.pro to define a pause after a throttled error (only SMPP)
  • problem with missing .ctt files fixed
  • error in Sagem ringtone converter fixed

Version 5.14

  • support for Mac OS added
  • KeepAlive protocol handling for UCP (now function 31 is used instead of a NACK) changed
  • problem with BIND to Viag (InterfaceVersion) fixed
  • problem (in V5.13) with binary messages using UCP fixed

Version 5.13

  • support for billing Identifier (UCP 4.0) added
  • prototype for userexit parameter tariffClass changed from int to char* (because of UCP data type)
  • support for Siemens OTA download service added
  • length for filed localId enlarged
  • new parameter LOGMSGTEXT=0 in sendsms.cfg to suppress logging of whole message text
  • userexit logic for long SMS changed (parameter splitCount contains now additional information; new USEREXITVERSION)
  • problem when running as a service (Windows-NT only) fixed
  • stack problem for OS/2 version fixed
  • support for SMS for ISDN (ETSI ES 201 912) added
  • wrong interpretation of nlm files corrected
  • support for 16-bit reference numbers added
  • support for relative ValidityPeriod added
  • time format corrected (timezone offset is now in the format HHMM)
  • support for EMS animations also added to Visual-SMS

Version 5.12

  • correction in starting child processes using Unix/Linux
  • multipart EMS messages can now also be received and reassembled

Version 5.11

  • splitting information is no more removed from UDH when DONTREASSEMBLE is used
  • DEVICE=COMn (n >= 9) will now automatically be substituted with \\.\COMn (only Windows)
  • removed final NULL char in SMPP to work with Ericsson SMSCs
  • problem with UCP and long messages (longer then 320 characters) fixed
  • support for EMS (Animations) added

Version 5.10

  • support for EMS (iMelody, Pictures) added
  • value for command line parameter -q now always interpreted as seconds
  • interpretation of UCP time stamps corrected (year and day switched)
  • problem with Windows9x fixed (controlling child processes)
  • userexit is now also called when a connection has been opened or closed
  • bug with HEADER fixed

Version 5.09

  • bug in SMSConv (couldn't call SendSMS) fixed
  • support for large operator logos (78x21) added
  • spool file name generation changed
  • problem with syslog (if message contains a % sign) fixed
  • bug with user group file fixed

Version 5.08

  • bug in freeing memory fixed (only in server mode)
  • support for Sagem and Motorola ring tone format added
  • bug in decoding UCP timestamp fixed
  • new parameter CUD in sendsms.pro to specify the CallUserData for X.25/X.31 connections

Version 5.07

  • new parameter splitCount for userexit (USEREXITVERSION=3)
  • bug in userexit (USEREXITVERSION=2) fixed (only Unix)
  • missing splitting information in parameter UDH for userexit fixed
  • problem with inverted bitmaps in SMSConv fixed
  • problem in coding/decoding special characters in alphanumeric originating addresses fixed
  • some more corrections in SMSConv (RTTTL interpreter)
  • bug in detecting a busy line with modems (voice mode) fixed

Version 5.06

  • field to specify the originating address added to Visual-SMS
  • support for SMS-Professional (service of the German Telekom) added
  • problem with Unix CAPI fixed
  • new command line parameter -XServiceDesc to specify a ServiceDescription (only CIMD)
  • command line parameter -T replaced by -XTariffClass (only CIMD)
  • new parameter ServiceDescription for userexit (USEREXITVERSION=2)
  • support for Eicon X.25 cards also added for Linux
  • many corrections in SMSConv
  • new command line parameter -W for SMSConv to specify parameters for SendSMS; if specified SendSMS will be called automatically

Version 5.05

  • new parameter SPOOLFILEEXTENSION in sendsms.cfg to define a specific extension for spool files
  • new parameter REGISTERNETWORK in sendsms.pro to define a command string to register a GSM device to a network
  • new parameter KEEPALIVE now also in sendsms.cfg (only for GSM devices)
  • new parameter DONTREASSEMBLE in sendsms.cfg to suppress reassembling of incoming long SMS
  • new TRANSTABLE format to support extended GSM character set
  • new parameter PROTOCOLVERSION in sendsms.pro
  • problem in using multiple GSM devices with different baud rates in server modes fixed
  • error in receiving binary messages with a GSM device corrected
  • error with ORIGINATINGADDR (only receiving with SMPP) corrected
  • new parameter PID for userexit (USEREXITVERSION=2)
  • new command line options -XPID= added to set the ProtocolIdentifier (as defined in GSM 03.40)
  • support for vCalendar and vCard added to SendSMS and SMSConv
  • MsgId in SMPP notification is now also returned in HEX format
  • some minor corrections for UCP notification requests
  • error in delete request (-aDELETE) with UCP fixed

Version 5.04

  • one more bug in UCP session management fixed

Version 5.03

  • error in controlling child processes corrected (only Unix, Linux)
  • unused file handles will now always be freed (only Windows)
  • returning invalid MsgId corrected (only UCP)
  • usage of originating address corrected (only UCP)
  • new parameter RECONNECTDELAY in sendsms.pro to force a delay between to connections to the same provider
  • support for alphanumeric originating address also for OIS and SMPP added

Version 5.02

  • graphic editor for Visual-SMS added
  • protocol error for OIS fixed (incoming messages)

Version 5.01

  • support for permanent connections added
  • new parameter DETACH in sendsms.pro to start one (or more) own process(es) for a provider with a permanent connection
  • new parameter USEREXITVERSION in sendsms.cfg to select the used userexit prototype
  • some (many) new parameters for the userexit
  • new parameter KEEPALIVE in sendsms.pro to check the connection and to disable automatic hang-up procedures
  • new command line parameter -F to request a status report (replaces-aCONFIRM)
  • new command line parameter -T to specify a tariff class (only CIMD)
  • interpretation of DataCodingScheme extended
  • support for UCS2 added
  • conversion utility added to read .bmp, .nol, .ngg, .otb, .gms, .nol, RTTTL and MIDI files
  • bug in using AUTOALERT with UCP fixed
  • bug in receiving empty messages (only GSM) fixed
  • bug in receiving messages using CIMD or OIS fixed
  • bug in RFC1086 fixed (invalid PID)
  • no more support for IRIX

Version 4.38

  • the parameters MSGDELAY and WAITAFTERWRITE in sendsms.pro and sendsms.cfg can now be specified with a decimal point (delays < 1 second)
  • new parameter TIMEOFFSET in sendsms.pro to specify the offset (in minutes) of the local timezone to the one of the SMSC (only UCP and CIMD)
  • support for OIS (Sema SMS2000 Version 6.0)
  • support for action type DELETE and STATUS for GSM protocol added
  • new parameter PRIORITY in sendsms.pro to define a default priority for messages (should be set to 1 for Eplus large accounts)
  • new command line parameter -I to specify the priority of a message (0 (low) - 3 (high))
  • new command line parameter -G to specify a MsgId (required for deleting a message or for a status report request)
  • error in calculating the split count for long short messages corrected
  • using SMPP or OIS the phone number can now be specified in the form <ton>:<npi>:<phone>
  • error receiving binary messages (only SMPP) corrected
  • support for RFC1086 (TCP-X.25 bridge) added (e.g. Bintec routers)
  • support for Vielnutzerzugang of Scall, Skyper and CityRuf added (only Professional-Edition)
  • problem in TCP/IP name resolution corrected (only Windows (of cause))
  • error with TCP/IP connections corrected (sometimes there was a core dump after a connection error)
  • error in calling a userexit (only Windows) corrected (invalid parameter handling)
  • new parameter USEOTOA in sendsms.pro to turn on usage of OTOA (required for alphanumeric and international originating addresses; only UCP)
  • problem with using an Originatingaddress in international format with UCP corrected
  • parameter PREFIX in sendsms.pro extended, PREFIX=* indicates now that this provider will be responsible for all phone numbers
  • no more support for Linux (Mips)

Version 4.37

  • additional cause code for userexit (-2 = hardware problem)
  • problem fixed when using multiple GSM devices
  • error in Visual-SMS (journal) fixed
  • reassembling of long short messages corrected
  • error in sending long short messages corrected
  • using modem protocol with CAPI 2.0 supports now also different bitrates, parities, ...

Version 4.36

  • Visual-SMS displays now always the current message length
  • FreeBSD version now in ELF format
  • one more parameter for a userexit (count of seconds elapsed for the actual action (only the action itself, dialing and initialization is not included))
  • new parameters NOTIFICATIONADDRESS, NOTIFICATIONPID and NOTIFICATIONTYPE for use with confirmed delivery (only UCP[51]; not in Standard-Edition)
  • invalid handling of MAXMSG in server mode fixed
  • segmentation information in a given UserDataHeader will now be kept if -N is NOT specified
  • some minor corrections in the graphical front-end (Visual-SMS)
  • starting as a service and receiving messages works again (only WindowsNT)
  • error in decoding alphanumeric originators corrected (only GSM)

Version 4.35

  • error in session management corrected (only UCP)
  • corrections in splitting binary large short messages

Version 4.34

  • some corrections in the X.25 interface
  • new command line parameter -g to specify a group file name (replaces '@filename')

Version 4.33

  • SendSMS-service now stopped on a shutdown (only WindowsNT)
  • some changes in sendsms.cgi because of mystic behaviour of MS IIS
  • new parameter SOURCEPORT in sendsms.pro to use a named socket for TCP/IP connections
  • new device type SERIAL in sendsms.cfg to communicate direct over a serial interface
  • support for X.25 added (at least for Windows with Eicon cards)
  • Linux-CAPI adapted to work with actual ISDN4LINUX version (march 2000) (return code for capi20_isinstalled has changed)
  • receive file format changed to spool file format
  • new parameter LONGDISTANCEPREFIX in sendsms.cfg to define a prefix for national long distance calls
  • new parameter COUNTRYCODE in sendsms.cfg (for example '+49' for Germany)
  • all phone numbers in sendsms.pro changed to international notation
  • support for binary messages (-tbinary) added
  • error in receiving CIMD messages corrected
  • support for alphanumeric OAdC (only UCP[51])
  • example userexit extended to demonstrate how easy it is to implement an WAP like server (for nonWAP capable phones)
  • error in example CGI-script corrected
  • new spooling mechanism which is more secure in high performance environments
  • new parameter LOGLEVEL in sendsms.cfg to define different levels for logging
  • new command line parameter -R to use Reply-Path-Request
  • new command line parameter -C to specify a message class (default is class 1; class 0 for immediate display)
  • no more support for DOS version

Version 4.32

  • new parameter INTERNATIONALPREFIX in sendsms.cfg to define a sequence to substitute a leading '+' in a phone number
  • new parameter RCZEROIFOK in sendsms.cfg to force usage of Unix-like return code (0 if one or more messages have been sent)
  • problem accessing the SPOOLDIR fixed ('only' Unix)
  • support for TAPI added (only Windows)
  • Windows version generated with different compiler
  • Windows setup generated with new tool
  • new chapters [ALLOW] and [DENY] in sendsms.cfg to restrict usage to trusted people
  • new chapter [BLACKLIST] in sendsms.cfg to define phone numbers which shouldn't be used
  • error installing/deinstalling SendSMS as a service fixed (Windows only)
  • support for function keys in GUI
  • correction for sorting date column in GUI journal

Version 4.31

  • journal in GUI can now be sorted by different columns
  • new command line parameter -P to specify a pid file
  • problem with sending voice messages (using a modem) fixed
  • new command line parameter -O to specify an originating address (only with Professional-Edition)

Version 4.30

  • problem in SMPP protocol fixed (sending and receiving within one connection)
  • SendSMS again split into Standard-, Server- and Professional-Edition
  • CGI script moved to standard archives (no more extra download file)
  • Y2K problem fixed (ValidityPeriod)
  • first (beta) version of a graphical user interface (requires JRE 1.3) added
  • new chapter [SMSGUI] in sendsms.cfg for configuring the new graphical interface
  • new command line parameter -M to specify a message that starts with a '-'
  • command line parameter -X removed (use -V instead)
  • format for command line parameter -V changed (now the same format as for -S and -D is accepted)
  • new command line parameter -D added for using defered delivery of the provider
  • no more support for old 16-bit Windows (3.x)

Version 4.26

  • HP-UX version now runs again on PA 1.1 systems
  • some corrections in CIMD protocol
  • interpretation of DSCTS corrected (UCP Delivery time stamp)

Version 4.25

  • the return code for spooling messages is now although the count of spooled messages and no longer 0
  • problem in GSM-protocol with some data cards fixed
  • new parameter PUK in sendsms.cfg to specify the SIM PUK (only GSM devices)
  • CPU-load for CAPI-engine optimised (especially for UNIX)
  • Linux version adapted to work with the actual isdn4linux version (isdn4k-utils-1999-10-20)
  • pid format in logfile extended to 12 digits
  • three additional parameters for a userexit (used provider, used device and msgID)
  • calling method for a userexit changed (security hole under Unix fixed)
  • problem in GSM-protocol with Ericsson SH 888 (and maybe some other) fixed
  • new character translation table for EPlus
  • new protocol CIMD
  • new parameter USERID in sendsms.pro for use with CIMD and session management with UCP
  • support for MIPS based Linux
  • new protocol SMPP (3.3)
  • new parameters SYSTEMID, SYSTEMTYPE, ADDRTON, ADDRNPI and ADDRESSRANGE in sendsms.pro for use with SMPP
  • many new provider definitions (for example in USA, Italy, Portugal, Malaysia, Hongkong, Canada, ...)
  • new value CHGPWD for command line parameter -a to change the session password (only UCP)
  • new parameter USEUCP60 and UCP60PASSWORD in sendsms.pro to support session management with UCP protocol (function 60)

Version 4.24

  • error in reading large spool files fixed
  • support for BINTECs RemoteCAPI also for 64-bit processors
  • once again a problem with GSM-devices in server mode fixed (worked only with MessageReference less than 100)
  • uninstall program for Windows added
  • support for shared-object CAPI20-library for LINUX added
  • support for userexit within a so-library added (only Unix)

Version 4.23

  • problem with GSM-devices in server mode fixed
  • support for BINTECs RemoteCAPI added (Unix and OS/2; Windows works also with previous versions))
  • new parameters ADDRESS and PORT in sendsms.cfg to configure BINTECs RemoteCAPI
  • new DEVICETYPE "CAPI 2.0 (BINTEC)" in sendsms.cfg added
  • correction in time conversions (adjust daylight saving time)
  • default values for parameter PROTOCOLTIMEOUT increased
  • new protocol DTMF in sendsms.pro to support pager providers with DTMF-access (only CAPI and voice modem)
  • new parameter PLAYDTMF in sendsms.cfg to define the command to play a DTMF sequence with a voice modem
  • problem with AUTOCONNECT and AUTOALERT fixed (now also works for the first defined provider)
  • the phone number of the recipient can now contain the characters '-' and '/'
  • setup program modified to prevent installing to the working directory (not Windows)

Version 4.22

  • new parameter BCHANNELINFO in sendsms.cfg for leased lines (only CAPI)
  • compatibility problem with D2 and UCP functions 30/51 fixed
  • new parameter VOICECOMPRESSION (sendsms.cfg chapter [Device] (only ALAW and ULAW, 8kHz, 1 channel, 8bit supported)
  • parameter VALIDITYPERIOD (sendsms.cfg) removed
  • command line parameter -V renamed to -H (show SendSMS version)
  • new command line parameter -V<validity period>
  • parameters UCPTIMEOUT, TAPTIMEOUT and GSMTIMEOUT (sendsms.cfg) removed
  • new parameter PROTOCOLTIMEOUT in sendsms.pro to specify different timeouts for every provider (if no timeout is defined a default will be used)
  • parameter REMOVEPREFIX (sendsms.pro) removed
  • new handling of parameter PREFIX in sendsms.pro extended, now the value for this parameter can have two parts, one to recognise the phone number (required) and a second optional (delimited with | to replace the given prefix
  • support for Viag Interkom (E2, Germany) added (only analog)
  • new parameter MSGDELAY in sendsms.pro and sendsms.cfg (chapter [Device]) to force a delay between two messages (only in server mode)
  • support for TCP/IP connections (LINETYPE=TCP; not in DOS version)
  • new parameter AUTOALERT in sendsms.pro to force submitting of an AlertRequest (check for incoming messages) every time the provider is handled by a SendSMS-server (only UCP)
  • new parameter AUTOCONNECT in sendsms.pro to automatically connect to a provider and wait for incoming messages every time the provider is handled by a SendSMS-server (only UCP) (difference to AUTOCONNECT is that there is no traffic on the line if there are no messages waiting)
  • meaning of parameter MAXMSG in sendsms.pro extended; now this parameter is also used to specify the max. count of messages to process until a server changes to the next provider
  • new command line parameter -i for Windows 3.x version to start SendSMS minimised
  • problem in handling multiple devices in server mode corrected

Version 4.21

  • new protocol UUS (User-User-Signaling) added

Version 4.20

  • default charset for WindowsNT, Windows9x changed from CP850 to ISO8859
  • support for X.31 added
  • new LINETYPE value added (ANALOG, ISDN or X.31)
  • new parameter TEI in sendsms.cfg to define the TEI to be used for X.31
  • new parameter USEDCHANNEL in sendsms.cfg to define whether X.31 should use the D- or a B-channel
  • new parameter X31CHANNELS in sendsms.cfg to define the in- and outgoing channels for X.31
  • new parameter PACKETLEN in sendsms.cfg to define the length of a X.31 data packet (default: 128)
  • new parameter WINDOWSIZE in sendsms.cfg to define the B3 window size for X.31 (default: 2)
  • userexit now called with the SMS in the original character set
  • parameter PDUWITHSCA in sendsms.cfg substituted by PDUWITHOUTSCA (conforming to GSM 07.05 the PDU has to be prefixed by SCA, also some modems (e.g. Siemens M1 and Falcom A1) require a PDU without SCA)
  • successfully tested with Siemens E10, S10 GSM phone
  • invalid parameter handling in calling a userexit corrected
  • SendSMS split in a normal and a Server-Edition
  • support for VoiceStream (USA) added
  • support for OPTIMUS (Portugal) added
  • support for TELECEL (Portugal) added
  • support for TMN (Portugal) added
  • problem with percent sign (%) in messages corrected
  • status request for SMSs added
  • deletion of submitted but not already delivered messages added
  • confirmed delivery added
  • new command line parameter -a added to select an action to perform (SEND, CONFIRM, RECEIVE, STATUS, DELETE)
  • AIM-extensions for TAP-protocol implemented
  • different UCP send-functions implemented; you can select between the functions 01 (UCP[01]; simple transfer function), 30 (UCP[30]; includes originator address and validity period) and 51 (UCP[51]; includes originator address and validity period)

Version 4.08

  • support for AZCOM (USA) added
  • error in setup corrected (choice between Nokia Data Card/Suite/Card Phone and other was handled wrong)

Version 4.07

  • the queue delay value (parameter -q) can now also be specified in seconds
  • new character translation table for TeleDanmark
  • new parameter PDUWITHSCA in sendsms.cfg (required for Nokia Data Card and Nokia Data Suite)
  • GSM-protocol now successfully tested with Nokia Data Suite, Nokia Data Card, Siemens M1, FALCOM A1 and Xircom credit card adapter (with Nokia mobile)
  • SMSC address now always enclosed in hyphens and appended by address type (GSM only)
  • if SendSMS is invoked from a httpd the output will always be converted to ISO-8859-1 (DOS, OS/2, WindowsNT, Windows95)
  • deferred sending of messages
  • new command line parameter -V to show only the version of SendSMS
  • all options (command line) are case sensitive now
  • error in protocol CITYRUF (MSGTYPE=TONE) fixed
  • support for PageOne (England) added
  • support for Telenor (Norway) added
  • userexit will now be executed under the real userid (instead of effective userid), so there is no longer a security hole if SendSMS belongs to root and a user calls it with a userexit (Unix only)
  • SendSMS-service can now only be (de-)installed from an administrator (NT only)
  • support for DTMF tones with CAPI 2.0 added
  • problem with semicolon in spooled messages fixed (messages have been truncated)
  • problem with setup.exe running under 4OS2 fixed (OS/2 only)
  • new parameter SIMPHONE to specify the phone number of a used SIM when the device doesn't support +CNUM command (GSM only)

Version 4.06

  • output format for received messages changed
  • error in interpreting service center time stamp corrected (GSM only)
  • different data coding schemes (8 bit) added (GSM only)
  • error in provider definition D2_GSM2 (using a D2-SIM to send to D1) corrected
  • setup now also asks for the PIN (GSM only)
  • support for Linux CAPI (AVM) added
  • support for VodaFone (England) added
  • PRIORITY (sendsms.cfg) can now also be set for WindowsNT, Windows 9x

Version 4.05

  • error in coding long PDUs corrected (GSM only)

Version 4.04

  • new parameter device in sendsms.pro to force the usage of a specific device for a provider
  • error in calling a userexit (after receiving a message) corrected (invalid message text was given)
  • new protocol CITYRUF added, because the German telekom cancelled TAP-support for modem connections

Version 4.03

  • SendSMS running as a service (WindowsNT only) will no longer be terminated when a user logs off
  • starting SendSMS as a service (WindowsNT only) the correct configuration file will be loaded
  • setup program for WindowsNT/9x now supports long filenames
  • workaround for error in Win95 API added (sending voice message)
  • severe error (WindowsNT only) corrected: when SendSMS runs as a service no more other SendSMS instances couldn't be started
  • userexit can now also be a function (-u<dll>@<function>) in a DLL (only WindowsNT and OS/2)
  • new parameter NAME in chapter [Device] (sendsms.cfg) to identify different devices
  • new command line option -d to preselect a specific device
  • parameter ISDNPHONE ([SendSMS]) substituted by parameter MSN ([Device]) (CAPI 2.0 only)
  • new command line option -m to specify the MSN to use (overrides setting from sendsms.cfg) (CAPI 2.0 only)
  • support for Telstra (Australia) added
  • flow control can now be specified within setup program
  • invalid setting of Rts/Cts-control corrected (only OS/2)
  • support for EPlus via ISDN added
  • GSM-protocol now successful tested with Siemens M1, FALCOM A1 and Xircom credit card adapter (with Nokia mobile)

Version 4.02

  • new parameter XONXOFF in sendsms.cfg to enable/disable XON/XOFF-protocol
  • hang up after voice recording with Capi 2.0 works now

Version 4.01

  • support for voice messages added (for voice modems and CAPI 2.0)
  • the parameter VALIDITYPERIOD can now also be specified in minutes
  • error in server mode (using CAPI 2.0) corrected (invalid bDataLen set)
  • error in UCP-function 51 corrected
  • error in accessing an already opened device corrected (OS/2 only)
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