FastCheck FAQ

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Versions

2.3.0.0

Published on 2012-01-15

FastCheck version 2.3.0.0

New Features:

Implemented the new FastMail.FM security API

2.2.0.0

Published on 2010-12-13

FastCheck version 2.2.0.0

New Features:

Chose the new, beta or old Web UI

2.1.0.0

Published on 2010-05-02

FastCheck version 2.1.0.0

Bug Fixes:

Fixed crash on 16-bit displays

2.0.0.4

Published on 2009-11-28

FastCheck version 2.0.0.4

Bug Fixes:

Faster background painting in FC main window

Fixed resizing GUI glitches

Suspend Checking: with flashing icon, suspended icon disappears

Now centering about window

Fixed a couple of leaks when running with a CLI option

SMS screen: the recipient selector used to be picking up land lines in the Work Phone

field as well as mobiles from the Mobile Phone field

Fixed wrong folder/compose URL bug

Fixed imap logging thread safety

Fixed menu shortcuts

Fixed empty message subject bug (Subject header in small case)

Fixed IMAP SSL timeout management

Greatly improved sync speed when IMAP is enabled

Switched SSL to TLS

When detecting proxy, sometimes both radio buttons get selected.

Fixed leak in internal library

Ack'ed unread emails are not downloaded any longer on first poll

Fixed control sizes in option boxes to accomodate different font sizes on Linux

Fixed script engine detection for Active Perl Scripting

Implemented correct GSM/Unicode character counting in SMS window

New Features:

Basic themes

Added connection checked dialog

Added CLI option to send SMS

Type-ahead and async loading of SMS user names & phones

Ctrl+return and alt+return sends the SMS

SMS window remembers last successful recipient

Poshed-up about box

Tray popup account menus: add icons

Implemented basic account/folder content on Linux (no scripting)

Added icons to tray popup

Implementing cancellation

Added SMS window

When detecting proxy, provide additional information about instant notification when IMAP is enabled.

New toolbar/theme/colors/icons

Log window is now hidden by default

Menu now has icons

F1 now opens FastCheck's Wiki.

Added Help/Help menu to open FastCheck's Wiki

Added Window Opacity

Added quick script change from tray popup menu

Added layered (partially transparent) window setting

Implemented Unicode support in FastCommand window

Implemented Unicode support in SMS window

For the quick script, add 'none' option

1.0.14.0

Published on 2008-02-13

FastCheck version 1.0.14

New Features:

Made option page XP-themed

Added FastCheck version to gsoap User Agent

Added gSoap error number to error message

Added seconds to FastCheck log

Added memory optimisation

Added support for Vista UAC

Added basic support for Linux

Bug Fixes:

Default timeout is now 10 minutes

Display a warning if user tries to lower the timeout to less than 5 minutes

Fixed icon leak

Fixed synchronisation issue when too many emails were unread

Fixed freeze when resuming from standby

Fixed FastCheck wiki URL

Added session validity for cached URLs

Fixed issue with folderId > 10000000

1.0.10.0

Published on 2005-04-20

FastCheck version 1.0.10

Bug Fixes:

Fixed bandwidth bug

1.0.9.0

Published on 2005-04-05

FastCheck version 1.0.9

New Features:

Added 'export debug configuration' menu

Bug Fixes:

Removed obsolete m_bUseNewFastServicesAPI

Fixed tray icon refresh problem

Fixed 'configure network connection'

1.0.8.0

Published on 2005-03-26

FastCheck version 1.0.8

Bug Fixes:

Added back blinking icon on new email

1.0.7.0

Published on 2005-03-20

FastCheck version 1.0.7

New Features:

After Quick Config, display a message box to tell the user they have more config options

Bug Fixes:

When trying to get a folder/compose URL and it is not cached, try to create it

When opening a link explicitely, use the default browser and not the email app, as it could be outlook!

1.0.6.0

Published on 2005-03-13

FastCheck version 1.0.6

Bug Fixes:

Fixed ComposeNewMail crash

1.0.5.0

Published on 2005-02-21

FastCheck version 1.0.5

Bug Fixes:

Fixed some unicode and codepage-related bugs

1.0.4.0

Published on 2005-02-19

FastCheck version 1.0.4

Bug Fixes:

It is now possible to force a Poll during the startup delay

Now playing the sound before displaying the newmail popup notification

Fixed autosize to make sure the window doesn't get bigger than the screen

Fixed display bug when listview item is too high (>255 pixels)

Fixed infinite loop in default custom script

1.0.3.0

Published on 2005-02-13

FastCheck version 1.0.3

Bug Fixes:

Fixed more thread safety issues

1.0.2.0

Published on 2005-01-30

FastCheck version 1.0.2

Bug Fixes:

Highly improved timeout management

Fixed deadlocks

1.0.1.0

Published on 2005-01-26

FastCheck version 1.0.1

New Features:

Re-introduced notification window

Added character counter to FastCommand parameter edit

Word-wrap FastCommand parameter window edit

Bug Fixes:

Fixed memory leaks

Replaced custom script combo by edit text

Now hiding the 'Strings' tab in the FastCommand window when there's only 1 tab

1.0.0.0

Published on 2004-12-31

FastCheck version 1.0!

New Features:

Added a few once-off tooltip message boxes

Now properly handling resume from StandBy

Fixed non-always-on-top show/activate problem

Added a few once-off tooltip message boxes

0.99.0.0

Published on 2004-11-25

Last beta before the real one?

New Features:

Move server scripts to mod_perl & implement session support

No more time bomb

It is now possible to use the default system browser

It is possible to right-click on accounts/folders to ack/open

*way* faster sync both with FastServices and IMAP

Now fully using the new FastServices API. No more 'server returned an empty message'...

Implemented FastServices on https

Not displaying password in password window any longer (because of password grabbers)

New option to start FastCheck in 'safe' mode (resets the config) by pressing shift at startup

Added option to remove FastCheck icon from taskbar

Implemented config import/export from/to .ini files

On Startup, read config from FCAuto.ini in the current directory if it exists.

Implemented Pack And Go (save FastCheck.exe and FCAuto.ini to a folder)

Added a standard 'custom' script in the resources

Added 'quick configure' for first installation (it will get 99% of people going in 1 simple message box with 2 edit controls!)

When right-clicking on the tray icon and selecting Compose, FastMail now opens using https if configured

No more notification window. The main FC window is now a rich (RTF or HTML) tree control

Added option to enable/disable HTML

Added script preview to custom script open dialog

Only ack messages of current folder/account when double-clicking on a folder/account

Added a "launch Fastcheck now" message box at the end of the installation

Added Startup shorcut management in Startup options

Added checkbox to configure and use the FastMail.FM Beta server

Added 'FastCommand' with type-ahead (on XP) for FastCommand ComboBox

Added CFastCheckLib::Beep

Added CFastCheckLib::PlayAndWait

Implemented smart automatic resize

Double-clicking on the tree backgound switches from/to tiny mode

Moving the main window is possible by clicking on the tree background

Possibility to not display the FC window when a DirectX window is full screen

Bug Fixes:

Fixed network detection and validation

Fixed compose mailto: (now properly setting TO: in FastMail compose window)

Fixed FastCheck process staying in memory after closing

Fixed icon refresh bug when using Fast User Switching

Fixed expired session bugs

Compose now calls the selected browser

0.0.2.0

Published on 2004-02-25

Twentieth Beta Version

New Features:

Added FastMail.Fm FAQ, wiki, blog & forum shortcuts

Now using FastServices for FastMail URL generation

Added a function to play custom sounds to script namespace

Added Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab in Options dialog box to switch between tabs

Added a system-wide shortcut key to display the FastCheck popup menu

Bug Fixes:

Fixed the fact that FastCheck would start in Tiny mode the first time it's started

Fixed a crash in the Soap layer

Fixed the frozen scrollbar bug

Fixed the folder tree background image glitches

It is now possible to compose an email without setting as default email account

0.0.1.9

Published on 2004-01-29

Nineteenth Beta Version

Bug Fixes:

Fixed folder synchronisation

0.0.1.5

Published on 2003-09-01

Fifteen Beta Version - Release Candidate 8

Bug Fixes:

Fixed bug when Ok'ing the options dialog box

Fixed FastMail IP addresses

0.0.1.4

Published on 2002-11-12

Fourteenth Beta Version - Release Candidate 7

Bug Fixes:

Mouse Idle Hook is now an option

Now saving window position when Windows terminates

Fixed 'compose' URL

Fixed bug when updating XP's unread message count

Fixed bug in IMAP synchronisation: 'EXPUNGE' notifications caused crashes

New Features:

New FastServices dialog box with choice of http library (internal/WinInet)

Now FastCheck detects when RAS gets connected and checks immediatly

0.0.1.3

Published on 2002-10-20

Thirteenth Beta Version - Release Candidate 6

New Features:

Implemented Idle mode (FC becomes idle when the screen saver is active)

When in Tiny mode, clicking on a non-node of the tree enables to move the FC window

Added 'FastCheck.org' option to tray menu

Implemented mailto: support (try it from your account detail dialog box)

New 'compose a new email' option which jumps to FastMail's compose window

Bug Fixes:

Fixed case sensitivity in username

Fixed Windows 95/98 display in the option dialog box (sometimes, the blue band wouldn't display properly)

0.0.1.1

Published on 2002-08-31

Eleventh Beta Version - Release Candidate 4

Bug Fixes:

'end-points out of sync' problem

Folder listbox shows in white

FastCheck crashes on startup when PAC file was not accessible

Folders under Inbox don't work

Different set of icons (16 & 256 colours) depending on Windows version

New Features:

FastCheck main icon a bit nicer

Extra properties for custom scripts

FastMail.FM multi-server support

0.0.1.0

Published on 2002-06-18

Tenth Beta Version - Release Candidate 3

New Features:

Implement NTLM authentication

Update XP 'unread emails' counter

Write Installation script or executable

Password is stored un-encrypted in the registry

Add an options to ask for password again before opening mail application

Messages should be indexed by UIDs instead of message-id

FastCheck has now new icons

Bug Fixes:

Folders with a space don't work properly

Better support from not-always-on connections

Different tray icon when checking is suspended

Remember 'suspend checking' across sessions

FastCheck play the sound each time it polls, and not each time a new mail arrives

FastCheck depends on oleacc.dll.

0.0.0.9

Published on 2002-05-16

Ninth Beta Version - Release Candidate 2

New Features:

Implement context help

Bug Fixes:

Sometimes, FastCheck opens FastMail.FM on the wrong folder

0.0.0.8

Published on 2002-05-12

Eight Beta Version - Release Candidate 1

New Features:

When double clicking on a folder in the main tree view, open the FastMail.FM folder

Directly go to the proper FastMail.FM folder when running email

Update folder perl script to download folder id

'Minimise on close' should be configurable

It should be possible to start FastMail with or without SSL

Bug Fixes:

Open Dialog Boxes as child of Desktop if FastCheck window is not visible

Replace Ok/Cancel by Close in Accounts dialog box

0.0.0.7

Published on 2002-05-04

Sixth Beta Version

New Features:

Put icon when custom script raises an error

Write documentation

There should be a way not to store passwords in the registry or INI files

Bug Fixes:

When no accounts, disable 'Edit' button

Option window is too tall

When no coolbar, on 2000, resizing window doesn't resize toolbar

FastCheck sometimes take 100% of the CPU when starting on a new config

When password has been changed, but esc pressed, don't update folder list

Don't take into account ack'ed messages when setting tree item colors

When new configuration and creating account, crash on download folder list

Bug due to removing the unread message count: ack'ed messages are counted!

Sometimes, ack'ed messages are not remembered across sessions

0.0.0.6

Published on 2002-05-01

Fifth Beta Version

Bug Fixes:

Poll interval should be limited to 9999 minutes

When an error happens, ack'ed mails are un-ack'ed

Sometimes, pressing 'FastMail.FM' doesn't show/activate FastMail's window

When explorer.exe dies and is re-created, the tray icon doesn't appear any longer

New Features:

When receiving Error 302 from a perl script, display a warning to say that fastmail is down

Save ack'ed messages across sessions

Display folders using different colours depending on whether they have unread messages or not

Main window should be resizable

0.0.0.5

Published on 2002-04-28

Fourth Beta Version

New Features:

Implement pipelined check

Add more IMAP traces

Bug Fixes:

Sometimes FastCheck falsely identifies a wrong window as its previous instance

When Mozilla is configured for Quick Launch, FastCheck cannot find the windows it creates

When closing FastCheck when it is checking for new mails, its process stays in memory

When using direct connection, folders with a space (e.g. 'Sent Items') don't work

When a folder has several sub-folders, only the first one is properly display as a child

Sub folders are displayed with their parent's name prepended in the 'Account' dialog box

It is possible to run several instances of FastCheck

0.0.0.4

Published on 2002-04-26

Third Beta Version

New Features:

Implemented SSL communication for direct connection

Folders are now downloaded from FastMail.FM and don't have to be configured by hand any longer

Bug Fixes:

Auto-truncate log window when it gets too big

Fixed bug when using IMAP over SSL

0.0.0.3

Published on 2002-04-18

Second Beta Version

New Features:

Added support for proxies requiring authentication

Added Support for FastMail.FM shared folders

It is now possible to save the configuration details in a .ini file

Added Runtime option: FastCheck /ini:config.ini to load/save configuration in a .ini file

'Mail protocol module' code reorganisation will enable direct connection and immediate notification

Implement international charsets

Added display of number of Ack'ed messages per folder

Added time to log

Implemented minimize on close

Added Ack button in toolbar. Remove Proxy button

Tray icon tool tip now displays the number of unread & ack'ed messages

Bug Fixes:

Fixed typelib not found bug ('custom script' now works)

Now Update display and tray tip in one place, so that it's consistent after using 'acknowledge'

Fixed disappearing button bug in New Mail dialog

Fixed changing size bug in New Mail dialog

Separated username/password and folder list in the account window

Updated PAC library for some PAC servers

'Track application' now works with Mozilla (and should work with all browsers)

Fixed button truncation bug when using large fonts

Renamed 'Change' button to 'Edit' in 'Accounts' dialog box

0.0.0.2

Published on 2002-04-02

First Beta version

0.0.1.2

Published on 0000-00-00

Twelfth Beta Version - Release Candidate 5

New Features:

New HTTP layer which uses your default internet settings

New reorganised XP-like configuration dialogs

New FastMail.FM IMAP proxy connection, for those who have a 'light' firewall

Configuration wizard first time you run FastCheck

Old tray bar icons are back and can be selected in the options

New 'tiny' mode

The main tree control has a background

FastCheck Window size & position saved across sessions

'always on top' feature (cool with the tiny mode)

Bug Fixes:

Misc bug fixes