MSH Autoresponder

Postfix

Discontinued v1.5.22

This product has been discontinued

We have ended support and sales of MSH Autoresponder. We recommend migrating to our actively maintained successor, a modern Postfix milter built on years of experience with this product.

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MSH Autoresponder main window - server side auto reply management for Postfix

MSH Autoresponder is a Postfix milter that allows you to create server side auto responses on the basis of configurable criteria.

Application integrates with MTA (mail transport agent) through official and standardized Milter API.

With the administrative desktop application you will create and manage auto response rules, like common auto reply messages, vacation e-mails, marketing or support auto replies.

Features

Compose Auto Reply Messages

You have control over auto reply subject, body content and additional custom headers. Subject and body content support LDAP variables so each auto reply message can be personalized based on an auto reply sender.

Advanced Time Scheduling

Use multiple options in which an auto reply rule will be active. With this functionality you can create rules which will send auto replies all the time, only on holidays, Christmas or specified hours.

Forward Message to Another Mailbox

Autoresponder rule can send a forward to your assistant when you are out of office. Changing the subject of the forward is very useful when you want to distinguish it from the original message.

Protect Against Loops Between Servers

When other auto reply software does not follow the standards there is a possibility to create a loop between servers. With this protection you will define how many times the application will send auto replies in a specific period of time (ie. in an hour) to the same recipient.

Set Permissions for Users to Access Application

Many options give you a possibility to set restrictions for users to view, edit, create or simply connect to the application. I.e. each department in your company can have an account and restricted access to edit and see only its own rules.

Integrate with LDAP Directory Service

Application can integrate with LDAP, so auto replies can be personalized with data from a directory service.

Screenshots

Auto Reply Sender Configuration

Auto Reply Wizard

Wizard - Conditions

Wizard - Forward Configuration

Wizard - Loop Protection

Add Server Dialog

Main Application Window

Events and Messages Log

Documentation

Click the following link to open MSH Autoresponder documentation.

If you have any questions or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@mshsoftware.com.

Download version 1.5.22

Server Module
Linux	msh-autoresponder-milter.bin size: 4 MB	Download

Desktop Module (choose one which you prefer)
Linux	msh-autoresponder-admin.bin size: 2 MB	Download
Windows	MSH Autoresponder Setup.exe size: 2 MB	Download

Demo Mode

After installation application will be working in demo mode. Auto replies will be sent to max 10 different users.

Release History

new Transport Layer Security (TLS) option communication for milter

fix loop protection per rule fix

fix on Windows 2008R2 there was a problem with cloning or creating a new rule
fix sometimes WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR or HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR occur while processing internal messages

new option to switch between RMI connection and direct access to settings file

new advanced time scheduling
new by default application works in demo mode (10 CALs)

new any or all type for matching conditions/exceptions
new more loop protection invervals (minute/hour/day/week)
new xml messages log viewer in Events History
new logs settings configuration
new TCP milter and settings ports configuration
new --version parameter in installation script
fix -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 parameter added to daemons start scripts
fix windows installer appearance (icons, shortcuts)
fix (sometimes) sender's e-mail address was chosen wrong

new Server token is now logged in settings service log file
fix Error while connecting with Admin tool to MTA server ("no such object in table")

new Final version

new 1098 tcp port for bidirectional communication
fix LDAP configuration page bug
fix more human readable error information when cannot connect to server
fix loop protection was working nevertheless rule was not matched
change master.cfg file renamed to settings.xml
change msh-ar-update-conf script renamed to validate.sh
change from table control to text area on Events Viewer page
change removed config.cfg file

new Access Control
new Event Viewer
new Custom headers on auto reply
new Additional condition type (without value) in Header requirement
new Forward functionality
new Beta period extended to 17 Sep, 2012
new remove.sh script in /opt/msh-autoresponder directory
fix Bug in msh-ar-update-conf while validating rules node
fix Performance improvement in message logger

new Start Page tree node
new test MSH Autoresponder Admin without connection to real MTA server
new License tree node
new LDAP configuration tree node
new copy autoresponder rules to another server
fix error while Move Up last rule

new Next page in autoresponder wizard
new separate Windows and Linux installers
new refreshed look & feel
new prioritized autoresponder rules
new additional options to operate on autoresponder rules
new extended Time Range of hours
new admin application installing in $HOME directory
new additional option in milter installer --skip-java-version-check
fix update-conf cannot validate search type
fix $JAVA_HOME cannot be found while daemons starts

new update option in installation script
fix when MIME message had a non standard TO header, matching recipients was not working correctly

new support for text editable configuration files
new all-in-one installation script (install/remove)
new abandon short-term serialization (now using xml for serialize/deserialize)
new log files in xml format
fix loop protection sometimes not worked correctly
fix dates presented in english locale
fix cosmetic changes to the server tree

new support for LDAP - variables in the auto-response body (only anonymous connection to localhost)
fix in rare situation envelope sender was empty - there was no chance to send auto-response - now MIME sender is used

new support for Postfix 2.4 and later
new Header condition and exception
new expanded Recipient condition and exception - with option to search in TO/CC/BCC fields
new rewriting auto-response sender address
new specify the behavior of the program during a conflict situation with a multiple matched recipients
new option to save last server address input
fix link to website on linux desktop doesn't work
fix cosmetic changes to the exception message box

new First version