What’s new in GFI MailEssentials 20.2?

The latest version of GFI MailEssentials (Version 20.2) is a bug fix release that comes bundled with all the previous fixes issued previously via live updates, new functionality and some other tweaks and improvements under the hood.

The updates include:

New features

Check scanned emails with Kaspersky for malicious content with cloud servers for a higher detection rate.
Added support for GFI Directory Services. GFI Directory Services must be installed separately. https://www.gfi.com/support/products/Download-link-for-GFI-Directory
Added support for RAR5 in decompression engine.
Added ability to force a refresh of AV definitions (full download) from the web interface.
Updated Kaspersky SDK to version 8.6.
Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Issues fixed

When a message is released from Quarantine Store, the message may not be delivered to all intended recipients.
The GFI MailEssentials AntiSpam Submitted Agent (GFIASRtSubmittedAgent) may fail and errors are logged in the Event Log.
Under certain scenarios, the Exchange Account configured from the Switchboard\E2K7Wizard, may not be stored in the configuration database.
When using a MS SQL Server based list on GFI MailEssentials List Server, subscribers cannot be added.
Anti-virus signature updates may fail because files which are required to be replaced remain locked.
When processing an email and a specific invalid IP is encountered in the headers of the email, the GFI MailEssentials AV Scan Engine and/or GFI MailEssentials AS Scan Engine may crash.
Under certain conditions, when perimeter servers are used the SPF module would not perform the SPF query correctly or the SPF query is performed against an incorrect IP.

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GFI MailEssentials 20.2 Release Notes (build 20161125)

What’s new in GFI MailEssentials 20.2?

New features

Issues fixed

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