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Patches for Messenger Series 8.0 and 8.1 Products

Patches are made available periodically, please read the included description before applying any patch to your production server. It is always a good idea to back up your server files and database before applying any patch.

 
IMPORTANT:  Messenger Series 8.1 is now available.  If using any version of 8.0, please upgrade (free using same key codes) to this version.  DO NOT apply any 8.0 patch to an 8.1 installation.

8.1 Patches:

None at this time

 

8.0 Patches:

Service Patch A (Combined SP01 to SP29)

Patch Date: 2-1-2006

IMPORTANT: This patch only applies to Messenger/FAXserve version 8.00.331.
If you downloaded version 8.00.331a, you will not need to apply this patch - just
install 8.00.331a to complete.

UPDATING PATCH FILES
====================

A. Update systems with Messenger servers/services deployed
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Target Files:
Messenger server : M3HostSrv.exe, MsgrHostEng.dll
Exchange Connector : M3ExGw.exe
Print Server : MsgrPrintServeApi.dll
Advanced Fax Server: FAXserveApi.dll

Steps to update all server files:
1. Launch Services Manager for your System Administrative Tools.
2. Stop all 2Point Communication Services (Fax Server, Print Server, Voice Server, etc)
3. Stop 2Point Messenger Server.
4. Locate and backup all target files (eg: ..\program files\2Point\Messenger\..)
5. Replace all target files with the new patch files.
6. For Exchange Connector system, also follow next 2 sections B & C to update all other files.
Otherwise, simply restart Messenger Server (all other services will startup automatically).

B. Update systems with client and administrator programs
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Target Files:
Administrator: MsgrAdminUI.exe, TrnFrm.exe, Msgrcl.exe, MsgrView.exe
Client : MsgCompose.exe, TrnFrm.exe, Msgrcl.exe, MsgrGWAB.dll, MsgrCustomAB.dll,
MsgrView.exe, MsgrOLAB.dll, MsgrWAB.dll, MsgrMsg.exe

Steps to update all client systems:
1. Close all 2Point Messenger programs and dialogs - Compose, Client, Administrator etc.
2. Select Exit option in the Messenger's System Tray icon.
3. Launch Task Manager and select Processes tab page.
4. Locate, select, and end msgrcl.exe process.
5. Locate and backup all target files in Messenger folder (eg: ..\program files\2Point\Messenger\..)
6. Replace all target files with the new patch files.
7. Continue on next section C to update FAXserve 8 Printer files.

C. Update systems with FAXserve 8 Printers (all clients and Exchange Connector systems)
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Steps to update FAXserve 8 Printers (Client and Exchange Connector systems):

Target Files: P2PUNI.DLL, P2PDrvUi.dll, stdnames.gpd, P2PDrv.GPD
(NOTE - P2PUNI.DLL and P2PDrvUi.dll are only required for Windows XP/2003 system.)
1. Quit all application programs.
2. Locate <Windows system folder>\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 folder.
Eg. 'C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3'.
3. Locate and backup all target files.
4. Replace them with all new patch files.

Target File: P2PPort.dll
5. Change to Windows system folder. Eg. 'c:\Windows\system32'.
6. Locate and backup P2PPort.dll.
7. Replace it with the P2PPort.dll file.
6. Need to restart system for the changes to take effect.



SERVICE PATCH DETAILS / HISTORY
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MsgrHostEng.dll (12/7/2005)
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SP01-1 Fixed: Properly allow any Messenger service (FAXserve, VOICEserve, etc)
and the Messenger server to be installed on distributed computer systems.
This error did not affect the Messenger Exchange connector, which could
be installed on any computer).
SP01-2 Fixed: Email delivery of voice messages were not consistent.
SP02-1 Fixed: PDF conversion error - implemented fax error margins during conversion.
SP05-1 Fixed: Could not consistently save fax annotations if client and server were
running remotely.
SP05-2 Fixed: Retry attempts were scheduled immediately instead of the number of minutes
specified in the "Line Properties" page.
SP19-1 Fixed: Email forwarding doesn't work if user name and password are used for authentication
in your SMTP server.
SP25-1 Fixed: Rare corrupted Sent Items entries in some system.

M3ExGw.exe (9/8/2005)
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SP02-1 Fixed: PDF conversion error - implemented fax error margins during conversion.
SP08-1 Fixed: PDF file rendering failures after a PDF is rendered in some systems when
submitting PDF attachments through Exchange server. This may also happen to different
file types.
SP20-1 Fixed: Word document rendering stops working in some systems after a few documents were
sent by Exchange Connector.

MsgrAdminUI.exe (8/9/2005)
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SP02-2 Added: Capability to route to multiple mailboxes from system receive queue.
SP13-1 Added: Capability to open/view message content in Job Queue.
SP13-2 Added: Capability to open/view message content in Send Log.
SP13-3 Added: Capability to open/view message content in Receive Log.

P2PUNI.DLL (1/26/2006) - Only required for Windows XP & Windows 2003 systems.
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SP03-1 Fixed: Corruption or cut-off problem of the first fax page when continuously
print-to-fax the same or different docuemnt to FAXserve 8 Printer with the same
application opened. NOTE: the first print-to-fax is fine but not for the rest.
SP12-1 Fixed: Slow print-to-fax error on some machines.
SP29-1 Fixed: Print-to-fax legal size problem in some documents.

SQLSERVER.SQL (6/8/2005)
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SP04-1 Fixed: If installed using a MS SQL Server or MSDE server, setup would fail with a
database error and it would roll back due to an error in the SQL script that
creates the database schema. NOTE: This patch is not necessary if using another
database or if not installing the Messenger host server.

MsgrMsg.exe (6/8/2005)
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SP06-1 Fixed: Memory corruption when annotating voice messages
NOTE: This patch only necessary if you are using VOICEserve 8, it is not necessary
for FAXserve 8 or MOBILEserve 8 deployments.

M3HostSrv.exe (6/10/2005)
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SP07-1 Fixed: Occasional server lockup on multiprocessor systems or HypreThreaded systems.

MsgCompose.exe (12/7/2005)
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SP09-1 Fixed: Fax preview problem in some machines.
SP09-2 Fixed: Faxing from ACCPAC Pro Series 7.3B.
NOTE: Required ACCPAC Pro Series 7.3B.
SP26-1 Fixed: Add recipient failed from ACCPAC Pro Series 7.3B

Msgrcl.exe (7/7/2005)
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SP10-1 Fixed: "Could not save password" error in the client login dialog.

MsgrGWAB.dll (6/30/2005)
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SP11-1 Fixed: Missing contact entries problem when using Groupwise address book.
SP11-2 Fixed: The 'selection' box at the top of the address list is not shown.

TrnFrm.exe (10/14/2005) - in Client and Exchange Connector systems
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SP14-1 Fixed: "Document could not be rendered within time limit" error when rendering a
PDF document using Acrobe Reader 7 in some systems.
SP22-1 Fixed: DDEConnect failed when rendering Word documents in some systems.

MsgrCustomAB.dll (8/9/2005)
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SP15-1 Fixed: Custom address books may fail when adding a large number of recipents at once
(thousands or tens of thousand).

stdnames.gpd (9/22/2005)
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SP16-1 Fixed: Certain models of printers may stop working after installing FAXserve 8 printer.

MsgrView.exe (9/22/2005)
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SP17-1 Added: Menu item 'Send To' is added in fax viewer.
SP17-2 Added: sub-commands: 'Send to mail recipient' and 'Send to recipient using Messenger Seires'.

P2PDrvUi.dll (9/13/2005)
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SP18-1 Fixed: Failed to print-to-fax when using Citrix internet client.

MsgrOLAB.dll (9/30/2005)
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SP21-1 Fixed: Sometimes email address is not resolved correctly when email address is selected as
recipient address using Outlook in Messenger Compose.

MsgrWAB.dll (9/30/2005)
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SP21-2 Fixed: Sometimes email address is not resolved correctly when email address is selected as
recipient address using Windows Address Book in Messenger Compose.

P2PPort.dll (10/27/2005) - in Client & Exchange Connector systems
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SP23-1 Fixed: Receive application error or system slowing down with increasing resource usage when
printing or rendering some Excel files that contain different paper sizes.

MsgrPrintServeApi.dll (1/13/2006)
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SP24-1 Fixed: "Scale to print" option would stretch half size pages to full size when using
auto-print feature with Messegner Print Server.
SP24-2 Added: Print transmission status on top of each auto-printed inbound/outbond fax.
SP28-1 Fixed: Print DC resource leak.

FAXserveApi.dll (1/12/2006)
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SP27-1 Fixed: FAXserve prefix 1 problem when specifying 10-digit dialing.

P2PDrv.GPD (1/26/2006)
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SP29-1 Fixed: Print-to-fax legal size problem in some documents.

 
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