We’re pleased to announce the release of Odysseus 1.0 Beta 8!

Here’s what’s new...


Improved Mailbox Format
- New format allows for faster operation and smaller mailbox sizes

Sending Email
- Fixed Authentication Error when sending via some servers

Checking Email
- Fixed an issue that could result in blank emails being downloaded

Encoding
- Fixed an issue where International languages did not display properly on Windows
- Odysseus now encodes outgoing headers to UTF-8 for International compatibility

Interface
- Odysseus remembers selection point when deleting messages
- If windows were displayed on a second display during last session, Odysseus will move them to the main display if the secondary is disconnected

Search
- Now possible to search specific email parts (Anywhere, Headers, Body, Attachment)
- Fixed accuracy issues when doing a multi-criteria search

Eudora Mailbox Import
- Significant speed increase over previous builds


With this version featuring a modification to the mailbox format, on first launch Odysseus will update the mailboxes. Once this process has finished, restart Odysseus and compact your mailboxes for best results.



To discuss this build, go to our Forums...

We just want to let everyone know that we’re in the process of moving our site to a new web host on the 10th and 11th of November. We’ve been having a number of issues with our current setup, including emails not always arriving at their destination. In preparation for the release of 1.0, we’re working to resolve this to ensure a smooth launch.

So if the site is unresponsive when you visit, just give us a few hours and we’ll be back.

We’re pleased to announce the release of Odysseus 1.0 Beta 7!

This build continues to improve on existing features, while adding a couple of critical ones...

Email Download
- Added progress download when downloading email with attachments
- Improved compatibility with POP3 servers
- Odysseus no longer hangs when downloading attachments

Email Import
- Improved speed when importing Eudora email in tandem with large Attachment folder

Encoding
- Fixed crash when encountering malformed/improperly encoded HTML email
- Improved Unicode support

Address Book
- Added ability to import multiple Nickname files
- Added Apple Address Book autofill

Message Viewing
- Corrected Date sort for Search results
- Message Window remembers size and location
- Added message title to Message Window
- Added Unified Preview option (similar to implementation in Classic)
- Fixed issue where fonts weren’t properly updated when opening new Classic windows

Message Composition
- Improved formatting of message replies
- Moved insertion point for Replies, Signatures, and Stationery
- Fixed issues that could cause HTML emails to not display correctly

Misc Fixes
- Fixed a number of issues that could cause crashes


What’s left? For the remainder of this week, we will be focusing on Filters, IMAP, and Windows Interface, leading up to 1.0 next week. If you don’t see a favorite feature in Odysseus as it stands right now... don’t be discouraged. We will be continuing to implement the remaining features in subsequent releases. Our goal right now is simply to get 1.0 out the door with the most commonly used features, with the remaining to follow shortly thereafter.

We want to especially emphasize the amount of work that will be going into the Windows version over the next few days. While both version share feature parity already, the Windows version needs considerable work in the Interface Department. We’ve already started, and will continue, so that by next week both versions will have not only feature parity, but interface parity as well.


For more information, go to our Odysseus Page...