Version 4.6.42
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Project Approach
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eMill has been designed to be completely adapted to project management. It lets you organize and save your work according to project
milestones. A typical project is started at the design stage where you can create the message
contents, scripts and distribution lists. After these tasks are completed, the project is published and in standby for review.
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eMill tools and components
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A new website dedicated to eMill is now online.
Visit the emailing solution website http://www.emill.net
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Content editor:
eMill features a built-in editor that lets you create the message body in the two formats supported by Internet mail clients: HTML
and Text. The editor generates all the common html tags required to easily achieve appealing layouts. The content editor also provides you
with powerful server-side scripting functions, easily included and edited from the source display mode. Similar to
Active Server Page (ASP)
scripting language, these embedded scripts
let you customize your contents without any
limit.
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Script editor:
eMill uses global scripts to customize
any events that occurs in the software. Global scripts are generated through the project wizards and
may be modified using the integrated script
editor. Users familiar with VBScript can directly edit the mailing project global script to further customize the
mailing project. Samples of global scripts are provided and available to users
not familiar with VBScript.
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Data editor:
eMill supports SQL queries to let you quickly create distribution lists from outside database records (data source). You can
also import most database formats found on corporate, office or personal systems. The editor lets you touch up imported records and / or allows
you to start and edit new lists.
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Publisher:
This component merges together all the files used for building the project, and saves an image that will be used to process the email
files. Once a project is published, it is in a delivery pending status and cannot be edited. Modifications need
to be made from the pre-published
files, and the project published again.
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Render:
This component performs the mail merge
and produces ready to send emails in the
Outbox folders.
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Mailer:
This component performs the email delivery.
Emails may be delivered directly or relayed to
multiple SMTP relay servers for large scale distribution.
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Features
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1. Integrated Environment:
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Includes a professional HTML editor similar to popular web editors, with WYSIWYG, source and preview modes.
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Includes a database records viewer and editor.
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Includes text and script editors with colorize, indent, bookmarks, breakpoints and debugging features for your scripts.
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Lets you use your preferred applications to generate content files (e.g.
Dreamweaver, FrontPage, etc.).
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Lets you edit attached files in popular formats (e.g. Word, Excel) directly within eMill.
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2. Contents and Attachments:
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Send specific content
for each receiver in Text, HTML or PDF format.
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Send any kind of attachment, including images, binary files, HTML documents and dynamically rendered documents or images.
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Import any HTML, Text and MIME files.
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Convert local links (gif, jpeg, etc.) to MIME embedded attachments. The message content is self-contained, no external http:// url required.
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Compress as ZIP to save space (including HTML embedded images).
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eMill supports the S/MIME protocol
offering the possiblity to send secured
messages. Emails are digitally signed
and their contents encrypted. It guarantees
your messages origin, integrity and
confidentiality.
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3. Databases:
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Integrates with all ADO and ODBC compliant databases.
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Connects to any database on the network, automatically generating necessary SQL queries.
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Directly links to your Outlook Contacts and Windows Address Book.
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Links to existing corporate databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Databases,
MySQL and more.
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Directly links to your ACT! records (Contacts, Groups, Activities, ...).
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Connects to any other data source through scripting (XML, LDAP, etc.).
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Includes an
XML Connector for eCommerce solutions
like osCommerce or OXID.
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Eliminate duplicate records with same email address.
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Eliminate records with invalid
or outdated email addresses.
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Append records to your database from any other database.
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Import email addresses from unstructured documents (html, text, etc.)
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Add and Remove database columns and records directly from eMill.
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Predefine SQL queries (segments) for quick and easy user access.
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4. Scripting:
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Features a specialized server-side scripting language: AMS. Similar to
Active Server Pages, but exposes classes in an email rather than web context.
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AMS can be inserted inside any email content file and is used to dynamically generate the content. Script commands can include any
VBScript function.
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AMS Events lets you execute code at several project stages:
creating, rendering, sending and receiving messages.
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Provides script events that allow database update (remove records with
invalid emails, store last date sent, etc).
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5. eMill Server:
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Includes a built-in SMTP mailer (Direct Send).
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Wizard based incoming message processor (auto replies, database update, etc.)
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Connects to multiple SMTP mail relays for large scale mailings.
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Supports most SMTP authentication methods (NTLM, POP3, Clear Text).
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Multi user architecture with support for per user security and quotas.
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Lets you choose
the interface that best fits your needs. You
can either use the Windows or the web
interface (request
a web client trial) according to the
circumstances.
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Resumes sending from the point it left off. No duplicate mails are sent.
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Process incoming mails (POP3 and direct server folder access).
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Manage bounces (database update, auto cleanup, auto dispatch)
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Includes
a powerfull message tracking system. click here for a live demo
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Very fast
and compressed message store to handle large mailings.
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All server features are accessible through a scripting and XML interface.
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