What's New in Direct Mail 2.0

Direct Mail 2.0 packs over 50 new or enhanced features. Click here for in-depth look at some of the most popular features, or take a peek at what's new or improved in 2.0:

General

  • Leopard Compatible. Direct Mail is now 100% ready for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

  • New User Interface. Direct Mail sports a new, polished interface that lets your work shine.

  • Multiple SMTP Accounts. You are no longer limited to sending from one email account. Set up unlimited SMTP accounts and switch on the fly.

  • Auto-Open. No more hunting around for your Direct Mail documents. Direct Mail automatically opens the most recent project.

  • More Stable. Direct Mail 2.0 is the most stable release yet.

  • Less Memory. Several memory leaks have been plugged to prevent your computer from bogging down during mail delivery.

  • Zero-Configuration Accounts. Just type in your email address and let Direct Mail figure out the correct SMTP settings.

  • Expanded Speech Recognition. Control more of Direct Mail using just your voice.

  • Easier Registration. A new assistant walks you through the steps of purchasing and registering your copy of Direct Mail.

  • Lost Code Assistant. Lost your registration code? No problem! Direct Mail can look up your code for you.

  • Improved Connection Doctor. A more helpful doctor helps you pinpoint what's wrong with your mail server settings.

  • Setup Assistant. Answer a few questions at first launch and Direct Mail takes care of configuring your accounts for you!

  • Code-Signed. Direct Mail takes advantage of code signing in Leopard, so you know your software hasn't been tampered with.

Composing Messages

  • Live Previews. Message thumbnails show you, in real time, what your email will look like when it's sent.

  • Junk Mail Scanner. Identify possible problems with your message before you send it. Requires Direct Mail Pro.

  • Advanced Mail Merge. In addition to more mail-merge tags, Direct Mail lets you embed PHP scripts in your message, allowing you unprecedented flexibility in defining mail-merge logic.

  • Table Support. Embed tables in your message for more flexible layout options.

  • Custom Text Encodings. Choose your own text encoding, or let Direct Mail figure out the best one automatically.

  • Powerful Preview. More flexible options let you pick the specific addresses you want to preview.

  • Easy Editing. One-click access to fonts, colors, links, and more.

  • Attachment Indicator. See at a glance how many files are attached to your message.

  • Improved Status Bar. See an accurate estimate of the size of your outgoing message as you compose it.

  • Import Web Pages. Improved importer correctly identifies web page character sets.

  • Improved Rendering. A better message converter ensures your message is rendered accurately on the recipient's computer.

  • Background Color. Set the background color of your messages to black, white, or anything in between.

  • Default Font. Specify the default font and size for new messages.

  • Default Content Type. Specify the default content type for new messages.

  • Better URL Detection. Direct Mail now correctly identifies more types of embedded URLs and automatically turns them into links for you.

Organizing Addresses

  • Subscription Groups. Let your mailing lists manage themselves. Subscription groups let people add themselves to your mailing list using their web browser. Requires Direct Mail Pro.

  • Blacklists. Easily exclude email addresses from all current or future address groups.

  • MySQL Groups. Connect Direct Mail directly to your MySQL database for dynamically updating address groups.

  • Faster. Organize hundreds of thousands of addresses without breaking a sweat.

  • Scan Incoming Mail. Direct Mail can scan your email inbox to identify bounced addresses, subscribe requests, and unsubscribe requests. Requires Direct Mail Pro.

  • Group Sharing. Collaborate with other Direct Mail users on your address groups. Add, delete, and edit the same list from multiple machines all in real time! Requires Direct Mail Pro.

  • Faster Importers. Address importers have been rewritten to be faster and more reliable.

  • Address Book Importer. Direct Mail adds a new importer for your Mac OS X Address Book.

  • Improved Scavenge Importer. Gather more addresses faster with the improved Scavenge importer.

  • Faster Validation. Address validation is now up to 10x faster.

  • Better Sorting. Sort your address groups in either ascending or descending order.

  • View All Addresses. Now conveniently shows you which address belongs to which group.

  • Faster Batch Handling. Move or delete thousands of addresses in a flash.

  • Better Address Book Integration. Drop and drop whole groups from your Mac OS X Address Book into Direct Mail.

Message Delivery

  • e3 Delivery Service. Let our servers handle message delivery for you. No more worrying about ISP restrictions or flaky Internet connections! Requires Direct Mail Pro.

  • Email Tracking. Find out who viewed your emails and when, who clicked any links, how many emails bounced, and more! Rich, dynamic reports are presented in list and chart form to help you better reach your contacts. Requires Direct Mail Pro.

  • History. Direct Mail now keeps a history of every email sent and the associated recipients. Easily keep track of who you've reached.

  • Geo Tracking. Find out where your recipients were when they opened your message. Requires Direct Mail Pro.

  • Faster Delivery. Delivery code has been reworked to process more emails in a shorter amount of time.

  • More Reliable. Automatically reconnect to SMTP servers if they drop the connection.

  • More Secure. Direct Mail now validates SSL certificates when connecting to SMTP servers.

Direct Mail 1.x users can save up to 50% on the purchase of Direct Mail 2.0. Click here to download Direct Mail 2.0, or learn more about Direct Mail 2.0 pricing.