What's new in Daylite Delivery 1.1?
In order to comply to Leopard security measures, Daylite Delivery has been re-written as a standalone application that works both on Tiger and Leopard.
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- Now that Daylite Delivery is a standalone application, a Mac OS X user has to be logged in and Delivery must be running at all times.
- If you've used Daylite Delivery in the past, you should do the following:
- Stop the old service in the System Preferences.
- Delete the preference pane located at /Library/PreferencePanes/Daylite Delivery.prefPane.
- Delete the auto start script located at /Library/LaunchDaemons/daylite.plist.
- Significantly reduced installation complexity. You can now install Delivery at any location on the computer that holds the Daylite database. However, the Applications folder is still strongly recommended.
- Significantly improved reliability when sending emails.
- Added support for sending emails using SSL (big request from users!).
- Added new and more detailed log files for admins to monitor activity. These logs can be viewed using Mac OS X's Console application. The logs are located in ~/Library/Logs/Daylite/Delivery. Shortcut menus to access the logs have been added to the Help menu and on the main application window.
- Added administrator email notifications when Daylite Delivery encounters some failures.
- Included the ability to add Daylite Delivery as a login item, so that Delivery is automatically launched when the Mac OS X user is logged in.
- Added an update notification system. The administrator will be notified via email when a new version is available if weekly updates are enabled. You can manually check for updates by going to the Main Menu > Daylite Delivery > Updates > Check for Updates. New updates can be downloaded and installed from within Daylite Delivery.
- Added the ability to send test emails in order to verify that mail server settings have been set properly. Errors are displayed in a dialog and written to the DeliveryCore log file.
- Added the ability to run reports at any time. This feature works in combination with the Delivery preference pane in Daylite. You set up a test run for a scheduled report and then click on this menu item in Daylite Delivery to immediately run the test and regularly schedule reports.
- Added built-in Apple Help that includes the release notes.
- Added the ability to send the logs to Marketcircle support (via Apple Mail or Entourage). You can also save the logs to your desktop as a compressed file to email using other means.
- Added the ability to choose Apple Mail as the mailing engine instead of the built-in mailer. This requires that Apple Mail is configured and working on the computer running Daylite Delivery.
- Added Apple Mail as a Delivery option for use in those situations where the built-in mailer is not able to deliver the email.
- Now, the generated reports are put in Home > Library > Application Support > Daylite Delivery. The reports are classified by name, then the year, then the month/day, and then time. This is useful for comparing the reports over an extended period of time (i.e. year over year). You can dispose these generated reports at any time.
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