ExtraFax 8.5.1 is available for download now!
New Product Announcement - June 1, 2013
Extracomm Inc. is proud to announce the availability of ExtraFax 8.5.1 for Notes/Domino. This new maintenance release contains many innovative new features, essential enhancements and critical fixes as described below.
What's New in ExtraFax 8.5.1
* New features and enhancements - This version contains the following useful new features and enhancements:
- IBM Domino/Notes 9 ready.
- ExtraFax now supports installations on Windows 2012 and Windows 8.
- ExtraFax now supports the use of the latest Brooktrout 6.6.0 driver.
- Compatible with Windows UAC.
- Capable to view live console messages of each fax/SMS/MMS port through the newly introduced Windows-based ExtraFax Log Viewer.
- Reduced the amount of network traffic being generated when ExtraFax Server is running in workstation mode.
- Ability to store the Notes password into a text file, so that when ExtraFax Server is running in workstation mode, it can startup without the need of entering password.
- Improved fax image rendering quality for image-only PDF attachment(s).
- Enhanced fidelity for rendering fax body content with subforms and paragraph hide-when options.
- A new option for Junk Fax Protection Rule - Fax with Empty DID/DTMF.
- Ability to import User Preferences documents and Inbound Routing documents from Excel files.
- ExtraFax Print-to-Fax Client: it is now possible to select part of the fax content to be deleted when adding a personal signature.
- Simplified the steps in configuring and using the ExtraFax Mail Merge feature.
- iNotes Integration: support for Domino 9 (Full or Lite mode).
* New fixes and updates - ExtraFax 8.5.1 contains several fixes and updates since ExtraFax 8.5:
- Fixed a memory leak when the ExtraFax Server is running in workstation mode and would occasionally terminate unexpectedly.
- Addressed a problem regarding failover of ExtraFax servers in a clustered environment.
- Addressed some issues related to OCRing received faxes.
- A new option in User Preferences document: "Send cover page instead if no attachment has been included".
- Added some new entries into KeepOff.cfg in order to automatically answer some message prompts generated by MS Office or Adobe Reader/Acrobat.
- For Dialogic fax board: fixed problem in deleting some temporary TIFF files after receiving a fax with DTMF code.
- For Dialogic fax board: addressed a problem when sending a fax in a case where the recipient has pressed the button on his/her fax machine to start receiving the fax, while the Dialogic port is still playing the reminder voice message.
- For Dialogic fax board: changed the maximum inter-ring delay interval from the default 8 seconds to 15 seconds in order to reduce the chance of having protocol errors for outbound faxing.
- For Diva fax board: fixed a bug when getting the DTMF digits entered by the sender during inbound faxing with IVR.
- Avoid having error when sending SMS that contains characters with umlauts (e.g. ä ö ü).
- Prevent outbound SMS port from endlessly retrying to send certain failed SMS jobs.
- Fixed some bugs related to sending and receiving MMS.
- Fixed a bug in recognizing barcodes in received faxes.
- It is now possible to configure the filename of received faxes, instead of using the default filename "ALLPAGE".
- A new executable file "ExtraCmd.exe": provide an alternative way for starting ExtraFax Server in workstation mode.
- Fixed some issues about looking up group names by using the "Lookup" button in the ExtraFax Print-to-Fax client or by using the "Fax Address" button in the ExtraFax Mail template.
- Automatically remove old messages and logs generated by the ExtraFax Monitoring Probes feature in the ExtraFax PO database.
- Fax/SMS/MMS port consoles are now hidden from displaying in the system by default.
- Added a new reserved keyword %jobunid% for the customized content of delivery confirmations/non-delivery reports.
- Added new reserved keywords %barcode% and %qrcode% for the customized content of automatic/manual routed faxes.
- If ExtraFax SAP RFC Connector is configured to support multiple SAP systems, the connector is now capable of sending delivery notifications back to the designated SAP system properly.
- If a "Dialing Suffix" has been specified in the ExtraFax Port Control document, the suffix would be sent before sending any DTMF digits.
- Fixed problem in adding stamp image during fax approval flow when ExtraFax server is installed on a 64-bit Domino server.
* Discontinued support of hardware devices:
The following devices are no longer supported beginning with ExtraFax 8.5:
| Unsupported Device | Suggested Replacement |
| Nokia Symbian mobiles (for MMS) | Any GPRS modem, e.g. MultiTech MultiModem GPRS |
The following fax boards are no longer supported beginning with ExtraFax 8.0:
| Unsupported Device | Suggested Replacement |
| Legacy Non-RoHS Compliant Brooktrout TruFax Analog and TR114 | Brooktrout TR1034 |
| GammaLink | Any ExtraFax supported fax board, e.g. Brooktrout TR1034 |
| Donjin | Any ExtraFax supported fax board, e.g. Brooktrout TR1034 |
For new installation, please:
1. Follow the installation instructions mentioned in
ExtraFax Installation Guide.
How to upgrade from a previous version of ExtraFax:
Important: Please make sure you have a valid
ExtraFax 8.5.1 license key before upgrading. License keys from any previous version are not compatible.
You can upgrade to this version if you have purchased our
Maintenance Plus Plan or
Standard Maintenance Plan for ExtraFax 8.5.
Please kindly contact our Authorized Reseller or Extracomm Sales Team at sales@extracomm.com for maintenance plan pricing.
* SMS/MMS port is under license (port/channel) control.
For ExtraFax Enterprise and Standard licenses, SMS/MMS port will be counted as one fax board channel.
For ExtraFax Lite and UltraLite licenses, SMS/MMS port will be counted as one fax modem port.
Upgrade Procedure:
1. Backup your existing extrafax.nsf and make note of any customizations. In advance of upgrading ExtraFax you should make sure that the design elements in your extrafax.nsf are not marked as "Prohibit design refresh or replace to modify"), otherwise the database design upgrade process may not complete properly.
2. For Brooktrout fax board users, backup the following files from Domino/Notes program directory (Brooktrout 4.9.1 or earlier version drivers), or from C:\Program Files\Brooktrout\Config directory (Brooktrout 5.2 or greater version drivers).
- bchanmap.cfg
- btcall.cfg
- btna.cfg
- callctrl.cfg
- digital.cfg
- isdn.cfg
(Skip a particular file if it does not exist)
3. For users of Brooktrout TR1034/TruFax/SR140, if you are currently using Brooktrout 4.7.1 - 6.5.0 driver, please download and reinstall with the latest Brooktrout 6.6.0 driver.
http://www.extracomm.com/Extracomm/ECDownload.nsf/www/BT660INSTGuide
4. Run the ExtraFax setup program to start installing the latest version of ExtraFax. You can perform in-place upgrades. There is no need to un-install the previous version of ExtraFax before installing ExtraFax 8.5.1.
5. You will now be prompted to specify the ExtraFax license key during the ExtraFax Server installation process.
6. Following the installation of ExtraFax, when you start ExtraFax it will automatically upgrade the design of extrafax.nsf
(Highly Recommended) if you have chosen to do so as prompted in the setup program.
7. Following the completion of the automatic design upgrade, manually apply any previous database customizations (if any) to the post office database if necessary.
8. You can manually update the database title from the Basics tab of the Database Properties box to reflect the updated version of ExtraFax.
9. Restart the ExtraFax server and test to confirm that it is running normally.
Related Links:
Download ExtraFax 8.5.1 for Notes/Domino
Maintenance Plan Descriptions
List of Resellers
ExtraFax Product Page