Net at Work Mail Gateway 7.7 was released on July 18. This version now supports the integration of SigntrustCert, a Deutsche Post AG Trust Centre product, which makes E-mail certificate management considerably easier.
Also new is the connection to the “E-Postbrief-System”. The E-Postbrief-System makes it possible to communicate in a secure way with your business partners. enQsig now enables a direct connection to the IKG-Boxes provided by “Deutsche Post AG”.
Also Many changes already made to the software core since the 7.5 version can now be put to full use. For example, it is now possible to create several send and receive connectors that can distribute e-mails to different smart hosts based on the target domains. In addition, two new anti-spam filters have been implemented. The following list includes all of the new features:
Send certificate requests automatically
Once an administrator has applied for a Class 3 certificate with SignTrust and installed it in the Net at Work Mail Gateway, Class 2 certificates for other users can be ordered conveniently via the user management role. This considerably speeds up the process of obtaining certificates for individual users.
Connectors
Incoming and outgoing connectors can now be configured via the interface. This makes it possible to switch the Net at Work Mail Gateway from proxy mode to queue mode and forward incoming e-mails to different smart hosts using the receiving domain, for example. Of course, the same applies for outgoing e-mails.
Available send connectors:
• Standard SMTP connector, delivering either via DNS or (possibly several) smart hosts
• E-post connector
• Deutschland Online Infrastruktur connector
Available receive connectors:
• SMTP connector
• POP3 connector (Only in combination with enQsig! In combination with NoSpamProxy, this is not a Net at Work supported environment!)
With all connectors, it is possible to assign PINs for certificates, so TLS connection certificates saved on smart cards can be used.
E-post connector
Link the Net at Work Mail Gateway with the e-post IKG boxes (individual communication gateway, German = Individualkommunikations-Gateway). Sender domain-based routing enables multi-client capability when there are multiple IKGs. This feature is very interesting, particularly for e-mail providers.
Certificate encryption
Database certificates can now be encrypted with a master key.
Character set recognition
This is a new filter for detecting unwanted character sets. All e-mails with unwanted characters (e.g. Chinese or Cyrillic characters) receive 4 penalty points.
Certified Sender Alliance (CSA)
This is a new action for incoming e-mails. Newsletters from certified providers are classified as trustworthy. For more information on CSA, go to
http://www.certified-senders.eu
UserManagement has moved
User management has now migrated completely to the user management role. Users managed here are automatically distributed to all of the connected gateway roles.
Upgrade
To install the new version, .NET Framework Version 4 .0 is required. After .NET Framework 4.0 is installed, version 7.7 can be installed without deinstalling 7.6. All previous settings will be retained. If you want to upgrade from a version preceding 7.6, please read
the upgrade instructions first.
Support life cycle
Support for version 6.5 and previous versions will be discontinued with the adoption of version 7.7 on May 30.