IMPORTANT PRODUCT RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LAUNCHING LISTSERV® 14.3! We are proud to announce that L-Soft is releasing new version upgrades for LISTSERV® email management software and LISTSERV® Maestro email campaign software. LISTSERV® Version 14.3 is the second most extensive update in LISTSERV's 18-year history. LISTSERV® 14.3 can be connected easily to most spam filters, including the ubiquitous SpamAssassin. Its new spam control features kill address harvesters dead and make it much more difficult (some even say impossible) for spammers to pollute the list administrators' mailboxes. LISTSERV® 14.3 also allows a much finer degree of customization and translation of system and confirmation messages, and follows the W3C priority 1 accessibility guidelines. More than 100 of the 174 changes in version 14.3 are a direct result of customer requirements, covering a broad spectrum from spam control to internationalization to database stored procedures to list moderation. The result is a product with a comfortably familiar interface that contains an impressive collection of new customer-driven enhancements that will improve the email list management experience for list subscribers, list owners and site administrators alike. With the release of version 14.3, L-Soft is aligning the LISTSERV® version numbering with the rest of the email industry. There have been 48 released versions of LISTSERV® since 1986, including 14 major upgrades and 34 minor releases. The former version 1.8e in the "traditional" numbering system corresponds to 14.0, and the present update to 14.3. Read a quick overview of LISTSERV® 14.3 new features at: <http://www.lsoft.com/products/listserv_143.asp> Read Eric Thomas' introduction to the new version at: <http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8e/relnotes/LISTSERV14.3-Release-Notes.html> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LAUNCHING LISTSERV® MAESTRO 2.0! L-Soft is also releasing version 2.0 of the LISTSERV® Maestro email campaign manager. Building upon the LISTSERV® foundation you are familiar with, LISTSERV® Maestro offers advanced tracking and reporting functions packaged in an award-winning web interface. LISTSERV® Maestro 2.0 extends the power of email marketing to organizations that do not already have existing recipient databases and need an easy way to collect data and send targeted opt-in email campaigns. Please contact your sales representative at [log in to unmask] to schedule a demo. View an interactive demo for LISTSERV® Maestro 2.0 at: <http://www.lsoft.com/products/maestro_flash_demo.asp> For more information about LISTSERV® Maestro 2.0, go to: <http://www.lsoft.com/products/maestro.asp> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Customers with current LISTSERV® maintenance are able to immediately download the software and upgrade their server. (Please do read the Release Notes for important upgrade technical information!) To download, go to http://www.lsoft.com/download/download.asp For upgrade support questions please contact [log in to unmask] Customers who do not currently benefit from maintenance can upgrade at a special rate until February 13, 2005. For sales questions please contact your sales representative at [log in to unmask] For a copy of the formal press release and other information about L-Soft, please go to http://www.lsoft.com/news/lsv-maestro-us.asp ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LISTSERV is a registered trademark ____________________________________________________________________ Ben Parker Chief Corporate Consultant [log in to unmask] The Training & Consulting Group [log in to unmask] L-Soft international, Inc. http://www.lsoft.com http://www.lsoft.com/products/consulting.asp