Dawn, the Address Converter and Manager

 

Dawn Changelog

Build

Release Date

Release Status

Changes
5303 (final) October 8 2005 Final Release
  • Fixed memory leak in CSV support
5302 October 2 2005 Final Release
  • Eudora 6.2 Support
  • Saving as vCard fixed
5301 (release candidate) September 5 2005 Public Release Candidate
  • Further Opera fixes
5300 July 18 2005 Internal build
  • Opera 8 Support (and other Opera fixes)
  • Thunderbird Support
  • Distribution List support for Mozilla
5222 (final) March 3 2004 Final Release
5221 (release candidate) November 9 2003 Public Release Candidate
  • Full CSV customization (Bug 71)
  • Ability to run almost any conversion direct from the command line
  • Some Wizard problems resolved
  • Enhanced program location handling
  • Enhanced error messages
5220 Summer 2003 Internal build
  • Switch to Visual C++ 7.1
  • Bug 55 (Juno) resolved
  • Bug 65 (Outlook Express) resolved
5219 (beta 2) March 2003 Public Beta Release
5217-5218 March 2003 Internal builds
  • Bug 57 (Outlook import) resolved
5216 (beta 2) March 7 2003 Public Beta Release
  • Distribution List support
  • Opera support returns (Bug 48)
  • Support for multiple folders in Outlook
  • Bugs 50 and 51 (Eudora problems) resolved
  • Bug 56 (Mozilla) resolved
  • Bug 54 (minor) resolved
  • Bug 37 (aesthetic) resolved
5214-5215  February 2003 Internal builds
  • The list above for beta 2 includes fixes in the internal builds
5213 (beta 1) August 22 2002 Public Beta Release
  • Basic automation implemented
  • On export merge into existing data instead of overwriting (again after regression in 5212)
  • Bug 33 (minor export dialog) resolved
  • Bug 36 (cosmetic) resolved
5212 August 19 2002 Internal build
  • Registry writing bug fixed
  • Opera directory detection fixed
  • <stdio.h> replaced by <cstdio> in several places
5211 (beta 1) August 15 2002 Public Beta release
  • Ability to edit the list of programs displayed
  • On export merge into existing data instead of overwriting
  • Bug 26 resolved
5210 August 1 2002 Public Alpha release

  • Exporting to Outlook re-implemented

  • Fixed bug in export code for Outlook Express
5209 July 14 2002 Private test release
  • Windows NT 4 support reinstated under the assumption that IE5 is installed
5208 June 26 2002 Private test release
  • Progress indicator for import events
  • Ability to cancel an import event in progress
  • Internet Explorer 5 requirement enforced
5207 June 20 2002 Private test release
  • Rewritten import code for Mozilla to fix bugs and support Netscape 7
  • New export code adds Mozilla, Netscape 6, and Netscape 7 support
  • Packaged for installation with Windows Installer
5206 May 16 2002 Private test release
  • First release to use the new address book engine
  • Export to Pegasus Mail fix
5204-5205 April/May 2002 Internal builds  
5203 April 5 2002 Private test release
  • Export to Opera fix, now obsolete
5200-5202 March 2002 Internal builds
  • Switch to Visual C++ 7

Older Releases

  • February 5 2002. Dawn 5.11 released to fix Windows 2000 problems
  • January 3 2002. Dawn 5.1 is released fixing a slew of bugs and supporting many new features. Among the most important are the Outlook 2002 support fix, and Pegasus Mail support fix for full Pegasus 4.x compatibility.
  • August 5 2001. After more than a year in the making Dawn 5.0 released.
  • March 22 2001. Dawn 5 beta 3 released
  • January 17 2001. Dawn 5 beta 2 released
  • November 26 2000. Dawn 5.0 beta 1 is out
  • July 31 2000. Dawn 4.5 is out
  • May 29 2000. Dawn 4.5 beta 3 is out
  • March 28 2000. An update to the Wizard Preview (4.5 beta 2) released
  • February 29 2000. Dawn wizard preview (4.5 beta 1) is out
  • February 2 2000. Dawn 4.1 out.
  • December 21 1999. Dawn 4 is released
  • October 1 1999. The development of the Dawn Wizard begins.
  • August 24 1999. Dawn 4.0 beta 4 is out with automation support
  • February 15 1998. The development effort for Dawn 4 begins
  • October 1997 - Dawn 3.1 mends the big mess and adds CSV support instead of the overly ambitious fully customizable nightmare that was in 3.0.
  • August 26 1997 - Dawn 3.0 final is a mess
  • July 30 1997 - Dawn 3.0 beta 3 is out
  • July 15 1997 - Dawn 3.0 beta 2 is out with Nickname support
  • June 22 1997 - Dawn 3.0 beta 1 is out with sorting support and basic preferences implemented
  • April 29 1997 - The final version of NACWoNaF 2.0 is released, and a new undertaking is announced. An evolutionary step, to be sure, but a historical one. Tentatively called "Project Dawn" it promises that one day conversion will go beyond Netscape and Nicknames will be converted as well
  • Late 1996 - NCP development is abandoned as the world goes 32-bit and Netscape turns 4 (4.0 that is) prompting a renaming of the effort into a now silly-sounding acronym - NACWoNaF (Netscape Address book Converter for WindOws Ninety Five - the a is gratuitous)
  • March 8 1996 - NCP (Netscape Conversion Program) 1.0 beta 1 16-bit is out - This initial release supported a one-way conversion from an address list to a Netscape 3.x HTML Address Book with only the addresses (not the nick names) carried over