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Release notes

In the overview below, our releases, new features and bugfixes are listed.

January 2014

Date Category Reference number Description
2014-01-23 bugfix 3298 Deleted handles were included in the auto-complete list in the RCP
2014-01-13 bugfix 2148 Improved handling of non-existent zipcodes in Ireland
2014-01-01 release - Changed billing model SIDN

December 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-12-17 release 2768 Reseller inclusion in .nl whois
2013-12-17 feature 2768 Ability to move domains to Openprovider's registry accounts upon renewal
2013-12-16 release 2749 Activation of registrar account for .co.za
2013-12-11 release 3152 Pre-registration widget new gTLDs
2013-12-03 feature 2984 Redemption period for .de domains

November 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-11-19 release 2993 Soft quarantine for gTLDs
2013-11-14 bugfix 3151 Pre-registrations now allow 1 and 2 lettered domains
2013-11-08 release 3149 Blogs on public website

October 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-10-30 feature - Transfer confirmation e-mails (FOA) now multi-language
2013-10-23 bugfix - CSR generator now supports up to 250 domains for multi-domain CSRs
2013-10-15 feature 3062 Removed the Openprovider logo in the FOA confirmation page for gTLD transfers
2013-10-15 bugfix 3053 Glue record creation now works correctly for extensions that have multiple providers
2013-10-01 release 2753 Activation of registrar accounts for .com and .net

September 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-09-30 release 2862 Trademark Clearinghouse in RCP
2013-09-23 release 2720, 2743, 2747 Activation of registrar accounts for .info, .org, .biz and .mobi
2013-09-13 release 2964 Added africa.com and kiwi.nz
2013-09-12 release 2719 Activation of registrar account IIS for .nu
2013-09-04 feature 2901 Monthly invoicing process is now started automatically; invoices will be sent on every first day of the month.

August 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-08-18 bugfix 2922 Correct parsing in RCP of DNS records including domain name
2013-08-15 bugfix 2930 Outgoing .pt domain transfers are now handled correctly
2013-08-12 release - Activation of registrar account .PW
2013-08-12 release 2817 Activation of registrar account CentralNic, added several new extensions.

July 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-07-31 release 2806 Soft quarantine
2013-07-23 feature 2880 Enabled transfer for .ac, .io, .sh and .tm domains
2013-07-10 bugfix 2841 Fixed bug in searchDomainRequest that caused not all owner names to be returned
2013-07-09 bugfix 2803 Removed outdated information for root and intermediate certificates in SSL order confirmation e-mails
2013-07-08 feature 2796 Improved usability of IDN registrations
2013-07-04 release - Pre-registration new gTLDs
2013-07-02 feature - DNSSEC enabled for .com, .net, .org, .biz

June 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-06-26 feature 2733 Billing handle added for several extensions
2013-06-26 bugfix 2810 MX records were limited to a length of 63 characters, now RFC compliant with max. 255 characters
2013-06-13 bugfix - Contact fields now accept also accented characters when they are uppercase.
2013-06-13 bugfix - Enabled CSR generator for 4th level domains and deeper.
2013-06-13 bugfix 2722 Removed bug that required undocumented and unnecessary protocol parameter for DNSSEC configuration

May 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-05-31 release - Activation of registrar-account DNS LU
2013-05-31 bugfix 2780 Registration of .ch domains with erroneous nameserver host names fixed

March 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-03-29 feature 2741 Wildcards in MX DNS records allowed
2013-03-25 release - Activation of registrar-account Switch
2013-03-21 bugfix 2731 Fixed a bug in which DNSSEC data was sent to the registry even after disabling DNSSEC
2013-03-20 bugfix 2657 Authorization code and transfer date for scheduled transfers can now be updated
2013-03-14 feature - Removed fax number requirement for .de domains

February 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-02-14 feature 2705 Changes to payment logic:
  • All customers can use credit card now by default (was blocked for non-EU countries)
  • Additional confirmation no longer required when doing a credit card payment
2013-02-13 release - Upgraded WHMCS plugin to version 2013-02. Change: phone number and address processing now ignore trailing and leading spaces.
2013-02-11 feature 2691 Improvements in overview license section: search form, more information in table,
2013-02-07 feature 2202 For certain single-domain SSL certificates, SAN fields in the CSR are ignored (mainly IIS generated CSRs)
2013-02-04 release - Plesk for Virtual Machines
2013-02-03 feature - Improved SSL expiration reminder algorithm which checks if renewal was already ordered

January 2013

Date Category Reference number Description
2013-01-24 release - Improved internal flexibility for Parallels products
2013-01-21 release - DNSSEC enabled for .eu and .be domains

December 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-12-29 bugfix 2534 Added missing prices for Plesk Hosting Suite into price tables
2012-12-28 feature 2658 .at domains can now be deleted or returned to registry
2012-12-28 bugfix 2663 Fixed auto-renewal for .es domain transfers from quarantine
2012-12-26 bugfix 2673 New SpamExperts bundle can be ordered even if there is an expired bundle
2012-12-24 release 2638 Hashed password and IP restrictions on API and RCP
2012-12-24 bugfix 2672 Successful nameserver group update resulted nevertheless in errors on some .de domains
2012-12-24 bugfix 2661 Approval e-mail credit card payments now sent to billing contact instead of admin contact (if any)
2012-12-24 bugfix 2474 SpamExperts filters converted to lowercase, preventing SpamExperts login errors
2012-12-10 release - DNSSEC on custom nameservers, supported on all .nl domains
2012-12-09 release - Outgoing spam filter SpamExperts
  • Availability of outgoing filter
  • Improved user management
  • Improved usability of overview form
  • Support of domain aliases

November 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-11-21 release - New transfer and trade procedure EURid

October 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-10-25 feature 2591 Increased number of allowed characters in account password, accepted characters are now a-z, A-Z, 0-9, .!@#$%&*-_=+()[]{};:?/\~
2012-10-10 bugfix 2545 Copying the CSR in the CSR generator does no longer add spaces in Internet Explorer
2012-10-10 feature - Fixed bug that caused DNS zones of more than 200 records being non-managable via RCP, limit now is 2.000 records
2012-10-09 feature 2346 Added pagination in request queues for new domains, transfers, renewals and restores.
2012-10-02 bugfix - Balance stated in payment confirmation e-mail included reserved balance

September 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-09-24 feature - Restores for .sk domains activated in RCP
2012-09-18 bugfix 2549 Fixed missing company names in CSV export domains from reseller control panel
2012-09-14 bugfix 2580 Improved handling of NIC ES glue record requirements
2012-09-14 feature 629 Login credentials for .tel domain management added to domain details page
2012-09-12 feature - .cn registrations are available again without trustee for non-Chinese registrants
2012-09-11 release 2574 Updated EPP version NIC IT

August 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-08-27 bugfix 2553 Fixed wrong status update for pending registrations
2012-08-17 bugfix 2546 CSV export of DNS zones now can handle more than 1.000 zones
2012-08-16 bugfix 2551 Records of a slave zone were not listed
2012-08-10 bugfix 2550 Incorrect check on linked domains when deleting customer handle

July 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-07-17 bugfix 2529 Infinite loading of restore queue if no domains in it
2012-07-17 bugfix 2533 Correct handling of uppercase/lowercase in nameserver group names for DNS BE and EURid
2012-07-17 bugfix 2532 Correct composition of full name from first name, prefix and lastname in registry modules
2012-07-12 bugfix 2527 Wrong handling of realtime registration failures
2012-07-03 bugfix 2519 Password retrieval page now ignores case
2012-07-03 bugfix 2513 No time-out anymore on reseller price page
2012-07-02 bugfix 2518 Fixed authorization code bug for internal transfers

June 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-06-28 release 2381 Upgraded WHMCS plugin to version 2012-06. Changes:
  • Support for unlimited number of nameservers (limited only by WHMCS's capabilities)
  • Support for MX record priority handling
  • Improved address processing
2012-06-27 release 617 Authorization code management
2012-06-26 feature - Added four servers to the SpamExperts cluster, including two in a new data center (Germany)
2012-06-26 release - Inclusion of Hosting Suite option for Plesk 10 and later licenses
2012-06-13 feature 2284 Optimized nameserver group update
2012-06-08 bugfix 1858 Using correct type of contact handles for some exotic domains
2012-06-06 feature 2479 Integrated trades into transfer queue; improved usability of transfer queue
2012-06-06 feature 2185 Improved visibility of TLD restrictions in order process

May 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-05-30 bugfix 2300 Correct processing of outgoing .uk transfers
2012-05-18 feature 639 Clarified trade page - only accept trades for domains which cannot be updated by a normal domain update
2012-05-14 feature 2431 Improved IDN visualization
2012-05-14 bugfix 2470 Improved .se restore handling
2012-05-11 feature 1759 Improved authorization code handling
2012-05-11 bugfix 2110 Ability to re-send approver e-mails for Comodo certificates
2012-05-04 feature 941 Auto-renew status can be changed for domains which are being processed
2012-05-03 bugfix 2433 Corrected balance check for internal transfers
2012-05-01 release - Activation of registrar-account DNS PT; liberalization of .pt domain

April 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-04-23 bugfix 2318 Fixed formatting bug for authorization codes
2012-04-10 feature 574 Ability to customize the frequency of renewal reminder e-mails
2012-04-03 bugfix 2239 API no longer accepts invalid renewal periods

March 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-03-29 feature 591 CSV export available in account transaction overview
2012-03-29 bugfix 1698 Fixed JavaScript warning in Internet Explorer at payment initiation
2012-03-28 feature 941 Easier management of auto-renew status and comments for domains and customers
2012-03-27 bugfix 2390 Fixed bug that showed incorrect domains in outgoing transfer list
2012-03-26 feature 1068 Removed localhost entry from default DNS template for new resellers
2012-03-23 feature 413 Added sortable order date column in domain overview table
2012-03-23 feature 423 / 1063 For applicable extensions:
  • Owner change allowed in domain update
  • Removed check on domain owner on internal transfer command
2012-03-23 bugfix 1956 Better visualization of domain errors in registration form
2012-03-22 feature 1767 IP address of master nameserver visible in slave nameserver details
2012-03-21 bugfix 2146 Correct handling of non-existing API commands
2012-03-20 bugfix 2389 Fixed wrong balance inclusion in renewal reminder script
2012-03-15 release 2284 Improved registry module to DNS BE; nameserver groups which include glue records can now be used
2012-03-14 release 2372 Added CentralNic SLDs
2012-03-13 release 2365 Introduced ability to use promotion codes
2012-03-06 bugfix 2308 Correct expiration date handling for specific internal transfers
2012-03-02 feature 2286 Updated country codes Netherlands Antilles

February 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-02-16 bugfix 2294 Correct handling for unknown renewal dates for some exotic TLDs
2012-02-10 feature 1526 Activation of 200-container licenses for Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
2012-02-08 bugfix 2327 Fixed bug related to nameserver update for .at domains

January 2012

Date Category Reference number Description
2012-01-26 bugfix 2288 Fixed inability to remove comments from a domain
2012-01-26 bugfix 2300 Correct handling of outgoing .uk transfers not requiring handshake
2012-01-24 bugfix 2293 Fixed possible security flaw in invoice download
2012-01-17 feature - Migration of SpamExperts cluster
2012-01-16 release - Activated registry account IIS.se
2012-01-01 release - Invoice module improvements
  • Clearer invoices
  • Quicker refunds
  • Yearly balance statement
  • Clear overview reserved balance

December 2011

Date Category Reference number Description
2011-12-29 bugfix 2161 Fixed empty response on deleteZoneDnsRequest with non-existing domain
2011-12-07 release - Added Open-Xchange services to product range
2011-12-06 release - Activated direct registrar account at AFNIC registry
2011-12-06 feature - Activated live .xxx registrations
2011-12-05 release - Activated direct registrar account at NIC AT registry
2011-12-01 release 2102 Nameserver improvements
  • IP address made optional where applicable
  • Enabled creation of nameserver objects
  • Better integration WHMCS plugin

November 2011

Date Category Reference number Description
2011-11-23 feature 1981 Transfer scheduler
2011-11-16 bugfix 1941 Solved cases in which a domain update was performed twice
2011-11-11 bugfix 2126 Added comma (,) to list of allowed characters in state/province and city fields
2011-11-08 release 1269 SSL Wizard
2011-11-01 feature - Sorting order of expiring licenses in expiration reminders
2011-11-01 feature 1985 Clearer status description when registering a domain which is not realtime active

October 2011

Date Category Reference number Description
2011-10-31 feature 2044 Improved availability check for extensions with no or unreliable whois server
2011-10-31 feature 2076 Improved performance of waiting queue management
2011-10-31 feature 1482 Enabled explicit renewals and multi-year renewals for .eu and .es domains
2011-10-31 release - Differentiate between expiration and renewal date
  • New date in Openprovider: renewalDate
  • Synchronization of expiration dates in Openprovider with the registry
  • Updated API documentation
2011-10-28 bugfix 2091 Inconsistent nameserver group listing
2011-10-26 feature 1966 Domain comments shown in queues (new registrations, transfers, renewals)
2011-10-19 bugfix 1873 On bulk register page, entering no valid domains caused an empty page
2011-10-19 bugfix 1252 Licenses expiring on short term were already hidden from license overview
2011-10-13 feature - Enable transfer domain for second level .hk domains
2011-10-12 bugfix 2019 Outlook 2010 did not render newsletter correctly
2011-10-12 bugfix 2047 DNS management (TXT records) encoded certain characters while editing DNS zone
2011-10-07 feature 1845 Optimizations regarding extension categories in price table and domain pages
2011-10-07 bugfix - Fixed bug that caused large invoices to break after a certain number of pages
2011-10-06 bugfix 2034 Fixed bug that caused wrong expiration date on .be trades for certain scenarios
2011-10-05 bugfix - Optimized domain availability check to prevent exceeding whois limit
2011-10-04 bugfix 2024 Fixed bug that caused wrong requestor e-mail address to be sent to the CA
2011-10-04 feature 2007 License key number in overview
2011-10-03 release - SSL sub project 3
  • Reissue
  • Cancel/Revoke
  • Re-send approver e-mail
  • SAN names manually configurable
  • Optional technical contact
  • Updated API documentation
2011-10-03 feature 2004 More clear auto-renew icons
2011-10-03 feature 2005 Clickable auto-renew icon from domain details page

September 2011

Date Category Reference number Description
2011-09-30 bugfix 2002 Fixed bug that caused time-out on domain overview list for big (10.000+) accounts
2011-09-27 feature - Additional low balance warning when insufficient balance for next day's renewals
2011-09-23 bugfix 1992 Updated format for Swedish zipcode to comply with registry rules
2011-09-23 feature 1980 Automatic locking of domains after registration and transfer
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