Verse Mobile: Android users now can view mail as threaded conversations
Verse Mobile is introducing visual grouping of messages and their replies into threaded conversations or threading. You have the option of viewing messages individually or as a grouped thread.
- A thread is shown as one item in the Inbox or folders
- Forwarding rather than Replying starts a new thread
- Changes in subject do not start a new thread
- Enabled by default
IBM Mail Support for MS Outlook: Accumulate more than 30 days of mail
As an IBM Mail user on MS Outlook, you can accumulate more than 30 days of email up to
50 GB.
Typically when you first migrate your mail and sync to the cloud, you download 30 days of existing mail locally. What's new is that now, after initially downloading 30 days worth of email, you can over time accumulate up to 50 GB of mail without any time limit. For example, after six months, you'll have seven months of local mail. The accumulated mail is carried over if you switch to a new computer or you create a new Outlook profile.
IBM Mail Support for MS Outlook: Calendar rich text content
By default, Outlook users who have IBM Mail Support for MS Outlook (IMSMO) can now see Calendar rich text content in the description field (tables, fonts, and so on) instead of plain text. Outlook users can also insert rich text into Calendar entries. There is no change to the attachment limitations in Calendar entries at this time.
Developers: Extend the navigation bar to add menu items
While we told you about this new extension point last month, we've updated the description to give you the correct help link. See Managing applications for Verse or the Top Navigation Bar. Add, modify, or delete menu items in the Verse or Connections Cloud navigation bar. Organization administrators can now extend the navigation bar in the following ways: - Add links to the top level navigation bar
- Add new menus (and menu options to the menu)
- Hide (disable) existing links at top level or inside a menu
- Hide (disable) an entire existing menu
Developers: Extend the Verse mail send command to hook before sending
IBM Verse is introducing an extension point to allow developers to call other services when a user is about to send a message. This extensibility point allows businesses the opportunity to ask users to validate actions or information before proceeding to send a message. For example, some companies like to ensure that every email meets security requirements before it's sent. Some countries may prohibit sending work emails after a certain hour. In some countries, similar names are so common that companies want their employees to confirm recipients before sending. Note that the extension cannot force users to make a change; it can just advise them that they should. Look for the ability to disable send in an upcoming release. See the Verse extensibility documentation
Developers: Extend Verse to create a custom name picker
IBM Verse is introducing an extensibility point to invoke a custom name picker when composing. This extensibility point is designed to give organizations, system integrators, and business partners the ability to develop their own directory search solutions.
Why write a custom name picker for IBM Verse? In some countries, similar names are so common that companies want their employees to see additional information about recipients when choosing a name. A custom name picker allows users to search for recipients using various name filters. Or a name picker might help narrow a name search to a certain locale.
For example, when a user composes a message, the To field is clickable
The name picker then appears, covering the message body. The user can drill down by location or department to find the correct name:
For a tutorial and instructions on creating a name picker:
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