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Courier v0.5.14 (beta)

A Beta build on top of 0.5.12: formatted notices, Priority notices, and Cancel / All clear.

New

  • Formatted notices. Make words bold or italic, add a heading, bullet or numbered lists, or a highlighted line, and choose the text size and font. The preview shows exactly what the computers will show. Computers with an older RSJ Agent show the plain text.
  • Priority notices, for something that must be seen soon. A red "PRIORITY NOTICE" band, an optional short sound, and the notice comes back to the front until it is acknowledged or expires. Administrators can always send one; an administrator chooses which senders may. Courier is an extra channel, never a replacement for your fire alarm, PA or bell, radios, or your lockdown procedure.
  • Cancel or send an all clear for a Priority notice, from its Results page. Computers showing it are told to close it, and with an all clear they show your message.
  • Your RSJ Agent stays up to date. Courier now offers your computers newer versions of the RSJ Agent, as Groundskeeper does. This build includes RSJ Agent 0.8.39, which the new notices need.

Fixed

  • Results reads "Cancelled" or "All clear sent" as soon as a notice is withdrawn.
  • A preview with no formatting shows your spacing exactly as it will be sent.

Download

File Description
CourierSetup.exe The whole Courier server -- install it on the Windows Server that will run Courier. The Courier module for your PCs is inside it and is handed to each PC by your own server. The RSJ Agent that runs the module on each PC is a separate install.

The two Source code links GitHub adds to every release hold only this repository's README and security policy, not the product.

SHA-256 checksum

Verify your download matches this before running it (PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\CourierSetup.exe):

File SHA-256
CourierSetup.exe 0655B0360554DB9E3B7B08C98A13C9A5EFA864E4A2A4134B530D4D8C53C5A835

Checked

The installer was scanned on VirusTotal before release:

About the beta

A beta build is newer than the public release, for trying new features before they reach everyone. It is tested by RSJ Software
but may still have rough edges. Install it over an existing Courier: your accounts, history and settings are kept.

To be offered betas, choose Beta under Settings -> Updates -> Update channel; you are also offered every public release as it
comes out. Tick Allow automatic updates there too if you want them installed without asking. To leave, choose Stable:
nothing older is ever installed, and the next public release arrives once it is newer than the beta you have.

What to expect when installing

Run the installer on the Windows Server that hosts Courier; it asks for administrator approval. The installer should name
RSJ Software Ltd as its publisher. If the publisher shows as unknown, do not run it -- tell us in an Issue on the main
repository. Take a copy of Courier's data folder first, with the Courier service stopped, as you would before any upgrade.

Help, questions and bug reports

Everything lives on the main repository, not here:

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