Automatic Email Processor - Online Help
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60.6 Licensing

60.6.1 Overview

The Automatic Email Processor is commercial software that requires a license. After installation, the program starts in demo mode - functionally complete, but with a time and quantity limit. With a valid license, the program is switched to full version mode.

The license is typically purchased directly from the manufacturer (Gillmeister Software) and delivered as a license file or activation code.

60.6.2 Demo mode

The following restrictions apply in demo mode:

Limit Demo Full version
Demo period 30 days from first installation Unlimited
Maximum number of profiles 2 Unlimited
Catch-up: mails per run 10 Unlimited
Feature scope Identical to full version Identical

60.6.3 Activate license

Via the main menu Enter License Key… the license dialog opens. There:

  1. Enter license key
  2. Program checks the license for authenticity and validity
  3. On success: program immediately switches to full version mode - no restart required

60.6.4 License status at runtime

On activation, restore or license change at runtime, the program status updates immediately - UI elements that are differently available depending on the license (e.g. demo notice, profile limits) are updated automatically. A program restart is not required.

In the title bar you see the current license status; detailed display in the About… window (main menu -> About…):

Status Meaning
Registered (or lifetime / valid until date) Full version active
Demo (X days) Demo mode is running, X days until expiry
Demo trial period expired 30-day deadline exceeded - program now runs in limited form only

60.6.5 Tip

  • In service mode, the license must be located in the AppData directory of the service account - not in the AppData of the UI user

60.6.6 Privacy during license refresh

When the program refreshes license data from the manufacturer’s server (e.g. to verify the license key or when the local license file has expired), two additional technical values are transmitted that the manufacturer uses for usage analysis for license compliance:

  • Pseudonymous identifier: A hashed value built from a one-time-generated identifier in the Windows user profile and the machine ID. The value cannot be reverse-engineered to a Windows username or any other personal information.
  • IP address, masked to the /24 subnet (the last octet of an IPv4 address is set to 0; for IPv6 the lower 64 bits). This allows a rough regional assignment, but no direct personal reference.

No Windows usernames, email addresses, profile configurations, or processing logs are transmitted. The pseudonymous identifier is generated once in the Windows user profile and remains stable for the same Windows user on the same computer.

Profile Import and Export Placeholders