Build 9735 Update Experience
Question asked by MattyT - 8/27/2026 at 8:56 PM
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Took a server snapshot, ran the installer, upgraded from 9714. All done in about 2-3 minutes. Tested email connectivity and then deleted the snapshot. Easy peasy. Thanks, ST for a painless upgrade and for patching whatever needed patching.  Two thumbs up!
Jade B Replied
So far one of our servers wasnt able to update during the installation process, how ever a reboot did the trick.
Christian Schmit Replied
Upgraded 2 servers. No problems so far.
Michael Wallace Replied
Updated 2 servers. All looks to be working as they should be. Time will tell.
Build 9575 -> Build 9735
*both are on Linux servers
TOAST.net Replied
Updated a Linux and Win server 9714-->9735. No issues so far. Kudos ST team for how you handled the CVE this time around!
Bill T Replied
So far so good here as well on Windows 2022.
Millennium Systems Replied
No issues to report after upgrading 2 Windows installations.
Tan Replied
Testing on 1 server, no issues so far by updating. shall wait for any feedback tomorrow from client
George To Replied
Upgraded 2 servers for around 8 hours.  
One is Windows Server 2019, another one is Windows Server 2025.  
Both from 9714 to 9735.  No issues so far.
Linda Pagillo Replied
Hi everyone!

I upgraded 5 servers tonight. All Windows VMs ranging from 2016 to 2025. All went very well. No issues so far.

However, I see something strange that I'm not sure about. Out of the 5, I have 3 that show SpamFoo as "Not Licensed" in the antispam area. When I click on SpamFoo to enable it, I see this "This add-on is not licensed. Changing any settings below will have no effect until the add-on is licensed." However, 2 out of the 5 do NOT say any of this and I can enable SpamFoo. All 5 servers are using a SmarterMail Leased License. Any idea why those 3 servers are showing this? Thanks!
Linda Pagillo
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Sébastien Riccio Replied
Updated past night and everything seems running smoothly.
Sébastien Riccio
System & Network Admin

Brian Replied
Upgraded last night. No issues reported here. 
Douglas Foster Replied
Friday night: 4 windows servers upgraded, one running Spamfoo. No problem with SmarterMail upgrade or Spamfoo.

   Prior to upgrade, on Thursday, the Spamfoo client upgrade had problems.  One file did not download so Spamfoo crashed.   On manual restart next morning, the missing file downloaded normally and Spamfoo started normal operation.   Ticket opened with support for improving future updates 

No Spamfoo licensing problems reported on either process.
Brian Kropf Replied
Updated windows server over 24 hours ago, no problems reported so far. 
Marc Replied
Upgraded last night, windows server 2019, no issues so far, no Spamfoo licensing problems.
Daniele (TDBnet) Replied
it's ok here
Linda Pagillo Replied
I came across a problem this morning on one of the VMs that I upgraded Friday. The SM service crashed and didn't automatically restart. When I tried to restart it from the Windows Services area it would not start. I tried several times. I had to reinstall 9735 in order to get it to start. 

I'm not sure if this is an issue with 9735 in itself (probably not, but we never had the issue on THIS particular VM until I upgraded). We have this SAME issue on ALL of our servers (physical and VM) and some of our servers are NOT running 9735 yet. If the SM service crashes, we have to reinstall SM to get it to start again on every server.

I submitted a ticket to SM support a few months ago and they gave me some diagnostic things to run which I did. They had said it was Declude locking the SM service so it could not start. This is not the issue because I had the Declude service completely stopped when I was trying to restart the SM service. 

I had SM support close the ticket because we had planned on upgrading all of our servers anyway so I thought that maybe the upgrade would fix whatever was really causing it. But it looks like it has not. 

Gonna open a new ticket with the SM team to see if we can figure this out :)
Linda Pagillo
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josh levine Replied
My spool command line stopped working, I now get this error message in the delivery log...

```
[2026.08.30] 20:51:14.761 [58492057] CommandLine Exe Exception: Script execution blocked: File is not within Scripts directory.
[2026.08.30]    at SmarterMail.MailService.RelayServer.MessageQueue.丄俰.RunExe(丄侼 spoolMessage, String exePath, String arguments)20:51:14.761 [58492057] Spam Checks started.
```
Help does not mention any restrictions on script file location....


I do not see any obvious lines in the release notes related to this functionality. 

How can I get my spool command line working again?

-josh

Sabatino Replied
Updated about 7 hours ago from 9623 on Windows Server Standard 2019.
286 domains, 1500 mailboxes.
No problems so far.
Sabatino Traini
      Chief Information Officer
Genial s.r.l. 
Martinsicuro - Italy

Daniele (TDBnet) Replied
Since this morning, some users have been reporting that when they create a new message, the window opens with a circle that remains in a perpetual waiting state. After closing and reopening the window 4-5 times, the new message interface finally appears. This doesn't happen to all users, and it doesn't happen when replying to a message. Is it only happening on my SmarterMail 9735?

Daniele
Daniele (TDBnet) Replied
This occours also connecting from localhost directly to SM on 17017 port.
Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
Daniele, 

We’re going to open a ticket for you.  We have seen one other report of this, but we have been unable to replicate.
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Martin Blanchette Replied
After upgrading to SmarterMail Build 9735, our Plesk for Windows 18.0.80 Update #5 Remote SmarterMail integration stopped working.

Plesk reports:
Unable to get SmarterMail version
SMProvider::getInstance line 82
Debug logging shows:
Unable to get SmarterMail version by REST API
Plesk then falls back to:
/Services/svcProductInfo.asmx
and fails with a SOAP envelope mismatch:
Expected:
www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope


Received:
schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/


SOAP ERROR: GetProductInfo() failed
I recreated the SmarterMail System Administrator account used by Plesk, but the issue remains.

From the Plesk server, I manually tested the SmarterMail REST API using the exact same administrator account:

POST /api/v1/auth/authenticate-user
Result: 200 / success / isAdmin=True
Then:
GET /api/v1/licensing/about
also works correctly and returns:
version : 100.0.9735
So HTTPS connectivity, credentials, System Admin permissions, REST authentication, token generation, and the /api/v1/licensing/about endpoint are all working correctly from the Plesk server.

At this point it looks like a compatibility issue between SmarterMail 9735 and Plesk's smremoteprovider.dll, possibly related to the API/security changes in this build.

Has anyone else using Plesk for Windows + Remote SmarterMail seen the same issue after upgrading to 9735?
Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
We are aware of the Plesk issue and will have a fix out shortly.  
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Martin Blanchette Replied
@Tim Uzzanti : 

Message from  Plesk support : 

Our development team has confirmed an issue with integrating the new version of SmarterMail (9735) with Plesk. This behavior has already been acknowledged as a Plesk bug, tracked under ID #PPPM-15497.
  
 The fix is expected in Plesk 18.0.81. You can follow the Plesk changelog to get updated once that's resolved:
docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/change-log/
  
Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
Martin,

We were going to look into it and see if it was something we changed. Appreciate the heads up, that will save us some time. 
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Mark J Replied
Is the recommended install process still to uninstall the current build first, then run the update?
Or can we just run the installer over the top now?
Linda Pagillo Replied
HI Mark.

This is how we do it over here at MBF and it works like a charm...

  1. Stop the SmarterMail App Pool in IIS
  2. Stop the SmarterMail website in IIS
  3. Uninstall SmarterMail
  4. Reboot
  5. Install new version of SmarterMail
  6. Start the SmarterMail App Pool in IIS
  7. Start the SmarterMail website in IIS
Hope this helps!
Linda Pagillo
Mail's Best Friend
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Mark J Replied
Yes ok same for us thanks Linda, minus the reboot
Manuel Martins Replied
Hi,

Update to Build 9735 went OK and smoth but the need to Refresh all APP Passwords on all accounts with MFA is a great headache. All users calling at the same time thinking that our Service is Down... a Nightmare.

Thanks,
Linda Pagillo Replied
Mark, we reboot because when we uninstall SM it tells us every time that we need to reboot. Not sure why, but we do what the installer says because we don't want any issues :)
Linda Pagillo
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Web: www.mailsbestfriend.com
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Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
Linda,

Its a good idea to reboot.  Windows likes to hold onto files randomly.  
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Chris Mayer Replied
Hello Martin Blanchette

Yes we also have Plesk for Windows + Remote SmarterMail and upgraded to 9735.
we also have the same issue like you. all Remote Smartermail Connections are broken and at none Plesk Server we can change any Mail Accounts settings. on some Plesk server it's even worse because the Mail Register at the Customers Hosting is completely gone.

hope smartermail or plesk will fix that very soon!!

Are there anyworkaround till that is fixed?
Chris Mayer

Simple Hosting GmbH
Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
Even though Plesk has this listed as a bug to fix, we are looking into it as well to see if there is something we can do. One way or another, you guys are going to get a resolution. 
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Thank you, we will await the solution.
Linda Pagillo Replied
@Tim Uzzanti Thanks! Yeah Windows is a pain sometimes like that :)
Linda Pagillo
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Web: www.mailsbestfriend.com
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This is the solution Plesk support gave me.

This was recently discovered as a bug (ID PPPM-15497). The fix will be released in Plesk 18.0.81 (September 13th), however, our development team has released a patch.
 
To Apply this fix:
1. Extract the files (There are 4)

2. Open the Services window in your Windows Server and stop Plesk Management Service
3. Copy the extracted files into %plesk_bin%. Replace existing files
4. Start Plesk Management Service
5. Login to Plesk and go to Tools & settings > Server Components > SmarterMail Server 100.0.9735 (not configured), enter SmarterMail admin credentials and click Save
 
SmarterMail will connect after that


Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
Rock on Plesk! It’s impressive that they released a patch so quickly. We appreciate the updates.  
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
MattyT Replied
@Mark Johnson

I used to do the whole stop IIS, stop SmarterMail, uninstall, yadda yadda, during an upgrade, and I've been using SmarterMail for nearly 20 years. However, for the past year, or more, I've simply been running the installer without stopping or uninstalling anything. The installer stops the services, uninstalls, reinstalls, keeps all the settings, and starts up perfectly fine. I cannot say whether or not ST recommends this procedure but it has been flawless for me for many upgrade cycles, and only interrupts mail flow for 3-5 minutes max.

Matt
Mark J Replied
Thanks Matt, admire your confidence!

Does the app pwd reset cause any IDS blocks to be triggered by accounts failed logins prior to app pwd being updated in their clients? 
Any mitigations we can apply? .. noting we'll upgrade at 10pm so accounts will be trying to login all night until users action it in the morning.
Andrew Barker Replied
Employee Post
@Mark Johnson You shouldn't need to apply any mitigations. We considered IDS difficulties while planning the app password changes and included some logic to prevent clients that are currently using app passwords from triggering IDS blocks.

EDIT: This mitigation is specific to when an incoming authentication request uses the target account's old app password for the current protocol. Otherwise, IDS will continue to work as normal.

Andrew Barker
Lead Software Developer
SmarterTools Inc.
www.smartertools.com 

Mark J Replied
Thanks Andrew, good to hear it was considered prior,
Install went ok last night, took 20 mins on server 2025, monitoring this morning as users start logging in.
Now need to weigh up Cyren v Spamfoo as our renewal is due this month!
How long is the Spamfoo beta program going to run?
Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
We will be extending the BETA for a month or two. Don't buy Cyren, use SpamFoo during the BETA, and then when we end the BETA and make it available for sale, it’s going to be prorated with your Maintenance and Support, saving you some months. 
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Mark J Replied
Ok thanks Tim, I've enabled Spamfoo on the server now but reduced the score from 20 to 5 to start with,
I gather the pricing will be similar?

We also have Cyren Zero-hour Outbreak Detection, what would replace that?
Or do we keep that Cyren component active?


Thanks,
Mark
Linda Pagillo Replied
Hey everyone! I just wanted to update you guys on my post from a week or two ago. I worked with ST support (Shay) and we figured out that the problem this entire time was not SmarterMail or Declude. It was our EndPoint protection that we have on all of our servers preventing the SM service from starting/restarting properly. So... no issues with build 9735 for us so far. Upgrading another server tonight.. we will see how it goes, but I'm not expecting any issue. I have performed around 12 upgrades so far to 9735 and no issues have been reported to me about anything at all. However, I still have the question as to why SpamFoo is showing as unavailable and unlicensed on some of the servers, and I cannot enable it but the other servers are fine. I haven't opened a ticket with ST support for this yet because I was hoping someone would chime in here and tell me what's up. Anyway... a huge thanks again to Shay from the ST team! They provided awesome support!
Linda Pagillo
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Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
Linda,

Please open a ticket for any servers you are having an issue with. We can't replicate the issue and would like to understand what you’re seeing and fix whatever we can.  
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Linda Pagillo Replied
@Tim Uzzanti Will do! As always, thank you!
Linda Pagillo
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Linda Pagillo Replied
@Tim Uzzanti Ticket and RSAA submitted :)
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Stefano Replied
@Tim Uzzanti When will the CVEs for previous versions be made public? 
Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post

It depends on the organization that reported the vulnerability. For the issues referenced in 9735, they indicated a 90-day disclosure window. From the time they were reported to us, we had the issues resolved within a week. We hope they honor the full 90-day window so customers have adequate time to update before the technical details are made public.

When we had a few CVEs late last year, the researchers similarly indicated a 60- or 90-day disclosure period, but ultimately chose to publish the details almost immediately. Unfortunately, vulnerability disclosure can still be a bit of the Wild West. Our approach is to focus on what we can control: investigating and resolving issues as quickly as possible once we're made aware of them, and notifying customers without unnecessarily disclosing technical details that could help bad actors identify or exploit the affected areas before customers have had an opportunity to update.

Security has become a game of whack-a-mole for virtually every software company over the last couple of years, and the volume of reported CVEs across the industry has increased dramatically. AI has accelerated both sides of this equation. Security researchers and attackers now have increasingly sophisticated AI-assisted tools for analyzing software, identifying weaknesses, tracing vulnerable code paths, and developing potential exploits much faster than was possible in the past.

We're using many of those same capabilities defensively through a variety of companies and models on old code and newly developed code.  We also conduct recurring monthly and quarterly security reviews and audits. Even with all of those layers in place, occasionally an issue is still discovered and reported. 
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Sébastien Riccio Replied
Since this morning, some users have been reporting that when they create a new message, the window opens with a circle that remains in a perpetual waiting state. After closing and reopening the window 4-5 times, the new message interface finally appears. This doesn't happen to all users, and it doesn't happen when replying to a message. Is it only happening on my SmarterMail 9735?

We have a customer reporting this too. He's using firefox on Windows.

EDIT: But I see 9742 has a changelog entry for this. Will update. Thanks!
Sébastien Riccio
System & Network Admin

Linda Pagillo Replied
I upgraded one server (VM) to 9742 last night (Windows Standard 2025). We have almost 2000 users on that server and NO reports of any issues today! Everything went smooth as strawberry ice cream! :)
Linda Pagillo
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YS Tech Replied
Upgraded OK, so I thought but one client is having an issue and i'm getting this error in my logs:

[2026.09.08] 13:32:38.228 MailboxManager Refusing to read the summary for folder '//Deleted Messages' of manager@hisdomain.org: it resolves outside the mail store e:/SmarterMail/Domains/hisdomain.com/Users/manager/Mail.

Any idea what the issue is?

Tim Uzzanti Replied
Employee Post
I would open a ticket on that. It might be related to the double slashes. We have tightened up security in a lot of areas and are more strict about pathing, instead of trying to clean things up and make things work, etc. 
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
YS Tech Replied
Thanks Tim, Ticket Raised. Wierd that its only that one account and one folder!
Linda Pagillo Replied
@Tim Uzzanti Hi Tim! I just wanted to let you know that I have been working with 3 of your techs on the SpamFoo Not Licensed issue. The team has been helpful as always. However, the issue has seemed to resolve itself on all of our servers. I had one server where it just wouldn't resolve itself, but sometime last night, it did. At this time we have no servers with the issue. Just wanted to update you. I believe Tony reported this issue to the SpamFoo team to see what the core issue may have been. Thanks!
Linda Pagillo
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Tim Uzzanti Replied
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Linda,

Thanks for the feedback.  Because we’re in BETA, we have a bit of a skewed approach to the licensing, and some of the issues we have seen related to licensing have been on SpamFoo.  
Tim Uzzanti
CEO
SmarterTools Inc.
Linda Pagillo Replied
Thanks Tim! Understood! :)
Linda Pagillo
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