MassMailer/.specs/project/STATE.md

Project state

Current milestone

F01-F07 are implemented and locally verified. The owner reports the authenticated internal SMTP test worked after entering the password; detailed received-image rendering is not separately recorded. F08 now has review, full footer preview, campaign-specific internal test, and paused approval. Its disposable MDB/MIME integration test passes; the real campaign-specific inbox test requires the physical postal address. Campaign sending remains unavailable.

Decisions

• Sending only while the HTA is open; reopening requires explicit resume.
• Access .mdb; this PC has working x86 Jet/ACE providers and no working x64 provider in the diagnostic probe.
• System settings in local INI; campaign and queue data in MDB; password protected with DPAPI CurrentUser when implemented.
• No live business-contact sends during development or automated tests.
• The owner supplied a private internal test inbox; it is stored only in ignored config.ini. The postal address remains blank until setup.

Next dependencies

• Enter the business postal address in local config.ini before campaign review and approval.
• Import the intended template, run its campaign-specific internal test, and inspect the received message before approving it.
• Implement in-app dispatch, pacing, pause, recovery, and reporting (F09-F10) before any business-contact send.