Here's the official announcement:

http://dadamailproject
com/cgi-bin/dada/mail
cgi/archive/dada_announce/20130715005525/

Download and Install:

http://dadamailproject
com/support/documentation-6_5_0/install_dada_mail
pod
html

Thanks for everyone's help with the alternativeto net reviews/likes/etc The Dada Mail page:

http://alternativeto
net/software/dada-mail/

Is one of the busiest referrer links to the Dada Mail support site!

Changelog:

Enhanced Installer: More Configuration Options This version of Dada Mail features many additional configuration options available when using the included Installer:

• Profiles

Enable/Disable the following Profile Features:

    • Profiles in General
    • Set the Profile Administratiin Email
    • CAPTCHA
    • Magic Subscription Forms
    • Help Screen
    • Profile Login
    • Profile Registration
    • Password Reset
    • Profile Fields
    • Mailing List Subscriptions
    • Password Protected Directory Information
    • Update Email Address
    • Change Password
    • Profile Deletion
• Screen and Data Cache Control
• Global Template Options
    • Set a Global, User-Facing Template

(Absolute File Path, or URL)

• Security Options
    • Hide Administration Link
    • Disable Outside Logins
    • Admin Flavor Name
    • Sign In Flavor Name
• Global Mass Mailing Options
    • Mass Mailings at Once Limit
    • Multiple Mailing List Sending
    • Mass Mailings Stale After Limit

These global paramaters can be read from previous configurations, and can be editing using the installer or directly in the dada_config file

A new doc helps explain the plethora of options available:

http://dadamailproject com/d/install_dada_mail-advanced_configuration pod html

We're shipping the Installer that comes with Pro Dada with all these options available to be configured

We're shipping Basic Dada Mail, with only Amazon SES configuration available We're really hoping you love Dada Mail enough to go and get a copy of Pro Dada:

http://dadamailproject com/purchase/pro html

And honestly, we're hoping this helps to entice you to support the Dada Mail Project!

New Plugin: Global Config Global Config is a new plugin for Dada Mail It allows you to easily drop back into Dada Mail's included Installer, letting you reconfigure Dada Mail's global configuration

This plugin itself can be installed via the Dada Mail Installer Spooky

Client-Side Form Validation Dada Mail now includes the jQuery Validation Plugin, and uses this plugin for client-side form validation in the Dada Mail Installer, Subscription Form, Create a New List form, and the various Dada Mail Profile forms (Server-side validation is still there)

Mailing List Switcher Form Enhanced Dada Mail now includes the Select2 jQuery Plugin, and utilizes it in the Mailing List Switch Form you'll see in the upper right hand corner of the List Control Panel With this plugin, it's now easier to find the mailing list you'd like to work with, especially if you have many dozens of mailing lists running on your Dada Mail The enhancement allows you to search through the available mailing lists, rather than just simply scrolling through them

Plugin: Bounce Handler Admin Menu: Bounce Scorecard Count Shown The number of addresses on the Bounce Scorecard is now shown beside the admin menu for the Bounce Handler

More Rules! Around 15 new rules have been added to the Bounce Handler Bounce Handler rules are used to correctly sort out and understand the bounces the Bounce Handler receives

Changes 6 5 0 JavaScript Changes Installer-specific JavaScript: Removed from main, "dada_mail js" File Installer-specific JavaScript has been removed from the main, "dada_mail js" file, creating a smaller "dada_mail js" file

Plugin: change_root_password cgi DEPRECATED The plugin, change_root_password cgi has now landed itself on the DEPRECATED list of plugins that comes with Dada Mail Since the new, Global Config plugin allows you to easily change the Dada Mail Root Password, amongst many other things, this plugin can now be retired

Bugfixes 6 5 0 Email addresses will be subscribed x times, depending on how many times they're listed in the, "sub_confirm_list" sublist https://github com/justingit/dada-mail/issues/386

multi-byte characters in template files in dada/templates, etc are wrongly encoded/decoded when viewed https://github com/justingit/dada-mail/issues/387

CAPTCHA will fail, on subscription step #2, if step #1 is skipped (closed list opt in) https://github com/justingit/dada-mail/issues/385