| Release 5.1 | Added 31-bit support |
| Release 5.0 | Enhanced query support |
| Modified to support new MacKinney Systems CICS/MORNING NEWS 3.0 API. | |
| Added new option to suppress display of message until first interrupt. | |
| Enhanced error handling | |
| Enhanced to allow MESG and MSGA to be invoked from a menu. | |
| Release 4.2 | Message Reply support (optional per message) |
| Interface to MacKinney Systems CICS/MORNING NEWS (optional per message) | |
| Message length can now be up to 162 lines long (nine 18-line screens or 3 printed pages) | |
| Message expiration (optional per message) | |
| Print Messages (optional per message) | |
| Generic support added to ALL Authorization list | |
| USERID and OPID as well as generic support added to Route Exclusion list | |
| CICS/MESSAGE 4.2 supports CICS 1.7.x, 2.1.x, 3.1.x, 3.2.x, 3.3 and 4.1. | |
| Release 4.1 | Support for CICS 3.2.x was added |
| Release 4.0 | Use of MacKinney
Systems Global Configuration File (MSXGCF$) This file is shared by other MacKinney Systems Products |
| Online Update for 'ALL' Authorization List | |
| Online Update of most installation variables | |
| Online Update of user defined Routing Groups | |
| Addition of an Exclusion list of terminals and/or netnames to be excluded from receiving messages | |
| Online assist of Routing Groups. Pressing Group Assist PFKey from Route Menu allows users to view all defined Groups and entries within groups | |
| Use of CICS INQUIRE command for replacing DFHTC CTYPE=LOCATE macro | |