Re: Norton and The Bat
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:51:05 -0600 GMT, Scott wrote: When I am receiving email, Norton is watching the temp folder that The Bat uses while it downloads emails. When a virus comes in, Norton pops up 2 windows telling me its there and it will do something about it. So I get these 2 windows per virused email and with all those out there, I can get a bunch. Does anyone else go thru this pain? Is there a way to get around it? I tried making an exclusion in Norton but I can not exclude just the files and do not want to exclude the folder. The Bat tech support says I can not change the folder it uses to download stuff. UGG!!! I had the same problem some time ago, made me switch to AVG antivirus instead, not mainly because of this problem but because Norton Antivirus was nagging me that my half year subscription was ending in three months ;). I would suggest to ignore the download folder all together, I see no harm in that. The viruses (if there where any) that are left in that folder will still be isolated and even if Norton does not check the files in that directory it will _not_ allow a virus infected file to be executed. Not that constructive info from me, but I hope it helps some. Merry weekend. -- /Fredrik The Bat! 3.62.14 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: What happened to my F4 functionality?
Hello Leonard, On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 you wrote in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] LSB What is a cut mark? You have to put dash dash then space and that way the signature is recognised and can be ignored when quoting. You could take away one of the Leonard's too :-) -- Regards, Richard | The Bat! 3.63.15 (Beta) with SpamPal POP3 account and no Plug-ins | Windows XP (build 2600), version 5. 1 Service Pack 2 | F-Prot AV, Outpost Firewall Pro 3.0, Spysweeper, Adaware, SpyBot Holiday in France: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lazyhomes/holiday.html Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Is there a expiry time available for chat folders content
Hello qe3ee, Is it possible to use a macro or some yet to discover function in The Bat (using 3.62.14) to handle threads in chatfolders and to remove those threads from the chatfolders whatchlist? What I'm accually after is a-best-before function when some threads hasn't been active for a while I would like them to dissappear automagicaly from the chatfolder. The only way I am aware of is to remove the threads manually. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v3.63.15 (Beta) Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Pre programmed group
Hello Roelof, M ,- [ From TB's current HELP: ] M ,- [ From the new HELP being written: ] Sure, but those won't work when you're replying to a message. H! Never thought about replies, I'll have to try it some time. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v3.63.15 (Beta) Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Pre programmed group
ON Monday, December 19, 2005, 11:18:07 PM, you wrote: RO I'd go for the macro, though you could place all of them in a singles RO AB group and use AB group templates to address all of them whenever RO you send a message to a group member. RO The macro would give you more control, the AB group would be RO automated. YMMV. Hi Roelof, This was what I was thinking to, but I just wanted to hear if you agreed with me. Sometime TB! offerers to many option to reach the same results. -- Best regards, Gerard -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The more people I meet, the more I like my dog. Using The Bat! v3.62.05 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: [thebat] Incorrect date on incoming email
Friday, December 16, 2005, 9:10:04 AM, you wrote: DE I've checked with my ISP and they've told me that the mail is dated DE correctly on the server. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, DE how can I fix it? Yes, the last time the battery on my motherboard went dead and my calendar/clock was wrong. Cheers, I'll check that out. Don't think there's been any recent problems with the motherboard, but I'll look into it. -- Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
HTML files opening in IE
Hello friends, I have Netcaptor pro as my default browser. All html files I open on my computer open using netcaptor. But html files I open from the attachment pane in TB open in IE. Is there a setting in TB I need to change to have the html files open in my proper default browser? -- Darrin Using The Bat! v3.62.14 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Norton and The Bat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: RIPEMD160 ***^\ ._)~~ ~( __ _o Was another beautiful day, Mon, 19 Dec 2005, @ @ at 20:51:05 -0600, when Scott wrote: When I am receiving email, Norton is watching the temp folder that The Bat uses while it downloads emails. When a virus comes in, Norton pops up 2 windows telling me its there and it will do something about it. So I get these 2 windows per virused email and with all those out there, I can get a bunch. Does anyone else go thru this pain? Is there a way to get around it? I tried making an exclusion in Norton but I can not exclude just the files and do not want to exclude the folder. The Bat tech support says I can not change the folder it uses to download stuff. UGG!!! You could get around it only if Norton has some option to automate this process thus not popping up those windows on you, but doing all what he does in background. For instance if is possible to set it to move rename the infected messages in a quarantine, so you can examine them later if you want, and to proceed further its work without your interaction. On the level of TB, would be possible to exclude its temporary files only if it would have its own sub-folder (eg.: thebat) for them (as Total Commander has, for instance) inside the OS's temp folder. But again this wouldn't be good in this particular case because an AV _has_ to deal somewhere with files it scans. - -- Mica PGP keys nestled at: http://blueness.port5.com/pgpkeys/ [Earth LOG: 475 day(s) since v3.0 unleashing] OSs: Windows 98 SE Micro Lite Professional IVa Enterprise Millennium Windows XP(ee) Micro Lite Professional 1.6, and, for TB sometimes, Gentoo and Vector Linuxes via Wine... ~~~ For personal mail please use my address as it is *exactly* given in my From|Reply To field(s). ~~~ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQEVAwUBQ6f1NLSpHvHEUtv8AQM0FQgAqLEO/6h4439a+v80vadxBNOr/E+rBcrR 9OOXqB7Fe+0YCu9nAGEwmea1irfp253TOYRmU/aftrLZmF9Hr6lojsEWwAx1z/57 RwhMlrHrs5B0THdRpqRpBphKxnf1ntIvDbLLb4dW7FMPIGZ1jUBkxc6x8o7SxiZ0 ip/e5FcePeXjvQNruvRPtSw34bneoV3/NccUVrFH3rwwcga0xY/Pf2bwhVoXlLpD UveV/YqqzUQ5c1qQscQYqKF/JzfUiHDfFlwKs/jJh2KhcW+fTuRxPmibNFZHiDNW himxeQPoQLXEyhhyaJEnYN+hfZaw8c+wqChRvIl4HZR51G9BlZGOQg== =6h04 -END PGP SIGNATURE- Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: What happened to my F4 functionality?
Leonard S. Berkowitz @ 12/19/2005 8:49:57 PM What happened to my F4 functionality? mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You must be on to something because in this reply to you, it worked. Or it was the new version of The Bat! What is a cut mark? Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] That little dash-fash is a cut mark. It tells The Bat! to cut off everything below when replying. However, for it to work, it must be on its own line and match the following pattern exactly: dashdashspace If you use quick templates, take a look at the ISSIGNATURE macro. -- Chris Quoting when replying to this message is good for you and me. Using The Bat! v3.62.14 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2. Accessing a POP3 mailbox. Bug? That's not a bug, that's a feature. pgpjrlRhZyAkt.pgp Description: PGP signature Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: Bayes filter stop working/re-filter
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Original message text=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Monday, December 19, 2005, 7:51:09 AM, you wrote: set a key stroke for the Mark as Spam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Original message text=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= or customized your tool bar to include the junk/not junk buttons... -- Scott Windows 2000 The Bat 3.60.07 Popfile Spam Filter http://popfile.sourceforge.net/ Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
No messages
Hello, I've had no messages of any description since 8.52 on Tuesday Dec 19th either on this list or TBBETA. I also posted a message about that time that didn't get through. Having checked the archives I see that there are no messages after that time on either list but TBOT (to which I don't subscribe) is flourishing. If the lists are down then fine and I'll wait, along with everyone else, for them to come back up. Unfortunately I can't get into either my TBUDL or TBBETA mailing list member options page as no combination of email address and password seem to work. I've asked for a password confirmation but, as nothing is arriving from thebat,dutaint.com here for me, I am a bit up the creek without a paddle because I can't get my password. Answers on the list are useless as I can't read them so I hope a mod will be kind enough to send me PM so that I can see what's happening. -- Regards, Richard | The Bat! 3.63.15 (Beta) with SpamPal POP3 account and no Plug-ins | Windows XP (build 2600), version 5. 1 Service Pack 2 | F-Prot AV, Outpost Firewall Pro 3.0, Spysweeper, Adaware, SpyBot Holiday in France: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lazyhomes/holiday.html Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: Incorrect date on incoming email
Hi, On Monday, December 19, 2005 at 11:23:07 AM, David Embrey wrote: The 'Received' column displays the incorrect date stamp. The 'Created' column displays the correct date. When you go to Options Preferences Messages Date / Time display, what is the value ? Mine is « d mmm ,t ». Maybe it comes from there... Hi Ludovic, Thanks for your email. I've checked the date preferences, but the settings here are the same: d mmm ,t I've kinda run out of things to check here... date settings on PC seem to be fine, date settings in TB! seem to be fine, ISP says date stamps on emails on the server are fine... Maybe it's time for a D 'n' R? -- Claire Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Norton and The Bat
Hello Scott everyone else, on 20-Dez-2005 at 03:51 you (Scott) wrote: The Bat tech support says I can not change the folder it uses to download stuff. UGG!!! We've discussed this on the beta list ago and the dev team promised that TB will get its own temp directory in the user profile. Seems like it has been forgotten, or postponed. Since the same questions pops up again and again, I've now filed an official wish in the RIT bugtracker. Please add your supporting notes here: TB should use its very own temporary directory for downloading mails https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/view.php?id=5494 -- Best regards, Alexander (http://www.neurowerx.de - ICQ 238153981) Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. -- H. W. Beecher Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Norton and The Bat
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:51:05 -0600, Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to get around it? My 2 cts: use a proper antivirus. May sound blunt, but Norton is blunt too. I can safely advise you to switch to AVG (free for home use: http://free.grisoft.com, otherwise http://www.grisoft.com) which is more docile in it's behaviour and can be trained to your desire. Same for Norman Virus Control (http://www.norman.no) and F-Secure (http://www.f-secure.com), to mention a few more professional AV providers. -- Happy flappin'! Corne' (aka Cory, The Batdmin) Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: HTML files opening in IE
On 20/12/2005 at 10:07:16 AM [GMT -0500], Darrin wrote: I have Netcaptor pro as my default browser. All html files I open on my computer open using netcaptor. But html files I open from the attachment pane in TB open in IE. Is there a setting in TB I need to change to have the html files open in my proper default browser? TB! just works with your system settings. It would seem that your system is setup to open html files using IE. I suggest taking a look at your filetypes and changing the defaults for .html and .htm to netcaptor pro and not IE. -- -= Curtis =- The Bat! v3.63.16 (Beta) / http://specs.aimlink.name PGPKey: http://rsakey.aimlink.name ...IBM: I've Been Misled Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: No messages
Dear Richard, @21-Dec-2005, 02:56 +0100 (21-Dec 01:56 here) Richard Wakeford [RW] in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: ... snip RW Unfortunately I can't get into either my TBUDL or TBBETA mailing RW list member options page as no combination of email address and RW password seem to work. ... snip RW Answers on the list are useless as I can't read them so I hope a RW mod will be kind enough to send me PM so that I can see what's RW happening. So are questions on the list! There is a Moderator email address on the TBUDLInfo page that you can write to in such cases. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Cheers -- //.arck D Pearlstone -- List moderator and fellow end user TB! v3.63.15 (Beta) on Windows XP 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 ' pgpoYEH4VuBgX.pgp Description: PGP signature Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[3]: Bayes filter stop working/re-filter
Hello Scott, Tuesday, December 20, 2005, 2:05:15 PM, you wrote: S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Original message text=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= S Monday, December 19, 2005, 7:51:09 AM, you wrote: S set a key stroke for the Mark as Spam S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Original message text=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= S or customized your tool bar to include the junk/not junk buttons... Yes, you can certainly do that, but I am an old command line kind of guy and so think key strokes before I think buttons. Besides, there are already more buttons than I can see at one time. But, yes. If you prefer buttons, that is certainly a suitable answer too. -- Best regards, MikeDmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v3.63.15 (Beta) on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
LDAP connection
Hello All, A long time ago in a distant Galaxy ... I connected the bat to an Ldap directory, but now I can not remember exactly what I did. Can any one give me any clues as to how to do it. Things like search base and the format of the user name and passwoed. I can remember something like cn= was in there somewhere. -- Best regards, David mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] pgpF4BLTV4ifH.pgp Description: PGP signature Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Shortcuts all messed up and how to do
Dear Bats Yikes. I just installed the Christmas Edition following an advertisting email from Ritlabs. No all my dozens of carefully crafted shortcuts are gone. Having gone carefully through messages on the list I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get them back. I can get into the customize box, but what then Someone please run me through a sequence of events that will get (as a case example) a shortcut (say Shift-Control-1 to assign a predefined color group to a message). Alternatively how do I get back to where I was before. What a mess, and the helpfile bears no relation to reality. -- Mark Windows : Windows XP Service Pack 2 Build 2600 Bat Version 3.64.01 Christmas Edition Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
TB! and MS Exchange
Fellow battyfolk, I am thinking (again) of upgrading to the latest version. I note on the TB! web page that The Bat! connects to Microsoft Exchange Servers using native MAPI protocol to fetch or send the messages. You just have to install Microsoft Office Outlook or Microsoft Exchange Client to supply the Exchange connectivity components which The Bat! will be using That would be very useful since I currently have to run Outlook to connect to the MS Exchange server at work. Has anyone made use of this functionality? Does it work well? How hard is it to get working? Robin -- Robin Using The Bat! v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Problem with v.3.64.01 crashing
G'day TBUDL Members, I have just installed the latest Christmas Edition. The updated help file is a big improvement. Unfortunately however whenever I try to access my IMAP account at Fastmail The Bat! appears to complete all the downloading and then crashes with an Access violation error. The last time it was Access violation at address A10C74C0. Read of address A10C74C0. The problem occurs every time I try to access Fastmail but I'm not sure whether the error has an identical address each time. (I was too surprised the first couple of times to note down the details.) Access to POP accounts seems to be okay at this stage. Any one else seeing this? Any suggestions appreciated. -- Bob Mo®®is Thursday, 22 December 2005 Using The Bat! v3.64.01 Christmas Edition on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Problem with v.3.64.01 crashing
G'day Bob, Thursday, December 22, 2005, 11:30:33 AM, you wrote: G'day TBUDL Members, The last time it was Access violation at address A10C74C0. Read of address A10C74C0. The problem occurs every time I try to access Fastmail but I'm not sure whether the error has an identical address each time. (I was too surprised the first couple of times to note down the details.) Access to POP accounts seems to be okay at this stage. I just made several more attempts to access Fastmail. The access violation error has a different address on each occasion. -- Regards, Bob Using The Bat! v3.64.01 Christmas Edition on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: LDAP connection
David Elliott @ 12/21/2005 10:44:15 AM LDAP connection mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I connected the bat to an Ldap directory, but now I can not remember exactly what I did. Can any one give me any clues as to how to do it. Things like search base and the format of the user name and passwoed. It seems like you have already found the This address book is associated with a LDAP server check box. The username and password are whatever credentials you need to log in to the server. On my server, none are needed. I can remember something like cn= was in there somewhere. That really depends on how your LDAP server is structured. I would contact your LDAP administrator and ask him or her what the proper search base is. For the most part, I find that it works well (better than Outlook's implementation). However, every once in a while, after adding a contact from the directory, The Bat! does something that something else doesn't like and goes into a infinite dialog box loop. It keep popping the same box up again and again. The next time it comes up I'll file a bug report... -- Chris Quoting when replying to this message is good for you and me. Using The Bat! v3.62.14 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2. Accessing a POP3 mailbox. If the cops arrest a mime do they tell him or her that he or she has the right to remain silent? pgpHkJd46QaF4.pgp Description: PGP signature Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Missing mailboxes
I am using version 3.51.10 and have used TB for a long, long time. Today, I used my notebook computer at work and had many folders in my main account (which actually isn't the one I am posting from). I just opened up TB and the only folders I now show in that account are Inbox, Outbox, sent mail and Trash. I know that the folders are all really still there, but how do I get them show up? -- Best regards, Kitty mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
RE: TB! and MS Exchange
Hello Robin, Thursday, December 22, 2005, 2:25:20 AM, you wrote: The Bat! connects to Microsoft Exchange Servers using native MAPI protocol to fetch or send the messages. You just have to install Microsoft Office Outlook or Microsoft Exchange Client to supply the Exchange connectivity components which The Bat! will be using That would be very useful since I currently have to run Outlook to connect to the MS Exchange server at work. I am using TB! at work (and I regret having started it, but not because of IMAP/Exhange, but because of the terrible HTML support of TB). The connection to TB! is easy. You just set up the account with MAPI, where you usually would choose IMAP or POP3, you need your password and all that stuff. And then it works. Fun is, when I installed that over a year ago, I needed to have Outlook running to connect with TB! For some months now, it works without Outlook. If that is because our admin changed something on the exchange server settings, or because TB! got changed, I do not know. -- Best regards, Jürgen :eu-flag3: :de-bw: :safaribears: Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder... Using The Bat! v3.64.01 Christmas Edition Opera v8.51.7712 on WinXP Home v2600 SP2 * PGP key available on request: send mail with subject PGP key request pgpQdzCrfcam0.pgp Description: PGP signature Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Problem with v.3.64.01 crashing
Unfortunately however whenever I try to access my IMAP account at Fastmail The Bat! appears to complete all the downloading and then crashes with an Access violation error. As you've discovered, Bob, IMAP is still a work in progress in TB! I have so many issues with performance, implementation and stability that I rarely use the prog these days. For a better discussion of the current state of IMAP take a deep breath and have a look at TBBETA. -- Clive Taylor Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TB! and MS Exchange
Robin, On 22-12-2005 02:25, you [RA] wrote in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: RA That would be very useful since I currently have to run Outlook to RA connect to the MS Exchange server at work. RA Has anyone made use of this functionality? As can be seen in my signature, I use TB! with Exchange here at work. However, I use the IMAP protocol as the last time I tried the MAPI protocol, TB! fetched all the messages to my local machine (as if it was POP3) and deleted them from the server! You might want to make sure this is not happening before trying. -- greeting Best regards /greeting author Peter Fjelsten /author thebat version 3.64.01 Christmas Edition Pro /thebat version env. ~4 POP3, 7 IMAP (UW IMAP 2002e) 1 IMAP (Exchange 6.5), 175K msgs. /env. os Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 /os Current version is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
