Re:Suspicious connection
Hello Tony, On 18 June 2014, Tony Brookes wrote and made these points on the subject of Suspicious connection: TB Nothing to worry about - the 127.x.x.x range is an internal TB loopback address within your PC - more information here: - TB http://www.what-is-what.com/what_is/127.0.0.1.html Indeed it is an internal loop caused by my antivirus (I suppose due to an update). Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.4.6.1 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Suspicious connection
Hello All, Since yesterday, The Bat! starts connecting to 127.0.0.1 and remote port TCP 4. If block it, I cannot receive or fetch mail. Is this a malware? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.4.6.1 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Suspicious connection
Hello Tony, On 18 June 2014, Tony Brookes wrote and made these points on the subject of Suspicious connection: TB Nothing to worry about - the 127.x.x.x range is an internal TB loopback address within your PC - more information here: - TB http://www.what-is-what.com/what_is/127.0.0.1.html What makes me worried is that when I started The Bat! yesterday, my antivirus told me the exe file has been modified and The Bat! starts to connect to: Remote computer: ui.skype.com127.0.0.1 Remote port: TCP 4 Is this not strange? -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.4.6.1 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Ghost QT
Hello Miguel, On 24 April 2014, Mau wrote and made these points on the subject of Ghost QT: When I do New Message -Utilities - Insert - Insert Quick Template; I find the QT there but cannot find it in Menu -Tools-Quick Templates. My only conclusion is that it is the ghost of the deceased common folder which I deleted long ago! I gave up but thanks really to everyone who helped me. M As I say above, Common QTs are totally independent of Common folders. I M have several common QTs and don't have (never had) any common folders. M Please try what I suggested in my previous message. Tonight I tried your suggestion. I deleted the account.qtn from my main mail account and all my quick templates were there except the ghost template disappeared by magic.. Strange but it works. Thanks for the suggestion. Cheers! -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Sending from different accounts
Hello Feli, On 25 April 2014, Feli Wilcke wrote and made these points on the subject of Sending from different accounts: FW That is correct, I would suggest to duplicate the account templates to FW quick templates. Then you can execute them after the account has been FW switched. Yes that's cumbersome but as a fix, it does work! Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Sending from different accounts
Hello MFPA, On 24 April 2014, Mfpa wrote and made these points on the subject of Sending from different accounts: What are your suggestions please? M You could filter the relevant contacts' mail to a folder in account B. M That way, your reply should be from the correct account. Thank you for your suggestions. What you suggested are for reply, but what about starting a new message? If you are starting the message from account A, then it does not change settings to account B. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Sending from different accounts
Hello Feli, On 24 April 2014, Feli Wilcke wrote and made these points on the subject of Sending from different accounts: FW When you reply or open a new message, at the bottom of the window is a FW field that shows the account used for the message. Clicking on that FW field lets you switch between all accounts available. This will also FW change the FROM-field. You are right but for new message, it only changes the from and smtp sever without applying the template.; at least this is how it behaves here. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Sending from different accounts
Hello Miguel, On 24 April 2014, Mau wrote and made these points on the subject of Sending from different accounts: You are right but for new message, it only changes the from and smtp sever without applying the template.; at least this is how it behaves here. M It should work as MFPA and Feli have suggested, it does work here. Just M make sure you switch accounts *before* entering anything in the message M body. Sure I did switch account before anything else. Try to do this test please. Turn the background of account B red, then from account A, switch to account B, you will still have background for account A. M BTW, I am curious about what was the end of the story with your 'Ghost M QT'. Did you ever find it? It would be nice if you inform the people who M tried to help of what was the outcome. Sorry about that. I'll reply to the original thread. Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Ghost QT
Hello Miguel, On 13 April 2014, Mau wrote and made these points on the subject of Ghost QT: I think it is a common QT and not an account QT shared; but I don't find any Common QT in my Quick Templates. Maybe it is deleted or is bug them then. M You may try something. M - Exit TB. M - Look for ACCOUNT.QTB file in your MAIL directory (which holds Common QTs). M - Copy it to a safe place and then delete it or rename it. M - Start TB and try to use your 'salutation' QT. M - If it doesn't work, then you are right and it is a Common QT M - If it does work, then my friend, it is a shared account QT I do not have a common folder in my mail directory. I remember having one but deleted it long time ago. When I do New Message -Utilities - Insert - Insert Quick Template; I find the QT there but cannot find it in Menu -Tools-Quick Templates. My only conclusion is that it is the ghost of the deceased common folder which I deleted long ago! I gave up but thanks really to everyone who helped me. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Sending from different accounts
Hello All, I have 2 mail accounts: account A B. My default account is A but for some of my contacts in address book I use account B. If I start a new message from my default account A, then account A settings are used despite recipients are from account B. I know of the %account macro, but it does nothing to match account B template. What are your suggestions please? -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Ghost QT
Hello All, I have a ghost quick template. It triggers but I cannot find it in the Quick Templates list. Any idea? -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Ghost QT
Hello Miguel, On 12 April 2014, Mau wrote and made these points on the subject of Ghost QT: I have a ghost quick template. It triggers but I cannot find it in the Quick Templates list. Any idea? M I think you should try to give some more details of what is happening M and why you think it is because of a 'ghost' QT. It exists because it is working and doing its job but I can't find it! M If you can't find it in the QT list, how do you know it is a QT what is M triggering/executing? Ok, I have %Qinclude='salutation' in my reply template and it is working properly. It is generating the salutation as expected. This morning I wanted to modify the salutation, but could not find the handle anywhere. M AFAIK, QTs don't trigger/execute automatically, M they are either executed manually by typing its handle followed by M Ctrl+Space or because they are 'called' from another QT or template with M the %QINCLUDE macro. Yes, in my case I use the %Qinclude macro in the reply template. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Ghost QT
Hello MFPA, On 12 April 2014, Mfpa wrote and made these points on the subject of Ghost QT: M Is it an account-specific QT, or is it listed under common M templates? It is common because I tested the handle with different accounts and it works. However, in my list of Quick Templates, I don't have a common templates. I have only templates listed under different account. Is there a common template in your quick template list? -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Ghost QT
Hello Thomas, On 12 April 2014, Thomas Fernandez wrote and made these points on the subject of Ghost QT: Ok, I have %Qinclude='salutation' in my reply template and it is working properly. It is generating the salutation as expected. This morning I wanted to modify the salutation, but could not find the handle anywhere. TF Looks like you have that QT in one of your accounts. Really it's not there! I'm not blind. That's why it's a ghost! -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Ghost QT
Hello Miguel, On 12 April 2014, Mau wrote and made these points on the subject of Ghost QT: M Hello Assad, It is common because I tested the handle with different accounts and it works. M Then, if you don't have any Common QTs, it must be an Account QT that is M *shared*. Shared and Common QTs work the same, they can be used in any M account. Look in your Account(s) QT list(s). I think it is a common QT and not an account QT shared; but I don't find any Common QT in my Quick Templates. Maybe it is deleted or is bug them then. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Ghost QT
Hello MFPA, On 12 April 2014, Mfpa wrote and made these points on the subject of Ghost QT: M Hi M On Saturday 12 April 2014 at 6:09:49 PM, in M mid:1719096125.20140412180949@my_localhost, MFPA wrote: My QT list has a heading of Common Templates at the top, M I'll add that I didn't notice the Common Templates heading at the M top of the list because it was out of view. Then at some point I M scrolled up or maximised the window and there it was, so I converted M all my QTs to common ones. I think the missing Common Templates is the culprit. For some reason, it has gone missing but it seems it has some valid entries inside which keep working. By the way, I tried scrolling, resizing the windows every possible ways, but to no avail. Anyway, I'll live with it...for now. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Quick templates and html
Hello Robin, On 08 April 2014, Robin Anson wrote and made these points on the subject of Quick templates and html: RA I haven't yet sorted out why the delimiters I use in my quick RA templates (e.g. , ', %, $, ^, etc) appear in the output when I use an RA html message template. One way you can circumvent this problem is to have the template in a separate Quick Template then use %Qinclude to call for the template. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Hiding CC with a note in CC field
Hello All, In the past, I remember there was an elegant way to hide cc recipient list and putting a note in the cc field stating that the cc list is protected. How can I do this please? -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Hiding CC with a note in CC field
Hello Miguel, On 10 April 2014, Mau wrote and made these points on the subject of Hiding CC with a note in CC field: M Hello Assad, In the past, I remember there was an elegant way to hide cc recipient list and putting a note in the cc field stating that the cc list is protected. How can I do this please? M I assume you know that you can 'hide' the CC list by using the BCC field M instead. However, the only way I can think of to include a 'note' in the CC M field is by including your own address with a 'fake name', for example: M CC List Hidden youraddr...@gmail.com Yes I know about BCC. Actually, I'm sending all my cc as bcc but would in addition like to include a note in the cc field like this: List Name [EMAIL PROTECTED]. However, the email won't go because no valid email in cc. I wonder if it is possible to send like this anyway? -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.3.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Profile macro
Hello All, Is it possible to choose a particular profile according to recipient? For example, a macro to determine which profile to use. Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.2.6 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Using '' in HTML
Hello Julian, On 21 February 2014, jb_lists...@trink.co.uk wrote and made these points on the subject of Using '' in HTML: Hello Assad Kety, On Friday, February 21, 2014, 7:49:47 AM, Assad Kety wrote: I have a problem with greater symbol '' in my HTML template. The template renders fine in plain text but in html it is messed up. How to solve this please? Thanks. It might because that symbol is used to close tags in HTML. What about using gt; instead? I tried the trick you mentioned, but it just displays the greater symbol but does not consider it as a command. Any one else? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.2.6 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Font size for reply
Hello All, Is it possible to change font size automatically when I reply to a particular person? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.2.6 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Font size for reply
Hello Rick, On 20 February 2014, Rick wrote and made these points on the subject of Font size for reply: Is it possible to change font size automatically when I reply to a particular person? Thanks. R Yes - go to options / Viewer Editor / Profile Layout. Create a R new layout and pick the character sets you want it to use then set R each text area to look like what you want Can I use this for only a specific recipient? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.2.6 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Using '' in HTML
Hello All, I have a problem with greater symbol '' in my HTML template. The template renders fine in plain text but in html it is messed up. How to solve this please? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 6.2.6 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Toolbar lock
Hello All, Is there a way to lock the toolbars please? Too many times I inadvertently drag the toolbars. I lock would be nice. Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 5.3.8 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 5.2.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Message header is quoted in reply
Hello Thomas, On Monday, February 27, 2012, Thomas Fernandez wrote and made these points on the subject of Message header is quoted in reply: AK If I reply to a message from the window pane without opening it first, AK the header is quoted in the reply. Is this a known bug? Thanks. TF Do you see the header when you view the message before replying? If TF so, crtl-K will solve the problem. Thanks for the hint! I have 'Message Auto View' disabled. When I enabled it, I could see the header. From there, I unclicked 'RFC-822 Headers' and that did the trick for me. Thank you my friend. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.44.2 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Message header is quoted in reply
Hello All, If I reply to a message from the window pane without opening it first, the header is quoted in the reply. Is this a known bug? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.44.2 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:setting background colour for HTML message
Hello MFPA, On Monday, August 17, 2009, Mfpa wrote and made these points on the subject of setting background colour for HTML message: M Try creating an additional profile and see if the required setting M works as desired when using that profile. I figured out that the profile is for displaying HTML, but for composing it has no bearing. I still have no clue how to set HTML background colour. Could it be a bug that prevents storing HTML setting in the Account Properties | Template | New Messages? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.9.1 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.9.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:setting background colour for HTML message
Hello Stuart, On Monday, August 17, 2009, Stuart Cuddy wrote and made these points on the subject of setting background colour for HTML message: AK I figured out that the profile is for displaying HTML, but for AK composing it has no bearing. I still have no clue how to set HTML AK background colour. Could it be a bug that prevents storing HTML AK setting in the Account Properties | Template | New Messages? SC Yes there seems to be a bug here. Please report to Bugtracker, Thanks for your confirmation. Someone already reported this bug https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/view.php?id=7686 -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.9.1 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.9.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:setting background colour for HTML message
Hello Roelof, On Sunday, August 16, 2009, Roelof Otten wrote and made these points on the subject of setting background colour for HTML message: RO Well, maybe you shouldn't use the generic profile... How to go about it then? I can't find a way to may background colour sticky for all new messages. Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.9.1 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.9.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:setting background colour for HTML message
Hello Roelof, On Sunday, August 16, 2009, Roelof Otten wrote and made these points on the subject of setting background colour for HTML message: AT How can I change the default document background colour so that AT whenever I open a new message, colour is set as predefined. Thank you. RO Options - Preferences - Viewer/Editor - Profile layout - RO Generic Profile - Item: Background, Colour: Hot light I tried it but does not work. Every time I compose a new HTML mail, I still have to manually set the background colour. Any idea? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.9.1 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.9.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
setting background colour for HTML message
Hello All, In Account Properties|New Message|Format|Document background, I change the colour and then set viewer profile to HTML. However, when I open a new message, the background is not the colour I have set in account properties. How can I change the default document background colour so that whenever I open a new message, colour is set as predefined. Thank you. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.9.1 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.9.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
When senders names are separated by commas
Hello All, Sometimes I receive email where the sender first and second name is separated by a comma. For instance John, Doe usern...@domain.com. The problem is that TB! tries to send two emails; one to the correct email address and another to john which TB! considers as an email address as well! I wonder if there is a way to remove the comma when replying so that the message becomes in the standard format TB! understands. Maybe some regexp to do that? Thank you. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.6 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:When senders names are separated by commas
Hello Roelof, On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, Roelof Otten wrote and made these points on the subject of When senders names are separated by commas: AT I wonder if there is a way to remove the comma when replying so that AT the message becomes in the standard format TB! understands. Maybe AT some regexp to do that? RO Simply tell your contact to properly configure his mail client. Thank you for your explanation. Now I got it clear what Jens wanted to say earlier. However, I receive such formatted emails from my banks and other corporate correspondents. To request them to change the way they format their name is next to impossible. I was wondering if it is possible to have some templates which would strip out the comma from sender's name when I reply. TB! is very powerful and I believe a comma won't be a hurdle to strip out, right? -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.6 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:When senders names are separated by commas
Hello Roelof, On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, Roelof Otten wrote and made these points on the subject of When senders names are separated by commas: RO %To=''%To='%OFromName %OFromAddress'% Thank you for your input. However, I can't get it working. In my opinion, since you use %OFromName, I think it will insert the comma because TB! considers the comma to be part of the name in the original message but when sending, it considers it as two addresses. Correct me if I am wrong here. Thank you. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.6 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:When senders names are separated by commas
Hello Robin, On Thursday, July 23, 2009, Robin Anson wrote and made these points on the subject of When senders names are separated by commas: RA But as Roelof pointed out, if the name with the comma in it is enclosed in RA quotes () it will not cause a problem. What he has suggested will do that. Thank you Robin, Roelof and Jens. I got it to work finally! -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.2.6 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.9.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Replying to Arabic subject
Hello All, I noticed that when I reply to a message with Arabic characters in the subject line, the characters turn into a series of question marks like this: Re: ??? ?? ?? ? ? I would like to grasp the opportunity to ask another question regarding reply to html messages. If I received a message in html with emoticons, the emoticons are not shown in the reply. How can I make them appear in the reply as well? Thanks in advance for any help. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.1.11.2 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Disabling address auto complete
Hello, How do I disable address auto complete? I do not find any option for this! -- Best regards, Assad Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Disabling address auto complete
Hello Miguel, On Friday, September 26, 2008, Mau wrote and made these points on the subject of Disabling address auto complete: Options-Preferences-Viewer/Editor-Message Headers and then, edit M desired header from list and set your auto completion preference for that M header (for example for To header). Thanks. That's done the trick. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.0.34.7 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Speaking of signatures
Hello Roelof, On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, Roelof Otten wrote and made these points on the subject of Speaking of signatures: RO Place your 700 cookies in the cookie.txt file and TB will pick one RO randomly every time you call the macro. No need for an extra RO randomiser. In my cookie.txt file, I have included a macro. The cookie would return the macro formula instead of executing the macro. How can I possibly solve this please? Thanks. -- Best regards, Assad Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re:Speaking of signatures
Hello Roelof, On Sunday, August 31, 2008, Roelof Otten wrote and made these points on the subject of Speaking of signatures: RO As Thomas wrote you, cookies are seen as text, compare %cookie with RO the %put macro. Indeed Thomas pointed this limitation of the cookie macro to me in an earlier message RO However I see two options that might work for you: RO 1 Set every cookie in a separate file, list those files in your RO cookie.txt and call your cookie like this: RO %QInclude=%Cookie='%cookie'txt' I tried this method, but somehow I could not get it to work. RO 2 Set all your cookies in a single file RO Use the %Run macro from the mymacros plugin to call an external RO randomiser like kookiejar that Gary mentioned in RO mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] to store a signature in a RO file called cookie.tpl RO And call that cookie.tpl as a template with %Qinclude RO As I wrote those options 'might' work, I didn't try them, but I think RO they'd both do the job. I prefer not to use a third party application for this task. RO Of course you need to take care of the proper paths in your macros, RO but this is guaranteed to work as you want. No third party programs, RO no big amount of separate cookie files or whatever. I opt for method 3. As you said, it is bound to work. Thanks a lot for your expert help. -- Best regards, Assad Using The Bat! 4.0.28.4 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
