Re: Using the Message Dispatcher
Hello Stuart, On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:55:39 -0500 GMT (27/07/2005, 21:55 +0700 GMT), Stuart Cuddy wrote: DE>> The problem is that it does not appear to be possible to view the DE>> server messages using the MD without also triggering the download. SC> You can read an individual message in dispatcher by selecting SC> Message/Open. This does not take the message off the server. Let me add that the MD downloads all the headers, this this is what might confuse David. The messages will only be downloaded if they are ticked "receive", which is the default. I have one account which receives more spam than anything. I open the MD and hit ctrl-2. This takes the tickmark off of all messages. Then I look through the headers and tick "receive" for those that I do want to download. If most messages are spam and should be deleted from the server, crtl-3 marks all message to be deleted. If "good" messages should not be deleted from the server, that tickmark can still be taken off manually. -- Cheers, Thomas. There is a CD out entitled "The Worst of Jefferson Airplane." If you buy this, take it home, play it, and enjoy it, should you take it back and demand a refund? Message reply created with The Bat! 3.51.10 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Using the Message Dispatcher
Hello David! On Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 9:30 AM, you wrote: > The 'Configure Account' settings only seem to provide one option in > Mail management which is to invoke Message Dispatcher automatically > at each mail check. ... Also, "Leave messages on the server for x days." > ...This would also cause all the messages on the > server to be downloaded to the laptop inbox which I am trying to > avoid. Try the "Global/toggle flag" option. Or, for messages you do not wish to download, manually uncheck "Receive." As Stuart Cuddy just wrote to you, you can read the messages on the server by selecting Open. And by unselecting Receive at the same time, you can leave the message on the server. You can also permanently unselect the Receive column, requiring you to manually check the Receive box for messages that you wish to download. Use the "Global/set flag" option. > Also, there are a number of options within Message Dispatcher > that are not explained in the help file. Is there a more extended > discussion of how to use the feature elsewhere? Sorry, not to my knowledge. I use the Message Dispatcher to selectively download my messages as my routine way of managing my mail. I'm my Own Spam Filter, since I receive very few unwanted messages. The capability to manually select those I wish to receive and those I wish to delete is one of the joys of The Bat! for me. -- Best regards, Mary The Bat! 3.51.10 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Using the Message Dispatcher
Hello David, Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 9:30:55 AM, you wrote: DE> The problem is that it does not appear to be possible to view the DE> server messages using the MD without also triggering the download. DE> The 'Configure Account' settings only seem to provide one option in DE> Mail management which is to invoke Message Dispatcher automatically DE> at each mail check. This would also cause all the messages on the DE> server to be downloaded to the laptop inbox which I am trying to DE> avoid. Also, there are a number of options within Message Dispatcher DE> that are not explained in the help file. Is there a more extended DE> discussion of how to use the feature elsewhere? You can read an individual message in dispatcher by selecting Message/Open. This does not take the message off the server. -- Stuartmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! v3.51.10 on Windows 98 4.10 Build A Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Using the Message Dispatcher
Hello TBUDL, I have just started to get to grip with the Message Dispatcher even though I have been a Bat user for a couple of years. As I understand it from the help file, the Message Dispatcher allows you to view the messages on the server, (e.g. when using a laptop on the road) without having to download all the messages. You can then selectively download only the messages that you are interested in. This would be very helpful since we receive about 100 messages a day (mainly spam) and hence the server fills up very quickly. So if I access the server in the normal way, I will have a long download of largely rubbish into the inbox of my laptop (which does not have all the filters to get rid of spam that my office system provides). The problem is that it does not appear to be possible to view the server messages using the MD without also triggering the download. The 'Configure Account' settings only seem to provide one option in Mail management which is to invoke Message Dispatcher automatically at each mail check. This would also cause all the messages on the server to be downloaded to the laptop inbox which I am trying to avoid. Also, there are a number of options within Message Dispatcher that are not explained in the help file. Is there a more extended discussion of how to use the feature elsewhere? -- Best regards, David Embrey mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
