X-Ray: why?
Someone told me I should be using X-Ray if I use the Bat. I have downloaded it and configured it a little, and now I need to ask why? What does it really do for me? Anyone have any good Kludge filters to use with it? Why shuffle SMTP and POP servers? Any ideas? -- Michael L. Wilson Philospher Teacher Critic Big Brother is watching - George Orwell (1984) Using The Bat! version 2.10.03 on Windows XP 5.1 (2600) Nod32 anti-virus PopFile anti-Spam Outpost Pro Firewall Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: X-Ray: why?
On Friday, May 28, 2004, 8:14:25 AM, Michael L. Wilson wrote: Someone told me I should be using X-Ray if I use the Bat. I have downloaded it and configured it a little, and now I need to ask why? What does it really do for me? Anyone have any good Kludge filters to use with it? Why shuffle SMTP and POP servers? Any ideas? There are two reasons you might wish to use X-Ray. One is that is allows you to modify the headers in your email messages - it is a quite sophisticated program in this respect. The other reason is if you are using TB! on a laptop, for example, and may need to send messages through a variety of SMTP servers. In this case you tell TB that the SMTP server is Localhost (X-Ray) and X-Ray can either manually or automatically choose the SMTP server. For example, I used X-Ray to choose between a Work (Exchange), Home (DSL) and Mobile (Dial-up) SMTP server, which it did automatically depending on the IP address the laptop had been allocated. I don't do this now, as my ISP has an option of Authenticated SMTP, so I can send mail through my ISP's SMTP servers whichever network I am connected to. Hope this helps! [ps - your sig delimited is broken. It should be [dash][dash][space] Julian -- Using The Bat! v2.10.03 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: X-Ray: why?
***^\ ~~( __ _o Was Fri, 28 May 2004, at 00:14:25 -0700, @ @ when Michael L. Wilson wrote: Someone told me I should be using X-Ray if I use the Bat. I have downloaded it and configured it a little, and now I need to ask why? What does it really do for me? It depends on what you want/need. Just one of the examples I use it for: since The Bat cannot write the time when a message is *sent*, I use X-Ray for writing this time in (the sent line in my headers). Generally, it serves for editing (in/out) header part of a message, as Julian already explained. -- Mica Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: X-Ray: why?
Hi Michael. At 3:14 AM on Friday, May 28, 2004 it seems you posted the following to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in regards to X-Ray: why?: A less techie type reason was, that until recently, TB! users could not control their x-mailer header. As a consequence there were some over ambitious or ignorant services that filtered out The Bat! email because somewhere/sometime ago TB! was mentioned as a client that could be easily automated for spamming purposes. Of course, TB! licensing expresses prohibits it's use for spamming but never mind; there are a lot of really dumb administrators out there. X-ray allowed TB! users to change the x-mailer header as well as other functions as others have explained. TB! users can now turn off the x-mailer header which avoids the problem. -- Jan Rifkinson Ridgefield, CT USA TB! V2.11 Beta/8/W2K_SP3 ICQ 41116329 Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: X-Ray: why?
Hallo Mica, On Fri, 28 May 2004 12:39:23 +0200GMT (28-5-04, 12:39 +0200, where I live), you wrote: MM Just one of the examples I use it for: since The Bat cannot write the MM time when a message is *sent*, I use X-Ray for writing this time in (the MM sent line in my headers). But your ISP's smtp server will do that for you, so why the fuss? ;-) -- Groetjes, Roelof Disclaimer: Any opinion stated in this message is not necessarily shared by my budgies or rabbits. Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: X-Ray: why?
***^\ ~~( __ _o Was Fri, 28 May 2004, at 16:37:52 +0200, @ @ when Roelof Otten wrote: Hallo Mica, On Fri, 28 May 2004 12:39:23 +0200GMT (28-5-04, 12:39 +0200, where I live), you wrote: MM Just one of the examples I use it for: since The Bat cannot write the MM time when a message is *sent*, I use X-Ray for writing this time in (the MM sent line in my headers). But your ISP's smtp server will do that for you, so why the fuss? ;-) What fuse? 8-) I use it from two reasons: 1) The time I sent it from my contraption is not same time the contraption of my ISP has (re)sent it from. But it is not so significant. 2) It is written in a much more user friendly form, so that even those not that skilled in reading headers can find it easily. A sub-reason 2a) is that I can add some specific data about specific profile of my communication contraption system, related to the time a message is living it, which means something to some of my correspondents, and to me myself. -- Mica Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
