SERIOUS problem!

2004-02-21 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi folks, Any problems I've had with TB! until now have been annoying. Today it seems to have *lost* emails! When collecting emails just now, it received all those waiting on the server (POP3) and then appeared to hang when logging off the server. I've seen this before and just Aborted the proce

Re[2]: Disembodied trash

2004-02-13 Thread Allister Jenks
Hello David, Friday, February 13, 2004, 12:23:29 AM, you wrote: DE> P.S. DE> Who woke up linda-2.paradise.net.nz as it was sleeping on your email message DE> dor a few days. Indeed! I was wondering where all my posts were going! I thought the list processor didn't like me - thanks for the spo

Disembodied trash

2004-02-12 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi tbudl'ers, I seem to now have a trash can outside of all my account folder trees. I am not sure when it appeared, but I don't recall it always being there. Is this a cross between a common folder and the trash? I checked every account and they all have their own trash folders. -- Cheers, A

Re[3]: Add to Address Book

2004-02-12 Thread Allister Jenks
Hello Terry, Friday, February 6, 2004, 9:49:28 AM, you wrote: T> I just wonder why some windows lock the program and others don't. See my other post, but if you're into programming you'll come across the concept of a 'modal' dialog. Such a dialog is *designed* to elicit a response from the user

Re[2]: Add to Address Book

2004-02-12 Thread Allister Jenks
Hello MAU, Friday, February 6, 2004, 8:14:03 AM, you wrote: M> No, you are not clueless. TB is a great program but what you have M> described is one of its most stupid limitations. I have used TB for over M> 2-3 years and the limitation has always been there. And you are not the M> first (or seco

Re[2]: cut-line RFC and client support

2004-02-12 Thread Allister Jenks
Hello Leif, Thursday, February 5, 2004, 7:50:46 AM, you wrote: C>> It seems as if The Bat! searches for cutlines from the bottom and C>> not the top. LG> That is correct, and as Marck alluded to earlier in this thread, the LG> reason we do not include the cut line in the list footer. If we did,

Re[3]: Attaching files to The Bat - filename not fully shown?

2004-02-12 Thread Allister Jenks
Hello Bill, Wednesday, February 4, 2004, 5:20:42 AM, you wrote: BBTE> "Hide extensions for known file types." BBTE> The icons will differ, of course. Not necessarily - which makes it worse. I wonder could/would a virus re-map the icons to its evil cause? BBTE> It's probably a bad idea to send

Re[2]: The Bat! versus others

2004-01-16 Thread Allister Jenks
Friday, January 16, 2004, 6:07:57 PM, Ken wrote: kg> Outlook would have to be the Harley of e-mail clients: big, fat, slow, kg> troublesome and MASSIVELY popular. I don't think 'popular' is the word. Perhaps 'default'? I would wager that way more than half of Outlook's users don't realise they

SOT: Re: Macro for time zone?

2004-01-13 Thread Allister Jenks
Tuesday, January 13, 2004, 8:01:55 AM, you wrote: SJL> (The default in new mail and replies in Pocomail is, I think, SJL> day-date-time + TZ.) (BTW, there is supposed to be some subtle SJL> difference between GMT and UT...what the hell is it? In message SJL> headers, is the reference to GMT or UT

Re: TB! documentation poor

2003-12-24 Thread Allister Jenks
Hello again folks, Some nice, and considered, feedback to my thoughts. Following which I suggest that if it takes extra time/effort for RIT Labs to produce a real help file, then maybe it could be made a chargeable extra. I am all too aware of the 'cost of doing business' and maybe it is because

TB! documentation poor

2003-12-24 Thread Allister Jenks
ake use of TB! as much as I do without this list and I really hardly even scrape the surface. It's a powerful piece of software, but that power is buried. How many out there would be prepared to may more for the next version of TB! if a comprehensive, structured help system were provi

Re[2]: Strange dialog

2003-12-19 Thread Allister Jenks
Friday, December 19, 2003, 12:11:13 AM, Tony wrote: TB> Quite often happens if you use Bayesit and TB can't find the plugin. Aha! I do indeed have Bayesit installed. I now see that the dictionary is in my My Documents folder, which she doesn't have access to. I think I can take it from here.

Strange dialog

2003-12-18 Thread Allister Jenks
Hello tbudl, When TB! is started from my wife's logon on XP, a dialog appears - in fact it starts off hidden behind the splash screen - which has an 'info' bubble and an OK button and absolutely no text. Clicking OK starts TB! as normal. Any ideas what this is? It doesn't do this from my logon.

Calling all moderators!

2003-09-10 Thread Allister Jenks
Moderators, Surely the 'HTML as default on v2.00' thread has gone way off topic in so many directions? You are normally quick to pronounce threads OT when they are even mildly so. Why not this one? Now, I'm as guilty as any other but it looks to me as if you're having too much fun in there

Re: HTML as default on v2.00 ...........?

2003-09-09 Thread Allister Jenks
On Wednesday, 10 September 2003, at 11:39:53 a.m., Sheldon Schuster wrote: > When did you become a member of the Gestapo HMTL police? HTML is > not a static entity--it is a dynamic changing standard that changes > as new user interests and technology develope. Are you still using > the text based

Re: HTML as default on v2.00 ...........?

2003-09-09 Thread Allister Jenks
On Tuesday, 9 September 2003, at 10:59:41 p.m., David Boggon wrote: > I don't want to open a can of worms here (or maybe I do) but what > is wrong with using HTML in email? what is behind TB's relegation of > HTML to the backburner? Well, the can is well and truly opened! In my opinion, I believ

Re: Edited glyphs file for download if you wish...

2003-09-05 Thread Allister Jenks
On Friday, 5 September 2003, at 8:05:50 p.m., Stuart Hemming wrote: AJ>> My point was how to extract the original icons from the program in the AJ>> form of a .bmp file? > I think the point is that you don't; Ritlabs published the original on > their website. Ah! The truth emerges. ;-) Thanks

Re: Edited glyphs file for download if you wish...

2003-09-04 Thread Allister Jenks
On Friday, 5 September 2003, at 4:36:08 a.m., Thomas Fernandez wrote: >> Understand that, but how did you get the originals out of TB! in the >> first place? > The moment you have a file glyphs.bmp in your TB directory, TB will > use that instead of the defaults. My point was how to extract the

Re: Grrrrrrrr. Account groups still broken!

2003-09-04 Thread Allister Jenks
On Wednesday, 3 September 2003, at 9:04:38 p.m., Allister Jenks wrote: > ... only seems to be now with my sixth account that I am having > problems. I've just tried a new approach - I added *two* more > accounts to my group, in the hopes that the one I want will stay! Bingo! It

Re: Edited glyphs file for download if you wish...

2003-09-03 Thread Allister Jenks
On Thursday, 4 September 2003, at 1:19:31 a.m., Michael Harlos wrote: > For those wanting to try changing the glyphs, it was straightforward > to bring it in to Paint Shop Pro (I'm sure any graphics editor would > do), and try different looks. Understand that, but how did you get the originals ou

Re: Grrrrrrrr. Account groups still broken!

2003-09-03 Thread Allister Jenks
On Wednesday, 3 September 2003, at 8:07:36 p.m., Roelof Otten wrote: AJ>> I thought for sure v2 would fix this problem. Apparently not! AJ>> I add a sixth account to my group and it shows up just fine for a AJ>> while until, at some point, it disappears again! > Accounts are stored in the regis

Grrrrrrrr. Account groups still broken!

2003-09-03 Thread Allister Jenks
I thought for sure v2 would fix this problem. Apparently not! I add a sixth account to my group and it shows up just fine for a while until, at some point, it disappears again! MOST annoying. Anybody succeeded in finding a workaround to this bug? -- Regards, Allister. Using The Bat! v2.00

Re: so is version 2 here yet .... :-)

2003-09-02 Thread Allister Jenks
On Tuesday, 2 September 2003, at 9:13:04 p.m., Paul Richardson wrote: > Does this mean the Help file has been revised? This is a badly needed > improvement. Is it any good? Um. See topic "Anti Spam"... "Enter topic text here." So, there are still patches to worry about. As for the rest, I

Re: so is version 2 here yet .... :-)

2003-09-02 Thread Allister Jenks
On Tuesday, 2 September 2003, at 7:04:14 p.m., FJ de Bruin wrote: > Can you (or someone else) confirm that Bayesian filtering made it into > the final 2.0 version? Having just taken the plunge and upgraded, I can give you the following text from the help topic "About Spam"... The Bat! offers an

Re: so is version 2 here yet .... :-)

2003-09-01 Thread Allister Jenks
On Tuesday, 2 September 2003, at 10:38:47 a.m., Deborah W wrote: > What is the price on v2? Student price? > Has there been any clarification on the eligibility for the 50% > price-break for current users? Go look at the registration page mentioned elsewhere in this thread! -- Regards, Allist

Re: so is version 2 here yet .... :-)

2003-09-01 Thread Allister Jenks
On Tuesday, 2 September 2003, at 9:43:12 a.m., Martin Webster wrote: > https://www.cifnet.com/cgi-bin/ritlabs/thebat.html?reg=dGltPTEwNjIyNjQ2OTg Excellent! However, some questions. 1) Is it ready for prime time? ie. stable? 2) If I install it, is my wife going to have trouble using it, after

Re: NOT: Was Re: diary

2003-08-15 Thread Allister Jenks
On Friday, 15 August 2003, at 12:07:18 p.m., Roelof Otten wrote: AJ>> I would have thought you would *always* go to the server when AJ>> working with the addresses? > I don't know whether it's a bug or a feature. ;-) > When you're accessing a local LDAP server, you might prefer a regular > updati

Re: NOT: Was Re: diary

2003-08-14 Thread Allister Jenks
On Thursday, 14 August 2003, at 7:51:08 p.m., Roelof Otten wrote: AJ>> TB! supports LDAP address books, so all you need to find is an AJ>> address book that allows LDAP access. > Yep, but you would miss lots of items that you can store and access in > TB's AB. I'd especially miss AB-groups and te

NOT: Was Re: diary

2003-08-14 Thread Allister Jenks
OK, NOT: means NOT Off topic... (at least I don't think) If people wish to have an address book that integrates with TB!, then isn't that the wrong way of looking at it? TB! supports LDAP address books, so all you need to find is an address book that allows LDAP access. OR am I missing the point

Re: 2 questions: re AVG & Popfile

2003-08-04 Thread Allister Jenks
On Monday, 4 August 2003, at 1:24:08 a.m., Deborah W wrote: AJ>> %SetPattRegExp='^X-POPFile-Link: <(.*?)>$'%- AJ>> %RegExpBlindMatch="%Headers" "C:\Program Files\Internet AJ>> Explorer\iexplore.exe" "%SubPatt='1'" > Thank you - but I still can't get it to work. I replaced the appropriate > bit in

Re: 2 questions: re AVG & Popfile

2003-08-03 Thread Allister Jenks
On Sunday, 3 August 2003, at 1:16:43 p.m., Deborah W wrote: > Question 2: While looking in the archives for this info, I came across a > thread titled "First email client with built in Popfile". In this > thread, Carsten Thonges gave a cut & paste for a filter which could be > used to re-classify

Re: First email client with built in POPFile

2003-07-14 Thread Allister Jenks
On Sunday, 13 July 2003, at 11:34:10 p.m., Marck D Pearlstone wrote: > Enclosing the command line in double quotes would have cured that > with the need for a CD first. Thanks for the tips, but for anybody else following this thread, note that the correct syntax is "command" "parameter" So, t

Re: First email client with built in POPFile

2003-07-13 Thread Allister Jenks
On Saturday, 12 July 2003, at 7:10:04 a.m., Carsten Thönges wrote: > --8<---cut here---start->8--- > %SetPattRegExp='^X-POPFile-Link: <(.*?)>$'%- > c:\programme\opera7\opera.exe "%RegExpMatch(%Headers)" > --8<---cut here---end---

Re: Top posting

2003-07-04 Thread Allister Jenks
On Friday, 4 July 2003, at 9:36:30 a.m., Kenneth S. Rhee wrote: > ...discussion on top versus bottom (or strategic) posting. > ... e-mails using cell phones or smart phones... Aren't we missing the point here? The discussion was regarding *this* mailing list. Given that TB! is not available on

Re: Address Book group behaviour?

2003-06-17 Thread Allister Jenks
On Tuesday, 17 June 2003, at 7:30:54 p.m., dajabo wrote: > There is an option in each group's properties to 'hide except when > explicitly selected'. Deselecting this in the relevant groups will > make them appear in the top level of the address book. Yes! It works! Thanks! I had seen that opt

Address Book group behaviour?

2003-06-13 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi folks, I have created an address book group with the idea of sending a single email to all members of the group (ie. a mailing list). When I am addressing an email, I can bring up the address picker and by default it shows me all email addresses in my address book. If I select the group at the

Re: TB (v1.62) Conflicts with ZA (v2.6.362) (probable bug?)

2003-06-02 Thread Allister Jenks
On Monday, 2 June 2003, at 7:48:39 a.m., DZ-Jay wrote: > Hello: I recently upgraded from the bat v1.61 to 1.62 and I > encountered a problem (BTW, great program! still evaluating but plan > on registering soon!). If I have ZoneAlarm running and try to do > any TCP operation from The Bat!,

SOT: Popular press missing the point

2003-06-01 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi folks, My mother keeps having problems with Outlook express and I frequently end up telling her how things should work, if you take the MS veneer off. So I was delighted to come across a book while out shopping the other day, entitle "Al about Email" or something like it. I think it was an "U

SOT: How to kill Winmail.dat?

2003-06-01 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi folks, I'm sure this has been covered before, but the archives seem to be having 'technical difficulties' of a fairly serious nature. A guy who normally sends me <200k HTML emails, this time sent me a whopping 1.5Mb email that had about 1.5k of text and a Winmail.dat. I can see from snooping

Re: Email restrict

2003-02-22 Thread Allister Jenks
> Could be. As I said, it worked here, but YMMV and that's a very good > suggestion. Can someone point me to the list of *common*, *accepted* abbreviations for use in emails? BTW, OTOH, IMHO, LOL (even ROTFL) are all old and well used. YMMV? Gimme a break. (GAB?) Regards, Allister. -- Using

Re: Bat Running Slow

2003-01-23 Thread Allister Jenks
On Wednesday, 22 January 2003, at 12:56:27 a.m., wrote: > Was it TB! taking 97% or some other process? > In my case Zonelabs started acting up and taking all processor power. Yes, it was TB! taking the cycles, but only when I tried to close it. Regards, Allister. -- Using The Bat! v1.61 on Wi

Re: Bat Running Slow

2003-01-20 Thread Allister Jenks
On Friday, 17 January 2003, at 1:55:05 p.m., wrote: > Yesterday, I noticed The Bat! running very slow. The messages are > downloaded at normal speed, but processing through the filters is > very slow. 10 messages take about 15 minutes! I've just taken notice of this thread because of something t

Re: I love the Bat , but why can't the Bat allow me to edit HTMLdocuments or read my USENET news groups. Standard Email features

2003-01-17 Thread Allister Jenks
On Saturday, 18 January 2003, at 4:26:55 a.m., Markus Gloede wrote: > Those are not "standard email features". They have been wrapped into > email clients by other companies and they made a bad job at it and have > thus set a quasi-standard which led you to believe those are standard > features.

Re: shortcut for 'Close all Treads'

2003-01-06 Thread Allister Jenks
On Monday, 6 January 2003, at 3:34:19 p.m., Melissa wrote: > To close all threads in a folder, use Ctrl+Shift+* Is it me or has this little factoid been missed out of previous discussions on this topic? Anyway, I also discovered, by accident, that using Left-arrow and Right-arrow will collapse o

Authentication configuration

2002-11-28 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi folks, Could I ask for a little help please. I just received the email attached below from my hosting provider. After reading the email I thought I'd be able to configure The Bat! to suit, but after taking a look at what I think is the right area I am not so sure! Could someone who knows abo

AVG Plugin - where?

2002-11-10 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi folks, I did the done thing and checked the FAQ and the archive, but for the life of me I cannot find (or perhaps identify) this plugin. I found the ritlabs ftp site but nothing jumps out at me with the letters AVG. I also found a URL in an old post, but it is no longer present. Can somebody

Re: Problem with multiple XP users and The Bat!

2002-09-18 Thread Allister Jenks
Leif, Thanks for the solution! It's pretty simple and worked just fine. Regards, Allister. Using The Bat! v1.61 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 - Original Message Thursday, September 19, 2002, 12:39:56 AM: - Hello A

Problem with multiple XP users and The Bat!

2002-09-17 Thread Allister Jenks
w our multiple (each) accounts by logging on with group ids. In the ideal world, it would be nice to be able to default The Bat!s user (group) according to the XP user if possible. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks. -- Allister Jenks. _

Re[3]: Multiple instances or at least a suggestion?

2002-02-09 Thread Allister Jenks
On Friday, February 8, 2002, 7:58:46 AM, Marck D Pearlstone wrote: >> To those who use groups to see what I'm talking about create a new >> group and try to assign the main account you started with to this new >> group. You won't see it in the list to choose from (at least I don't:) >> Any help

Re: how do I "bounce" a message?

2001-12-14 Thread Allister Jenks
Hi Andy, A while ago I posted a similar sort of request - how to bounce? - to the list, but I'm not as knowledgable in the use of headers etc and it was put down as not possible with The Bat! and possibly against my ISPs policy/wishes. A friend uses kmail under Linux and uses the bounce feature

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