Re: Why do people stick to The Bat! when they switch to Linux?
Hi On Saturday 30 June 2012 at 6:05:28 PM, in mid:57965611.20120630120...@jimkyle.com, Jim Kyle wrote: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 3:27:23 PM, you wrote: Are such mail clients really so poor as to merit keeping a Windows client on a Linux machine? I've not tried any of them, but for some 4 years now I've been running a WinXP virtual machine on one Linux box for the specific purpose of staying with TB! while going to Linux as my primary system. It works quite well. I guess once you set it up and forget about it, that's simple enough, so long as your box has sufficient resources to run a virtual machine. I love TB! as my email client, but I was thinking such measures seem like overkill when there are native Linux mailers available. However, I remembered that it took me well over a year of looking around when time permitted and trying two or three mailers at a time, then ditching those I didn't get on with and adding a replacement, before I settled on The Bat! as my MUA in mid-2004. So I kind of get the point. I do have Thunderbird installed on a separate Linux box, I've tried Thunderbird two or three times over the years, but never kept with it for more than a couple of days. Somehow, I was never comfortable with it. (-: and use it primarily for newsgroups Yes, Newsgroups was always something TB! didn't do without some form of Mail-to-News gateway. But it is a mail client not a news client. And I use mailing lists much more than newsgroups - an occasional visit to a web interface to read a newsgroup is not too painful. and occasionally for forwarding things to my primary Email account that feeds the TB! client. I find that to be simpler than trying to copy and paste things across my LAN -- it's possible, of course, but somewhat convoluted. I'm not convinced it *really* is more convoluted to copy/paste across your LAN than to run a Windows email client in a virtual machine on a Linux box. (-; -- Best regards MFPAmailto:expires2...@rocketmail.com There is no snooze button for a cat that wants breakfast Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Why do people stick to The Bat! when they switch to Linux?
Hello MFPA, and use it primarily for newsgroups Yes, Newsgroups was always something TB! didn't do without some form of Mail-to-News gateway. But it is a mail client not a news client. And I use mailing lists much more than newsgroups - an occasional visit to a web interface to read a newsgroup is not too painful. MyGate is a great plugin for the purpose. I've been using it for years. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v5.1.6.7 My photos at: http://www.Rancho-K.com My photoblog: http://mau.aminus3.com Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Why do people stick to The Bat! when they switch to Linux?
Sunday, July 1, 2012, 10:19:26 AM, you wrote: I'm not convinced it *really* is more convoluted to copy/paste across your LAN than to run a Windows email client in a virtual machine on a Linux box. (-; Put that way, you're right. However I set up Tbird initially to follow one semi-private newsgroup I've been with for many years, so it's just there. I then configured its mail accounts so that it would be available as a temporary backup in case of any problems with the VM rig, so it's a case of using what's in place instead of setting up still more tools... With at least two cores and 2 GB of RAM, the VM is as snappy as my older native installs of WinXP. Actually, the box running TB! is a hyperthreaded Pentium 4 with only one true core, but VirtualBox treats it as two... -- Best regards, Jimmailto:j...@jimkyle.com Using The Bat! v4.2.36.4 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 on VirtualBox 3.2.12 under Xubuntu 10.04.2 with AntiSpamSniper Version 3.2.4.5 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
confirmation receipts
Hi, all, Does The Bat have a functionality that allows a sender of a message to receive automatic confirmation that the recipient has opened the message? I will occasionally receive in Outlook e-mail from colleagues, that, when opened, also opens up a pop-up dialogue box that asks me if I want to send confirmation of the receipt of the message to the sender. Does this functionality exist in The Bat or, is it even possible to know if the message was opened without providing the recipient the option of confirming or not confirming receipt of the message. I will soon be sending hold the date e-mails to a large group and it would be nice to know which people in the group at the least, opened up the e-mail. Thanks for any help you can provide. -- Avi Avram Sacks Using The Bat ver. 4.0.18 on Win XP, sp3. Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: confirmation receipts
Hello TBUDL@thebat., Monday, July 2, 2012, 2:13:18 PM, you wrote: A Hi, all, A Does The Bat have a functionality that allows a sender of a message A to receive automatic confirmation that the recipient has opened the A message? A I will occasionally receive in Outlook e-mail from colleagues, that, A when opened, also opens up a pop-up dialogue box that asks me if I A want to send confirmation of the receipt of the message to the A sender. Does this functionality exist in The Bat or, is it even A possible to know if the message was opened without providing the A recipient the option of confirming or not confirming receipt of the A message. A I will soon be sending hold the date e-mails to a large group and A it would be nice to know which people in the group at the least, opened up the A e-mail. A Thanks for any help you can provide. Account - Properties - Templates - New message At foot of window you can tick: Receipt Request Reading Confirmation Note also that as an individual user you can set it to ignore such requests from senders: Account - Properties - Templates - Reading Confirmation - Ignore -- Paul - Using The Bat! v5.1.6.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 ...If a train station is where the train stops, what's a work station? Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: confirmation receipts
Hello Achdut18, On Sunday, July 01, 2012 you wrote: A Hi, all, A Does The Bat have a functionality that allows a sender of a message A to receive automatic confirmation that the recipient has opened the A message? A I will occasionally receive in Outlook e-mail from colleagues, that, A when opened, also opens up a pop-up dialogue box that asks me if I A want to send confirmation of the receipt of the message to the A sender. Does this functionality exist in The Bat or, is it even A possible to know if the message was opened without providing the A recipient the option of confirming or not confirming receipt of the A message. A I will soon be sending hold the date e-mails to a large group and A it would be nice to know which people in the group at the least, opened up the A e-mail. A Thanks for any help you can provide. At the bottom of the editor screen you should see 3 icons to the right of your language selection. The one on the far right is the request reading confirmation icon. -- Best Regards, Jack LaRosa :usflag: Central Alabama Using The Bat! ver: 4.2.44.2. Running Windows XP Pro ver 5 build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
