Re: Incoming mail size?
Hello Jack, On Saturday, April 11, 2015, you wrote: Is there a limit on the size of incoming emails set by TB? I recently had sent to me a couple of emails each of which contained about 15MB worth of attachments. TB choked and wouldn't download any of the emails from the server because of this. Isn't this what the Connection Center is really useful for? Modern broadband has meant that it's been unused for a long time here, but in dial-up times was great for demonstrating whether something was actually happening on the download and gave me the confidence to hold on rather than restart the process. -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com | M: +44 79 6717 4896 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Incoming mail size?
Hello Jack, On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, you wrote: ND Isn't this what the Connection Center is really useful for? Modern ND broadband has meant that it's been unused for a long time here, but in ND dial-up times was great for demonstrating whether something was actually ND happening on the download and gave me the confidence to hold on rather ND than restart the process. The problem was (and still is occasionally) that nothing appeared to be happening in the Connection Center which led me to assume that TB had choked. Next time it happens I'll try to overcome my frustration and just let it continue until something does happen. Wireshark and five minutes with Google should let you see what's happening between you and your ISP. Assuming that you have fine minutes and that you care! :-) -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com | M: +44 79 6717 4896 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Missing macro
Hello everyone, Many many years ago, when I first started using TheBat, I set up all my new, reply and forwarding templates. I have only tweaked them since. During a PC rebuild I decided to re-install TheBat from scratch. Since all my e-mail is now IMAP I decided to leave behind all the lost folders and random other stuff that I thought that I no longer needed. I grabbed lots of my templates and macros and dropped them into a text file but I appear to have overlooked the recipient driver from my forwarding template. I'm certain that I just took this from a repository of templates, probably here: http://cgi.silverstones.com/library.php but this no longer works, for me at least. Does anyone out there have the aforementioned macro? From memory, I understand that I can't extract these macros from my backups; I'd have to reinstall my whole backup and then extract the macro from the editor. TIA, -- Nick Using 6.7.2 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Pasting text into The Bat
Hello Julian, On Tuesday, September 23, 2014, you wrote: Thanks for the suggestions - I think that the plain text option may suffice on a piece I have tried. Should have thought of that but expected it to work as other programs do. Before Paste as Plain Text appeared in The Bat!, I used an application called Get Plain Text which turns whatever is on the clipboard into plain text so you can paste it in to something else. I still use it occasionally, as there are a few programs that don't have an option to paste unformatted text. http://clipdiary.com/getplaintext/ Thanks for sharing. I've often come across this frustration, but never got around to checking out a decent solution. -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com | M: +44 79 6717 4896 Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Importing gmail contacts
Hello,
Sunday, August 24, 2014, 1:49:38 PM, you wrote:
I recently noticed the gmail contacts option: Address
Book/File/Import
I never see that, since Gmail works perfectly well in The Bat! using
SMTP/POP without resorting to their terrible (IMHO) webmail interface.
Yes, gmail works very nicely with The Bat via SMTP, POP and IMAP. That's
not what I was asking though.
What about option: Address Book/File/Import made you think that?
When I try to import contacts from gmail to The Bat, I get the error
that you correctly interpreted below.
In case anyone's interested this has been accepted from my bug report:
MESSAGE
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us!
We have managed to reproduce this error - indeed, the fields Nickname
and Groups are not completed properly.
We have registered this issue and will forward the information to the
developers.
=
Bug number to follow, and I guess that this thread is now redundant.
However when I try to do this I find that it populates
the Nickname and Groups fields with the following
string:
http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/my.name%40gmail.com/base/ddc4370ecd72d3
I take it you mean the fields get populated with that URL itself, since
following the URL gives me Google's 401 error page.
--
Best regards,
Nickmailto:n...@winchmore.com
Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information:
http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Importing gmail contacts
Hello, I recently noticed the gmail contacts option: Address Book/File/Import However when I try to do this I find that it populates the Nickname and Groups fields with the following string: http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/my.name%40gmail.com/base/ddc4370ecd72d3 I can't see anything wrong with the source data on google or any option to set this up on the import. All the other fields are OK. Can anyone else confirm whether that have got this to work properly please? TIA, -- Nick Using 6.5 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 Lenovo X201s Intel Core i7 CPU L 620 @ 2.00GHz, 2000 Mhz Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Critical Error?
Hello Edward, On Wednesday, June 1, 2011, you wrote: EG Could anyone shed some light on this? I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate EG and just got this message as TB closed: EG Critical Sections Leak in module @ 00047B34 TBatCriticalSection EG left caller addresses listed below: 0012FD4. I suffer from the same issue. Something similar is bugged, but no progress since last December - https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/view.php?id=8225nbn=9 OT: I fear for the future of our lovely e-mail program. Especially since reading this over my morning cuppa: RITLabs begins working with mobile platforms Good news for users with mobile devices, especially iPhones – RITLabs started developing software for mobile platforms. Since it is a new field for our company, we begin with designing some pilot apps. One of these apps is sParking – first iPhone app that will help you run your car into the garage easily and accurately. This name is short for “simple parking”, or “safe parking”, or “self-parking” – you can expand the first letter in any of these ways, because the application has all these features. You can download the app from its page http://www.ritlabs.us/sparking/. There’s also a video file that will guide you into using sParking. I don't have an iPhone and my garage is full of bikes and junk. I'd rather they were spending my license dollars fixing bugs :-( -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com | M: 079 6717 4896 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Mouse hover over links behaviour
Hello, When I hover the mouse over a link in an html e-mail I get a pop-up showing the full url as expected. Annoyingly though, if I move to any other html, whenever I stop the mouse, this last viewed url pop-up appears again. It makes reading html mail very difficult. Am I the only person experiencing this? (I couldn't see any other reference to it). Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.2.42 on Windows 7 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Printing from the image viewer window
Hello, Is it possible to print from TheBat's image preview window? I keep getting caught out, hitting ctrl-p while looking at something only for the text portion to be printed. Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.2.36.4 on Windows 7 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Printing from the image viewer window
Hello Thomas, On Thursday, April 29, 2010, you wrote: ND Is it possible to print from TheBat's image preview window? I keep ND getting caught out, hitting ctrl-p while looking at something only for ND the text portion to be printed. TF No, I haven't able to do that. What I do is right-click on the TF attachment icon in the message view, the context menu will offer an TF option to print. Ah - great solution. That saves me the pain of having to save/print everything. Thanks for the speedy response, -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Nickname problem
Hello, I am no longer able to use tab completion for nicknames in my address book. I suspect that it happened following my last (or recent) upgrade when I noticed that my addressbook stopped working. I thought I'd fixed it by copying all my contacts from the old folder (forgotten the name) to the new (empty) Personal Address Book folder that had appeared. Can anyone else confirm that nickname works for them on 4.2.18? Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.2.18 Christmas Edition on Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Current version is 4.2.12.4 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Editing the address book history
Hello, I've been trawling through the archives, but can't seem to resolve this issue. When I start entering an address TB! starts to autocomplete, as I'd expect. Over time this list has got littered with mis-typed entries and I'd like to clear them out. Previous posts suggest scrolling down the list and hitting Delete. This works for the drop-down list under the right chevron, but not the dynamic list that appears directly below the address entry box. Does anyone know of a way to clean up this list and why the two lists are different? I thought that they're both address history. I'd rather not nuke the whole history unless I have to. -- Nick TheBat!: v4.2.6 on Windows Vista Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TB Hangs
Hello Tim, On Thursday, June 25, 2009, you wrote: TH Does anyone have the answer why Firefox and IE hang all the time TH when trying to launch from TB? It seems this problem has gotten TH worse with TB's new release. Have you tried making a web shortcut on the desktop, just to make sure that it's not Windows that's getting confused? Right-click on the desktop, New-Shortcut and enter something like http://news.bbc.co.uk/ in the URL field. Double click that to make sure that at least Windows will load that into a browser. -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.2.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Connection Centre - missing detail window
Hello, Clicking the detail window in the Connection Centre just brings up an empty box below the otherwise functioning status section. Interestingly (to me) this has persisted across at least two PC re-builds, so there must be something corrupt or broken in my data or registry. Can anyone suggest where I might look to fix this niggle? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.1.11 on Windows Vista Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Top and bottom posting
Hello Marck, On Wednesday, April 15, 2009, you wrote: MDP Does that help? Wow - let me have a look at this later on when I get some time... ...looks promising though. Thanks. -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Top and bottom posting
Hello, I have a few people who *really* don't like the way that I corrupt e-mails by quoting extracts in my reply! Yes, they are all Outlook users, who also think that bottom posting is evil. I'm not going to be able to change this, and have fixed the tip/bottom posting in the users' reply templates. As for keeping the whole message in tact, can anyone suggest a way that a macro might be able to effectively turn my reply quoting selected text into a regular F5 Reply? I suspect that the answer is no, but have been proved wrong many times in the past. TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.1.11 on Windows Vista Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Top and bottom posting
Hello Marck, On Wednesday, April 15, 2009, you wrote: MDP Rules for mailing lists are one thing. Personal preferences are MDP another. Requirements of business email threads, usually in MDP communications with Outlook and OE users are yet another. MDP For the first two, I vastly prefer inline posting. MDP For the final, I have no choice but to conform and do a proper MDP top-post. MDP As they say, when in Rome Indeed, and the only thing worse than a long top-posted thread is a bottom-post fanatic making it even more difficult by insisting on breaking it up with an in-line comment. I know, I've done it ;-) -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TB Application Hang
Hello Tim, On Tuesday, April 7, 2009, you wrote: TH Over 50% of the time when trying to launch a web page within TB I TH receive an event ID 1002 Application Hang. Does anyone have a TH solution for this? Well if you do get to the bottom of this, be sure to post it somewhere prominent. Have a google and you'll see this all over the place... with no sensible fix that I've come across. Seems that registry hacks and re-installs seem to be the most common fixes. Best of luck! -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Address book - Display Name as field
Hello, Right now there's a horrible mix of first name and last name sorting that I'm trying to resolve. M Doesn't view / Sort by... take care of that? Ah ha! That's half way there at least. Thanks for the tip. -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Address book - Display Name as field
Hello, New contacts in my address book are created with the display name field set to user-defined. Does anyone know if there is: - a way to set the default? - a way to set all of my contacts to a particular display name format? Right now there's a horrible mix of first name and last name sorting that I'm trying to resolve. I've poked around in ADDRBOOK.INI (can't see anything here) and Organizer.ABD (binary). Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.1.11 on Windows Vista Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Sorting by thread activity
Hello Doug, On Thursday, March 19, 2009, you wrote: DH I had the same problem you describe, and the New Threads option fixed it. DH It would be nice if it had a more descriptive label... It's fixed... I needed to add a new folder to my virtual folder and it started working properly! I've now modified all my virtual folders (add then remove folder) and they seem to be behaving too. -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Sorting by thread activity
Hello, On Friday, March 6, 2009, you wrote: I guess this is just a limitation of virtual folders? M Dunno. I rarely use them - never really explored them as incoming M filters and real folders do what I want. Ah, I was a doubter once, but now I have several that I'd be lost without: 1. Last two days' e-mail from all account plus any flagged for follow-up 2. Recent junk from all accounts (sorted by date) 3. Recent sent from all accounts (sorted by date) Along with going stale M Even with auto refresh selected? Yes, even with that selected :-( -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Sorting by thread activity
Hello, On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, you wrote: I'm trying to get threads with recent activity to show as the bottom (sort by create date, ascending) of my message list. I found this item: https://ritlabs.com/en/forum/read.php?FID=4TID=3376ACTION=TOPIC_SUBSCRIBE And have checked 'sort by created' with the option 'new thread sorting' enabled but still new messages for old threads appear way down(or up in my case) the list, where the original message came in. Can anyone help me out on this one? M I display with newest threads at the top of the list. New messages in M old threads bring the thread to the top for me. M I have ticks in Expand all threads, Group by date, Ascending order, M and New thread sorting. Thread by: References. Sort by: Created. M I seem to remember that when I had new threads at the bottom and did M not Group by date, new messages did not bring old threads to the M bottom. However, I cannot remember if I changed any other settings M when I switched. Thanks for that. You're absolutely right, that works a treat in ordinary folders. I realised though, that my problem is with virtual folders. It's been so long since I used the underlying real folders that I'd forgotten all about this. I guess this is just a limitation of virtual folders? Along with going stale etc. etc. - but they're just so useful I can put up with all that. -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Sorting by thread activity
Hello, I'm trying to get threads with recent activity to show as the bottom (sort by create date, ascending) of my message list. I found this item: https://ritlabs.com/en/forum/read.php?FID=4TID=3376ACTION=TOPIC_SUBSCRIBE And have checked 'sort by created' with the option 'new thread sorting' enabled but still new messages for old threads appear way down(or up in my case) the list, where the original message came in. Can anyone help me out on this one? Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.1.11 on Windows XP Current version is 4.1.11 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
TB! focus not recognised by Windows taskbar
Hello, If I try to move focus to TheBat from another application by any means other than clicking on the taskbar icon, TheBat becomes the active application (taking keyboard input etc) but this is not reflected in the taskbar icon status. The previous application's icon remains inverted. For example, if I am browsing with Firefox, alt-tab to TheBat then click back on Firefox, Windows will minimise Firefox. This is the correct windows behaviour if you click on the icon for the currently selected application. Except that in this case it's not actually the focussed application! All other application combinations appear to work correctly. This has been happening for at least the last couple of TheBat releases. I can't see any other mention of this on the web, can anyone confirm that they can/can't see this behaviour before I a) bug it or b) sigh as my PC gets elevated to a higher cruft level. Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.1.11 on Windows XP Current version is 4.1.7 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: System error message after running for a long while
Hello Robin, On Thursday, December 18, 2008, you wrote: RA After TB! has been running for more than about 10 hours, I get the following RA error message when it tries to connect to any of my POP accounts. After a RA reboot the system works perfectly well again. RA !18/12/2008, 17:55:49: FETCH - System Error. Code: 8. Not RA enough storage is available to process this command RA It does not seem to have always been present with this version of TB! RA (although I cannot guarantee that). RA Anyone else seen this? Any ideas about fixing it? I've come across this in the past, with other applications. The Microsoft support forums have plenty of these messages. Perhaps one of those threads will give you a clue? Here's one: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sqldatabaseengine/thread/1536b610-e548-40c1-b9d0-1be3ad19a823/ Someone responds: Not enough storage is available to process this command is the clue here. You might have exhausted your (virtual) memory or it's badly fragmented. Either throw more memory at it by turning on /3GB or defrag the system disk (where ever your page file is). -- Nick | n...@winchmore.com Current version is 4.0.38.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Virtual folder meltdown
Hello, Last week I had a problem with the POP3 servers for one of my mail accounts. As a temporary measure, I set up another account using IMAP. This was OK, but I found that the Bat's IMAP ability pretty much in line with the low expectations that I had harboured for many years. One of the problems was that the virtual folders (my primary way of viewing mail) just didn't seem to keep up. Lots of duplicate messages and false unreads were the main complaints. Once my POP3 servers were up again, I deleted the IMAP accounts, expecting to go back to my old reliable Bat! Now I find that the virtual folders still don't work properly. Unread mails are counted twice and it takes a restart to clear the unread count (even though there are no unread messages in any real folders). I'm getting desperate now. I've tried a full restore of the Bat! file structure (copy from a ghosted disk, not the Bat's internal system) and a restore of the registry. Any suggestions? It's unusable as it is. -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.38 on Windows XP Current version is 4.0.38.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lost folders
Hello tbudl, On Monday, November 24, 2008, you wrote: ND I used to have a folder called Skiing 2009. I can no longer find ND this in TB!'s folder tree. ND It's there on disk, and I can see e-mails in the MESSAGES.TBB file. ND I've tried searching within TB for unique strings in those messages, ND but they're definitely not there. RO Create a backup of your directory 'Skiing 2009' RO In TB create a new folder 'Skiing 2009' RO If everything should go as intended TB should warn you about the RO existing folder and will prompt you about the desired action with RO regard to the existing messages. RO In case things go awry, you simply copy the messages.tbb file from RO your skiing 2009 backup to the new directory with that name and your RO messages will be restored. Ta Da! Perfect. I should have had more faith in TB and tried something like that myself. I've lost count of the number of times that you've sorted me out, many thanks. -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.38.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Inserting details from thebat's address book
Hello, On Friday, November 21, 2008, you wrote: (Can't seem to find a next unread mail shortcut!) M CTRL+ALT+right? M Or, rightclick and pick from context menu, if a mouse person. Thanks, and sorry for a very ambiguous moan in my mail. I was complaining about Mac Mail - nice looking, but difficult to do all but the most basic of tasks. Great thread handling though (in my opinion). -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.38.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Lost folders
Hello, I'm suffering from what seems to be the same problem as Jack (2008-06-11 15:53:20 GMT). I used to have a folder called Skiing 2009. I can no longer find this in TB!'s folder tree. It's there on disk, and I can see e-mails in the MESSAGES.TBB file. I've tried searching within TB for unique strings in those messages, but they're definitely not there. Shift-ctrl-alt-L doesn't find this folder. I tried removing the ACCOUNT.FLB from the root folder but this had the adverse effect of losing well over half my folders and accounts. Restoring the original seemed to fix that particular scare. Can anyone suggest a path forward? This particular instance isn't critical, but I'm nervous that I've lost other directories and would like to look into this further. TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.38 on Windows XP Current version is 4.0.38.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Inserting details from thebat's address book
Hello, On 20 Nov 2008, at 21:12, MFPA wrote: but I was hoping that there was some cunning way to do it from a quick template or similar. You could probably do something based around the %ABnnnPPP macro. Look in TB!'s help file under macros - I've pasted some of the entry here. Ah, interesting. Stuck on a Mac at the moment, will have a crack at this next week. (Can't seem to find a next unread mail shortcut!) Thanks, -- N. Current version is 4.0.36.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Inserting details from thebat's address book
Hello Vernon, On Thursday, November 20, 2008, you wrote: Does anyone know of a way that I can insert (or attach) the address book details to an e-mail. I can attach my own vcard, but I would like to be able to send one person's details to another. It seems that there *should* be a clever way to do this. M Try the following:- Open Address Book Click on the Contact that you want to send File Export To Export Selection Save the contact (preferably to your desk top??) open new message drag and drop the contact M from your desk top to your new message editor. M The 'save type' will appear as Business Card (*.VCF) Crikey - TB! doesn't like appearing in quoted text! Thanks for the response, I'd been doing a similar thing with Outlook (which I still use for contacts). This is definitely one step closer, but I was hoping that there was some cunning way to do it from a quick template or similar. I'll be using this method in the meantime though :-) -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Inserting details from thebat's address book
Hello, Does anyone know of a way that I can insert (or attach) the address book details to an e-mail. I can attach my own vcard, but I would like to be able to send one person's details to another. It seems that there *should* be a clever way to do this. TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.34 on Windows XP Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: One time encryption
Hello Jack, On Monday, September 15, 2008, you wrote: JSL I need to send credit card info to a vendor in payment for a part yet JSL to be shipped. Is there an easy way to encrypt the info so it can't be JSL read if it's intercepted in transit and yet *can* be read by the JSL recipient? Or am I worrying about nothing? Some people, myself included, think that the anonymity offered by the sheer scale of the Internet outweighs the risk of identifying your message as interesting by including an easy to spot encryption header or similar. Some people allege that governments only filter encrypted traffic, on the assumption that that's how terrorists are communicating. On that subject, I don't think that the government needs to snoop my e-mail to get my CC details, or anything else for that matter... Once you turn over this stone, however, it's not long before you're employing steganography and by the end of the week you'll be sleeping under the bed with a gun! Oh no, now you've got me started. Sorry. -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Counting messages
Hello Bob, On Thursday, August 14, 2008, you wrote: ND Obviously there's no direct way to do it, but can anyone think of some ND nice lateral solution? When you select several messages, you can hover over the message list and read the hint... BR That is very cool! Is that tip on page 451, 2nd paragraph, of the new BR softcover manual for The Bat!, version 4x? I'll buy a copy! I'm glad that you replied to Stefan, as his mail didn't make it to my inbox for some reason. And thanks Stefan for such a simple solution. -- Nick Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Counting messages
Hello, For reasons too complicated to explain, I'd like to count the number of messages that I've got selected (100+ so counting by hand is a bit hit and miss, not to mention time consuming). Obviously there's no direct way to do it, but can anyone think of some nice lateral solution? Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.24 on Windows XP Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
GnuPG niggles
Hello, I've got GnuPG integration working with TB, using WinPT front-end, but have a couple of things that I'd like to tidy up. 1. Running gpg gives the following error: gpg: NOTE: old default options file `D:/Home/user/MyDocuments/openPGP\options' ignored I can delete the options file, the error goes away for one instance but the file gets re-created and so does the error. 2. Can I get TB! to remember my passphrase so that I can sign all my messages without having to enter it for each one? Thanks, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.24 on Windows XP WinPT: 0.7.96rc1 gpg (GnuPG): 1.4.9 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: GnuPG niggles
Hello Roelof, Crikey - thanks for the speedy response! On Friday, July 11, 2008, you wrote: ND I've got GnuPG integration working with TB, using WinPT front-end, but ND have a couple of things that I'd like to tidy up. ND 1. Running gpg gives the following error: ND gpg: NOTE: old default options file ND `D:/Home/user/MyDocuments/openPGP\options' ignored RO Had the same error. ND I can delete the options file, the error goes away for one ND instance but the file gets re-created and so does the error. RO But for me deleting the file did the trick. Didn't do anything special RO to keep it from being re-created. That's interesting - I'll persevere a bit longer. ND 2. Can I get TB! to remember my passphrase so that I can sign all my ND messages without having to enter it for each one? RO Tools - OpenPGP - OpenPGP preferences - General - Cache signing Ah that's it. It was already set to 999 minutes, but setting it to 998 seems to have made it stick. This is a(nother) XP re-install, I keep forgetting what I did to get things working a few years ago. I suppose that's a sign of a well written application? Have a good weekend, -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Cycle Through Auto-Complete Recipients?
Hello Dave, On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, you wrote: DG I have, for example, people in the address book with multiple DG addresses, as in: DG[EMAIL PROTECTED] DG[EMAIL PROTECTED] DG[EMAIL PROTECTED] DG How to auto-complete the address I want for Sam Jones, after I type in DG Sam? The ctl-+ does not seem to work for this purpose. At least not DG here. This was my problem exactly, and Robin pointed out that this requires the + key on the number pad, not shift=, or whatever modifier your keyboard requires on the top row of keys. My laptop keyboard has a virtual number pad, with 0-9 being the mjkluio789 keys, that I can activate. Never used it though - too confusing for me, but *this* + key worked as expected. -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Mail tracking
Hello, On Wednesday, May 21, 2008, you wrote: RO Another method would be to view everything as plain text only. Another advantage of plain-text viewing is that you can see the real url of links within a mail. In an html message there might be a simple looking link such as: www.somecompany.com, which seems quite anonymous. But looking at the message source it might actually point to www.somecompany.com/+lots_of_highly_identifiable_information, or worse; there's no reason that the link would even be for the domain that somecompany.com. No such trickery in plain text. That said, I'm very glad to see HTML support in TheBat, as there are more and more (legitimate) people (i.e. money paying clients) that insist on some level of HTML capability. And, let's face it, it can look quite nice if it's used with restraint. Not every HTML e-mail is 43MBytes, kaleidoscopically coloured, with 11 different font sizes (including the inevitable comic sans) and has a few 5MB cat photos embedded for good luck ;-) -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Cycle Through Auto-Complete Recipients?
Hello Robin, On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, you wrote: RA Seems to be the + on the numeric keypad only that works with this. Ah, 64bv564s (that's obvious with my laptop's numlock on!) Many thanks for spotting that one. I *should* have thought of that one. Too long away from a desktop machine I suppose. So next question: does anyone know where this shortcut is hidden? I'd very much like to change it. -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TheBat wants attention after sending a message
Hello Thomas, On Monday, May 19, 2008, you wrote: ND Since upgrading to v4, I've noticed that TB!'s taskbar icon will flash ND for attention after I've sent a message. TF Hm, I cannot confirm. Thanks for checking it. ND Does anyone know of a way that I can turn this off? (I've already used ND Powertoys to stop it grabbing focus). TF Maybe it's Powertoys in the first place that causes this? Nope, without powertoys TheBat annoyingly grabs focus. Seems like another elevation in cruft* level. -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.ddj.com/184405140 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
TheBat wants attention after sending a message
Hello, Since upgrading to v4, I've noticed that TB!'s taskbar icon will flash for attention after I've sent a message. It's not a big problem, just a little inelegant and not very Bat! like. Does anyone know of a way that I can turn this off? (I've already used Powertoys to stop it grabbing focus). TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.24 on Windows XP Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Cycle Through Auto-Complete Recipients?
Hello, I've just recommended TB! to a friend, and they're asking me lots of questions about how to set it up. I'm OK with most of them, but there's a tip here: http://email.about.com/cs/thebattips/qt/et083101.htm - How to Cycle Through Auto-Complete Recipients in The Bat! Apparently this can be achieved with the ctl+ combination. It doesn't work here, can anyone help me find it? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.24 on Windows XP Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Message editor bottom status bar (v4)
Hello, The new status bar at the bottom of the edit mail window will selectively remove items as the window is narrowed. Does anyone know if there's a way to force some of these to stay? TheBat seems to have different priorities than me! In particular it's the active account that I like to see all the time. TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v4.0.14 on Windows XP Current version is 4.0.14.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Things getting worse?
Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me put right a couple of niggling features that have cropped up recently: 1. TheBat wants attention after a mail has been sent If I send a mail and then focus on another application, TB! will flash to tell me that it's been sent sucessfully until I go back to it. This, I'm sure, didn't happen before. (Before when, I don't know) 2. A bump for a older problem where my new mail icon (mailto: shortcut) now adds a New Mail.url attachment to the new mail that's been created. All seems correct in the registry. I'm having a go to see if V4 fixes either of these... it doesn't. Anyone? TIA, -- Nick Testing with: v4.0.0.11 (ALPHA) on Windows XP Current version is 3.99.27.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Signatures in plain-text viewer.
Hello, Am I going mad, or did TB! used to give me the option to specify the text style for signature text? It does for sure in the html viewer Thanks everyone for putting me straight - apparently I was going mad! -- Nick Using Evolution 2.12.1 under Linux... nice, but not that nice. Current version is 3.99.27.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Signatures in plain-text viewer.
Hello, Am I going mad, or did TB! used to give me the option to specify the text style for signature text? It does for sure in the html viewer. TIA. -- Nick TheBat!: v3.99.3 on Windows XP Current version is 3.99.27.2 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Group by Date (not)
Hello, It some point in the past few days, TB has stopped grouping by date. I've confirmed that it's checked in the view mode setup, and setting it manually from the view threads by-group by date doesn't persist. Is anyone else experiencing this? TIA. -- Nick TheBat!: v3.99.25 on Windows XP Current version is 3.99.25 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: mailto: shortcut
Hello Roelof, On Tuesday, September 4, 2007, you wrote: RO What if you create a new malto: URL, maybe that something went awry RO with your old one. Thanks, but I've tried that too. Must be a Windows issue. I'll stick Thunderbird on and try it with that... -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 3.99.24 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
mailto: shortcut
Hello, For as long as I can remember, creating a shortcut containing just mailto:; would give me a quick way to open up a new message from my start menu, which I named newmail.url. As of some (unknown) recent event clicking this now gives me a new mail with reference to another newmail.url as an attachment. Can anyone shed some light on this? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.99.3 on Windows XP Current version is 3.99.24 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Microsoft's Calibri font
Hello Stephane, On Friday, June 29, 2007, you wrote: I don't like proportional serif fonts, so is there any way that I can get TheBat to default to a sans font? SB Of course : configure TB! to display every message in text only, SB and configure your favorite font in the viewer configuration. That is indeed what I do, for a diminishing number of my sources. As has been mentioned in this forum before, more and more people are sending mails that *only* make sense when rendered in html (forms, tables etc). In my are of business using TheBat is a luxury. Most people have Outlook/Notes imposed on them by the IT strategy of their employer. OT Frankly, if Outlook were even a *little* bit more competent at e-mail handling I'd probably migrate just for a quiet life! I'm also interested in Outlook 2007's ability to integrate with desktop search engines another area where I feel that Ritlabs is missing core usability/functionality (IMAP anyone?) for fluff. /OT And as for all those that tell me that Thunderbird is just as powerful as TheBat!... sigh -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Virtual folders not refreshing
Hello Peter, On Wednesday, June 20, 2007, you wrote: ND Can anyone else confirm this? PM Yes, I can confirm this for my VF that is supposed to show messages of PM the last 24 hours. There is an entry in the bug tracker about this PM issue: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/view.php?id=3132 Thanks - and apologies for not checking bug tracker myself... TB!'s just been working for me for ages now, I'm out of the habit! -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Microsoft's Calibri font
Hello, More and more of my html e-mails are arriving from Outlook 2007 with the Calibri font: style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; I don't have this font on my XP box, so TheBat renders it as Times New Roman (as far as I can see). I don't like proportional serif fonts, so is there any way that I can get TheBat to default to a sans font? I suppose plan B would be to download the offending font, but I'd rather not at the moment... TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.99.1 on Windows XP Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Virtual folders not refreshing
Hello, I have set up some virtual folders for things like: Today, Yesterday, This Week, Recent Junk etc. I seem to remember that, in the old days, navigating away and then back would update a stale VF. Now I find that I need to perform a Folder-Refresh in order for them to update. Can anyone else confirm this? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.99.1 on Windows XP Current version is 3.99 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Not all server directories showing in IMAP connection
Hello Stuart, On Wednesday, March 21, 2007, you wrote: ND My ISP is now offering FAX and voice services that appear in IMAP ND folders on my accounts. ND Having only really used POP before, I'm confused to see that these ND folders don't appear when I configure TB! to use IMAP. ND Using other mail clients (such as Thhunderbird) these folders are ND visible. SC Right click on the Account name and select Manage IMAP folders. Then SC Reset the list and put check marks beside the items you want to show SC up. Ah, thanks. As usual TB!'s smarter than I am. -- Nick | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current version is 3.98.04 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Not all server directories showing in IMAP connection
Hello, My ISP is now offering FAX and voice services that appear in IMAP folders on my accounts. Having only really used POP before, I'm confused to see that these folders don't appear when I configure TB! to use IMAP. Using other mail clients (such as Thhunderbird) these folders are visible. TIA. -- Nick TheBat!: v3.98.4 on Windows XP Current version is 3.98.04 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Voyager
I see that data is being written to my USB stick for approx 20 seconds after Voyager appears to close; at that point I am able to remove the device safely. This is what I meant in my earlier post. What I am confused about is: What data is being written for so long? Any idea? CW In order to increase overall system performance, Windows often buffers CW reads and writes. After a flurry of activity when closing The Bat!, CW Windows probably waits a while for things to settle down before CW committing the changes to the disk. CW If you use the Safely Remove Devices applet, Windows will flush the CW buffers immediately and (perhaps) allow you to remove the device CW sooner. Or you just disable disk's (or stick's) write caching? From explorer... Disk: properties-harware-properties-policies = Enable write caching This will make operation a bit slower, but all changes will be immediately committed to disk. This was a common reliability hack for laptops in the old days. -- Nick Current version is 3.85.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: AntispamSniper in Commercial and FREE version
Hello Henk, On Friday, July 28, 2006, you wrote: developer of AntispamSniper released FREE version of its plugin, this version misses some advanced features (DNSBL, deleting spam on server, Anti-phishing etc.), but it is fully functional and with no trial. HMD I have installed this program/plugin 3 weeks ago and I must say that I HMD am impressed the way it works/behaves. I will keep on using it. I'm a reasonably satisfied user of K9. I miss the integration with TB, but to date none of the plugins have let me use TB's rules to process SPAM. Remove from server is my favourite as it allows me to keep my POP3 server clean for when I connect from low-bandwidth mobile devices when on the road. Can AntispamSniper integrate with TB rules? Regards, -- Nick Current version is 3.80.06 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Invalid server certificate (This certificate has expired) message
Hello, Apologies for posting a question that this very list has fixed for me in the distant past, but now I can't find the fix anywhere. I'm getting this following when I try to use TLS for POP3 retrieval: 31/07/2006, 15:44:05: FETCH - receiving mail messages 31/07/2006, 15:44:09: FETCH - Initiating TLS handshake 31/07/2006, 15:44:09: FETCH - Certificate S/N: 0, algorithm: RSA (1024 bits), issued from 16 Oct 2004 to 16 Oct 2005, for 1 host(s): localhost.localdomain. 31/07/2006, 15:44:09: FETCH - Owner: --, SomeState, SomeCity, SomeOrganization, SomeOrganizationalUnit, localhost.localdomain, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 31/07/2006, 15:44:09: FETCH - This certificate is self-issued. 31/07/2006, 15:44:09: FETCH - TLS handshake failure. Invalid server certificate (This certificate has expired). I know the certificate's expired, and there's no chance of it ever being renewed as the ISP (freedom2surf) has be acquired by PIPEX and is in a very poor state of repair these days. Can anyone help me with this one? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.80.06 on Windows XP Current version is 3.80.06 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Mac Mail
Hello, I'm receiving correspondence from a friend who is using Mac Mail. These appear as a set of attachments, much as with HTML messages, but without an html wrapper that I can open. The result is that I have to piece all these together to make any sense of it. These attachments are labelled: Text - contains the first part of the text Part.txt - more text Part..ATT- Looks like the formatted (html?) portion Yes there are two dots. Part#01..ATT - More formatted stuff Etc. Since I can't get over there to see what's going on, can anyone tell me what's happening, or what can be done to fix this at either end? TIA -- Nick TheBat!: v3.80.06 on Windows XP Current version is 3.80.06 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Thunderbird
Hello Martin, On Wednesday, September 28, 2005, you wrote: On the subject of message indexing/searching, I'm still aching from the demise of Bloomba, which really seemed to be going somewhere new. MW See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomba. Apparently, it's been MW re-released as WordPerfect MAIL. Oh, thanks for that. I'll have a poke around. -- Nick Current version is 3.60.7 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Thunderbird
Hello Duncan, D what features did you miss from The Bat? I'd have to say that for me it's the ability to manage my POP folders *after* the initial retrieval, and the reason I use K9 instead of BayesIt. Once I've checked an account with TB! (as opposed to TB) any subsequent check from dial-up or mobile devices is free of list mail, large attachments and SPAM. Otherwise, I could probably live with the other (probably temporary) shortfalls for the sake of a true multi-platform solution. On the subject of message indexing/searching, I'm still aching from the demise of Bloomba, which really seemed to be going somewhere new. -- Nick Current version is 3.60.7 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Confused about keyboard shortcuts (again)
Hello, I'd like to set up some keyboard shortcuts to move between messages: Forward/Back = ./, I have set this up in the View Message Folder section and it works nicely when I view each message in its own viewer window. I'd also like this to work when I'm reading messages in the regular 3-panel view. If I set the shortcuts up in my custom toolbar in the Main Form section then they also operate in the compose window. This is a real handicap when it comes to punctuation! I thought that the scope of the shortcuts should prevent them from operating in that window. Am I wrong, or is it TB!? TIA -- Nick TheBat!: v3.60.07 on Windows XP Current version is 3.60.7 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: I believed that the 3.60 improved the answers on mail HTML?
Hello WilWilWil, On Saturday, September 3, 2005, you wrote: W when I answer a mail which was with format HTML, the text of W origin quoted is in a dreadful table HTML with 2 cells. One on the W left containing the character quotation and with a wretched blue W back, and the column of right-hand side with the text of origin itself! I'm wondering about this one too, (MID:[EMAIL PROTECTED]), but I've not had a single comment. I can't see anything helpful in TB-beta either. Perhaps everyone else replies in plain text all the time? -- Nick TheBat!: v3.60.07 on Windows XP Current version is 3.60.7 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Replying to HTML mails [#2]: How to change the quote format
Hello, When replying to HTML emails, TB! puts a huge, white-on-blue, in front of the quoted text. What about just colouring it in subtle hues? I'll probably keep replying to HTML in plain text, but is there any way to control this behaviour on the off chance that I don't want to for some recipients? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.60.07 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.60.7 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Oops!! Power Failure
Hello Spike, On Tuesday, August 23, 2005, you wrote: S Suggestions?? Assuming that your bases were corrupted because Windows had not written its cached image of your files to disk when the PC died, you could perhaps disable write caching on the external drive? It's under the disk's properties, then Hardware-Properties-Policies. This will ensure that writes are committed immediately to disk. It's supposed to reduce performance, but I've never noticed any impact when I use it on my second *data* drive. -- Nick Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Oops!! Power Failure
Hello Jernej, On Tuesday, August 23, 2005, you wrote: Assuming that your bases were corrupted because Windows had not written its cached image of your files to disk when the PC died, you could perhaps disable write caching on the external drive? It's under the disk's properties, then Hardware-Properties-Policies. JS Write caching is automatically disabled for USB hard drives, unless you JS specifically enable it in the disk properties in Device manager. Problem is JS that these USB drives usually use FAT32 filesystem, which will almost JS certainly zero out files that were opened at the time of power loss. Ooops, that'll teach me to mix it with the experts! -- Nick Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lots of ACCOUNT_device.M_D files
Hello Thomas, On Sunday, August 14, 2005, you wrote: ND Does anyone know what these are, or why I've got them? TF I have account.m_d files. One for each account; IIRC these are the TF UIDs of the message deleted from server without downloading. I will TF assume that your system is set up differently from mine - I don't know TF what would add the _device into the file name. TF Questions for clarification: Oops, that wasn't a very clear post from me... TF 1.) Do you use POP or IMAP? POP. TF 2.) Do you use OTFE? If that's on the fly encryption, then no. TF 3.) In which directory are these files? In the accounts' root folder, under ACCOUNT.cfg etc. I see these files: ACCOUNT_device.LOG ACCOUNT_device.M_D ACCOUNT_device.M_R ACCOUNT_device 1.LOG ACCOUNT_device 1.M_D ACCOUNT_device 1.M_R ACCOUNT_device 2.M_D ACCOUNT_device 2.M_R ACCOUNT_device 3.M_D ACCOUNT_device 2.M_R this goes as high as 5 in one account In the Inbox sub-folder I have: MESSAGES.TBB MESSAGES.TBI MESSAGES_device.TBB MESSAGES_device.TBI MESSAGES_device 1.TBB MESSAGES_device 1.TBI Other points to note: AV = AVG plugin Spam = K9 Firewall = Windows built-in (It's OK I'm behind a *real* one) I use a mix of plain and authenticated POP and SMPTP but this seems to affect all directories the same. -- Nick Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Lots of ACCOUNT_device.M_D files
Hello Thomas, On Monday, August 15, 2005, you wrote: TF No sorry, I have no idea what could cause this. Just in case anyone's interested, I've been looking at the dates on these files and I think that this might be associated with the Palm LifeDrive software that I'm using to sync my work data onto its hard drive. I had to exclude TB! in the end as the (large) mail files needed to be synced every time and this was time consuming even with USB2. I've moved them all out of the way now and will try a mail sync later in the week. I'm not even going to bother going onto the Palm boards - there just aren't enough hours in the day. Thanks for taking the time... -- Nick Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Lots of ACCOUNT_device.M_D files
Hello, Does anyone know what these are, or why I've got them? I also have corresponding MESSAGES_device... in my Inbox directories. TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.51.10 on 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: Keeping TB! Data Files on a Server
Hello, On Sunday, July 17, 2005, you wrote: MR Now I use a SyncBack, a scheduled backup program to back up to the MR server Just to throw my penny in the pot, I've recently started using my Palm LifeDrive which has a 4GB hard disk to hotsync my Bat databases. It's a bit slow, because the main .tbb files have *always* changed, but this really does a nice job. Even better, I can then mount the LD as a USB disk on any computer and access the message base. BTW, as a piece of technology, I think that the LifeDrive's about a year too late, and the single-tasking OS is unforgivable these days. However there's nothing out there that combines storage, PDA and music (though the playback interface is *awful*). -- Nick TheBat!: v3.5.30 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.51 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Log verbosity
Hello Roelof, On Wednesday, July 13, 2005, you wrote: RO Those are the things that make it worth your while to visit tbbeta. RO There they come from the horse's mouth, err .. I mean from the RO development team. Sorry to drift OT, but to go back to another oft-trodden thread (can you tread a thread?), how much time can one spend on a productivity tool! I do *love* all the tinkering, but it sometimes has a seriously detrimental effect on my sleep and/or work. -- Nick Current version is 3.51 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Log verbosity
Hello Ludovic , MOAL I copy and paste a message from someone in the list I don't remember MOAL the name: Thanks - that's an elegant solution. I wonder where all this kind of stuff can be found? One of my long standing frustrations with TB is that there's so much that it can do, but no authoritative way to find it out. -- Nick Current version is 3.51 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Log verbosity
Hello, I've found references to this in the archives, but not an answer. I'm getting tarpitted by my smtp server with the message: 421 4.0.0. Tarpitting active for [213.86.0.61]. but all that I get from TB is: SEND - Some messages were not sent - check the log for details I get no more information in the account.log file. I'm a bit disappointed that I had to go get this information from an Outlook Express user... *Is* there some way of getting TB to report this detail? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.5.30 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.51 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Log verbosity
Hello Mary, On Tuesday, July 12, 2005, you wrote: SEND - Some messages were not sent - check the log for details I get no more information in the account.log file. MB Does ticking the check-box verbose log in Account/Properties/Options MB make a difference? Ah ha! Where did *that* come from? Checked the box but, as is typical, my problem has now gone away. Thanks, -- Nick Current version is 3.51 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
More shortcut woes
Hello, So having recently fixed my connection centre shortcut problem (thanks), I've been trying to repair my display only unread messages shortcut. I can see that show all is ctrl-= from the view menu, but can't find the corresponding entry in the customize menu. Am I missing something fundamental, or is the even more obscure than before? -- Nick TheBat!: v3.5.25 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.5.25 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TheBat on Mac? Tips please...
Hello Dragan, My question here is then - could you recommend an email client for Mac that can do similar things? Don't worry, you're in good hands! The default Mac Mail uses the GNU Mail.app which *I* reckon to be the best all-round mailer out there. Lots of intuitive features (like thread selection) and a very clean look. Just don't expect much help from the Mac forums... it's a different world :-( -- Nick Temporarily on Evolution 2.2 under Gentoo Linux (better than Outlook, but that's not saying much) Current version is 3.5.25 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Re[2]: TheBat on Mac? Tips please...
Finding a decent news app will be your problem (have a look at Gemini). Ah, but OSX has got X! If you google for Fink (http://fink.sourceforge.net/) you'll see how to run just about any Linux (or *nix) newsreader that you like. Contrary to what this sounds, it's really not too difficult or messy to do. Check this out: http://www.desktoplinux.com/files/misc/OSXfree86.jpg -- Nick Current version is 3.5.25 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: shortcuts
Hello, Version 3.5.25: where can i change/add shortcuts? MB From the main TB! window, drop-down menu, choose MB View/Toolbars/Customise. Hmmm, I used to have a pair of keyboard shortcuts to toggle my connection centre on and off. Can anyone help me get this back with 3.5? I can't see anything in the above that will do it. TIA, -- Nick TheBat! v3.5.25 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.5.25 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
View modes
Hello, My view modes don't seem to work - at all. TB 3.5 has picked them up from my old 3.0.1.33 but: - Right-clicking on different view modes in the header has no effect - If I make changes from the setup columns option it always selects the same view mode, are changes are ignored anyway - Manage view modes has no effect Is this just me? Next step is a clean install I suppose, but how would I make sure that my view modes are ignored? TIA, -- Nick TheBat!: v3.5 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.5 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Bayesit - how does it mark a message as spam?
Hello Alexander, On Thursday, April 21, 2005, you wrote: It's slow during mail retrieval, which is OK because it's doing lots of thinking (pathetic fallacy?) ASK K9 does the same thinking and its blazingly fast OK - sold. Thanks for the advice, K9's installed and doing a pretty good job as far as I can see. No perceivable system loading even since I've trained it with many thousands of good/bad messages. -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Bayesit - how does it mark a message as spam?
Hello Robin, On Thursday, April 21, 2005, you wrote: RA What version of Popfile are you using? I'm on the latest - v0.22.2. RA I have been using it for some years now, and have never noticed it RA slowing - what is it that you see happening? It's slow during mail retrieval, which is OK because it's doing lots of thinking (pathetic fallacy?), but it also seems to do a lot of database management throughout the day. I really applaud the popfile project, and it's still the best catcher outside of running (and maintaining) a server side spamassassin, but from time to time I like to check out the alternatives. Chances are that I'll be back running it next week... -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Bayesit - how does it mark a message as spam?
Hello, I'm going through one of my irregular explorations of anti-SPAM technology, as popfile just seems to grind slower and slower. Although it must be said that it's almost perfect in terms of accuracy. One of the things that I really like about popfile is that I can get TB to delete spam from the server once identified. Aside from the fact that mails are put into a spam folder by bayesit, I can't find any other sign in the message. Is this so? -- Nick TheBat!: v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Test - sorry
Hello Mica, MM For me one jar of black, and one jar of green olives, for a snack, and a MM small bottle of olive oil, for sipping. Thank you! (-: Sorry - no can do. These form the bulk of my strategic snack-cache, in readiness for when the skies darken as the forces of evil take to the air... -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Test - sorry
Like it says in the subject - Sorry. -- N. Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Outlook .ics meeting invitations
Hello, I've just moved my contacts and calendar over to outlook after years on Lotus Organizer. Has anyone managed to get e-mail responses to OL meeting invitations (*.ics) to use TB? Mine keep spawning an OL window. TIA, -- Nick Using TheBat!: v3.0.1.33 Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Outlook .ics meeting invitations
Hello Dave, On Friday, February 25, 2005, you wrote: I've just moved my contacts and calendar over to outlook after years on Lotus Organizer. Has anyone managed to get e-mail responses to OL meeting invitations (*.ics) to use TB? Mine keep spawning an OL window. DC Might want to have a look at Sunbird. That's Mozilla's new calendar app. Don't get me started, I've been keeping an eye on this for some time now ;-) I'm a borderline complete linux user and have habitually tried to avoid MS wherever possible. Sometimes however there's a) no getting away from what it can offer b) no getting away from clients who use it The main reason for my using OL right now is that is syncs so nicely with my Orange M2000 and its Pocket Informant calendar/contact/task app. I'm plugging away with the synce and multisync (opensync) projects on linux, but in the meantime... back to my question. -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Maintenance Steps?
Hello, Any issues here? Am I missing a maintenance step or two? ASK None that I'd know of. Using a normal defrag program will do the same as ASK the defragmentation in BayesIT (and more, of course). ASK In some special cases, a real defrag program will work better Drifting a bit OT here, I was interested to read this article from the UK's PCPro mag: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/68124/avalon-on-xp/page3.html Look for Putting on the Frighteners about half way down. This ties in with my experience that, when my diskeeper software had for some reason failed to run its scheduled defrag for about 6 months I noticed absolutely no change in system performance. This is contrast to my old fat16 experiences when a decent defrag could make quite a significant (though subjective) difference. -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Anyone using OnSpeed with The Bat!?
Last time I was away, it cost me 640 GBP in telephone costs to keep my clients websites maintained and to access email. A Hmmm... why not a laptop with a local ISP sub? That's about decade's worth of A dial-up in the US (Netscape $ US 9.95/Mo, 5 GBP after conversion?)! Can't be A that much more expensive in Canada. I've been using Gric for a long time now. It's a roaming service that seems to partner with a lot of UK ISPs. Download the latest list of dial-up numbers before you leave, then when you tell it your new location it will show all available local numbers. Your regular ISP logon will work on the partnered systems. However, recently I've found that hotel broadband for about $10 US /day is a good bet. Even better, I never seem to be far away from an unsecured WiFi connection which I use for my POPs that support secure communications. Apple stores are also a great place to connect for free - although I feel the need to boot into Linux at the time so as not to be too rude ;-) -- Nick TheBat! v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TB on Linux
Hello Nav, N Has anyone tried running TB on Linux using Wine? There's plenty in the archives, but for my money (or lack of it!) Wine is as good as Crossover with TB. It runs, but you have to take a bit of are with what you click on in the UI. N Does Ritlabs have any plans to release Linux version of TB. N I really don't like windows, but TB is holding me up :) Perhaps one reason that Ritlabs is holding back is that most of the Linux e-mail clients offer a lot of the power (regex) functionality already. OK, you have to pipe out to a command line, but this shouldn't be a problem to anyone who's regexing. I've recently been playing with Evolution, and this strikes me as a great compromise between user simplicity and power. It's the kind of thing that I *could* see myself recommending to friends and family. It also managed to import all my contact and calendar information from Windows in one hit. That's a first for me. -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TB on Linux
Hello Jurgen, Friday, December 10, 2004, 4:23:26 PM, you wrote: JH But now with Win XP and SP2 and stopped hating Windows. I just JH hate MS now ;-) Well put! I think that sums me up exactly, that and the fact that my Linux boxes just seems to get better over time while my XP boxes just tend towards sh$*. -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Serious mail download problem
Hello Pat, Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 4:28:14 AM, you wrote: If you (or anyone) can help I would sure appreciate it. So I'm no expert, but my fist test is always to use telnet to see what's going on - 'cos that's how I used to do it years ago :-) Have a Google for telnet pop for all the gory details, but you should be able to knock out a quick session like this: telnet pop IP address 110 user your POP login pass your POP password LIST - list you message headers RETR # - to view a message number # DELE # - to delete message QUIT - to exit Perhaps you'll get a message that you can post back here and someone clever can come up with a fix? Good luck, -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Compose window attachment pane
Hello everyone, Am I going mad, or is there no way to alter the position of the attachment pane on the *compose* window? I'm using MicroEd and plain text. TIA, -- Nick Moved on up (across?) to TheBat!: v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Compose window attachment pane
Hello Allie, Thursday, November 11, 2004, 9:53:26 AM, you wrote: Am I going mad, or is there no way to alter the position of the attachment pane on the *compose* window? I'm using MicroEd and plain text. AM No there's no way to do this. I wish there were though. sigh Yeah - now that I've got over my frustrations with TB's version rush *and* my outside bet, Bloomba, has been killed off by Yahoo I'm back into TB for the long haul. Perhaps I'll go to TBOT with this one day, but I really think that we're ready for a next-generation e-mail solution, along the lines of Bloomba or Nelson Email Organizer. I'd be running NEO today if it didn't sit on top of Outlook... -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Pasting text with indent
Hello, I've got a strange feeling that I've asked this before, but can't find any reference to it. So... Is there a way that I can paste a block of text such that it's all indented x characters? TIA -- Nick Moved on up (across?) to TheBat!: v3.0.1.33 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: More than six accounts: check fails over six
Hello Marten, Thursday, October 14, 2004, 11:07:10 AM, you wrote: Can anyone offer a way round this? I have to check all accounts individually to be sure all have been checked. I only have six I'm afraid, but have you set Allow concurrent POP3 connections on the Configuration pane? If no one else can help, ping me and I'll set up another few to test with. While I'm on the subject, have you seen this link: http://popfile.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?HowTos/TheBatHeaders It's handy to have the classification and POPFile link headers displayed in the early days of training. I only worked this out when it was too late. -- Nick Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: connection centre always on
how to remove it, can any one help ! TN Options/Preferences TN Change Display Connection Centre: Automatically|Always|Hide It's kind of useful, but a pain to toggle, so I map ctrl-alt-C to show and shift-ctrl-alt-C to hide. I Use it mostly on a Monday morning when TB!'s catching up on a weekend's worth of SPAM/groups and can seem to chug on forever. -- Nick Current version is 3.00.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: 98% of ALL my mail is about The Bat!
MLW I think it is interesting that I decided to use an email program like MLW this so that I could read email about this email program. 98% of all MLW my email in a day is either from TBUDL, TBBETA, TBTECH or TBOT. RO It's not quite that bad for me, the last 52 messages were 2 spams, 10 RO non-tb messages and the rest tb-stuff. It got quite a bit worse since RO I started on tbbeta, but I guess that only means that folks at Ritlabs RO are very busy. I've pondered this OT not so long ago. If anyone's interested (too late now), my stats from POPFile: | Messages Classified | Bucket Classification CountFalse Positives False Negatives | lists 5,136 (45.85%) 2 0 | ok 1,148 (10.24%) 9 19 | spam 4,357 (38.89%) 18 30 | unclassified 560 (4.99%) 20 Of course the numbers are meaningless, but the %s are steady at these levels. -- Nick Current version is 3.00.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
V3 + KAV status
Hello, I'm not a beta subscriber (I've got enough on my plate as it is), so apologies for bringing this up here. What's the status with v3 and Kaspersky AV (4.5 pro)? Is there a working plug-in available yet, that doesn't require any fudging? -- Nick Back to TheBat!: v2.12.00 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.00.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
