Fwd: the Bat! future evolution
Hi all, I love computers. I spend hours and hours on my laptop every day. Most of my time is dedicated to e-mail. I've been using The bat! since the 1.62 version. I always found this program very great. But it did not prevent me from seeing the other mailers and try some of them. So, even if I have been using the bat! since months, a program I purchased from a french dealer, I decided to try another mailer they decided to promote after they gave up the bat! : its name, Pocomail. Even if they said that it was very powerful I did not consider it as powerful as the bat! was (notably from my personal point of view, in fact PocoMail does not seem to be very accessible for the blind man I am). I have been subscribed to PocoSystems' newsletter (the maker of pocomail) since the time I decided to test it. Recently, I received an announcement from PocoSystems, telling that they just launched a new product (Barca) which is a mixture of their mail client PocoMail and a Personal Information Manager. If I told you that, it is to know if you would like to see The Bat turns into a kind of PIM or not and if Ritlabs have such plans in their projects for the 3.0 or 4.0 version of the software ? -- Greetings, Claude Renaud Secure Bat! v2.12.00 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Current version is 2.12.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Fwd: the Bat! future evolution
==Original message text=== From: Claude Renaud [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, July 19, 2004, 5:56:55 PM Subject: Fwd: the Bat! future evolution CR Hi all, CR I love computers. CR I spend hours and hours on my laptop every day. CR Most of my time is dedicated to e-mail. CR I've been using The bat! since the 1.62 version. CR I always found this program very great. CR But it did not prevent me from seeing the other mailers and try some of CR them. CR So, even if I have been using the bat! since months, a program I CR purchased from a french dealer, I decided to try another mailer they CR decided to promote after they gave up CR the bat! : its name, Pocomail. CR Even if they said that it was very powerful I did not consider it as powerful as CR the bat! was (notably from my personal point of view, in fact CR PocoMail does not CR seem to be very accessible for the blind man I am). CR I have been subscribed to PocoSystems' newsletter (the maker of CR pocomail) since the time I decided to test it. CR Recently, I received an announcement from PocoSystems, telling that CR they just launched a new product (Barca) which is a mixture of their CR mail client PocoMail and a Personal Information Manager. CR If I told you that, it is to know if you would like to see The Bat CR turns into a kind of PIM or not and if Ritlabs have such plans in their CR projects for the 3.0 or 4.0 version of the software ? ===End of original message text=== What is a Personal Information Manager ? -- WilWilWil [EMAIL PROTECTED] TB 2.12.00 Windows XP Service Pack 1 Current version is 2.12.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Fwd: the Bat! future evolution
Hallo Claude, On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:56:55 +0200GMT (19-7-2004, 17:56 +0200, where I live), you wrote: CR If I told you that, it is to know if you would like to see The Bat CR turns into a kind of PIM or not and if Ritlabs have such plans in their CR projects for the 3.0 or 4.0 version of the software ? Actually, I couldn't care. I'm not interested in a PIM -- Groetjes, Roelof Disclaimer: Any opinion stated in this message is not necessarily shared by my budgies or rabbits. Current version is 2.12.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Fwd: the Bat! future evolution
Hello Claude, Monday, July 19, 2004, 10:56:55 AM, you wrote: If I told you that, it is to know if you would like to see The Bat turns into a kind of PIM or not and if Ritlabs have such plans in their projects for the 3.0 or 4.0 version of the software ? I hope not -- if I wanted Outlook, I would just use Outlook! -- Dave Using The Bat! v2.12.00 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Current version is 2.12.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Fwd: the Bat! future evolution
ON Monday, July 19, 2004, 5:56:55 PM, you wrote: CR If I told you that, it is to know if you would like to see The Bat CR turns into a kind of PIM or not and if Ritlabs have such plans in their CR projects for the 3.0 or 4.0 version of the software ? Hi Claude, This is a difficult discussion. From what I have been reading here in this list there are a lot of e-mail purist on, but here is what I think. I love integration, but I want it to be between different applications instead of one all dancing and singing application. I want choice. I want to decide what is best for my e-mail and what is best for handling my information. I currently use ACT! (notice it also has an exclamation mark!) as my contact manager. It is great for handling all my contacts but has some quirks I would like to see fixed. It has nice integration with a fax and word processors but has an absolute terrible e-mail integration. It will somewhat work with OE or us its own very very very (repeat at least 25 times) basic e-mail program. Obviously I like TB! and would think it perfect if it would work with ACT! but someone else might have different PIM needs and prefers an other program. The answer is standard interface programming. We know how to do it but it has such a terrible overhead :( Still, I think it is the only way go or alternatively we all become exclusive M$ users. -- Best regards, Gerard -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A person with great dreams can achieve great things. Using The Bat! v2.12.00 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Current version is 2.12.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Fwd: the Bat! future evolution
Hi Claude, On Monday, July 19, 2004 at 5:56:55 PM, Claude Renaud wrote: Recently, I received an announcement from PocoSystems, telling that they just launched a new product (Barca) which is a mixture of their mail client PocoMail and a Personal Information Manager. If I told you that, it is to know if you would like to see The Bat turns into a kind of PIM or not and if Ritlabs have such plans in their projects for the 3.0 or 4.0 version of the software ? I don't know what is a Personal Information Manager and what you're awaiting from this kind of stuff but The Bat! have an adress book which is very useful and task manager which is at least as useful as the adress book. Have you an URL where we can see the Barca's feature ? -- Ludovic LE MOAL (Quimper - France) URL:http://www.lemoal.org/ ICQ# 92250692 Using The Bat! v2.12.00 on Windows 98 4.10 Current version is 2.12.00 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
