Hello Elaine, Monday, October 21, 2002, 1:51:24 PM, you wrote:
E> Hello Tomasz E> On Monday, October 21, 2002, you wrote >> I see no remedy to this situation and, to be honest, I think it's even >> an advantage for TB that it's not so popular. Maybe not financially, >> but at least the user base concentrates on resolving more complex >> problems and not helping newbies, which, in my opinion, pushes TB's >> development in the right direction. E> Yes, I firmly believe that only the most die-hard and doggedly E> determined newbie will last with learning and using TB! and I E> think that is a shame. Although I frequently mention my use of E> it on my mailing lists, I rarely recommend it for home users E> although there are millions of them out there that would benefit E> from using it. Which very neatly brings us back to the 'walkthrough' style of help for those very folks. Whilst I agree TB! is a terrific product and far more flexible than the rest, to just limit its appeal to a small user-base isn't the way to go as I see it. Sure, there are folks who want all the bells and whistles of a full blown e-mail client like TB! but equally there are users who would benefit from the security aspects of TB! if only they could be shown how to set the darned thing up properly :-) Like has been said before - the built in help files aren't a whole lot of use as they are. -- Best regards, Barry2 Using The Bat! v1.61 on Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
