Dear Dave, @29-Jul-2004, 09:11 -0400 (29-Jul 14:11 UK time) Dave Merrill said:
> - Is there a built-in HTML editor for email? WSYWIG?
Yes, although it's fairly basic. TB is extremely mature as a plain
text mail client and has some wonderful WYSIWYG text features.
> - Can I configure it to reply in plain text to all msgs, including
> ones that come as HTML?
Yes.
> Does the program convert the message I'm replying to first,
> including quoting it in my reply if I want?
Yes.
> Is the conversion reasonable?
Hmmm. Sometimes. I get plagued by double line-feeds between
paragraphs and some strange spacing effects on some HTML messages.
Other times, it can go through without a glitch. I think it depends
on the source.
> - Can it be configured not to fetch any images or other remote
> content, while still displaying HTML in msgs?
Au-contere, it does not /ever/ 'fetch' images and has no such mode
nor a switch for it. This is a security design policy decision that
most users appreciate with enthusiasm.
> - Can I write emails as HTML source code? (I don't use styled msgs
> very often, but if I did want to, that's a comfortable way to do
> it for me, since I'm a web developer.)
Hmmm - "I think so". That's the best I can do, since I know of some
here that do that.
> - I'm sure it has folders for organizing email. Can folders
> contain other folders, and so on?
Oh yes. Very much so. I have about 200 folders nesting up to 5
levels deep in places.
> - Am I right that The Bat can quote msgs in replies like this,
> with the author's initials:
DM>> Message text
DM>> More msg text
Yes. This is available
1) as a configuration option
2) as invoked by template macro, meaning you can vary the quote
prefix method:
o by account
o by folder
o by Address Book group
o by Address Book entry
simply by varying the reply templates at these levels.
> - Can its import from Outlook bring in items that aren't email
> msgs? Specifically, 'Post In This Folder' items?
I have no idea - perhaps someone else can answer this.
> - Is its address book really email-centric,
Yes... but
> or will it do for general contact management? Multiple separately
> labelable phone numbers? Street address, ideally more than one?
> Searchable categories or keywords?
It has all of these features.
> - Not directly about The Bat, but what are people using for
> calendaring? I hate Outlook, but it's currently my email, address
> book, and calendar, so replacing it completely means replacing all
> those functions. Contacts have to be in my email program to make
> any sense, but The Bat doesn't do appointments and stuff, right?
Well, it does have a fairly sophisticated scheduler. It is
email-centric, but can do launches, popups and document creations on
event triggers.
> I suppose I don't hate Outlook's calendar as much as I hate its
> email, so I could just keep using it for that one thing, but if
> there are other great alternatives for Windows, I'd love to know.
> Thanks very much for any help, really appreciated,
I hope that's helped.
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Cheers -- //.arck D Pearlstone --List moderator and fellow end user
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