GeekK wijst ons op de release van The Bat! 2.04.4. Dit mailprogramma voor Windows kan mail versturen en ontvangen via de POP3-, IMAP4rev1- en SMTP-protocollen. De nieuwe versie is via deze link neer te halen, en kent de volgende aanpassingen in de code:
What's new for The Bat!v2.04.4:
- Microsoft Exchange(R) server connectivity (requires MS Exchange client to be installed for providing MAPI transport)
- CompuServe(R) RPA authentication mechanism
- The "Allow search for unread messages across accounts" option in the Options|Preferences dialogue at the Messages page
- More sensible settings for choosing Working Directory
- THEBAT.INI file in the program directory can be used for automatic installation on networks
- POP/IMAP/SMTP session logging settings are stored in the Protocol.INI file of the account's home directory
- Functions of extension mouse buttons can be redefined in the Options|Preferences dialogue at the System page
- New "Preview Pane on the left" Split Mode for comfortable mail reading on wide-screen displays
- RTV: Links from header fields with message IDs are now converted to mid: URLs
- (BT#0000699) Select/Unselect all buttons in the Backup/Restore dialogue
- (BT#0000893) Highlighting Log records is now done on per account basis
- (BT#0001284) Actions of selective download filters are now logged
- (BT#0002254) The Arrow Left key in the message list when threads are present now behaves the same way as in a tree control
- (BT#0002268) URL links are now clickable in the Message Source view
- "No message loaded" message on the preview pane (ideas about filling it with more useful information are welcome)
- Better looking total progress indicator in the Connection Centre under XP Themes
- Optimised search for MailTicker messages on IMAP
- Reworked POP3 module: correct behaviour with large messages left for later download, etc.
- Scroll bar now always appears in the MicroEd editor whenever scrolling may be needed
- Theme-aware headers of the message list
- Various fixes and improvements to IMAP, HTML editor and other areas