Bat download message problems

[Timothy Casten]

After using the bat since its early beginnings I have had to begin 
the task of looking for alternate email client.

Two problems one just surfaced recently.
1.  Extremely large delay when sending emails, the bat connects to 
the email server and just sits there for approximately 30 seconds 
before starting to send the email.
2.  I leave the bat on all day, and retrieve new messages every 5 
minutes, After running the bat for an hour or so it locks up when 
downloading messages, it will just sit there with the last message 
being downloaded and will never finish, if i use the task manager to 
close it i get a invalid handle exception error from the bat.  No 
certain message causes this it just reappears at random.  I have gone 
back in Bat builds clear to last spring and it still happens, if I 
cant fix this I will be saying goodbye to the bat.

Any ideas?

--
Tim 




Current beta is 3.99.07 | 'Using TBBETA' information:
http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html

Re: Bat download message problems

[Doug Higby]

Hello Timothy,

Monday, May 21, 2007, 3:32:06 PM, you wrote:


 1.  Extremely large delay when sending emails, the bat connects to
 the email server and just sits there for approximately 30 seconds 
 before starting to send the email.

Your problems could be related to a poor DNS server.  If it is
standard pop3 and smtp, you could try using the tcpip address instead
of mail.domain.com, or you could set your computer to use the opendns
DNS servers (just Google OpenDNS).

If using wireless, it could be a problem with your wireless protocol,
where it fades in and out of connection.

Or, it could be your email host that is overworked and slow to
respond.

What is your server timeout set to in account properties under
Transport ?

 2.  I leave the bat on all day, and retrieve new messages every 5
 minutes, After running the bat for an hour or so it locks up when 
 downloading messages, it will just sit there with the last message 
 being downloaded and will never finish.

I've had this behaviour too with poor internet connections and a dozen
people trying to connect on a wireless connection.  If you tell us
that Outlook Express races through sending and receiving, then there
may be reason to suspect that The Bat! is at fault.

-- 
Best regards,
 Dougmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
**
TheBat! Voyager 3.99.4
on Windows XP



 Current beta is 3.99.07 | 'Using TBBETA' information:
http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html