Hello Marck,
Friday, February 16, 2001, 3:41:06 PM, you wrote:
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MDP> Hi Lyle,
MDP> On 16 February 2001 at 15:15:16 -0700 (which was 22:15 where I live)
MDP> Lyle Scully wrote and made these points:
LS>> When asked if I thought that Bat would be good for my client
LS>> though, I almost always say No. Why would I do that if it is such
LS>> a good program? Simple...documentation.
MDP> <snip>
LS>> Thanks for listening to my rant. I love The Bat! and would pay
LS>> again for the honor of using it, but someone needs to work on the
LS>> documentation sooner rather than later.
MDP> nothing but agree with you. Dieter Hummel has re-written the help in
MDP> German for German users. It would be great if something similar could
MDP> be done with the English language help.
I took a look at that file. Even it doesn't look like it has been
updated recently, but I am just going by the datestamp they have on
the main page of it.
Has anyone tried to port that to other languages? The FAQ is great,
but hard to give to a client.
MDP> Having said that, with v2 on the "horizon", there has been a
MDP> reluctance to re-document a version of the software who's "time is
I won't even comment on the "horizon", but even if this program stays
at 1.49c (I know there is another beta coming), some people will
continue to use it for some time, even after V2 is out. That is human
nature. Granted over time you learn most of the program, but I still
struggle in some areas. Take the S/Mime stuff as an example. I would
never use it (prefer PGP), but some of my clients would, so I have to
learn it. I have no idea where to even start.
Minor points I know. But a new feature, should have at least minimal
documentation linked to it.
Unless I am missing something.
Regardless, I love the bat, and am happy that I finally said goodbye
to Eudora. I just keep pounding away at it until I figure something
out.
Lyle
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Using The Bat! 1.49c under Windows NT 5.0 Build
2195 Service Pack 1
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