Hello Kevin,
Historians believe that Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 19:45 GMT -0400
was when, Kevin Coates [KC] typed the following:
KC> I guess here is where I'm confused. If I do not include
KC> %TO="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" in the Folder Template for *new*
KC> messages, The Bat prompts me for an address.
This is a good thing. The %TO macro in a folder level template can
cause embarrassment down the road. You can find a good explanation of
what the problems are in the Templates section of the FAQ
<http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com>.
The problem is: With the %TO in a folder level template, any time you
create a new message, it will be addressed to the list. Now you're
thinking, "But that's what I want." The answer is, no that isn't what
you want. *Every* message will cause the message to be addressed to
the list. This includes clicking on the unsubscribe link, or clicking
on a mailto: link in your browser. There are several cases where you
will have the focus in the folder, but you *don't* want the message to
go to the list. TB isn't able to guess *when* you want this, and when
you don't. You've told it to *always* send messages to the list.
KC> After I type one in, The Bat will use the address book template
KC> for new messages. I don't want to have to manually type in the
KC> address when posting new messages. It should be automatic for
KC> mailing lists as its always the same.
The best way to handle this is:
1. Create a group for all mailing lists in your Address Book.
Select "Hide Items if not Explicitly selected"
Note: You can give all Mailing Lists the same template by using a
group level template in your AB.
2. For each list entry in the AB, select "Favourite"
3. When you want to start a new message, click on the little down
arrow next to the new message icon. You will have a list of your
"Favourites", and any in groups will appear as sub-menus.
This method takes a little more effort, but it is *much* safer than
having a %TO macro in the folder level templates.
If you insist on playing with fire and decide to keep the %To in the
folder level template, you can reduce your risk by using the following
*instead* of a plain %TO macro:
%IF:"%TOLIST%CCLIST%BCCLIST"="":"%TO='[EMAIL PROTECTED]'"
This only adds the list address if there are no other addresses
already present.
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Thanks for writing,
Januk Aggarwal
Using The Bat! 1.54 Beta/8 under Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A
If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter?
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