The Bat! is an Internet e-mail program. The primary purposes of The Bat! are:
- Providing an efficient way of processing large numbers of messages;
- An easy-to-use user interface;
- Allowing users to work easily with several mail accounts and to ease the exchange of messages between them;
- Keeping working delays to a minimum. The Bat! makes extensive use of Windows' multitasking capabilities. This means that the user can send and receive e-mail while reading or writing other mail;
- Providing a truly multi-lingual interface. The Bat! communicates with the user in various languages - the interface's language can be chosen on-the-fly from the main program menu.
The Bat! also allows the user to pre-process mail on the mail server - without actually downloading messages to the local hard drive. The Bat! has a versatile and comfortable built in message editor with many useful functions, an Address Book and it provides an extensive set of tools for processing your mail. When connecting to POP3/SMTP servers, users of Ritlabs AuthenticBat! or Ritlabs SecureBat! can use hardware authentication based on a security token.
The program has been developed mainly for business messaging, which is why we have tried to provide as comfortable an interface as possible, without cluttering the workplace with an excessive quantity of rarely used or "just for fun" interface elements.
Major features of The Bat! are:
- Real-time automatic spellchecker. As you type, it underlines questionable spellings, and a single right click will let you choose the correct spelling and a double right click will simply auto-correct the error.
- Full 32 bit multithreading means that you can check mail on all of your accounts, and write/read messages at the same time.
- Fast, browser-independent HTML Mail viewer.
- You can import your messages with the built in import wizard from the following formats:
Microsoft Outlook Express v4.xx
Microsoft Outlook Express v5.0
Netscape Communicator v4.xx
Netscape Mail v2.xx/3.xx
Eudora Lite/Pro
Pegasus Mail v2.xx or 3.xx
- Quick Templates allow you to save hours of typing and repetitive keystrokes by inserting pre-defined text blocks (even from disk files) and context specific information as well as attaching files and vCards and invoking PGP features without using menu commands.
- Threading messages by reference, subject, sender and recipient. This feature is especially handy for subscribers to discussion mailing lists.
- Mail Ticker™ is a feature unique to The Bat!. It looks like a Wall Street stock ticker, but it shows you the header info from your new messages - From, To, Subject, etc.
- Powerful Filtering System. Pass data to external programs, auto-responders, macro enhanced templates for auto-responders, Selective Download filters to automatically screen messages without having to retrieve the message body etc.
- Filters and Macros are so powerful that they allow you to turn the e-mail client into a mailing list server. For example, you can run mailing lists as well as full-fledged discussion lists like MajorDomo and Listserv. All you have to do is check the POP3 account, and it will filter, modify, correct the To:, From: and Reply To: headers, then mail messages out to everyone on the list.
- Internal OpenPGP implementation based on the award-winning OpenSSL library. Allows you to encrypt messages, sign them with digital signatures, etc.. Handy digital key manager. Plus free plug ins for PGP v5.5, 6.0.2 and 6.5.x.
- Multiple accounts that can be changed freely at any time. Moreover, each folder you create to save messages in can have its own identity (To, From, Reply-to), macro enhanced templates etc.. This is one of the most powerful and endearing aspects of The Bat! You can make it do just about anything.
- Automatic mail retrieval with auto log-off
- Dial-up networking support, new mail notification, message actions, live URLs, nested folders, smart drag & drop, an interface suitable for beginners, yet powerful enough for the experts and more!
- Virus safe - The Bat! will warn you before it will allow you to open attachments of a dubious nature, especially executable files and files with a "double extension" keeping you and your computer safe from worm or virus infection. Unlike other e-mail software, The Bat! doesn't run scripts automatically keeping you doubly safe.
