OK, probably everyone who uses TheBat! already knows this, but since it keeps happening to me and I keep forgetting what I did to fix it, I am posting this.
What seems to happen almost every time I upgrade is that I cannot download my email. Every account times out. I checked that thebat64.exe is allowed in the firewall. And for good superstitious measure, I blocked, applied, and then allowed applied to make sure.
I turned off antivirus for email checking -- permanently
I turned off antispam permanently.
That seems to be working. For Norton Security, these settings can be reached by going to
Settings - Antivirus - Scans and Risks - Email Antivirus Scan which is then set to off
Settings - Firewall - Program Control Type thebat in the search box, Go, and then make sure the current bat email exe file is set to "Allow"
Settings - Antispam - Set to "Off" -- I think this was my main problem because I did not think it was doing anything because TheBat! was not listed in Client Integration, but I assume what matter was the Protected Port setting. Turning Antispam off coincided with my connections resuming in thebat!
Now when I Google "TheBat! and Norton Security" because I have again forgotten this procedure, I won't waste so much time trying to figure things out. --Chris
What seems to happen almost every time I upgrade is that I cannot download my email. Every account times out. I checked that thebat64.exe is allowed in the firewall. And for good superstitious measure, I blocked, applied, and then allowed applied to make sure.
I turned off antivirus for email checking -- permanently
I turned off antispam permanently.
That seems to be working. For Norton Security, these settings can be reached by going to
Settings - Antivirus - Scans and Risks - Email Antivirus Scan which is then set to off
Settings - Firewall - Program Control Type thebat in the search box, Go, and then make sure the current bat email exe file is set to "Allow"
Settings - Antispam - Set to "Off" -- I think this was my main problem because I did not think it was doing anything because TheBat! was not listed in Client Integration, but I assume what matter was the Protected Port setting. Turning Antispam off coincided with my connections resuming in thebat!
Now when I Google "TheBat! and Norton Security" because I have again forgotten this procedure, I won't waste so much time trying to figure things out. --Chris