What do I do about client and server setup?

An option would be to install a local mail server on one of your machines, the one that used to run TB in server mode for instance.
There are lots of cheap or free mail servers that offer more possibilities than TB in server mode.
In case it's important to share the same message base I suggest IMAP. TB's handling of IMAP has been vastly improved during v3 (not that I'm using it myself) and especially on a LAN based server it should run wel.

Another option would be to fall back to a version before 3.65 in order to regain the client/server mode.

The last option would be to add a wish to the wish list that Ritlabs restore this feature. If a a lot of business users with multiple licenses ask Ritlabs to restore or else the won't upgrade, I can see a possibility that Ritlabs will reconsider their policy. Especially this close at the end of the v3 run. (3.98 is pretty close to v4, isn't it?)
Of course it's possible that it's such a tiny part of TB's user base that still wants to use it that Ritlabs doesn't think it prudent to incorporate it again. After all it's a bit of an antiquated concept that at odds with the general direction in the way email is used nowadays.

You can insert wishes in the wish list, by logging in to:
https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/main_page.php
Choose 'The Bat! wishes' and add a new item.
First check whether someone has made the same wish, then you can
support that wish.
Wishes that are supported by more users are more likely to be granted
than wishes by one. And the system isn't smart enough to understand
that wishes might be the same.
And add just one wish per entry. Makes everything easier, both for
other users who want to add support and for the developers.

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Sean Riley User Posts: 1 Rating: 0 Authority: 0 Joined: 28 February 2007	#2 0 28 February 2007 03:11:35 I want to know the answer to this as well. What possible reason would cause ritlabs to remove this feature. This is what made the bat! better than other mail programs.

Roelof Otten Guru Posts: 2963 Points: 5336 Rating: 60 Authority: 60 Joined: 19 September 2004	#3 0 28 February 2007 09:46:24 An option would be to install a local mail server on one of your machines, the one that used to run TB in server mode for instance. There are lots of cheap or free mail servers that offer more possibilities than TB in server mode. In case it's important to share the same message base I suggest IMAP. TB's handling of IMAP has been vastly improved during v3 (not that I'm using it myself) and especially on a LAN based server it should run wel. Another option would be to fall back to a version before 3.65 in order to regain the client/server mode. The last option would be to add a wish to the wish list that Ritlabs restore this feature. If a a lot of business users with multiple licenses ask Ritlabs to restore or else the won't upgrade, I can see a possibility that Ritlabs will reconsider their policy. Especially this close at the end of the v3 run. (3.98 is pretty close to v4, isn't it?) Of course it's possible that it's such a tiny part of TB's user base that still wants to use it that Ritlabs doesn't think it prudent to incorporate it again. After all it's a bit of an antiquated concept that at odds with the general direction in the way email is used nowadays. You can insert wishes in the wish list, by logging in to: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/main_page.php Choose 'The Bat! wishes' and add a new item. First check whether someone has made the same wish, then you can support that wish. Wishes that are supported by more users are more likely to be granted than wishes by one. And the system isn't smart enough to understand that wishes might be the same. And add just one wish per entry. Makes everything easier, both for other users who want to add support and for the developers. __________________________________ I'm just a user of The Bat! I don't work for Ritlabs.