http://www.ritlabs.com New posts in Can I upgrade safely? The Bat Pro v3.64 to v6.8.8 of forum at www.ritlabs.com [www.ritlabs.com] en http://backend.userland.com/rss2 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:15:03 +0200 Can I upgrade safely? The Bat Pro v3.64 to v6.8.8 in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Well, it only took me 2 years and 4 months to summon the courage to upgrade, but today I finally did it because one of my providers requires SSL encryption. I went from The Bat Pro 3.64.01 to 7.4.16 and everything seems to work flawlessly. Chapeau to the developers!
06 November 2017 12:15:03, Daniel van Rooijen.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message45033/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message45033/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:15:03 +0200 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Can I upgrade safely? The Bat Pro v3.64 to v6.8.8 in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Someone in the beta group is running on Windows 10
29 July 2015 19:37:52, Rick G.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message42346/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message42346/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:37:52 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Can I upgrade safely? The Bat Pro v3.64 to v6.8.8 in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Back up everything first (copy your mail folder to somewhere even if you also make backup with the bat ... just in case)
I don't know about the plugin, but everything else should go. You will  probably have to point it to the mail and enter one account name and the rest of the mail folder will be there when it opens

Be aware of one thing: in version 5 they changed the database so that you can't go backwards on a converted mail folder (hence the backup of the entire folder. I don't think you will want to go back though
28 July 2015 20:48:46, Rick G.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message42339/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message42339/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:48:46 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Can I upgrade safely? The Bat Pro v3.64 to v6.8.8 in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I have been using The Bat since 2002 and I've always been hesitant about upgrading because my e-mail and workflow are so important to me, both personally and professionally. I'm currently using v3.64.01 Pro (Christmas Edition) which was released in 2005! It still works just fine, and the only reason why I should probably upgrade is that Gmail has begun using a type of SSL certificate that this old version of The Bat doesn't recognize, so I can't retrieve my gmail messages anymore.

Anyway, I'm concerned that my many accounts, account settings, filters, quick templates, address book, keyboard shortcuts, etc, may not be picked up by a new version, or that everything works or looks differently from what I am used to. Is that a valid concern or can I just take the plunge?

I'm using a 32-bit Windows system and all my accounts are plain POP3. I'm using the Bayes Filter plug-in (with white- and blacklists) to remove spam automatically.

Thanks in advance for any helpful comments!
28 July 2015 10:35:56, Daniel van Rooijen.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message42335/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic12366/message42335/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:35:56 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client