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Miloš Radovanović wrote:
I don't know about a), but TB!s mass mailing feature might positively answer both questions. Take a look here:  https://www.ritlabs.com/en/support/help/70/#6638

I haven't done much mass mailing myself, so I don't know if there are any hidden caveats...
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Thanks! That is exactly what I was calling mail merge.

It would be my preferred route to sending out messages to all and sundry, but like you, I don't have any practical use for it.  
01 September 2022 15:41:25, Chris Ramsden.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54083/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54083/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:41:25 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Chris Ramsden wrote:

a) Does The Bat! have an upper limit on the number of addressees?
b) Does it have a mail merge capability?


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I don't know about a), but TB!s mass mailing feature might positively answer both questions. Take a look here: https://www.ritlabs.com/en/support/help/70/#6638

I haven't done much mass mailing myself, so I don't know if there are any hidden caveats...
23 August 2022 22:40:08, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54035/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54035/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:40:08 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
With another mail client I used to use, there was a limit on the number of characters you could put into the address fields(s) so this effectively limited the number of recipients you could send to. In that case, using a Mailing List could get you round that particular limitation, but even then, you might find that your ISP/mail provider places their own limits on the number of addresses, supposedly as an anti-spam measure. So the next work-around was to use a mail merge, where the mail client generates a single email message for each addressee.

Questions for long-time users of The Bat!:

a) Does The Bat! have an upper limit on the number of addressees?
b) Does it have a mail merge capability?

You might find you have a mail merge facility in your office program; OpenOffice/LibreOffice was frequently suggested as an alternative to the regular email client for mass mailshots. Unfortunately, the lack of integration between your office suite and your usual address book makes this rather a lot of hassle.  
23 August 2022 11:39:06, Chris Ramsden.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54029/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54029/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:39:06 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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stell wrote:

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Switching between the old and new interface can be done in Options -> Preferences -> Other options
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Thanks. With the old address book, i can assign all receivers. The new GUI of the address book is troublesome on multiple levels.
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Yes, e.g. contacts photo, no nickname, no synchro with Google contacts, more hard memorizing...  
22 August 2022 12:58:10, Enzo Brizio.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54025/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54025/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:58:10 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Switching between the old and new interface can be done in Options -> Preferences -> Other options

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Thanks. With the old address book, i can assign all receivers. The new GUI of the address book is troublesome on multiple levels.
22 August 2022 12:32:53, stell.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54024/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54024/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:32:53 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Miloš Radovanović wrote:

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Daniel van Rooijen wrote:
(oops, Miloš already answered while I was still typing this..   )
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And then I realized that the issue is with the new interface    
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Is there no way to return to old address book (that was better!)
21 August 2022 20:47:09, Enzo Brizio.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54023/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54023/ Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:47:09 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Daniel van Rooijen wrote:
(oops, Miloš already answered while I was still typing this..   )
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And then I realized that the issue is with the new interface    
19 August 2022 21:20:16, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54021/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54021/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:20:16 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.

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Daniel van Rooijen wrote:
Doesn't Ctrl-A work?
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We spoke too soon: Ctlr+A works in the old Address Book interface, but not in the new one (where it selects text from everywhere, yuck).

Switching between the old and new interface can be done in Options -> Preferences -> Other options.
19 August 2022 21:18:19, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54020/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54020/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:18:19 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
(oops, Miloš already answered while I was still typing this..  )


Doesn't Ctrl-A work?

If you do this often, you could also put all contacts in an address book group and assign a handle (nickname) to that group. From then on, you can simply type just the handle in the 'To:' field of a message, and it will be sent to all contacts in that group.

For more information on addressing messages, see https://www.ritlabs.com/en/support/help/66/#6608

For more information about the address book (and mass mailing) see: https://www.ritlabs.com/en/support/help/70/

Note: If you do not have your own mail server, your internet provider's mail server may block your message if you try to send too many copies at once (this is to prevent spam. Check with your provider how many messages you are allowed to send in how much time).
19 August 2022 21:13:56, Daniel van Rooijen.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54019/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54019/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:13:56 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Ctrl+A works for me. Even better, you can create groups within address books, and send e-mails to the groups by selecting the group and clicking New Message. Better yet, you can do the same with the whole address book.
19 August 2022 21:09:44, Miloš Radovanović.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54018/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54018/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:09:44 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Selecting all recipients in address book for sending serial message in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Hi,
How can I select all recipients in an address book for sending a serial message? I can select a few by holding down the CTRL key, but how can I select all of them?
19 August 2022 18:37:33, stell.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54017/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic15767/message54017/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:37:33 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client