The Bat!

Reviews

• , May 28, 2000
• , February 17, 2004
• , May 2005
• , February 17, 2006
• , October 15, 2009
• , April 7, 2011
• , July 5, 2011
• , June 14, 2012
• , July 11, 2012
• , March 2016
• , September 2016
• , October 9, 2016
• , April 5, 2017
• , February 1, 2018
• , May 2018
• , March 2019
• , June 2019
• , June 2019
• , June 2019
• , April 2020

  Features

Data security

• Encryption. The internal PGP implementation based on OpenSSL lets users encrypt messages and sign them with digital signatures. Digital keys manager is included. PGP up to version 10.0.2 is supported. The Bat! supports S/MIME via Internal Implementation or Microsoft CryptoAPI, Secure Socket Layer v3.0 / Transport Layer Security v1.0, v1.1, and 1.2 with AES algorithm.
• Internal HTML Viewer. The Bat!’s internal viewer was replaced in version 9.2.1 with the Chromium web browser rendering engine to ensure HTML formatting is properly rendered, prevent script execution, and provide anti-phishing information.
• Safe handling of attached files. The Bat! checks attached file extensions and blocks their launching if they are suspicious. The Bat! warns users of double extension attachments and allows users to see the real extension.
• Selective download. Messages can be deleted or left on POP3 servers by setting up respective filters in the Sorting Office.
• OAuth 2.0 Support. The Bat! v9.0.14 is in compliance with the Google's security standards related to the OAuth 2.0 protocol for authentication with Gmail.
• TLS AEAD AES-GCM cipher suites support. The Bat! v9.1 supports TLS AEAD AES-GCM cipher suites for secure connections with mail servers.

  Productivity

• Sorting Office. A filtering system that sorts incoming, outgoing, read, and replied messages to folders; auto-responds; replies with custom templates; forwards, redirects, prints, or exports messages; sends read confirmations; runs external programs and more.
• Message Templates and Macros. Email templates contents may be dynamically changed through the use of macros, which can also be used to automatically execute other user-defined functions such as cursor positioning, addressing changes, identity changes, active account changes and other.
• Microsoft Exchange Connectivity. The Bat! connects to Microsoft Exchange Server using native MAPI protocol to fetch or send messages.
• Multilingual Interface. Support for 18 languages.
• IDN support. Support for IDNs that contain characters from non-Latin alphabets such as Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic and Greek. IDN support includes Latin alphabet-based characters with diacritics, such as those found in French and German.

  History

• 1.0 Beta, the first public version, was released in March 1997. It supported folders, filtering, viewing HTML email without the need to have Internet Explorer installed, and international character sets. It also had a special feature named MailTicker.
• 1.00 Build 1310, the first stable version, came to public in March 1998.
• 1.32 introduced a proprietary layout engine on 27 April 2000. Versions up to 1.31 was used the THtmlViewer engine by David Baldwin.
• Version 2.0 introduced IMAP support, a basic HTML editor, Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus Plug-ins and a Scheduler, and could import messages from Microsoft Office Outlook and Outlook Express
• Version 3.0 introduced customizable User Interface, virtual folders, Mail Chat, Biometric authentication and support of MAPI protocol to connect to Microsoft Exchange Servers.
• Version 3.95 supports IPv6.
• Version 4.0 has Address History option, Favorite Folders sets and URL manager for HTML images retrieval. The Bat!'s text editor supports Unicode, internal image viewer supports rotate, advanced resize and zoom algorithms and full screen mode.
• Version 4.1 adds HTML templates, support for SOCKS proxy, and a new mail database format that allows for an unlimited volume of mail.
• Version 4.2 adds postponed sending.
• Version 5.0 improves support for IMAP protocol, hints, folder information HTML templates, image downloader, odd/even row contrast.
• Version 5.1 adds Inbox Analyzer, image download manager, message tags, hints, external HTML viewing module and Multi-SMTP option.
• Version 6.0 supports International email addresses.
• Version 6.1 supports SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols.
• Version 6.2 introduces Summary View.
• Version 6.3 comes with the internal implementation of the RSS feed subscriptions.
• Version 6.4 Address Space Layout Optimization adds extra safety for The Bat!
• Version 6.6 support for Windows Touch technology on desktops and laptops with touch screen as well as hybrid devices and Windows 8 tablets.
• Version 6.7.20 adds separate 64-bit installer.
• Version 7.0 adds address book sync and support for the EWS protocol.
• Version 7.1 adds OAuth 2.0 authentication with Gmail and Mail.Ru.
• Version 7.2 features faster email download in POP3 accounts and overall performance improvements.
• Version 7.3 adds support for Perfect Forward Secrecy and Elliptic Curve Cryptography.
• Version 7.4 The Bat! v7.4 keeps up with ultra-high-resolution displays.
• Version 8.0 has upgraded the HTML editor, AVX-512 use, fixes and improvements.
• Version 8.0.18 publishes stability updates.
• Version 8.2 overcomes vulnerabilities.
• Version 8.2.4 has performance improvements.
• Version 8.2.8 fixes issues introduced in v8.2.4.
• Version 8.3 New Features in TheBat! and Voyager v8.3
• Version 8.4 New Message Editing Features in The Bat! and Voyager v8.4
• Version 8.5 TLS 1.2 in The Bat! 8.5
• Version 8.6 New Features in Message Editor
• Version 8.7 Major Maintenance Release
• Version 8.8 Major Maintenance Release
• Version 8.8.9 8.8.9 With Improvements to the MailTicker
• Version 9.0.6 Start to The New Series with The Bat! v9.0
• Version 9.1.4 AES-GCM Cipher Suites in The Bat! v9.1
• Version 9.1.12 The Bat! v9.1.12 With Updates to TLS and User Interface
• Version 9.2.1 The Bat! v9.2.1 With a New HTML Viewer and Further Improvements
• Version 9.2.2 The Bat! v9.2.2 Taskbar Badge for Unread Messages in The Bat!

  System requirements