According to Zecurion statistics, 78% of the theft of personal and corporate information occurs through e-mail. To counter cyber threats, in addition to increasing control on the part of the client (double identification, linking to the phone), security measures are being strengthened in mail clients and programs. The bat!.
The bat! - what is it
This software is from Moldovan IT company Ritlabc. The application is specialized in collecting, storing and sorting e-mail. It can work with an unlimited number of mailboxes and handle an infinite number of letters and files. Credo The bat! - not only the convenience and speed of working with letters, but also the safety of the user. The program is paid, designed for private and corporate clients.
Confidentiality is achieved by encrypting data onhard drive of the client's computer and traffic, a separate address book, backup in case of data destruction, etc.
Practically all email clients can work with the program, including Yandex. Mail. Setting up the bat! for the most popular search engine in Russia will be discussed in this article.
Setting up The bat! for "Yandex" via POP3 protocol
POP3 is a mail protocol that allows you to download all files from your email inbox at once. Implemented via port 110.
In practice, this means the following: in order to view an email with an attachment, the program will first download it to a special folder on the client's hard drive. On the mail service server, it is deleted. The advantage of the POP3 system can be considered a quick response and the ability to work with letters offline. The disadvantage is that attachment files are stored in the computer's memory, which means they can be damaged or lost.
Setting up The bat! for Yandex via POP3 step by step:
- In the "Box" tab, select the "New" item.
- Come up with a name for the box, for example, "Worker".
- The user's full name will be in the signature (for example, "Aleksey Petrov") and the address on Yandex ([email protected]).
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To access the server, select Post Office Protocol - POP3. The server for receiving mail will be pop.yandex.ru, for SMTR - smtr.yandex.ru.
- Check if the checkboxes next to Secure connection (secureconnection) and "My server requires authentication".
- Specify the user's login (before the "@" sign, in our example it is "alex.petrov") and the password for the mailbox. A checkmark next to "Leave emails on the server" means that attachments are not deleted after being downloaded to the user's hard drive.
- Specify the local network or manual connection as the connection method.
As you can see, everything is very simple. Creating a mailbox takes a few minutes, as does setting up The bat!. Yandex.ru contains more detailed instructions for advanced users.
Setting the correct mailbox properties
Right click on the name of the mailbox. In the drop-down menu, select "Properties".
In the "Transport" menu, mail is sent via the SMTR server: smtr.yandex.ru, port 465. Receipt is via pop.yandex.ru, port 995. Secure connection everywhere via TLS port.
Checking the settings of the mail sending server by clicking the "Authentication" button. SMTR authentication must be active and set to "Use POP3/Imap retrieval options".
Setting up The bat! for Yandex by imap
The imap mail protocol is a more modern development that appeared along with cloud technologies. Implemented through port 143.
Imap loads first a list of files, then selectively the files themselves. In practice, the user sees the letter, its subject, the size of the attachment, the beginning of the letter. To work with a specific The bat! downloading email fromserver. Attachments remain there and are additionally stored on the local drive.
Imap allows you to work with letters in offline and online modes directly on the server with saving information.
Setting up The bat! for Yandex via imap:
- Go to the "Box" menu, select "New".
- Write the name of the box, for example, "At work".
- Specify the parameters: full username (for example, "Peter Sidorov") and e-mail address ([email protected]).
- Choose the mail protocol Internet Message Access Protocol v4 - Imap4. The server to receive will be imap.yandex.ru, SMTR address -smtr.yandex.ru.
- Secure connection and "My server requires authentication" must be enabled.
- Specify the login (before the "@" sign, we have it "petr.sidorov") and password. A checkmark next to "Do not use trash when deleting" means that messages will only be marked as such, but saved on the server and not copied to the trash (system folder).
- Connection method - LAN or manual connection.
Mailbox successfully created.
Manage mailbox properties
- In the "Transport" tab, messages are sent via the SMTR server: smtr.yandex.ru, port 465. Received via imap.yandex.ru, port 993. In both cases, the connection will be "Secure via TLS port".
- In the "Mail Management" menu, check the box next to "Sent" invalue "Sent" and opposite "Basket" - "Deleted". Select "At startup" to connect to the server.
- In the "Delete" submenu for "Move to the specified folder", select the value "Deleted", put a tick in front of the first and third items.
Setting up The bat! for Yandex completed. We synchronize the application with the server to receive folders. To do this, in the drop-down menu when clicking on the name of the mailbox with the right mouse button, select the item "Update folder tree".
Setting up two or more mailboxes on The bat
The bat! allows you to work with an infinite number of email addresses. There are common cases when you need to configure The bat! for Yandex and Gmail (the most frequent tandem of personal and work accounts).
The Yandex mail box is configured according to the instructions in this article. For Gmail, the settings will be as follows:
- For POP3 reception: pop.gmail.com port 995.
- For Imap reception: imap.gmail.com port 993.
- For sending SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com, port 465.
- Connection is always secure via TLS.
The bat! was released in 1997 and has since been popular with those who care about the security and protection of personal information. It is convenient to work with, and the setup is simple and does not take much time.
