[MlMt] Length of Paid Mode for existing patrons

[Henry Seiden]

Benny,

Do you plan to release a detailed ‘Beyond the Basics’ reference document (web pages) on all the extended features of MailMate including:
* Uses of CLI
* Filtering Rules
* Plug-ins
* Other “Hidden” feature details

Do you see that as a new tier in the subscription model? Not trying to increase the costs interested to see what the documentation is worth to users. I value complete and full info especially in a subscription model. And for you adding the documentation burden.

So far as I see the Patron mode cannot be renewed, rather it is called something different, “Paid Mode.” For myself, I have no problem moving forward in this way and it seems a bit more structured as such.

Respectfully,

Henry Seiden
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Techworks Pro Co.
E: info<at>techworkspro<dot>com
W: http://techworkspro.com

On 24 Dec 2024, at 5:00, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> On 24 Dec 2024, at 10:11, Billy Youdelman wrote:
>
>> On 24 Dec 2024, at 0:50 MST, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:
>>
>>> For older license keys, I have these rules: MailMate will stay in “Paid Mode” until 1 July 2025 or 2 years after the original purchase date. Whatever comes last.
>>
>> I'm currently running MailMate version 2.0BETA (6092), 29-Sep-2017, under OS 10.9.5.
>
> My guess is that you are the only one using that release :) It's a confusing one of historical origin (and Intel only). A long time ago, I had two branches of MailMate in order to prepare for a major release with new features (to be able to require an upgrade fee). That was dropped and integrated into the 1.x releases, and I felt it was safe to re-use the 2.0 Beta designation for the latest update. I forgot, but I also intended to bump the revision number to r6100 to avoid confusion with old 2.0BETA releases (which used revision numbers in the r6000+ range). I'll do that for the next update. Everyone else should just ignore the above. It's relevant to at most a handful of people.
>
>> My license key was issued on 2-Jan-2014.  I will soon be building another system, on OS 10.12 or 10.13, for which the new rules will be fine, but what happens to MailMate on my existing 10.9 system, which I want to keep no matter what..?
>
> The new pricing/license model does not affect any earlier releases of MailMate. Important old releases are always available here: https://updates.mailmate-app.com/archives/
>
> It's easier to see a list of old releases for earlier versions of macOS here: https://freron.com/download/
>
>> Similarly, what if I wanted to use an older build of Mailmate on the new system?
>
> You can always use older releases of MailMate with any license key for MailMate.
>
>>> * The difference between “Paid Mode” and “Free Mode” is minimal. The end of paid mode does not mean the end of using MailMate.
>>
>> May I ask, what exactly is the difference?  I'm asking because, while I want you to enjoy a long and happy life, what happens in the rare event that you don't?
>
> The difference is described here: https://freron.com/pricing
>
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