RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-25 Thread Ian . Pine
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 24 April 2002 21:50 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question... But it's not true about me and that sheep! ;) You should ask Dilwyn about the sheep and the haystack ! I bribed you to stay quiet about that one, so I'll have the money back

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
rather careless in how I phrased it to Roy, I should have known better with Roy, the actual words I used were something like I injured my back in an incident involving a sheep and a haystack... How was the sheep (8-)# Uninjured, uncaught and uncaring ;-)) -- Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-25 Thread Dilwyn Jones
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 25 April 2002 05:47 Subject: Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question... On 24 Apr 2002, at 21:50, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Guess I should have read Norman Dunbar's article about handling stacks properly in QReview

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-24 Thread Dilwyn Jones
But it's not true about me and that sheep! ;) You should ask Dilwyn about the sheep and the haystack ! I bribed you to stay quiet about that one, so I'll have the money back with interest please ;-)) In case anyone wonders, a few years ago I injured my back on my father's farm trying to help

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-24 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 at 21:50:14, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (ref: 000901c1ebdb$0307e9e0$d7065cc3@default) But it's not true about me and that sheep! ;) You should ask Dilwyn about the sheep and the haystack ! I bribed you to stay quiet about that one, so I'll have the money back with interest please

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-24 Thread wlenerz
On 24 Apr 2002, at 21:50, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Guess I should have read Norman Dunbar's article about handling stacks properly in QReview magazine at the time (there...back on topic in no time at all!) And how do yu explain the sheep in that context? grin Wolfgang

RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Norman Dunbar
Users Subject: [ql-users] QeyMail question... Hi all, I'd like to promote a discussion about the features of a QL-based email program. I don't want to discuss standard features just yet, but those exotic features that will really help us. This email is intended only for the use of the addressees

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Dilwyn Jones
the ability to accept PLAIN TEXT messages only. Maybe a bit contentious, but plain text *is* teh standard for emails - unlike what Little Willy Gates seems to think. Agreed. The ability to delete messages from the server before downloading them, based on a regular expression, so I can bin all

RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Norman Dunbar
-Original Message- From: Dilwyn Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question... Africans who keep asking me to launder money for them The good old 'Nigerian Scam'. This has been around from the early seventies (I think) when it used to be done by snail

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Dave
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: the ability to accept PLAIN TEXT messages only. Maybe a bit contentious, but plain text *is* teh standard for emails - unlike what Little Willy Gates seems to think. Agreed. Agreed, but also not true. The RFCs show that the content type should

RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Norman Dunbar
-Original Message- From: Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question... The RFCs show that the content type should be included in the header, and may be anything, however the base email should be sent as text with the alternative content as an attachment

RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Ian . Pine
How about support for both POP3 and IMAP? -Original Message- From: Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 April 2002 15:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question... On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Dilwyn Jones wrote: the ability to accept PLAIN TEXT messages only

RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Dave
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about support for both POP3 and IMAP? POP3 support is trivial, and I have all the RFCs here. I don't have documentation for, and have never personally used, IMAP, so it will come second, but it will come. The real intention behind this

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread ZN
By having a plugin filter rule system, we can also direct emails that contain this is not spam, !! and insert offensive words here can be directed straight to hell... A few things not often found, but very useful to have in order to block spam: 1) Delete messages without plain text (only

RE: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 10:47 ðì 23/4/2002, you wrote: On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about support for both POP3 and IMAP? POP3 support is trivial, and I have all the RFCs here. I don't have documentation for, and have never personally used, IMAP, so it will come second, but it will come. I

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread ZN
On 22/04/02 at 19:13 Dave wrote: I'd give an example of the sort of SBASIC syntax I'd like, but someone would post how you already do it ;) ip$ = RESOLVE(site$) Well, I wish S*basic had long integers (would be a bit interesting to find a character to append to a name to signify long,

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread ZN
For example, I've recently learned of the difficulty of moving files between machines. Headers are a wonderful thing. There could always be a QL specific type defined... basically a regular file with the header included, distinguished from the ones without the header included by some suitable

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 12:40 ìì 23/4/2002, you wrote: By having a plugin filter rule system, we can also direct emails that contain this is not spam, !! and insert offensive words here can be directed straight to hell... A few things not often found, but very useful to have in order to block spam: 1)

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-23 Thread Roy Wood
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Tony Firshman wrote: Sorry to lead you into a false confession (8-)# It wasn't false! It was entirely genuine! But it's not true about me and that sheep! ;) You should ask Dilwyn about the sheep and the

[ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Dave
Hi all, I'd like to promote a discussion about the features of a QL-based email program. I don't want to discuss standard features just yet, but those exotic features that will really help us. For example, I've recently learned of the difficulty of moving files between machines. Headers are a

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Michael Grunditz
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Hi I'd like to promote a discussion about the features of a QL-based email program. I don't want to discuss standard features just yet, but those exotic features that will really help us. Email using tcp/ip ?

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Dave
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Michael Grunditz wrote: Email using tcp/ip ? Do you have a working stack ? Well, tricky answer. SOQL, but this is all development work for the EtherIDE interface I'm helping Nasta with. We'll be sending out a couple of prototypes to people who are working on TCP/IP so we

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 02:13 ìì 22/4/2002, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Hi I'd like to promote a discussion about the features of a QL-based email program. I don't want to discuss standard features just yet, but those exotic features that

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 at 15:39:51, Dave wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hi all, I'd like to promote a discussion about the features of a QL-based email program. I don't want to discuss standard features just yet, but those exotic features that will really help us. For example, I've recently

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Michael Grunditz
There is a working stack. However several facilities are missing. Among them: PPP support and Name resolution. Implementing name resolution cant that hard. I volunter. uQLx has full TCPIP support for some years now and there are a couple of email programs for the QL that can do the

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Phoebus Dokos
At 03:12 ìì 22/4/2002, you wrote: There is a working stack. However several facilities are missing. Among them: PPP support and Name resolution. Implementing name resolution cant that hard. I volunter. uQLx has full TCPIP support for some years now and there are a couple of email

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Dilwyn Jones
For example, I've recently learned of the difficulty of moving files between machines. Headers are a wonderful thing. Would you prefer to have zip file attachments that are MIME encoded, or a proprietary attachment system that will allow you to transfer files with header info? (I would open up

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Dave
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Tony Firshman wrote: Well, less is more. Clive taught me that. ... but it is 'fewer' Amazing the way English (and American I think) has lost good English from Tony Blair through the BBC to schools. people, features, bricks (discreet - ie countable) - many. fewer

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Tony Firshman
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 at 21:03:12, Dave wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Tony Firshman wrote: Well, less is more. Clive taught me that. ... but it is 'fewer' Amazing the way English (and American I think) has lost good English from Tony Blair through the BBC to

Re: [ql-users] QeyMail question...

2002-04-22 Thread Dave
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Tony Firshman wrote: Sorry to lead you into a false confession (8-)# It wasn't false! It was entirely genuine! But it's not true about me and that sheep! ;) Dave