could these "Flags" be tags on the client side ? do they need to be synced to the server? what is their server-side data struct ? categories in exchange ? maybe openintents can handle some of this. email stack is still on my do list
On Apr 21, 6:22 am, Phone Nut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have used probably every imaginable operating system on mobiles over > the last 7 years. I typically change phones every 3 months. I am > also business executive that uses smart phones to review over 500 > emails daily, on average. > > I am writing this post as I am really looking forward to Android and I > hope either an Android developer or the Google team will review this > feedback. > > All of the email solutions I have tried are lacking in some way. For > me the biggest frustration has been synchronization of "email flags" > with Imap Server. > > The following platforms do not support this feature > > 1) Blackberry (any model) > 2) Nokia (Symbian) > 3) Iphone (currently anyway) > 4) Microsoft WM6 (not sure about this one actually, please let me > know, might work with Exchange only). > > Palm currently seems to be the only OS that has this functionality > (with third party email software - Snapper or Chattermail) > > Why is this so important to business professionals? Well, when you > are reviewing 500 emails a day and most have attachements it is not > realistic to review them all on any of the above device, which means > you need to be able to Flag a message for later review. Without this > feature it is incredibly difficult to decipher which messages require > further actions. > > I hope that whatever email APP is released for Android it has this > feature included. > > Below is a list of some of the other "Must Have" features that I hope > to see on Android email. > > 1) IMAP IDLE (To allow for automatic push email with no extra service > provider needed). > > 2) Partial message download (Meaning you can choose to download only > 4k, 8k of a message and then choose to download more if you need to.) > This is different from downloading headers only. Same for > attachments, must have the option to decide if you want attachments in > or not. Needs to be configurable by the user. > > 3) Various Header views - many programs only show the FROM: at the > top of the email. It is also very important to see the TO: and CC: > fields in a simple manner > > 4) Full set of short cut keys. Any App that does not have short cuts > keys is really useless for business people reading large volumes of > emails. Reply, Reply to All, New, Forward, Delete, Next, Previous, > FLAG, etc. etc. > > 5) BCC: automatically on Send (this is a standard feature, but it > should be mentioned). > > 6) @ Sign - when you are typing in an email address field and you > press SPACE, it will insert an "@" instead (like blackberry). Very > useful > > 7) Font Sizes - Fully configurable font sizes for the message, folders > and headers. > > This is partial list of those features that I typically see are > missing from one program or another. I am yet to see a program that > has all of them in one. > > If anyone is working with the Android internal team, please pass this > message to them. > > I am hoping Android will be the last OS I have to switch to. > > Thanks....until then my search continues. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
