Clarence & I may not always agree, but on these I have to "second the
motion" ... ALL CAPS USED NOT TO SHOUT BUT TO SEPARATE MY COMMENTS
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:49:28 -0500, Clarence Verge wrote:
> Michael, I can't see how you can release the stable 1.60 version tomorrow.
> There's just TOO much testing to do and there IS some fixing required.
I AGREE 100%
> Here's what I'm sure of so far:
> HOTLIST MANAGER:
> Doesn't work.
I AGREE. I MENTIONED TO VIREX THAT THE LIMITS HE HAS CODED INTO
CURRENT VERSION [YES, I LOOKED AT SOURCE CODE] ARE APPARENTLY CAUSING
MUCH OF THE PROBLEM. I'VE SENT HIM EXAMPLES ALSO, AND OFFERED TO SEND
MORE AND TO ALPHA TEST IF HE'D LIKE. NO RESPONSE. HOTLIST MANAGER
DOESN'T WORK AND WILL TRASH AN OLDER HOTLIST ALMOST BEYOND REPAIR.
> ICONS:
> There have been several mentions of the fact that the icons cannot be
> turned off in directory listings. Michael, the most important piece of
> information you can take from that is we don't like icons !!
IT IS ONE THING FOR AN EXPERT USER TO BE ABLE TO FINE TUNE ARACHNE
BY GOING INTO THE CFG FILES AND DOING WONDEROUS THINGS. IT IS ANOTHER
THING ENTIRELY FOR DEFAULTS TO BE SET THAT THE NEW USER CANNOT CHANGE
SHORT OF DOING THE SAME THING.
> MAIL FOLDERS:
> When I tested the mail setup, the MOVE button gave me a pretty ugly looking
> thingy that had none of my old directories (folders to you Windows types).
> Is this me ? Or did you ship it without your usual directories ?
MY DIRECTORIES SHOWED UP FINE. SO IT MAY BE BECAUSE FULL PATHS
WEREN'T STATED IN SETUP OR ??
> Second point in video setup: If you type setup and then decide you want to
> get out, there is STILL no way out. ESC doesn't work, CntrlC doesn't work.
> AltX doesn't work. "X" doesn't work. Cntrl break doesn't work. I forgot to
> try "Q". :(
IT'S NOT JUST IF YOU TYPE SETUP. THE SELF-INSTALL TAKES YOU TO
SETUP, AND THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF IT. NONE I COULD FIND, INCLUDING
CTRL-Z. I REBOOTED TO GET OUT OF IT.
> MAJOR COMPLAINTS: (From my viewpoint)
> There is some VERY annoying stuff hardcoded in Insight:
> Why can't we check the REPLY TO box and make it stick ?
> The next time I use it, Mailman generates a NEW one with FROM selected.
THIS WOULD BE NICE, BUT IF THAT ISN'T DONE I THINK THAT 'REPLY TO'
SHOULD BE DEFAULT. OTHERWISE THE CURRECT NEW GENERATION OF "COMPUTER
USERS" WILL BE SENDING LIST MAIL TO PRIVATE PARTIES CONTINUOUSLY. I'VE
SEEN IT HAPPEN IN SOME LISTS I BELONG TO.
l.d.
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