chris wrote from <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> le 13/10/02 20:38:

>An idea to build on this. There should be a few options. 
>
>1: Leave the attachment attached in the email ie: it stays encoded, and 
>is decoded only on request when needed, and thus stays in the mail 
>database. This is good for people that want to keep the attachments with 
>the email forever. (OE does this)

Bulky and may be dangerous imho
>
>2: Detach attachments on receipt, and store in a folder. ie: the 
>attachment works the way Emailer does now. This is good for those that 
>don't want to keep the attachment, but might want to keep the email, as 
>it will keep the database size MUCH smaller. 

This is standard Emailer. Works fine after getting used to it. 
>
>3: If the Detach on Receipt option is selected... have an additional 
>option that will delete the attachment when the email it came from is 
>deleted. This is good for people that like #2, but don't want to be 
>bothered manually throwing out unwanted attachments. 

This is great if it can be implemented. I guess some people like me would 
always throw out the attachments (like html attachments) randomly. then 
this option would say to me: "Sorry, you have already deleted this 
attachment dummy !"

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Jean-Pierre                    <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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