>Just as a matter of ongoing interest, is there one of you >lurkers out there, someone involved with Emailer from >the "git-go" who still maintains even a glimmer of hope >that there will be a resurrection of this program for >our use as Apple moves forward with OS X and beyond? > Sheafe and all,
>From earlier discussions (year or two or more ago) on this list, I do recall that Apple had some contract terms with AOL for the portion of the code which allowed it to retrieve AOL mail. So first, it would be highly unlikely that AOL would okay the release of the code due to its 'proprietary' code in there. More likely the persons releasing the code would hear quickly from AOL's attorneys... Also, Apple hasn't probably released the people who programmed Emailer (Michelle, Jud, and others who have been on this list in the past) from the non-disclosure agreements that they signed. So anyone making the code available would possibly be just looking for a juicy lawsuit from that corner, too. If it ever happens, it's more likely that any "Emailer 3" (or higher) would be developed by someone (or persons) with plenty of time and money who would start from the appearance and feature sets of Emailer 2.0v3 (plus any additional features desired). As I recall from when Michelle and Jud were on the list, Emailer is a rather ambitious undertaking in terms of the lines of code (didn't hear numbers, just the list of features tells us how complex the program is). All the more reason to appreciate CE for the gem that it is... :-) Jim Rohde "Software is never finished; it is at some point simply and forcefully pried from the unwilling hands of the programmers." ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
