HAHA RAH! Man its been a while since ive heard that one. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vaughn Thurman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 1:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Cold Fusion Illusion v. ASP (round two) and > the real need for an API > > What am I missing? Wouldn't an API set let us use any tool we wanted? > Couldn't we teach ASP's, Cold Fusion, VB, and what ever else to talk to an > open API set? I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but an API set with some > real calls will open all of those doors instead of just one. Open Open > Open! Give me an A, Give me a P, Give me an I, What have ya got? > > API > > Rah Rah! API > > OK I'm going off course. > > An API set that lets us call into the web server to say something like > > *Please excuse the VB lookyfeel but I am exlipating a point (:->) > > newSession(Username,Password) = SessionID > getMailBoxSummary(SessionID) > getOptions(preferences,forwarding,password) > > this would let you get the password when they enter your site - pass it to > the IMAIL system to get a session ID, then pass the user off to the IMAIL > web server or draw your own screens... whatever. Doesn't matter what you > use as long as you can get to the API calls, you are in. > > Legit Question here ... > > Am I missing something? Won't Cold Fusion make these kinds of calls? > > IMHO (Thanks for the Acronym education) we need to ask together for an API > set that makes customization simpler and more flexible. I would pay up to > $250.00 dollars for it as an add-on if that would make it happen. > > -V > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
