[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> << Are there any MC apps which are in development which use Net protocols
> (HTTP, FTP, custom) as an integral part of its functionality? Any of those
> likely to be released this year? >>
>
> I haven't done any work on this, but here's something that it seems like
> Metacarders could look into. Recently (or at least I recently discovered it)
> AOL has provided browser-based e-mail access through a series of forms. You
> simply go to aolmail.aol.com, POST a form with your username and password,
> send back some sort of verification key, and whammo! You're reading your AOL
> mail.
That's simple enough, but I would expect web-mail to be secure (read
SSL) and we're not there yet.
SSL and PGP have been on my "to think about" list for a while.
>How about a lightweight AOL client written in Metacard with socket
> scripting? Does this intrigue anyone else? What about supporting the AOL IM
> system? ICQ?
>
> Brian
Andu
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