-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Gareth,
@11 July 2002, 05:36 +0100 Gareth Campling [GC] in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said to Nick Andriash: GC> Why do u say that ? if done correctly this would be a fine option GC> and secure if it uses the internal viewer and will not accept any GC> other files. ? It has been stated that V2 will have an option to download images. There is something you need to understand a bit more clearly first though. SMTP/POP3 are message transfer protocols. Complete messages are received and stored off-line for reading. HTTP is a browsing HyperText transfer protocol. It is a complete protocol and includes a GET key capability to provide access to any objects not transmitted with the core article. Now, it is one thing to implement HTML rendering capabilities in an email client. Sadly it is necessary because of the rise in MUAs that pump out this (IMHO) pure drivel (email is text, not HTML). It is a complete departure to implement the entire HTTP protocol in an email client. HTTP is the domain of the web browser. SMTP/POP3 is the domain of the email client. Just out of interest, why haven't I *ever* seen anyone ask for POP3/SMTP capabilities in a browser? Back to the point. V2 is intended to include a download for out-of-line images. Don't jump for joy just yet! When I discussed this with the developers, they said that the facility would be either "Off" (never GET external images) or "On". When "On", *every separate external image* would result in a prompt of "download <xxx> image now?". This is the only way it should be done. Any other version is a security risk and not a good idea. You may notice that I didn't mention IMAP. IMAP is actually an online protocol. TB's current implementation of IMAP is as a superPOP3 and as an off-line protocol. V2 will see a move away from that, although I don't know quite in what ways. How IMAP's online status affects GET I really don't know. They still don't belong together and I subscribe to Thomas F's assertion that it is the domain of the web browser to render HTML that requires HTTP access and not of the email client. - -- Cheers -- .\\arck D. Pearlstone -- List moderator SB! v1.61 on Windows 2000 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 ' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.1.90-nr1 (Windows 2000) iD8DBQE9LVCHOeQkq5KdzaARAuzzAJwOZrIN3Hf8gVt3JL4Neahyd8V33ACg3pyL lz0kiuumZ+Gu9cPp5UVpsxQ= =FPpS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbbeta.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bugs/Wishes: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/
