12/12/2005 6:32 PM Hi MAU,
On 12/12/2005 MAU wrote: M> Hello Maxim, >> What's the point of th Drafts folder if there is "draft" per-message >> flag in the Outbox? >> >> There are mail clients that have a separate Drafts folder, but this is >> because they don't have an opportunity to park individual messages by >> the "draft" flag. M> It is a matter of concept, elegance, clearness and intuitiveness. Even M> the most novice users would understand from the beginning what the M> Outbox and Drafts folders are for, not just because "other email clients M> use them" but because it is quite logical and intuitive. Maybe that's M> exactly why other email clients use them, not because they are unable to M> implement the draft-park flag. M> As David Eliot says is his reply to you, Outbox is (should be) for M> messages that are ready to be sent, and if you Park any of them it M> probably is because, for whatever reason, you what to hold sending them M> until a later time but not because they are drafts. How can you tell the M> difference between 'parked' and 'draft'? M> As I say in my BT wish, it should never be possible to Copy or Move M> messages to the Outbox, either manually or by filters. This is what your M> corporate users are actually asking for. Is there any logical reason to M> copy or move messages to Outbox? Is it logical that an Incoming filter M> (or any type of filter) can copy and move messages to the Outbox? Is it M> logical that 'Alternative deletion' in folder Properties can move M> *deleted* messages to Outbox? What's the _logic_ for all of this? Please M> enlighten me if I'm being blind. >> We cal alter the "outbox protection feature" to automatically mark all >> messages copied to the outbox as "draft". This will save from >> accidentally sending them. You will have to explicitly unpark them to >> send them out. M> What's the logic and intuitiveness of an "outbox protection feature"? M> Whether you like it or not, it is just a 'little dirty trick' or M> 'temporary fix with masking tape' to solve something (I don't know if M> completely or just partially) that would would more logically, M> elegantly, intuitively and completely be solved with the addition of a M> Drafts folder. M> Again, please enlighten me if I'm being blind and not seeing something. You are not the blind one in this equation. One of the very valuable contributions the beta-bats provide is perspective from dealing with a variety of people in all types of environments. Those of us blessed to work with people from many cultures bring a perspective that is not possible to obtain in the development environment. As a database applications developer and self-employed consultant since 1989 working in many countries all over the world I have been hit with many perspectives from the folks who use the programs. It is for them we work, not for ourselves. Why? Because they pay the bills! -- Take Care, Paul The Bat! v.3.63.09 (BETA) on Win2k SP4-Rollup1 5.0.2195 No IMAP No OTFE Opera 9 Beta 1 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.63.09 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
