On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Robert Tomanek <[email protected]> wrote: ... > The problem is it doesn't say WHAT exactly is going to be fixed (like > whether it's only going to be minor bugs with message counters, or > more major ones with message list not refreshing, or compatibility > improvements with specific servers or implementing "new" IMAP features > like keywords or something really revolutionary that would make TB! > the greatest IMAP client ever).
I would side with Stefan on this, rewrite from scratch, if possible, and if Ritlabs has the resources. The best working IMAP client was/is Mulberry. Not many features, but solid. The reason is because the developer was a physicist. And as a physicist, he followed the rules, sealed the holes, right from the first line of code. If Ritlabs would do this, plus their filtering system, that would be a killer app. But dont think, this is an easy job. Let me quote from the Mulberry site, just to see newcomers a view of business, where even the best ideas can fail: "Summary Mulberry started off life as a software project that was really meant to help the author learn more about the internet and internet protocols used for email. However, it became much more than that and garnered support from a small (in internet terms) group of users and institutions many of whom relied on the product as their primary email tool. Whilst it started as only an IMAP client and only on Mac OS, it has grown to cover not only other email protocols, but also calendaring and scheduling and is available on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux systems. Adherence to standards is a key belief on the part of the developers, and active participation in the Internet Engineering Task Force and the standards process is an important aspect. Ultimately the failure of the original company (for a whole host of reasons) was really a reflection of the fact that Mulberry had failed to grow a market share that could sustain the company in a market where free clients (of varying quality) are readily available." from http://www.mulberrymail.com/about.shtml See the cinical note: "free clients (of varying quality)"? Unfortunately, today it is not about quality anymore, but more like quantity. I believe, Ritlabs can balance quantity (they have to sell for the public) with quality. In an ideal world, this would be an easy choice to make, but this is not an ideal world now. -- Vili ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 4.1.11.6 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
