Hi Leif,
on Saturday, October 23, 1999, 12:07:32 PM, Leif Gregory wrote:
DSI>> THE BAT! already does most of the e-mail job, any chance to have
DSI>> newsgroup read/send.
DSI>> Think of it, all in one is better to switch between many software
DSI>> and Outlook/Communicator integrates both mail and news.
LG> This is where I think you will find the most disagreement. The
LG> majority of the list members (let me clarify that, the majority back
LG> when the list was on PCSInet, the demographics may have changed some
LG> since then.) Felt very strongly against incorporating other functions
LG> like news reading, and even HTML into TB. Yes Outlook and Communicator
LG> package all that stuff together, but they are both bloated pigs of
LG> software that don't do their jobs very well. A certain phrase comes to
LG> mind when thinking about these two software packages. "Jack of all
LG> trades, master of none."
I see your point, but as you said, everybody has his/her preferences.
For everything that is related to messages and postings (i.e. emails,
mailing lists and newsgroups), some people may prefer to not switch
between the apps. Or if email and news are the two things you do
mostly during the whole day, you would like to see an app has has both
integrated.
Bringing this up again: I see a possible solution in plug-ins. If you
don't want to read the newsgroup with TB, don't download the plug-in,
so it won't bloat your Bat. ;-)
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Best regards,
Thomas.
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