Hi Eberhard,
On 04 May 2000 at 07:43:59 GMT +0200 (which was 06:43 where I
live) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote and made these points on the subject
of "TB! WishList":
>> When it comes to MP/MDI apps off the top of my head:
>> Pegasus, Outlook Express, Eudora, Instinct, iScribe, Calypso, etc.
>> Notice that the first three are the top email clients out there.
>> Netscape
> According to what standard?
According to various online and media polls and installation
statistics. He said "top", not "best".
> Certainly not mine. But I will giove you that: I will check out
> iScribe and Instinct. Calypso sucks as well as the "top three".
Steve's not saying they are good email clients - merely popular.
>> So, with that said, coming to one of the few /real/ alternatives
>> to the host of clients that offer single-account, multi-pop and
>> asking for just that feature is going to get you a /LOT/ of
>> resistance, especially by people who need that feature. Quite
>> frankly, since there are quite a few popular clients out there that
>> implement it, use them. You have 5 good ones to pick from, have
>> fun. Ask /them/ to implement features, not ruin one of the few
>> alternatives.
> Oh dear. If I would have known that _asking_ for sth would endanger
> your peace of mind I might have restrained myself in the first
> place. I've just decided that this _is_ a bad joke and that you must
> be sitting in front of your screen having a good laugh all over.
> Congrats.
What Steve is saying is that TB offers a different approach to
managing multiple accounts compared to more popular email client
software out there. He is stating his opinion (which I happen to
share) that to encompass the suggestion you made about downloading
multiple POP3 sources to a single account would compromise a
fundamental uniqueness in The Bat! which can only be found in one
other email client.
While his wording may be "harsh", I understand the point he is making
- that there is a wide choice of email software that doesn't do
multiPOP the TB way and perhaps, if you feel the methodology you
outlined to be vital to your email requirements, then you may have
made the wrong decision in choosing TB as your client of preference.
You have both made your arguments very convincingly but I also believe
that all points to be made *have* been made. It may be that Stef and
Max, if they have followed this debate, can think of a way of keeping
the current multiPOP method but introduce ways for any account to
trawl multiPOP sources /as well/.
Now: please can we stop this discussion before it turns personal
(which I believe it is in danger of doing). So, this now becomes a
moderator's "DEAD HORSE" pronouncement and, if you feel the need to
say more, please take it off-list (include me in the CC - I'd like to
debate it further if necessary).
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Cheers,
.\\arck
Marck D. Pearlstone, Consultant Software Engineer
Moderator TBUDL / TBBETA
www: http://www.silverstones.com
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