On Saturday, September 09, 2000, 10:16:22 PM, David wrote:
> Just take it in and realize that some people like to stand in the
> way of a raging tide :-). It would be nice if it was switchable
> but until they realize that email does/will contain html and
> graphic pointers ...
I don't see anyone standing in the way of any tide. :-) As far as
html mail is concerned, there are three different issues.
First is about viewing html mail, which TB has implemented. So this
should be no issue.
Oh, you may think TB hasn't "fully" implemented html mail viewing,
judging by the fact that many graphics in html mail are not
displayed. It's a matter of security and privacy concerns (have you
read news reports about how spammer could use linked graphics to
trace your online activities?). It's a developer's choice, and a
fine choice it is, IMHO! (Graphics embedded in the mail are
displayed just fine, as you should have known.)
You may argue that TB should give users a choice to take the chance
and go fetch linked graphics anyway. The counter arguments would be
equally strong, however, if not stronger. For starters, enabling
that choice could be a support nightmare for RIT, which has very
limited human resources. Judging from the number of brave souls who
continue to use Outlook despite all those security concerns, the
potential of such nightmare is indeed very high. Second, as others
have pointed out, launching your favorite browser to view the
message is just one click away.
HTML is an ever-evolving thing. Given the myriad of standards and
proprietary-yet-popular extensions out there with which even
dedicated (and much larger) browser developers (Opera software and
such) have problems keeping up, TB's html viewing implementation has
to stop somewhere. For me (and many Bat users, I believe), TB's
current implementation is good enough.
Lastly, there is the issue of html mail editing/sending. Should TB
try to be a html editor? I don't think so. Again, this is a matter
of resource management. It's no small feat trying to incorporate a
html editor. Given the fact that there are many such programs out
there, I see no reason for RIT trying to be another also-run. With
the newest MAPI support in beta, you can easily send html mail from
your browser or MAPI-enabled editor, and that should be enough.
--
Best regards,
Ming-Li
The Bat! 1.46 Beta/5 | Win2k SP1
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