On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 04:45:26 -0700, Ming-Li wrote:
ML> Oh, you may think TB hasn't "fully" implemented html mail viewing,
ML> judging by the fact that many graphics in html mail are not
ML> displayed. It's a matter of security and privacy concerns (have you
ML> read news reports about how spammer could use linked graphics to
ML> trace your online activities?). It's a developer's choice, and a
ML> fine choice it is, IMHO! (Graphics embedded in the mail are
ML> displayed just fine, as you should have known.)
I have quite a few HTML messages here that were sent with the graphics
included. They displayed beautifully.
ML> You may argue that TB should give users a choice to take the chance
ML> and go fetch linked graphics anyway. The counter arguments would be
ML> equally strong, however, if not stronger. For starters, enabling
ML> that choice could be a support nightmare for RIT, which has very
ML> limited human resources. Judging from the number of brave souls who
ML> continue to use Outlook despite all those security concerns, the
ML> potential of such nightmare is indeed very high. Second, as others
ML> have pointed out, launching your favorite browser to view the
ML> message is just one click away.
Indeed. Well said. :-)
ML> HTML is an ever-evolving thing. Given the myriad of standards and
ML> proprietary-yet-popular extensions out there with which even
ML> dedicated (and much larger) browser developers (Opera software and
ML> such) have problems keeping up, TB's html viewing implementation has
ML> to stop somewhere. For me (and many Bat users, I believe), TB's
ML> current implementation is good enough.
This is a very valid point. Netscape Mail and OE will fetch images via
links in HTML messages via their browser partners rendering engines.
Eudora, AFAIK, uses the rendering engine of IE (correct me if I'm wrong
here). The problem with using IE as a rendering engine is that the user
needs to have IE installed.
ML> Lastly, there is the issue of html mail editing/sending. Should TB
ML> try to be a html editor? I don't think so. Again, this is a matter
ML> of resource management. It's no small feat trying to incorporate a
ML> html editor. Given the fact that there are many such programs out
ML> there, I see no reason for RIT trying to be another also-run. With
ML> the newest MAPI support in beta, you can easily send html mail from
ML> your browser or MAPI-enabled editor, and that should be enough.
The users accustomed to a monolithic approach may frown at this point
though it's a very good one. By monolithic, I mean that the application,
an e-mail client in this instance, is self contained and able to do most
if not all things e-mail related. This is in contrast to the modular
approach where specialised independent apps are used in conjunction with
the e-mail client to produce a similar effect, though usually a more
robust and user definable one.
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