Hallo George,
On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:18:58 -0800 GMT (21/01/2001, 04:18 +0800 GMT),
George F Schoelles wrote:
MDP>> There is no choice. Hard returns get used at some point. At least in
MDP>> TB that point is "up front". In all other clients it's either behind
MDP>> the scenes or at the whim of a routing MTA. Whichever, it's out of the
MDP>> control of the message originator.
GFS> So why do so many other clients handle this so much better?
Not better, but different. I think TB handles it better. But we are
starting to go around in circles.
MDP>> The "attach a text file" work-around is *not* knee jerk. It is 100%
MDP>> the correct solution.
GFS> So if I were to use a text-editor than attach it, I might as well
GFS> not use TB and route directly through sendmail, for it is my opinion
GFS> that the editor is 90% of what makes the client.
No. In fact, v2 will allow external editors. Does that mean TBv2 will
be a GUI with no functionality of its own?
An editor is needed to edit mails. TB - like other MUA's - have an
internal editor, so this can be accomplished. However, it's not the
core business of an MUA to edit; that's what editors do. If you use
Pine, you can set it to use any editor you want to use (vim springs to
mind). So, does that mean I can use the editor alone and just sendmail
the text file? Yes, I can.
But I expect my email client to do a lot more than just send amil. Look
at the Ritlabs home page for a brief summary of the major functions
that TB performs apart, apart from sending mail.
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Cheers,
Thomas.
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