Hello MAU, Saturday, December 27, 2003, 2:53:24 PM, you wrote:
M> Hello Thomas, >>> whereas I should be able to just do the "re-send" command and have it >>> do exactly the same thing, i.e. put a new copy into the "sent" mailbox >>> with the time & date of "now". >> >> I just checked. The re-send function keeps the original date. I don't >> know whether it should update the timestamp or not. Should it? M> I don't think so. How come? As it is now, you could be looking for a message that was sent December 27 say, and not find it unless you look in a date sorted message list in the Sent folder under December 20. Now, maybe you wouldn't find that happen to you even once in a blue moon. But that's no reason to imply it doesn't happen for other users sometimes. >>> So, I'm still going to submit the bug... >> >> I think yours is a feature request, not a bug. M> Agree. The Bat is very best at representing a lot of details from all the delivery process. So it's easy to second-check if mail was from a spammer, or a commercial source, or your friend. The received mail has full information. Surely it is a bug if the sent mail is lacking full information! Now, maybe you reflect on the main field names they chose for Received mail. They chose Created, and Received. A very sensible model for mail that you received. For mail that was sent, the salient dated information is the date and time the mail was sent. If I look up under a date, I can't find when a message was sent. Instead, I am fooled by a very similar date that makes me believe I have an accurate impression of the listing. The Sent folder has Two date fields: Saved, and Created. This Created field should be listing the date and time when messages are sent. As it stands, these fields are redundant meaning-wise. And they have the same contents. A Saved date would make more sense for a text editor. A Mailer should preserve the time mail was mailed. :-) It is surely a bug to mislead the user. >From URL: > An error or defect in software or hardware that causes a program to malfunction. This definition of bug is too concise. Would have to consult then who to advise for the implication of malfunction. -- Best regards, Adam ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.02.3 CE | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
