On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 14:59 -0400, Anna Marie Dirks wrote: > Hello David, Ettore, Michael and hackers: > > The plan discussed here seems fairly reasonable to me; I have only a few > simple concerns.
> Hmm. The need for a custom command isn't predicated on the ability to > understand syntax like '$URLUSER'. (Which, btw, if you read it aloud in > English, is a homophone for "You are loser." eek. Hardly the message we > want our users walking away with, is it. :) OK. Fixed in my tree to use %h, %u etc. The environment variables are still there too, but the default command uses 'ssh -l %u %h...' There was an unresolved discussion about whether we should move the option from where it is on the 'Receiving Options' page to the main 'Receiving Mail' page as part of a 'how to connect to the server', and how... To restart the discussion... I agree with Anna that as it's a fundamental connection option, it probably should be on the main page with the SSL options. I like the idea of something like a drop-down box as shown in http://primates.ximian.com/~anna/mailsettings/start.png with the connection options available. (plain, ssl-if-available, ssl-only, command). However, I don't really like the 'Use a secure connection...' checkbox which is required to enable it -- after all, the command might _not_ be a secure connection, and likewise the 'SSL if available' option. I see Anna's point that you want to mark this option _SECURITY_ for the naïve user in (metaphoric) big letters, because "Connection Type" as I originally suggested won't exactly scream that to them.... so how about something like... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Server Type: < POP > < IMAP > < ... > Mail Server Information Host: _________________________ Username: _____________________ Path: __________________[Browse] Secure Connection Options Connect using: < Standard insecure connection > < Use Secure Sockets (SSL) if possible > < Use Secure Sockets (SSL) always > < Run a command to connect > Command: ______________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------- (With the Command bit either greyed out or hidden completely depending on who out of Anna and Ettore wins the fist-fight :) It's simple, and it should scream 'security options live here' to the user because it says 'Secure Connection Options' _and_ the default is 'Standard insecure connection'. -- dwmw2 _______________________________________________ evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
