On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:14:32 -0800 "Aran Deltac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2/25/2006, "Ken Gunderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:33:44 +1100 > >Tim Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> >Forcing things down people's throats will only lower IlohaMail's user > >> >base. > >> > > >> > > >> I dont know... Microsoft force things on people all the time, and look > >> how they are going. :P > >> Sorry... Couldnt help myself. > > > >One of wh/was ignoring the rfc's way back when they first started > >developing mua's. So now we are left w/ignorant users who think things > >like html mail and top posting are the standards.... > > > >Ilohamail is offered as a lightweight, no frills, web mail gui. And > >that is it's main attraction to most people I know who use it. If you > >want a slew of feature bloat then turn to Squirrelmail (and note where > >that has gotten them while you are at it...) > > Be that as it may, I think a friendlier approach would be much better. > Also, from a software development standpoint features != bloat, and > simplicity != quality. Instead, bad design == bloat, and good design = > quality. Good design hopefully translates into quality software, predicated upon quality coders who know what they're doing implementing that design. But as features are added there is necessarily more "bloat" in even well designed code to accomodate them. > > I am new here so I don't know the ilohamail culture too well. But, I > would have assumed that "IlohaMail Culture" != "Microsoft Culture". I stated an opinion in a matter of fact manner. It was not my intent to come off as unfriendly. Also, to be clear, I am an Ilohamail user, not Ilohamail developer. And my $0.02 is just that;-) -- Best regards, Ken Gunderson Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is putting a reply at the top of the message frowned upon? ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Ilohamail-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ilohamail-users
