Robert, TeamSpan will be a product targeted for intranet users, not internet users. It's quite common to limit intranet products to one or a few browser versions, since you're able to communicate that requirement with the end users.
Regarding internet use, according to most data I've seen, Netscape v4x is currently at about 8-10% and dropping precipitously. How low will it have to go before you stop spending 50% of your development time trying to workaround all its bugs and incompatibilities? For us, that answer is *very* low for internet products... at least another year or two. But for intranet products, which are loaded with more advanced features, it just doesn't make sense to support that now-marginal platform. Making wise development decisions based on the end-user profile is not "silly", nor do we take it lightly. -Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Robert Jones > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [imail] Standalone IIS based webmail > > > The following comments assume that by NS4 you are referring to > Netscape v.4: > > Why would you (read "your company") develop a product that is > not compatible > with Netscape? Coming from the standpoint of a Web > Engineer/Developer, I > would say that it would be silly to develop a product that does > not cover as > many of the spectrums as possible, including, but certainly not > limited to: > IE for the PC/Mac and Netscape for PC/Mac. Otherwise, it > hardly seems worth > the time or effort to develop a product which refers to itself > as being a > "standalone IIS based WEBMAIL." > > I am hoping and assuming that you are also developing an SDK > side-by-side > with the new product - either included in the package, or with > the option to > purchase separately. > > Thanks for your time, > > Robert A. Jones II > Senior Web Engineer > Certified Folder Display Service, Inc. ______________________________________________________________________ The HKSI-IMail Admin List is hosted by........ Humankind Systems, Inc. Questions, Comments or Complain like Hell.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Archive... http://www.tallylist.com/archives/index.cfm/mlist.4 To Manage your Subscription......... http://humankindsystems.com/lists
