In reply to <mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : GF>> the misuse of the technology they were providing. Now they made GF>> it more secure (not perfectly secure) without cutting down the GF>> functionality that people had.
LG> Sure they did. MS hosts a page listing hundreds of applications LG> they broke by trying to fix their mistakes. Can you post the link? I'm curious. Even though, they broke third-party apps not their own! :) GF>> some people just don't know any better. The car makers don't put GF>> speed limits in their cars because they might be bought by some GF>> lame driver that may kill himself. LG> You've never heard of governors? They're on nearly every US LG> military vehicle. And many high performance vehicles have them in LG> case you loan your car to your kid. You put a key in, and enable LG> the governor. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this example what we're requesting and that you prefer not to have because most people might not know how to enable the 'governor'? You prefer to not have the technology rather than have it there but disabled by default. I find that attitude wrong. LG> So let's look at it for people who are incapable of being a safe LG> driver. They lose their license, they are put in jail, they are LG> required to have interlock devices installed in their vehicles LG> (drunk driving). ISPs already shut down spammer accounts or LG> accounts of people doing things illegally. Are you ready to have LG> your ISP shut down your account because you enabled some LG> functionality without fully understanding the ramifications? I don't qualify for that example! :) LG> something that could have simply been mitigated by not opening the LG> door in the first place, then go for Outlook. Friends love friends LG> who send them viruses and spam. Yeah, RitLabs must be tremendously happy with you sending their customers to other software vendors just because you believe that your vision and needs are better then everybody else. GF>> Make an easy mode for 'rookie' users and a Power mode for power GF>> users. LG> Yeah right. The first time a user has to turn on "advanced" mode LG> just so they can see images in HTML messages, they'll have it LG> enabled and then god knows what else they'll turn on. And so what? Are you the cop of email world? Do you dictate the rules? Warn them about the dangers of turning that option ON. GF>> I like to be able to do everything and then choose what I don't GF>> want to do just because I want to not because I can't. LG> For tech savvy users this is fine. I worked for AOL for a while in LG> DSL tech support. I'm not going to say all AOL users are LG> boneheads, but as a techy, AOL people scare the living daylights LG> out of me! Cars aren't sold just for good drivers, big maniacs can also buy them. GF>> I disagree. That sort of speak is good for the "big brother GF>> watching you". LG> Yeah, preventing images in HTML mail means RITLabs is watching you. LG> Makes a lot of sense. You win.. and I quote.. "Pleeeease..." Your vision and how you're defending it is, not Ritlabs. They didn't post any position on this. -- Best regards, Goncalo Farias If anything -can't- go wrong, it will ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.9.1 Deep Alpha | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
