sorry, but IMO Emerald is nothing _less_ than proprietary: due to it's
SQL database backend and the open, expandable database structure you can
add almost any functionality you require. (We already added some
functionality that _we_ need, and it works fine)
What you're talking about is that E doesn't have connectors for all
(possible) mail programs. OK, but if you really _require_ a connector
for a certain program that IEA does not/cannot/willnot support, you can
program it yourself without problems - or ask a programmer to do so.
That's what _I_ understand by a _completely_ open program design.
The only thing I'm missing are 'user-definable' buttons in E where we
can integrate our additions under the E user interface, but I think
we'll have them when the browser interface is ready (Dale? :) ).
Again, just MHO.
cu, Peter
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>----------
>Von: Rudy Komsic[SMTP:support@cyberglobe.net]
>Gesendet: Samstag, 15. M=E4rz 1997 10:12
>An: emerald@emerald.iea.com
>Betreff: Re: Emerald and Netscape Mail integration
>
>Emerald!!!
>
>Why MUST you be SO proprietary!?!? Are you trying to be the NEXT
>Microsoft/Sun/Netscape/Corel/Lotus/Intel/Adaptec/etc... as you get my
>point. You should make it work with all mail programs or you will see
>someone else just take your profits away. =20
>
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>> From: Tommy Cheng <tommycheng@pcmagic.net>
>> To: emerald@emerald.iea.com
>> Subject: Re: Emerald and Netscape Mail integration
>> Date: Saturday, March 15, 1997 1:31 AM
>>=20
>> No, I want Emerald to have POP3|IMAP for Netscape Mail Server. :)
>>=20
>> Actually, with older Netscape mail, just use Post.Office and it =
should
>> work.
>>=20
>> Tommy
>>=20
>> Pat Augustine wrote:
>> >=20
>> > Dale,
>> > I managed to get Emerald Admin set up properly for Emerald to =
create
>email
>> > accounts from 2.090.
>> >=20
>> > However, in both of the subsequent versions (2.092 and 2.098), it =
no
>> > longer works. I get the email form letter from Emerald email, like =
when
>it
>> > did work, but the account is not created. No error message, just
>doesn't
>> > create the account. I'm guessing it has to do with the change to
>include
>> > POP3|IMAP, since we are using an older version of Netscape Mail =
Server.
>> >=20
>> > My question is, obviously I can cure it by going back to 2.090, =
but in
>> > some future revision that's no longer Beta, I'll want to upgrade =
and
>I'm
>> > wondering if there'll be a version choice for the various versions =
of
>> > Netscape Mail Server?
>>=20
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