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The Perfect Email Client?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-that-doesn't-send-HTML-email dept.

An anonymous reader sends: "Can those who review also design? Trying to practice what it preaches, CNET published this article, a description of the perfect e-mail client. Next up, apparently: hardware and electronics designs."

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  1. Where is "respects Internet standards"? by Charles+Dodgeson · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Others have alreadypointed out the bloat. (I want an emailer that includes a doctor/Eliza function!), but there is a terrible amont of stuff missing from the list. Making it hard to compose messages which violate standards should be close to the top of anybody's list.

    As for autoresponders, they shouldn't be in the client unless that client (a) has access to envelope information, and (b) can send things as error messages (null envelope from). I also have rant about broken autoresponders.

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  2. Let me IGNORE HTML mail! by Sax+Maniac · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The #1 feature that I want in a mail client is:

    When some moron sends me dual-encoded HTML/text mail, let me prefer to show the text version. If they sent HTML-only mail, convert it to text. I never want to see HTML. Ever!

    I am sick of getting HTML spam that automatically starts banging on my net connection, even before I get chance to blacklist the appropriate site through Junkbuster.

    (And no, I don't want to use a text-mode client. That's throwing the baby out with the bath water.)

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