I wouldn't mind seeing personally. That team I think needs some activity punching into it, and the first steps might be code cleanup. I'd help, but I haven't got the slightest clue where to begin with C.
One major thought on this. What about web servers, in datacentres, which use server side languages such as PHP, ASP and Perl to send e-mails out, and SMTP relaying for authenticated users? Admittedly, they could probably be routed via a datacentre-provided SMTP server, e.g. he.mail for he.net, but 1. they'd probably charge more for the services, and 2. they may object. That, and the mass-reconfiguration of many many web servers, every control panel system there is out there... and a major headache for every single webserver provider out there, speaking from experience. On the plus side, spam could be stomped on rapidly by the datacentres from rogue servers, by blocking all mail from a specific server until it was resolved - but I have a feeling they'd charge you to unblock it too, which again would cause problems if it was a rogue user or a rogue script installed by an idiotic user.
I had the privelidge of beta testing the new Palm Tungsten W (to be released early next year, hopefully - details at http://www.palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-w/ ) - the combination of the phone and PDA created an extremely useful tool. Having a PDA + mobile was a pain in the neck, but the combined kit is rather nice - it converted me as an old Psion 5 user straight away. I hadn't used my Psion for years, but when I had this to use, it was often in my hand. Everything from the TV remote control to my e-mail & the web in my fingertips. I'd call it the electronic equivalent of the swiss army knife. The future of PDAs is bright, but I'd wait and see what the market does before jumping into any purchases in the near future. I know what I'm getting.
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I wouldn't mind seeing personally. That team I think needs some activity punching into it, and the first steps might be code cleanup. I'd help, but I haven't got the slightest clue where to begin with C.
One major thought on this. What about web servers, in datacentres, which use server side languages such as PHP, ASP and Perl to send e-mails out, and SMTP relaying for authenticated users? Admittedly, they could probably be routed via a datacentre-provided SMTP server, e.g. he.mail for he.net, but 1. they'd probably charge more for the services, and 2. they may object. That, and the mass-reconfiguration of many many web servers, every control panel system there is out there... and a major headache for every single webserver provider out there, speaking from experience. On the plus side, spam could be stomped on rapidly by the datacentres from rogue servers, by blocking all mail from a specific server until it was resolved - but I have a feeling they'd charge you to unblock it too, which again would cause problems if it was a rogue user or a rogue script installed by an idiotic user.
Just my 2p.
I had the privelidge of beta testing the new Palm Tungsten W (to be released early next year, hopefully - details at http://www.palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-w/ ) - the combination of the phone and PDA created an extremely useful tool. Having a PDA + mobile was a pain in the neck, but the combined kit is rather nice - it converted me as an old Psion 5 user straight away. I hadn't used my Psion for years, but when I had this to use, it was often in my hand. Everything from the TV remote control to my e-mail & the web in my fingertips. I'd call it the electronic equivalent of the swiss army knife. The future of PDAs is bright, but I'd wait and see what the market does before jumping into any purchases in the near future. I know what I'm getting.