Re: [SuSE Linux] What DO you lose with Linux ???
On Sun, Jul 04, 1999 at 12:25:54AM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 03, 1999 at 11:43:27PM +0200, Martin Bialasinski
> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, but OE doesn't deserve to be called a email client. You
> > can't quote quoted-printable encoded mails, you are placed on
> > top on a reply (thous encouraging the newbie to answer above
> > the text and leave a full quote below), the signature is
> > placed above the quoted text, you
>
> Placing the cursor at the top of the message is the right thing
> to do - you're only going to have to go back up deleting text
> otherwise.
Yes, but OE inserts a blank line at the top of the message, and
places only `-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --' as the quote line. Then, to
compound things further, it puts your signature *above* the quoted
message.
> Theee is the potential to do the wrong thing even when the
> cursor is placed at the end of the text and simply write a
> reply, not deleting anything. Neither is very good.
At least the reply would be in the correct place. Anyway, where
the editor's cursor is initially placed is indeed irrelevant - if
the user has too little Clue to correctly compose and format an
email or news message, they are unlikely to be able to communicate
anything useful.
> > I have yet to see a program on any operating system that comes
> > close to the power of gnus.
>
> Which also starts you off at the top.
I wouldn't know, I'm perfectly happy with mutt and vim (which also
starts off at the top).
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