Re: Replacement Email Client
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:23:59 -0400
Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> wrote:
> On 10/26/20 6:16 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:45:50 -0400
> > Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 10/25/20 8:28 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> >>> I'm not referring to viewing HTML emails. I already can do that in
> >>> Claws-Mail using its Dillo plugin. I'm talking about filling in
> >>> forms, etc. that are part of the HTML email and sending just the
> >>> data without "replying" in the normal sense. This is beyond
> >>> Claws' and Dillo's capabilities. I have to use a real browser,
> >>> log into that particular web mail account (like gmail), click on
> >>> that particular email, etc. to do so.
> >>>
> >>> I'm getting the sense that I may not be able to find a client that
> >>> can do that.
> >> I don't remember ever getting an emailed form that was anything but
> >> a link to a web page. Who is sending you emailed inline forms?
> > The ones I respond to are known to me and are legit --
> > organizations, businesses, government agencies, etc. -- that I do
> > business with. To respond, I must switch to a web browser, login to
> > my email account (like gmail), find that particular email, and
> > enter the requested data either by keyboard, drop-down menu,
> > buttons, etc., then SUBMIT it. This happens all within the email.
> > I never get forwarded to another web site. I always stay on the web
> > mail page. As far as I can tell only the data is sent. The email
> > itself is not replied to. That is, there's nothing in the "Sent"
> > folder.
>
> Meaning no offense, I doubt it. I have been using email since before
> Gopher, and I have literally never received an HTML email with an
> embedded form (that I opened, at least). I find it hard to believe
> that you get many of them.
I don't know if there is a <form> or not. Someone else suggested
that. It may be javascript. Never checked email's code all that
closely. Next time I get one of those type emails, I'll look.
> I think you're getting normal email with a link to a form, but (as
> you say) Dillo doesn't let you click the link, so you never realize
> what it is. Those "rate us from 1-5" things are normally five
> different links to the same online poll, with a parameter telling the
> page what rating you selected. If You opened the links in an
> HTML-aware mailer like Mutt, you could just select one of those to
> open the form in a browser.
Yes, sometimes when I use a browser for these HTML emails and click on
something, a new tab with a new URL opens. Sometime not. Next time,
I'll check the code.
Not that it matters all that much. All I want is a lightweight email
client that works with HTML emails, too, so I don't have to switch back
and forth to a browser, login, etc. to get things done.
B
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