Mitch Blevins wrote:
>
> George Bonser wrote:
> > > What type of integration are you thinking of?
> >
> > Drag and drop from a spreadsheet, word processor, or graphics program ...
> > the embedable opject idea. Having the mail program be able to directly
> > render some standard wp formats, show graphic items within the document,
> > etc. Drag FROM a email to a spreadsheet, database, whatever. Shared
> > document areas and stuff. Sort of like how exchange and outlook are
> > SUPPOSED to work only make it REALLY work. It is a powerful concept, just
> > klunky in its implimentation and its wandering away from existing
> > standards.
>
> Easy handling of attachments would be nice (DnD).
> But I would have a problem with the direct rendering of graphics, WP,
> spreadsheets, etc... This sounds like an easy way to spread trojans
> thru buffer overflows, macros, etc. (Witness the Melissa virus)
> Also, I don't think the OLE/Baboon paradigm lends itself well to email.
> Other office apps, yes. But email, no.
> Call me old-fashioned, but I think email should remain a primarily
> text-based medium. Nothing irks me more that some nut sending an
> HTML email to the Debian lists.
Don't pretend you haven't done it - everyone's done it b4 they realised.
I'm sure its some kind of debian-user rite of passage :-)
frankie
>
> JMHO,
> -Mitch
>
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