Re: Is anybody working on Mulberry now?
Gleason <[email protected]> Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:16:05 -0500
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------------07D1500AB24FB62C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tanstaafl, > On 12/20/2017, 11:27:48 AM, Gleason <[email protected]> wrote: >>> The list is properly configured with list headers, which is what any >>> sane client should use to determine List Replies with a single click. >> Yet every single one of them does it wrong in my tests here >> thunderbird > As I said, it works perfectly for me in TB, so not sure what are you > doing wrong - probably not using the Smart Reply button (or CTRL+SHIFT+L > for Reply to List, which does nothing if there are no List headers). No. And I said, this is not only Thunderbird. >> Note that Pegasus does allow a choice of quote or not, and does >> allow you to choose reply address. But no box is prechecked, and if >> you close the window without choosing, yup, the default is direct >> address to the the person. > TB has a 'Smart Reply' button that automatically replies to list when > list headers are present - if not, then it replies to the sender, or > whatever is in the 'Reply-To' field, if non-empty. >>> As to what to quote - in TB, all you do is select/highlight what you >>> want to quote before replying. Can't get any simpler than that. >> You really are a Thunderbird evangelist aren't you? > Nope, just a happy end user pointing out an excellent and very simple > feature that most other clients don't have. >> Why are you here? > Signed up to the list a long time ago when researching alternatives to > TB when I thought it might die when Mozilla all but abandoned it > (happily, it is doing better than ever since then). > Hoping to pick up a few new Thunderbird users? Why would you >> care? > I don't... not sure why you seem to care so much. Then maybe you could give up on the evangelism. Email clients being a subj= ective, very personal choice, after all. Why do I care? Because it looks to me like the demise of Mulberry was a gr= eat loss. And high quality email clients are important to me. I long ago gave up on hoping fo= r a miracle though. The truth is that online communication has left email clients behind. Too = difficult to do well, and too difficult to configure if done well. Users and programmers have ag= reed there are less troublesome ways. A web interface with no user setup was preferre= d. And this is the age of the mobile device, with again, very simple interface and minimal setup. I am a dinosaur. I refuse to carry a cell phone or use webmail. --=20 Gleason ------------07D1500AB24FB62C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><title>Re: [Mulberry-discuss] Is anybody working on Mulberry no= w?</title> </head> <body> <span style=3D" font-family:'tahoma'; font-size: 10pt;">Tanstaafl,<br> <br> <span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt; color: #800000;"= ><b>> On 12/20/2017, 11:27:48 AM, Gleason <</b></span></span><a style= =3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt;" href=3D"mailto:sombrero@mm= .st">[email protected]</a><span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size= : 9pt; color: #800000;"><b>> wrote:<br> >>> The list is properly configured with list headers, which is wh= at any<br> >>> sane client should use to determine List Replies with a single= click.<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800080;">>> Yet every single one of them does= it wrong in my tests here<br> >> thunderbird<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800000;">> As I said, it works perfectly for me = in TB, so not sure what are you<br> > doing wrong - probably not using the Smart Reply button (or CTRL+SHIFT= +L<br> > for Reply to List, which does nothing if there are no List headers).<b= r> <br> </span></span></b><span style=3D" font-family:'Tahoma'; font-size: 10pt; co= lor: #000000;">No. And I said, this is not only Thunderbird.<br> <br> <span style=3D" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt; color: #800080;"= ><b>>> Note that Pegasus does allow a choice of quote or not, and doe= s<br> >> allow you to choose reply address. But no box is prechecked,= and if<br> >> you close the window without choosing, yup, the default is direct<= br> >> address to the the person.<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800000;">> TB has a 'Smart Reply' button that au= tomatically replies to list when<br> > list headers are present - if not, then it replies to the sender, or<b= r> > whatever is in the 'Reply-To' field, if non-empty.<br> <br> >>> As to what to quote - in TB, all you do is select/highlight wh= at you<br> >>> want to quote before replying. Can't get any simpler than that= .<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800080;">>> You really are a Thunderbird evan= gelist aren't you?<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800000;">> Nope, just a happy end user pointing = out an excellent and very simple<br> > feature that most other clients don't have.<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800080;">>> Why are you here?<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800000;">> Signed up to the list a long time ago= when researching alternatives to<br> > TB when I thought it might die when Mozilla all but abandoned it<br> > (happily, it is doing better than ever since then).<br> <br> > Hoping to pick up a few new Thunderbird users? Why would y= ou<br> <span style=3D" color: #800080;">>> care?<br> <br> <span style=3D" color: #800000;">> I don't... not sure why you seem to c= are so much.<br> <br> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style=3D" font-f= amily:'Tahoma'; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;">Then maybe you could give= up on the evangelism. Email clients being a subjective, very<br> personal choice, after all.<br> <br> Why do I care? Because it looks to me like the demise of Mulberry was= a great loss. And high<br> quality email clients are important to me. I long ago gave up on hopi= ng for a miracle though.<br> <br> The truth is that online communication has left email clients behind.  = ;Too difficult to do well,<br> and too difficult to configure if done well. Users and programmers ha= ve agreed there<br> are less troublesome ways. A web interface with no user setup was pre= ferred. And this is the age<br> of the mobile device, with again, very simple interface and minimal setup.<= br> <br> I am a dinosaur. I refuse to carry a cell phone or use webmail.<br> <br> <span style=3D" font-family:'arial'; font-size: 9pt; color: #c0c0c0;"><i>--= <br> <br> Gleason</body></html> ------------07D1500AB24FB62C0--