Re: [SM-USERS] mailbox caching issue?

[Freddie C. <fc...@bi...>]

On Thursday 30 May 2002 14:29, John Madden wrote:
> > That would be why there is a nifty little link called "Message List"
> > right  above the message headers.  That's also why there are "Next"
> > "Previous" and  "Delete" buttons in the message view.  And, if using
> > the right plugin,  "Delete + Next" and "Delete + Prev" buttons.
> > There's no need to use the  Back/Forward buttons on the browser (whic=
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> > is the mark of good web design).

> What links you put on the page are irrelevant, unless you also put text
> like "don't click the back button" or something, which is obviouly not
> very professional.  If the button's there, the user will click on it, a=
nd
> it's the software developer's duty to ensure that the software behaves

That's true.  Without the negative reinforcement, or prior teaching, user=
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will do stupid things.  :)  I guess I'm in the minority few who use the t=
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presented as part of the app/site before resorting to the toolbar.

> correctly.  If something as simple as clicking the back button causes
> issues, there is a BUG or an example of POOR DESIGN in the software!  (=
In
> this case, I tend to lean toward the former.)

> Don't let anyone tell you that the browser's back button doesn't belong=
 in
> web applications.

> Incidentally, I use the back button all the time and haven't noticed an=
y
> problems with it.

I tend to use the back button a fair bit as well with certain sites (most=
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php-based forums), but that's only because Opera actually uses the cache,=
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thus saving a couple dozen page reloads on certain sites.  All the other=20
browsers I find to be a bit braindead in that regard-- they store a local=
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cache of documents but still fetch the page from the 'Net when you use th=
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back button.  [shrug]  To each their own, I guess.  For webmail sites,=20
though, I use the navigation provided as I have yet to see a webmail=20
interface that doesn't explode when using the back button and cached page=
s.

Freddie
fc...@bi...