Team HERMES is seeking motivated C++ programmers with MFC know-how to help out with reviving Qualcomm Eudora, the cult eMail app from the 90's. The project is well roughed-in; you will be supplementing the duties of someone who has had to scale back involvement due to long-term illness. In particular, it should be noted that a viable proof-of-concept graphical user interface exists, successful compilation of dynamic link libraries has been achieved, and a somewhat high-level project plan exists.
This is to be a mostly straight translation of ancient Stingray Objective Toolkit code to modern MFC. User interface elements match up between the two (tabbed interfaces, settings panes, etc). As of right now, the priority for the project is to produce a functional eMail client from a combination of Qualcomm Eudora business code and design and MFC user interface elements.
Planned, but low-priority, changes include:
Transitioning from references to Microsoft's MSHTML.DLL (also known as Trident) to the Chromium Embedded Toolkit
Hunspell integration
Proper handling of UTF-8/Unicode
Replacement of defunct Qualcomm Web search with Yandex.
I am an ex-IBMer with a good bit of experience in C++ both on the Unix/Linux side and the Windows side. I am retired now so i have the time if i can be of help.
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Mr Kidd, I've added you to the project with immediate effect. Please see the topic "For Newbies" for help getting started in the project. I will privately send you the installation key for Stingray Desktop, so that you may use it.
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May be they require the MFC in stead of something more portable to make sure that the project stays Windows specific and therefore has the various security flaws that the various governments use for "FinSpy-ing" the population. What caught my attention is the wish to use the Russian Yandex search engine. You know, how things are with censorship and citizen privacy and human rights in Russia.... So, this project looks a lot like getting free labor for the Russian government, which supposedly was very successful at being very economical with the Trump election campaign.
My, we sound a little bit grouchy today, don't we? Are we on our period? Or are we trolling?
First of all... free labo(u)r for the Russian government? Have you been psychiatrically tested for paranoid delusions? How do we have anything to do with Russia, given that the whole development team is entirely British and American, we're trying to fix up American software, and the person who came up with the idea is Canadian?
Yandex was only listed as an example of a still-running search engine. Could equally be Google, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, or any other HTTP search engine that hasn't rolled over and died.
The reason we're not going to Qt or another cross-platform toolkit is because we already have an application, and we don't have enough people to make it happen. It's already developed in MFC... if we do it in Qt, we'd have to throw out the 90% complete MFC, and start over, from zero in Qt.
I know it might be a little difficult for you to control your brain, but please try to think a little bit before you make such disingenuous assertions.
Last edit: Ted Matavka 2019-11-30
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I've added you on the project. Yes, I'm definitely interested. Even if you are not an expert in MFC we could still use you if you're willing to learn. Our project still depends on Stingray, so I've sent you a private message.
Other than that, please see our discussion boards, specifically the topic "For Newbies".
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Team HERMES is seeking motivated C++ programmers with MFC know-how to help out with reviving Qualcomm Eudora, the cult eMail app from the 90's. The project is well roughed-in; you will be supplementing the duties of someone who has had to scale back involvement due to long-term illness. In particular, it should be noted that a viable proof-of-concept graphical user interface exists, successful compilation of dynamic link libraries has been achieved, and a somewhat high-level project plan exists.
This is to be a mostly straight translation of ancient Stingray Objective Toolkit code to modern MFC. User interface elements match up between the two (tabbed interfaces, settings panes, etc). As of right now, the priority for the project is to produce a functional eMail client from a combination of Qualcomm Eudora business code and design and MFC user interface elements.
Planned, but low-priority, changes include:
Find us on https://sourceforge.net/p/hermesmail/
dear Ted matavka,
I know c++ well and have good work experience. I am familiar with MFC and interested to contribute for this project, if you guide me.
with regards,
sureshbk.
I've added you as a developer on the project. Check on the discussion boards for an introduction to the project and what you might be able to do.
I've contacted you privately with a link to Stingray, so that you can continue development. Please check our topic, "For Newbies".
I am an ex-IBMer with a good bit of experience in C++ both on the Unix/Linux side and the Windows side. I am retired now so i have the time if i can be of help.
Mr Kidd, I've added you to the project with immediate effect. Please see the topic "For Newbies" for help getting started in the project. I will privately send you the installation key for Stingray Desktop, so that you may use it.
Hi.
Is MFC choice final? Maybe with Qt/C++ it can be a project that can easily be ported to Linux and other OSes.
Good luck with the project !!!
May be they require the MFC in stead of something more portable to make sure that the project stays Windows specific and therefore has the various security flaws that the various governments use for "FinSpy-ing" the population. What caught my attention is the wish to use the Russian Yandex search engine. You know, how things are with censorship and citizen privacy and human rights in Russia.... So, this project looks a lot like getting free labor for the Russian government, which supposedly was very successful at being very economical with the Trump election campaign.
("FinSpy Spying Commercials & Wikileaks (Surveilance industry)")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi6016ne1YM
Last edit: Martin Vahi 2019-11-30
My, we sound a little bit grouchy today, don't we? Are we on our period? Or are we trolling?
First of all... free labo(u)r for the Russian government? Have you been psychiatrically tested for paranoid delusions? How do we have anything to do with Russia, given that the whole development team is entirely British and American, we're trying to fix up American software, and the person who came up with the idea is Canadian?
Yandex was only listed as an example of a still-running search engine. Could equally be Google, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, or any other HTTP search engine that hasn't rolled over and died.
The reason we're not going to Qt or another cross-platform toolkit is because we already have an application, and we don't have enough people to make it happen. It's already developed in MFC... if we do it in Qt, we'd have to throw out the 90% complete MFC, and start over, from zero in Qt.
I know it might be a little difficult for you to control your brain, but please try to think a little bit before you make such disingenuous assertions.
Last edit: Ted Matavka 2019-11-30
Hi Ted,
I am not an expert with MFC but will be happy to help.
Let me know if you'r interested.
I've added you as a developer on the project. Check on the discussion
boards for an introduction to the project and what you might be able to do.
Regards,
N. E. W. M.
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I've added you on the project. Yes, I'm definitely interested. Even if you are not an expert in MFC we could still use you if you're willing to learn. Our project still depends on Stingray, so I've sent you a private message.
Other than that, please see our discussion boards, specifically the topic "For Newbies".