Re: [JAWmail-devel] (no subject)

[L. D. J. <lj...@ap...>]

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 at 10:03:40, Rudi Benkovic wrote:

> > >      At first it's mail by the people names.  Then those go into=20
subfolders
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> > such as friends and business.  If you put a "+" and "-" option for
> expanding=20
> > and collapsing the subfolders this would make it very easy and convenie=
nt
> for=20
> > finding items.
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> This is implemented in the side view (you have the enable the
> multi-frame mode and then "reload" the /apps/mail/ URL)... Check
> preferences, "Message display and composition", "Frames mode" ...
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> The transition between the frame and frameless modes is flakey... I'm
> still thinking about some solutions... And the usual HTTP Redirect
> won't do the trick...
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> And I have no intentions of implementing collapsing on the "Folders"
> page. That should be strictly for managing folders and therefore
> everything should be displayed all the time.

     Rudi, I hope I'm not beginning to annoy you with apparent complaints a=
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lack of appreciation for your insight as you implement your direction.  I a=
gree=20
for the strict utility/purpose of the folderlist (managing).  Without the=
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collapsing facility, it will be very easy to manage small groups of folders=
.  I=20
look forward to you experimenting with 10,000 messages as you said you woul=
d. =20
Without the ability to collapse, you won't be able to manage the 10,000=20
messages.

     With the collapse ability, you could quickly sort them in a folder cal=
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processing and a folder called archive.  There many directions the tree can=
 go=20
(branch off into).  However, it is easy to loose track when the application=
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always try to display everything on the system.

     Since I prefer using Jawmail at this time over Outlook, I moved most o=
f my=20
archived folders into another users' account.  I log into Microsoft Outlook=
 and=20
use their Imap option to browse and sort that archive.

     By the way, the 10,000 messages I refer to is the current messages.  T=
he=20
messages are archived by the year.  I would have been glad to leave them ou=
t=20
for a number of years.  But the the current folder configuration would chok=
e.

     I find it very convenient to search my messages at times, to remind me=
 of=20
lost addresses, phone numbers, dates, old schedules, old contacts.  5 years=
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from now, I may research my email archive to learn some of the current=20
discussion I'm having with you, about how to fix some of the problems we=20
discussed.

     It would be easy to implement a routine to search all the files (in th=
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background) then display folders (or emails) containing the search strings.=
  It=20
looses some potential when I can't put all the folders in my personal IMAP=
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directory hierarchy.

     I won't drag the issue further.  I just wanted to make sure you had=20
considered all the angles and purpose.

                                     -- L. James

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