From: Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>
Subject: Re: new user assistant
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 20:46:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <rjoeobm3g1.fsf@sheridan.dina.kvl.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4nekp88hx1.fsf@lifelogs.com>
"Ted Zlatanov" <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
> That was my original design, and it's bad because it confuses the
> user with too much technical lingo they don't care to learn.
Yes, the typical user should go through the setup and be presented
with as little information as possible. One could argue that is the
main point of assistants.
> I think nnimap should be a first-tier choice, because it is very
> common among ISPs.
If imap is common (my isp doesn't provide it), and the Gnus
implementation is robust, imap should be the prefered choice, simply
because it leave mail on the server.
There need to be a strong warning (now the user no longer has to
sacrifice a goat), that the other backends will move mail away from
the server.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-05-26 18:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-05-16 13:48 Wizards! I mean, Assistants! Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-16 15:20 ` Simon Josefsson
2004-05-16 15:24 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-16 17:59 ` Frank Schmitt
2004-05-17 15:35 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-17 20:36 ` Adam Sjøgren
2004-05-18 12:56 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-18 14:20 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-18 14:55 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-18 15:15 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-18 16:11 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-19 0:14 ` Jesper Harder
2004-05-16 16:19 ` Jonas Steverud
2004-05-17 3:15 ` Paul Jarc
2004-05-17 7:34 ` Jonas Steverud
2004-05-16 22:13 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-16 22:18 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-16 23:17 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-17 2:01 ` Steven E. Harris
2004-05-17 8:39 ` Ian Fitchet
2004-05-17 13:43 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-17 13:55 ` Lloyd Zusman
2004-05-21 20:33 ` luis fernandes
2004-05-22 17:18 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-22 18:46 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-22 21:13 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-22 21:19 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-22 21:33 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-22 22:01 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-22 22:07 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-22 22:15 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-22 22:29 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-22 22:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-23 16:38 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-23 20:12 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-23 21:43 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-23 22:19 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-24 10:38 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-23 21:14 ` Steinar Bang
[not found] ` <87pt94xpbv.fsf@telia.com>
2004-05-19 9:56 ` Simon Josefsson
2004-05-17 14:51 ` Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-17 17:05 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-17 18:52 ` Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-17 19:36 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-18 8:48 ` Kai Grossjohann
2004-05-18 15:25 ` Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-18 19:36 ` new user assistant (was: Wizards! I mean, Assistants!) Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-18 20:44 ` new user assistant Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-19 14:55 ` Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-19 15:21 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-20 18:04 ` Gnus mail reading assistant (was: new user assistant) Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-22 23:41 ` Gnus mail reading assistant Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2004-05-23 0:19 ` new user assistant Dale Hagglund
2004-05-24 13:52 ` Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-25 10:13 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-25 13:15 ` Derrell.Lipman
2004-05-25 18:45 ` Ted Zlatanov
2004-05-25 19:09 ` Paul Jarc
2004-05-26 18:49 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-26 18:57 ` Paul Jarc
2004-05-26 18:46 ` Per Abrahamsen [this message]
2004-05-17 15:45 ` Wizards! I mean, Assistants! Per Abrahamsen
2004-05-17 16:58 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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