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От : Dan Clough 1:135/115 27 фев 25 18:03:11
К : Tim Schattkowsky 27 фев 25 03:11:04
Тема : Re: Re^2: Question for the nominees
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-=> Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Dan Clough <=-
TS>> - often writing a fido messages feels crippled compared to
TS>> an email, mostly because of the lack of support for embedded images and
TS>> attachments, but also because text formatting becomes an issue. This,
TS>> providing compatible mechanics for transporting larger messages with
TS>> richer content is a major area for advancement. This means option more
TS>> reliable text formatting and the inclusion of Images. Something that is
TS>> simple to implement based on existing internet- and FTSC standards.
DC> I don`t mind going on record here to say that I`d be opposed to this. I
DC> don`t want "richer content" in Fidonet messages. I want them to remain
DC> as plain text. If I want fancy formatting and images, I`ll use some
DC> other platform for that. I like that Fidonet is plain and simple.
TS> And other people sometimes like to send a screenshot to explain their
TS> problem. The ability to get a picture through if needed is commonplace
TS> everywhere else. While the straightforward solution would be MIME and
TS> co, I actually also would like something simpler that just gets
TS> pictures into the classic text messages.
Well, that may be your preference, and that`s fine. I suspect the
majority of Fidonet users would disagree with that. One solution, that
I see frequently, is to put a link to a webpage with a screen capture or
whatever image into the message. Works fine.
TS> But the interesting part of your response is: Like many others, you
TS> seem rather uninterested in true advancement. Instead, people calling
TS> themselves the whatever police want to be important in advising others
TS> about character encoding. Maybe it helps their ego. It certainly doesnt
TS> help Fidonet to get better.
I don`t really care about any of that character encoding stuff, myself.
I do think that you seem to equate "better" with "advancement". That
isn`t always true, especially when "better" is usually a subjective
thing interpreted differently by different people. Sometimes, *simple*
or *how-it-is-now* is better.
I`d also like to remind you that it is *NOT* the charter of the FTSC to
advance or improve anything. It`s to document and standardize the
current methods/practices of Fidonet. You`ll do well to remember that,
rather than pushing a personal agenda.
... He does the work of 3 Men...Moe, Larry & Curly
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