Subject: FEATURES requested

From: Andrej Borsenkow <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 19:12:02 +0300 (EET)

Hi, all!

As this list grows, I would rather put it as is (sorry if I duplicate 
anybody - I suppose there is Pine TO-DO list somewhere :-)

I list the features first and put the rationale after them for everybody 
interested.

1. Split user credentials and From: address. That is, add new parameter, 
e.g. mail-address, which is independent from user/host used for mailbox 
access.

2. Allow reply ONLY to recipients of the message (much as ELM group reply).

3. Poosibility to (re-)define the command keys - may be generalize to 
some sort of macros support.

4. Change TAB command (or add new) to be the 'next-new' across folders 
(instead of 'next-recent').

5. Real support of multiple incoming folders ( checking for new mail). 

6. When saving using Save command look up folder in address book (that 
is, check if this user has an alias and use corresponding Fcc entry) 
rather than just save under user name.

7. Sorting rule on per-folder (or at least per collection) basis

Rationale (for anybody ineterested :-)

1. The host where my incoming folders are is not actually related to my 
mail-address. I have always following problem: if I send mail [email-masked]
is rewrtitten to proper mail address, but if I POST news, doesn't. So 
news come out with unrepliable address in From: header. I understand, 
that I can put Reply-To:, but I would prefer having proper From: address.

2. If I reply to message put on mailing list I would like to select
between reply to LIST and reply to SUBMITTER. Now I have the only
possibility to say 'reply to all', delete submitter, change Fcc: filed -
not very handy. 

3. It was asked by many people already - I would like to generalize it 
to macros support. Many tasks can be done without adding new 
feature/command, just by aggregating existing commands into the macro.

4. Current behavior of TAB command (next-recent) is well suited for
scenario when I run Pine, look through mail and quit. I normally start
Pine in separate window and it runs all day long - I suppose, some people
also do. In this case there is no way to quickly jump to the newly
arrived mail. If the checking of all incoming folders will be added (as I
hope), it would be espicially useful. 

5. It is obvious.

6. The reason is very simple - it seems logical to keep related mail 
together. If I SEND I get default Fcc as set in addressbook; if I 
RECEIVE I get default Fcc as user name. I would expect them be identical.

7. May be it is not so important, but sort order often depends on
contents.  News groups are naturally sorted 'threaded' and normal mail I
prefer to have sorted by Date: and also have some other folders with
another sortorder. Again, it always possible to hand-sort it, but Pine is
sooo user friendly normally ... :-)

Thanks to anybody who have got so far :--) 

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Andrej Borsenkow        E-Mail: [email-masked]
SNI ITS, Moscow         Phone:  +7 (095) 252 13 88
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