George Bonser wrote: > > What type of integration are you thinking of? > > Drag and drop from a spreadsheet, word processor, or graphics program ... > the embedable opject idea. Having the mail program be able to directly > render some standard wp formats, show graphic items within the document, > etc. Drag FROM a email to a spreadsheet, database, whatever. Shared > document areas and stuff. Sort of like how exchange and outlook are > SUPPOSED to work only make it REALLY work. It is a powerful concept, just > klunky in its implimentation and its wandering away from existing > standards.
Easy handling of attachments would be nice (DnD). But I would have a problem with the direct rendering of graphics, WP, spreadsheets, etc... This sounds like an easy way to spread trojans thru buffer overflows, macros, etc. (Witness the Melissa virus) Also, I don't think the OLE/Baboon paradigm lends itself well to email. Other office apps, yes. But email, no. Call me old-fashioned, but I think email should remain a primarily text-based medium. Nothing irks me more that some nut sending an HTML email to the Debian lists. JMHO, -Mitch
