On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:10:38 +0100, "Finn Jensen [Shannon Fly
Dressing]" <info@shannon-fly-dressing.dk> wrote:
>Jeg installerede Pegasus i går. I gamle dage (dos/win 3.11) var
>Pegasus det langt bedste mailprogram. MEN. Denne gang blev jeg
>frygtelig skuffet
. Pegasus kunne jo ikke det halv af hvad Outlook
>Express kan??. Eneste ulempe ved Outlook Expres er newsreaderen som er
>noget værre skrammel!!.
Ja ja, men bare vendt, i løbet af foråret kommer version 4, og den
bliver revideret på næsten alle punkter. Læs mere her (klippet fra
nyhedsbrev:
I realize that there's been very little word out of me in recent
times, and
I thought it might therefore be appropriate to give you an update on
what's happening with Pegasus Mail v4.0.
The current version of Pegasus Mail, v3.12c, represents about 360,000
lines of programming source code, some of which is nearly seven
years old. Given the size of the project and the complexity of the
tasks
it has to perform, it's remarkable how well it all holds together. For
v4.0, however, it became apparent early on that I had to make a lot of
internal architectural changes to allow the program to continue to
grow.
As a result, in the last three months or so, I've written more than
25,000 lines of code just sorting out the innards of Pegasus Mail. On
the surface, there's not that much to show for that, but the time I've
spent on this will ensure the development path of the program for a
significant time into the future.
As with all things like this, it has taken a lot longer to get these
modifications organized than I anticipated, and as a result, WinPMail
v4.0 is somewhat behind schedule. At this point, I hope to release it
in
October or November, subject to no further hiccups occurring in the
development process.
The changes in v4.0 are almost too numerous to mention, but here are
some of the highlights:
* Calendaring and scheduling. V4.0 will have a personal diary and
appointment scheduler, and a sophisticated task management
system. A key priority of this development is to make the data easily
sharable with palmtops like the Palm Pilot. The first cut of v4 will
almost certainly be a personal scheduler only, but the design
encompasses group scheduling and that should be available without
invalidating any existing data early in the life of the program.
* New addressbook. Our unashamed aim for the v4.0 addressbook is
to make it the best and most comprehensive in the industry. The aim
is to allow you to store practically any type of data of practically
any
size in a structured format that effectively becomes a super-sized
"contact manager" for each entry. We're also going to considerable
lengths to make it easier and more convenient to use, with features
like right-click addition of addresses from messages, and a new
"designated address book" which can be accessed using single button-
presses or keystrokes.
* New folder format. V4.0 will have a new folder format supporting
encryption and compression. With this in place, it finally makes sense
to provide password protection for mailboxes, so it will have that
too.
* Preview panes option. In our opinion, Pegasus Mail's use of
different
windows for different types of content is one of the things that sets
it
apart from other mail programs in terms of logic and convenience, but
there's no denying the popularity of the so-called "preview pane"
approach, as used in programs like Outlook. For v4.0, then, we'll be
supporting this all-in-one windowing method as an option for those who
prefer it.
* Much better support for multiple POP3 accounts. In essence, we will
be integrating the MultiPOP extension into the program and making it
much easier to manage multiple accounts.
* Many changes and improvements to the user interface. It's our aim to
preserve the things that are good about the current user interface,
while
streamlining and simplifying a great deal of it