[Klug-general] The Problems with EMail (Re: Talk at the next meet)

[Peter Childs]

2008/11/16 Karl Lattimer <karl at qdh.org.uk>:
>
>> At work we ended up not using email at all but somthing
>> based on our database, because it fitted better.
>
> This is interesting, very very interesting. Please email me some more
> details, off list or on list.
>

I'll be brief.

Its based on 3 SQL (PostgreSQL) tables and a basic GUI.(Send is an
couple of inserts, mark as read an update etc)

Shared Folders for the groups with pointers so that people know what
they have read and what they havn't, Delete removes (some) of the
pointers but not the message so we can look back if we really need to.
Useful because we know who else has read the message and is dealing
with the problem. Messages are kept for a fixed length of time and not
totally deleteated. Internal so no spam or junk.

No Attachments, No rich text, Hmm No Threads either (although that
sometime annoys me)

Users still have an amazing habit of writing the whole message in
block capitals in the subject however and forgetting to write a
message....

Akin to forums on many websites these days, really, but written in C++ and Qt.

Regards

Peter

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