Subj : RE: create new message template
To   : All
From : HECTOR SANTOS
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:17:14

Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:50:10 -0400
From: HECTOR SANTOS
To: DAVE GOURD
Subject: RE: create new message template
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On 2007-03-24 7:01 PM, DAVE GOURD wrote to HECTOR SANTOS:

> I knew right away what one of my members was talking about when she asked
> if msgs are sent or not if she decided NOT to send a msg she had composed
> and did not click on post message. She said it was "a little confusing
> about how not to send a message".
> 
> I told her as long as she did not click the post button that it would not
> be sent.
> 
> So, maybe a cancel w/window or text block that would maybe state - msg
> cancelled, and or the current click here to continue reading...
> 
> wcnav has the red hand button, and "do you want to send 
> before this message before quitting" - y/n/c? confirmation dialog, 
> may along that line.
> 
> --

Yes,  I understand the valid point.  But I do have a deja vu of the
opposite request and discussion a while back.  I think it was either a beta
version or at some point where we had it say [ SEND ] instead of [ POST ].

The problem with [ SEND ] is that it might make matters worst if the
message was not "trully" sent yet.   This was the reason why we went as far
to add two attributes to your posted message.   If its an EMAIL, then you
MAY catch it when redisplaying the message and see a "EXPORTED" attribute,
and then a few seconds latter, a "SENT" attribute.

But thats for EMAIL where the EXPORTED and SENT attributes apply.

What if it isn't an EMAIL but a local message?   Does [ SEND ] make sense
for local communications?  

So its all debatible of whats good or better for users.  1st comment about
it in the manner years, so I think its pretty good.

 
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