[arachne] Re: Pop3 mail from directory
- From: "Ron Clarke" <ariadne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:18:45 +1000
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Hi Sam,
On Fri, 2 Dec 2011 19:36:19 -0500 (EST), Sam Ewalt wrote:
> I suppose a working definition of "standard internet surfing" might
> be what ordinary users expect to be able to do routinely without the
> intervention of special knowledge acquired through years of tinkering
> with layers of programs and fundamentally complex procedures.
> What the ordinary, non-technical user would be able to do with XP
> and Firefox without any particular special knowledge. Banking, shopping,
> making travel arrangements, reading newspapers, watching videos,
> attending business webinars, Facebook, Skype, and so forth.
I agree that Arachne does not match XP and Firefox. It was never
intended that it should.
And I agree that I am not an ordinary non-technical user.
Nevertheless, Arachne satisfies most of my internet needs, and I have
other options where Arachne is out of her depth. And that ain't XP. :)
Ron Clarke
AUSREG Consultancy http://www.ausreg.com
Tadpole Tunes http://www.tadpoletunes.com
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