I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List thread. I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my suggestions would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as well as by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you think well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for consideration.
One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to to the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A read confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination account has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a moment later.
Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options are presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to have access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender to contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd like at least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message" available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could be implemented would to have this list of links on the right side under the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More options" choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected for any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another possibility would be to add an account options choice of either "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize Details for Viewed Messages".
My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the total size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that executable attachments are not permitted and right now that includes executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly understand limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common sense to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or other archives with executable content should be permitted and that the handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed. Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender is notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with a text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been deleted from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable attachments or because they would cause the total message size to exceed 10 Mbytes."
My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists of root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending. Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each sender/receiver they would be in date order.
Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to comment on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
-more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
things uncluttered.
The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
that, they will send along special info for the message in a
winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is held
among other things.
I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
been implimented yet.
About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right now.
You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
the extention change...
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List thread.
> I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my suggestions
> would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as well as
> by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you think
> well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> consideration.
> One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to to
> the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A read
> confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination account
> has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a moment
> later.
> Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options are
> presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to have
> access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender to
> contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd like at
> least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could be
> implemented would to have this list of links on the right side under
> the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More options"
> choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected for
> any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> Details for Viewed Messages".
> My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the total
> size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> executable attachments are not permitted and right now that includes
> executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly understand
> limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common sense
> to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> other archives with executable content should be permitted and that the
> handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender is
> notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with a
> text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been deleted
> from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> exceed 10 Mbytes."
> My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists of
> root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to comment
> on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool. I've read some of your posts on GmailForums. I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea. Ed's ideas seem good as well. Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all. -- Lee (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
T. M. Tracy wrote: > Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the > -more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps > things uncluttered.
> The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by > webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like > that, they will send along special info for the message in a > winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is held > among other things.
> I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have > been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't > been implimented yet.
> About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a > security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or > something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right now. > You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just > have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is > saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to > the extention change...
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List thread. > > I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my suggestions > > would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as well as > > by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to > > what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you think > > well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback > > message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for > > consideration.
> > One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read > > confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime > > rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a > > delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery > > confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to to > > the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A read > > confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination account > > has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a moment > > later.
> > Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options are > > presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are > > looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to have > > access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender to > > contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd like at > > least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message" > > available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could be > > implemented would to have this list of links on the right side under > > the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More options" > > choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected for > > any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another > > possibility would be to add an account options choice of either > > "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize > > Details for Viewed Messages".
> > My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the total > > size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that > > executable attachments are not permitted and right now that includes > > executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly understand > > limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common sense > > to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or > > other archives with executable content should be permitted and that the > > handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed. > > Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender is > > notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with a > > text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been deleted > > from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable > > attachments or because they would cause the total message size to > > exceed 10 Mbytes."
> > My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists of > > root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored > > messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them > > sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending. > > Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the > > messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each > > sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> > Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to comment > > on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
Something that I would like to see... is the abbility to have
different signatures for different lables. When you reply to one
lable, it defaults a different signature.
Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
-more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
things uncluttered.
The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
that, they will send along special info for the message in a
winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is held
among other things.
I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
been implimented yet.
About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right now.
You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
the extention change...
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List thread.
> I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my suggestions
> would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as well as
> by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you think
> well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> consideration.
> One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to to
> the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A read
> confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination account
> has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a moment
> later.
> Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options are
> presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to have
> access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender to
> contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd like at
> least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could be
> implemented would to have this list of links on the right side under
> the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More options"
> choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected for
> any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> Details for Viewed Messages".
> My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the total
> size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> executable attachments are not permitted and right now that includes
> executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly understand
> limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common sense
> to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> other archives with executable content should be permitted and that the
> handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender is
> notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with a
> text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been deleted
> from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> exceed 10 Mbytes."
> My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists of
> root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to comment
> on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
Something that I would like to see... is the abbility to have
different signatures for different lables. When you reply to one
lable, it defaults a different signature.
> The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is held
> among other things.
Depends: what you describe OE and whatnot having is a "read
confirmation" -- it gets triggered (iirc) when you read the mail. The
mailer-daemon that handles dropping the message into your account in
the first place actually handles the delivery confirmation, as that is
when it is actually delivered. And that shouldn't matter if it is a
webmail client or not, just if the local postmaster has the feature.
I want to be able to toggle off the 'feature' where it adds contacts
willy-nilly, but I'd also like it to save those and be able to put you
into a contact-picker (with sort, even) that can browse through the
pool of possible contacts that it's built up from your mail store.
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:11:59 -0700, lee.gi...@gmail.com
> Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> --
> Lee
> (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
> T. M. Tracy wrote:
> > Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
> > -more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
> > things uncluttered.
> > The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> > webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> > that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> > winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is
> held
> > among other things.
> > I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
> > been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
> > been implimented yet.
> > About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
> > security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
> > something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right
> now.
> > You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
> > have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
> > saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
> > the extention change...
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List
> thread.
> > > I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my
> suggestions
> > > would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as
> well as
> > > by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> > > what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you
> think
> > > well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> > > message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> > > consideration.
> > > One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> > > confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> > > rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> > > delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> > > confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to
> to
> > > the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A
> read
> > > confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination
> account
> > > has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a
> moment
> > > later.
> > > Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options
> are
> > > presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> > > looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to
> have
> > > access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender
> to
> > > contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd
> like at
> > > least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> > > available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could
> be
> > > implemented would to have this list of links on the right side
> under
> > > the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More
> options"
> > > choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected
> for
> > > any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> > > possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> > > "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> > > Details for Viewed Messages".
> > > My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the
> total
> > > size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> > > executable attachments are not permitted and right now that
> includes
> > > executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly
> understand
> > > limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common
> sense
> > > to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> > > other archives with executable content should be permitted and that
> the
> > > handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> > > Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender
> is
> > > notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with
> a
> > > text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been
> deleted
> > > from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> > > attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> > > exceed 10 Mbytes."
> > > My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists
> of
> > > root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> > > messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> > > sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> > > Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> > > messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> > > sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> > > Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to
> comment
> > > on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
I want to be able to toggle off the 'feature' where it adds contacts
willy-nilly, but I'd also like it to save those and be able to put you
into a contact-picker (with sort, even) that can browse through the
pool of possible contacts that it's built up from your mail store.
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:11:59 -0700, lee.gi...@gmail.com
> Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> --
> Lee
> (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
> T. M. Tracy wrote:
> > Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
> > -more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
> > things uncluttered.
> > The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> > webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> > that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> > winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is
> held
> > among other things.
> > I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
> > been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
> > been implimented yet.
> > About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
> > security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
> > something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right
> now.
> > You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
> > have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
> > saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
> > the extention change...
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List
> thread.
> > > I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my
> suggestions
> > > would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as
> well as
> > > by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> > > what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you
> think
> > > well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> > > message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> > > consideration.
> > > One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> > > confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> > > rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> > > delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> > > confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to
> to
> > > the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A
> read
> > > confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination
> account
> > > has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a
> moment
> > > later.
> > > Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options
> are
> > > presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> > > looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to
> have
> > > access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender
> to
> > > contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd
> like at
> > > least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> > > available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could
> be
> > > implemented would to have this list of links on the right side
> under
> > > the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More
> options"
> > > choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected
> for
> > > any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> > > possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> > > "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> > > Details for Viewed Messages".
> > > My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the
> total
> > > size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> > > executable attachments are not permitted and right now that
> includes
> > > executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly
> understand
> > > limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common
> sense
> > > to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> > > other archives with executable content should be permitted and that
> the
> > > handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> > > Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender
> is
> > > notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with
> a
> > > text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been
> deleted
> > > from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> > > attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> > > exceed 10 Mbytes."
> > > My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists
> of
> > > root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> > > messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> > > sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> > > Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> > > messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> > > sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> > > Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to
> comment
> > > on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
Yeah, that is a good option too. there is a reason for that though. If you send them a message, then google things that you know them and
any imcoming mail from them isn't spam. Anything that comes in from
someone in your contact list is auto inboxed instead of spam filtered.
One thing that they should do instead...automaticly add to a
'whitelist' instead. That way it dosen't clutter the contacts so when
you start to type in an address it shows like 40 when you type 'a'.
I really don't like the fact that it auto adds a person to your
personal contact list, but it will prolly change in the
futrue...hopefully =p
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:11:59 -0700, lee.gi...@gmail.com
> Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> --
> Lee
> (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
> T. M. Tracy wrote:
> > Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
> > -more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
> > things uncluttered.
> > The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> > webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> > that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> > winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is
> held
> > among other things.
> > I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
> > been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
> > been implimented yet.
> > About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
> > security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
> > something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right
> now.
> > You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
> > have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
> > saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
> > the extention change...
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List
> thread.
> > > I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my
> suggestions
> > > would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as
> well as
> > > by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> > > what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you
> think
> > > well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> > > message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> > > consideration.
> > > One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> > > confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> > > rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> > > delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> > > confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to
> to
> > > the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A
> read
> > > confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination
> account
> > > has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a
> moment
> > > later.
> > > Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options
> are
> > > presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> > > looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to
> have
> > > access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender
> to
> > > contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd
> like at
> > > least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> > > available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could
> be
> > > implemented would to have this list of links on the right side
> under
> > > the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More
> options"
> > > choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected
> for
> > > any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> > > possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> > > "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> > > Details for Viewed Messages".
> > > My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the
> total
> > > size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> > > executable attachments are not permitted and right now that
> includes
> > > executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly
> understand
> > > limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common
> sense
> > > to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> > > other archives with executable content should be permitted and that
> the
> > > handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> > > Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender
> is
> > > notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with
> a
> > > text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been
> deleted
> > > from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> > > attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> > > exceed 10 Mbytes."
> > > My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists
> of
> > > root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> > > messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> > > sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> > > Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> > > messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> > > sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> > > Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to
> comment
> > > on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
> Something that I would like to see... is the abbility to have
> different signatures for different lables. When you reply to one
> lable, it defaults a different signature.
The problem there is when a thread matches two (or more) labels; you'd
have to set up an hierarchy system for it.
I want to be able to toggle off the 'feature' where it adds contacts
willy-nilly, but I'd also like it to save those and be able to put you
into a contact-picker (with sort, even) that can browse through the
pool of possible contacts that it's built up from your mail store.
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:11:59 -0700, lee.gi...@gmail.com
> Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> --
> Lee
> (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
> T. M. Tracy wrote:
> > Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
> > -more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
> > things uncluttered.
> > The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> > webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> > that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> > winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is
> held
> > among other things.
> > I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
> > been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
> > been implimented yet.
> > About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
> > security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
> > something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right
> now.
> > You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
> > have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
> > saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
> > the extention change...
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List
> thread.
> > > I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my
> suggestions
> > > would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as
> well as
> > > by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> > > what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you
> think
> > > well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> > > message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> > > consideration.
> > > One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> > > confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> > > rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> > > delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> > > confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to
> to
> > > the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A
> read
> > > confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination
> account
> > > has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a
> moment
> > > later.
> > > Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options
> are
> > > presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> > > looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to
> have
> > > access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender
> to
> > > contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd
> like at
> > > least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> > > available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could
> be
> > > implemented would to have this list of links on the right side
> under
> > > the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More
> options"
> > > choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected
> for
> > > any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> > > possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> > > "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> > > Details for Viewed Messages".
> > > My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the
> total
> > > size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> > > executable attachments are not permitted and right now that
> includes
> > > executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly
> understand
> > > limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common
> sense
> > > to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> > > other archives with executable content should be permitted and that
> the
> > > handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> > > Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender
> is
> > > notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with
> a
> > > text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been
> deleted
> > > from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> > > attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> > > exceed 10 Mbytes."
> > > My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists
> of
> > > root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> > > messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> > > sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> > > Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> > > messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> > > sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> > > Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to
> comment
> > > on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool. I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea. Ed's ideas seem good as well.
Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
-- Lee (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
Yeah. That's why I said instead of them adding to your personal
contact list, they should auto add to a 'whitelist' which the spam
filter can cross reference on incoming mail to help determine whether
it's spam or not. =)
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:10:35 +0100, Lee Gibbs <lee.gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> --
> Lee
> (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
> The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is held
> among other things.
Depends: what you describe OE and whatnot having is a "read
confirmation" -- it gets triggered (iirc) when you read the mail. The
mailer-daemon that handles dropping the message into your account in
the first place actually handles the delivery confirmation, as that is
when it is actually delivered. And that shouldn't matter if it is a
webmail client or not, just if the local postmaster has the feature.
Yeah. That's why I said instead of them adding to your personal
contact list, they should auto add to a 'whitelist' which the spam
filter can cross reference on incoming mail to help determine whether
it's spam or not. =)
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:10:35 +0100, Lee Gibbs <lee.gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> --
> Lee
> (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
> Yeah. That's why I said instead of them adding to your personal
> contact list, they should auto add to a 'whitelist' which the spam
> filter can cross reference on incoming mail to help determine whether
> it's spam or not. =)
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:10:35 +0100, Lee Gibbs <lee.gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> > I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> > I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> > Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> > Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> > option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> > list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> > recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> > --
> > Lee
> > (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
Yeah, that is a good option too. there is a reason for that though. If you send them a message, then google things that you know them and
any imcoming mail from them isn't spam. Anything that comes in from
someone in your contact list is auto inboxed instead of spam filtered.
One thing that they should do instead...automaticly add to a
'whitelist' instead. That way it dosen't clutter the contacts so when
you start to type in an address it shows like 40 when you type 'a'.
I really don't like the fact that it auto adds a person to your
personal contact list, but it will prolly change in the
futrue...hopefully =p
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:11:59 -0700, lee.gi...@gmail.com
> Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> --
> Lee
> (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
> T. M. Tracy wrote:
> > Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
> > -more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
> > things uncluttered.
> > The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> > webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> > that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> > winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is
> held
> > among other things.
> > I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
> > been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
> > been implimented yet.
> > About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
> > security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
> > something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right
> now.
> > You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
> > have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
> > saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
> > the extention change...
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List
> thread.
> > > I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my
> suggestions
> > > would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as
> well as
> > > by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> > > what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you
> think
> > > well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> > > message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> > > consideration.
> > > One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> > > confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> > > rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> > > delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> > > confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to
> to
> > > the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A
> read
> > > confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination
> account
> > > has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a
> moment
> > > later.
> > > Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options
> are
> > > presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> > > looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to
> have
> > > access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender
> to
> > > contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd
> like at
> > > least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> > > available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could
> be
> > > implemented would to have this list of links on the right side
> under
> > > the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More
> options"
> > > choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected
> for
> > > any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> > > possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> > > "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> > > Details for Viewed Messages".
> > > My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the
> total
> > > size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> > > executable attachments are not permitted and right now that
> includes
> > > executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly
> understand
> > > limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common
> sense
> > > to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> > > other archives with executable content should be permitted and that
> the
> > > handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> > > Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender
> is
> > > notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with
> a
> > > text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been
> deleted
> > > from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> > > attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> > > exceed 10 Mbytes."
> > > My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists
> of
> > > root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> > > messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> > > sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> > > Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> > > messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> > > sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> > > Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to
> comment
> > > on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
Yeah. I really hate when the auto email thinghas like 5 emails when
you start to type anthing. Like when you go to type and address, it
shows what email address match it so far...well, since it adds
everyone to the list, it can get quit lengthy really fast. That's why
they need to seperate it. =)
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:17:48 -0700, The Other Gretchen
> I like the whitelist as separated from contacts!
> Especially if you can explicitly add someone to your whitelist, and
> easily pull contacts off your whitelist onto your contact list.
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:59:12 -0500, T. M. Tracy <tmtr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yeah. That's why I said instead of them adding to your personal
> > contact list, they should auto add to a 'whitelist' which the spam
> > filter can cross reference on incoming mail to help determine whether
> > it's spam or not. =)
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:10:35 +0100, Lee Gibbs <lee.gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Ah, T. M. Tracey - you joined Gmail-Users, cool.
> > > I've read some of your posts on GmailForums.
> > > I suppose sorting e-mails when searched for isn't a bad idea.
> > > Ed's ideas seem good as well.
> > > Just one suggestion for Gmail: I think there should be a disabling
> > > option for Gmail not automatically adding people to your contacts
> > > list. When you send an e-mail to someone, I find Gmail adds the
> > > recipient's name to your contact list - with no confirmation at all.
> > > --
> > > Lee
> > > (lee.gi...@gmail.com)
I understand Gmail's emphasis on "archiving" all mails etc, but still
a simple T = trash shortcut would be nice..
Also, while in conversation view, I'd like the option to *not* return
to the Inbox after archiving or marking a message as spam -- i.e. just
move onto displaying the next message.
Finally, out of laziness, it's annoying when you have only one mail in
your Inbox, but still you have to select it before you can archive it.
What I'm saying is that if there's only one mail available, and you
press archive or whatever, Gmail should realise that the one message
is implicitly selected (instead of complaining "you haven't selected
any conversations").
Right. But the daemon wouldn't have any way to find out if the
message was READ of opened. All they could tell you is that it was
successfully delivered.
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:19:10 -0400, Kendel <kken...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
> > webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
> > that, they will send along special info for the message in a
> > winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is held
> > among other things.
> Depends: what you describe OE and whatnot having is a "read
> confirmation" -- it gets triggered (iirc) when you read the mail. The
> mailer-daemon that handles dropping the message into your account in
> the first place actually handles the delivery confirmation, as that is
> when it is actually delivered. And that shouldn't matter if it is a
> webmail client or not, just if the local postmaster has the feature.
Some of the things I've wanted and which I had sent to Google are:
It would be nice to have an option to see the time a mail has been opened.
1) An option to delete attachments manually. Sometimes, after having sent a mail, I no longer wish to keep the attachment in the sent folder (so to say). I just want to keep the write up as part of the conversation flow. This option to rmove attachment could be helpful for both incoming and outgoing mails.
2) An Option to send/ receive exe and zipped exe files. Gmail says this is not allowed to reduce virii threats, but ideally, the user should be given an option. An advanced user could be given within settings an option to turn it off so as to receive all kinds of files or alternatively, specify the kind of files he/ she is willing to take a risk with! For eg. I could say block .pif;.scr;.bat;.vbs and allow .zip;.exe;.txt;.doc;.xls
3) Shorter usernames This again, Gmail says is to reduce the threat of spam. However, I think it would be nice that on shorter names, gmail warns the applicant and if the applicant is willing to take the risk, be allowed to create shorter names. My name is for instance has just 4 characters and hence would definitely love a cuter id.
4) Eddie in his first message in this topic mentioned receiving feedback on status of mail. Yes, I know that Gmail cannot force mail servers like hotmail and yahoo to send feedback, but if a mail has been sent to another Gmail account, it would be nice if it mentions the time the receiver opened it. Right now, Gmail says "Received 4 hours ago" or whaterver. It would be nice if it told the sender "Read xxx hrs ago" too. This enhances the conversation style setup and would probably make more people want to correspond between gmail accounts!
5) I also like the idea of label based Signatures :)
Cheers!
And Oh! Please..........
Lets keep our premises clean. Preview & Remove all the unwanted tags and previous replies before finally posting! You folks can see how out of hand these threads are getting .... :( and this brings me to my next wish
6) An option to turn on / off previous replies! I just wonder why previous replies are required specially in a mail that supports conversation threading!
> I understand Gmail's emphasis on "archiving" all mails etc, but still
> a simple T = trash shortcut would be nice..
> Also, while in conversation view, I'd like the option to *not* return
> to the Inbox after archiving or marking a message as spam -- i.e. just
> move onto displaying the next message.
> Finally, out of laziness, it's annoying when you have only one mail in
> your Inbox, but still you have to select it before you can archive it.
> What I'm saying is that if there's only one mail available, and you
> press archive or whatever, Gmail should realise that the one message
> is implicitly selected (instead of complaining "you haven't selected
> any conversations").
Some of those are good Ed, I personaly like the way that good has the
-more options- to display the reply ...ect links. To me it keeps
things uncluttered.
The delvery confermation...That sorta of thing isn't supported by
webmail clients that I know of. I know in outlook and programs like
that, they will send along special info for the message in a
winmail.dat file...that's where the 'reciept for message' info is held
among other things.
I also like the idea of being able to sort the emails once they have
been searched for. That's a good idea. I'm surprised that hasn't
been implimented yet.
About the executable thing...That's something that they have as a
security right now...I'm sure that might impliment a scanner or
something...who knows right now. To me it's not a big deal right now.
You can just change the extention to a .txt and it works fine, just
have to change it back when the message is viewed and the exe is
saved. So far I haven't seen any problems with encoding issues do to
the extention change...
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:38:11 -0700, Ed Gowen <ego...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if it might be appropriate to start a Gmail Wish List thread.
> I have submitted several suggestions but don't know how my suggestions
> would be viewed by others. Perhaps by submitting them here, as well as
> by feedback message to the Gmail Team, we can get a consensus as to
> what changes would be most welcome. Just as a suggestion, if you think
> well of a change mentioned here, you might want to send a feedback
> message encouraging the Gmail Team to put it on the list for
> consideration.
> One of the things I'd like to see them add is delivery and read
> confirmation both within and outside of Gmail. Email is sometime
> rather unreliable. With other email accounts you can request a
> delivery and/or read confirmation. As I understand it, a delivery
> confirmation is just a return email indicating the message made to to
> the destination email server and into the recipient's inbox. A read
> confirmation indicates someone with access to the destination account
> has actually looked at the message, even if only to delete it a moment
> later.
> Another thing I'd like is to have them change is the way options are
> presented when a message is being viewed. Right now, when you are
> looking at a message, you must click on the "More options" link to have
> access to the "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender to
> contacts list | Trash this message | Show original" links. I'd like at
> least "Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Trash this message"
> available as soon as the message is displayed. One way this could be
> implemented would to have this list of links on the right side under
> the "Expand All" link. Another way would be to make the "More options"
> choice either persistent so once selected it would stay selected for
> any new viewed message throughout and between sessions. Another
> possibility would be to add an account options choice of either
> "Display All Details for Viewed Messages" as opposed to "Minimize
> Details for Viewed Messages".
> My understanding is that Gmail allows attachments as long as the total
> size of the message is 10 Mbytes or less. I also understand that
> executable attachments are not permitted and right now that includes
> executable attachments in archive files. I can certainly understand
> limiting aggregate message size and I think it just good common sense
> to block executable attachments but I'm of the opinion that zip or
> other archives with executable content should be permitted and that the
> handling of messages with prohibited attachments should be changed.
> Right now the message is rejected and at least sometimes the sender is
> notified. I'd rather let the message through to the recipient with a
> text message indicating that "One or more attachments have been deleted
> from this message because they violate Gmail policy on executable
> attachments or because they would cause the total message size to
> exceed 10 Mbytes."
> My final suggestion for the moment is to be able to sort the lists of
> root messages and the results of searches. As the number of stored
> messages increases, it would be increasingly helpful to have them
> sorted by Sender/Receiver or Date either ascending or descending.
> Ideally you could also sort by both sender/receiver and date so the
> messages would be grouped by sender/receiver but within each
> sender/receiver they would be in date order.
> Well, thats my list for the moment. Anybody out there care to comment
> on these or add their own pet items to the Wish List?
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