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Re: (OT) Yet another reason why OE sucks
de HVS 04/17/2006 10:27
On 17 Apr 2006, Mark Warner wrote
> HVS wrote:
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>> So how come OE couldn't have been bright enough to report the
>> $&*!*^% server error message when it couldn't log in --
>> instead of just stupidly re-presenting me with a log-in
>> screen that didn't work -- without any sort of comment or
>> link to the error message that would let me clear it up.
>>
>> Stupid bloody program.
>>
>> Harrumph.
>
> The program is supposed to be smarter than the user?
Nah, but the program should report back what error message the
server is actually throwing back at it, so that the user can see if
it points to what the problem is.
Thunderbird did precisely that; OE didn't.
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Cheers,
Harvey