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How should email be offered on the laptops? |
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OLPC intern Imran Akbar is working on a prototype email client written in Python. It will initially utilize existing POP/IMAP servers to store messages, and use a keyserver for GPG encryption and zlib compression built-in. The GUI interface will be simpler, with three tabs on the left: Mail and Contacts... voicemail capabilities will be added later utilizing the Speex codec. |
OLPC intern [[http://www.akbars.net/blog Imran Akbar]] is working on a prototype email client written in Python. It will initially utilize existing POP/IMAP servers to store messages, and use a keyserver for GPG encryption and zlib compression built-in. The GUI interface will be simpler, with three tabs on the left: Mail and Contacts... voicemail capabilities will be added later utilizing the Speex codec. |
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Other ideas: |
Other ideas: |
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Captchas and Hashcash to eliminate spam |
* Captchas and Hashcash to eliminate spam |
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Easy list creation |
* Easy list creation |
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tags |
* tags |
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presence - location & local time |
* presence - location & local time |
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global address book |
* global address book |
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Generous thanks to [[Wingware]] for their great IDE for Python. |
Generous thanks to [[http://www.wingware.com Wingware]] for their great IDE for Python. |
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Revision as of 18:33, 14 July 2006
How should email be offered on the laptops?
OLPC intern [Imran Akbar] is working on a prototype email client written in Python. It will initially utilize existing POP/IMAP servers to store messages, and use a keyserver for GPG encryption and zlib compression built-in. The GUI interface will be simpler, with three tabs on the left: Mail and Contacts... voicemail capabilities will be added later utilizing the Speex codec.
Other ideas:
- Captchas and Hashcash to eliminate spam
- Easy list creation
- tags
- presence - location & local time
- global address book
Generous thanks to [Wingware] for their great IDE for Python.