Is Pegasus still in develpment?
Is Pegasus still in develpment?
On 29 Apr 2017, Dor <forusenetonly@optimum.net> wrote in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
Is Pegasus still in develpment?
Probably. The author David Harris is still talking about new
developments and refinements, but no ETA has been mentioned. I expect it
will happen eventually, but if there's anything in particular that is is bugging you... don't hold your breath until it's (possibly) fixed.
On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:58:42 -0400, Nil wrote:
On 29 Apr 2017, Dor <forusenetonly@optimum.net> wrote in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
Is Pegasus still in develpment?
Probably. The author David Harris is still talking about new
developments and refinements, but no ETA has been mentioned. I expect it will happen eventually, but if there's anything in particular that is is bugging you... don't hold your breath until it's (possibly) fixed.
I was more curious than anticipating. I'm learning Linux (and all new programs) but plan on keeping one Windows notebook current - just in
case. It's a shame that Pegasus didn't provide enough income for it to
be a full time job. As good as it is, imagine how much better it could
have been if it had a full time development team.
If he had a full time development team, Pegasus will stop to be free.
If he had a full time development team, Pegasus will stop to be free.
On Mon, 01 May 2017 01:09:55 +0200, Ray_Net wrote:
If he had a full time development team, Pegasus will stop to be free.
So? I contributed by purchasing a manual. Have you? Not everything is >free; not everything should be free; not everything must be free.
So? I contributed by purchasing a manual. Have you?
On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 23:38:11 GMT, Dor <forusenetonly@optimum.net> wrote:
On Mon, 01 May 2017 01:09:55 +0200, Ray_Net wrote:David Harris insists on it being free, insists on being sole developer
If he had a full time development team, Pegasus will stop to be free.
So? I contributed by purchasing a manual. Have you? Not everything is
free; not everything should be free; not everything must be free.
and insists on rigidly sticking to RFCs which hinder useability.
He has unfortunately underestimated the amount of effort required to
totally rewrite a feature rich product and with a world of mobile phone
apps and interconnectivity I fear he's going to be so far behind by the
time he does (if he ever does) finish that the result will be a disappointment, though I hope I'm wrong.
I've used Pegasus for 25+ years, going back to Novell networking days
and it is still my main, but not only, email client. Reliable IMAP is becoming more important for me and that leads to Thunderbird and apps on Android.
On Mon, 01 May 2017 01:09:55 +0200, Ray_Net wrote:
If he had a full time development team, Pegasus will stop to be free.
So? I contributed by purchasing a manual. Have you? Not everything is free; not everything should be free; not everything must be free.
In article <Q_nNA.37589$1w7.7728@fx19.iad>, forusenetonly@optimum.net
says...
On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:58:42 -0400, Nil wrote:
On 29 Apr 2017, Dor <forusenetonly@optimum.net> wrote in
comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
Is Pegasus still in develpment?
Probably. The author David Harris is still talking about new
developments and refinements, but no ETA has been mentioned. I expect it >> > will happen eventually, but if there's anything in particular that is is >> > bugging you... don't hold your breath until it's (possibly) fixed.
I was more curious than anticipating. I'm learning Linux (and all new
programs) but plan on keeping one Windows notebook current - just in
case. It's a shame that Pegasus didn't provide enough income for it to
be a full time job. As good as it is, imagine how much better it could
have been if it had a full time development team.
If he had a full time development team, Pegasus will stop to be free.
On Mon, 1 May 2017 01:09:55 +0200, Ray_Net <Ray_Net@picarre.be> wrote:
In article <Q_nNA.37589$1w7.7728@fx19.iad>, forusenetonly@optimum.net >>says...
On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:58:42 -0400, Nil wrote:
On 29 Apr 2017, Dor <forusenetonly@optimum.net> wrote in
comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
Is Pegasus still in develpment?
Probably. The author David Harris is still talking about new
developments and refinements, but no ETA has been mentioned. I expect it >>> > will happen eventually, but if there's anything in particular that is is >>> > bugging you... don't hold your breath until it's (possibly) fixed.
I was more curious than anticipating. I'm learning Linux (and all new
programs) but plan on keeping one Windows notebook current - just in
case. It's a shame that Pegasus didn't provide enough income for it to
be a full time job. As good as it is, imagine how much better it could
have been if it had a full time development team.
If he had a full time development team, Pegasus will stop to be free.
Also stop being the child of David's imagination. Teams produce
things like Thunderbird.
Noah Sombrero
I will say, it's unfortunate there hasn't been a development update in
a year.
In article <oivqcd1r0dui91snbnupa2spvvlj0dshe0@4ax.com>,
david@solimano.org says...
I will say, it's unfortunate there hasn't been a development update in
a year.
And every time someone asks these sort of questions the usual answer is
that loads of development is going on and we should expect something
'soon'. PM v5 has been talked about for well over 5 years now, probably
back in the Windows XP days, it is that long. The current version
continues to work but is starting to look dated and usage must be
declining. It is not yet legacy but not far off.
Always hopeful...
Whist I have every sympathy with David Harris, who is not the best of communicators at any time, I feel that Pegasus is going to have the
same ending as our software. Even if a new version comes out, well
it's going to require ongoing support and development - how long is DH expected to be up to it?
In article <oivqcd1r0dui91snbnupa2spvvlj0dshe0@4ax.com>,
david@solimano.org says...
I will say, it's unfortunate there hasn't been a development update in
a year.
And every time someone asks these sort of questions the usual answer is
that loads of development is going on and we should expect something
'soon'. PM v5 has been talked about for well over 5 years now, probably
back in the Windows XP days, it is that long. The current version
continues to work but is starting to look dated and usage must be
declining. It is not yet legacy but not far off.
On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:50:51 +0100, Dave Sergeant <davews2@sky.com>
wrote:
In article <oivqcd1r0dui91snbnupa2spvvlj0dshe0@4ax.com>,
david@solimano.org says...
I will say, it's unfortunate there hasn't been a development update in
a year.
And every time someone asks these sort of questions the usual answer is >>that loads of development is going on and we should expect something >>'soon'. PM v5 has been talked about for well over 5 years now, probably >>back in the Windows XP days, it is that long. The current version
continues to work but is starting to look dated and usage must be >>declining. It is not yet legacy but not far off.
Does it matter what it "looks" like?
Making things "look" up to date usually means adding more bells and
whistles, not more pistons and cylinders.
I don't think Pegasus needs a major revamp, just a tweak here or
there.
The change I'd most like to see would be a better way of saving
messages.
On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:08:36 +0200, Steve Hayes
Does it matter what it "looks" like?
In the minds of many people, yes it does. But we know that, of
course, it really does not matter. Would you drive a brand new BMW
that looked like a model T?
Making things "look" up to date usually means adding more bells and >>whistles, not more pistons and cylinders.
Yes, of course, that is mostly what updates are about. Usually there
will be a list of fixes for problems that you have never seen. And
the ones you do see remain.
I don't think Pegasus needs a major revamp, just a tweak here or
there.
My list would be better automatic new message check for IMAP and a
message flag.
The change I'd most like to see would be a better way of saving
messages.
You sound like a pop3 user. For pop3 users there are many reasonably >competent email client choices, including Peg. This version of Peg is
a lot better about interaction with an IMAP server than previous, but
still not quite there. Poor message check makes it unusable for me.
The change I'd most like to see would be a better way of saving
messages.
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