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Subject:    Fwd: Re: Kmail Forms ?
From:       Stefan Taferner <taferner () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-07-30 6:50:21
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Subject: Re: Kmail Forms ?
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 11:09:51 -0700
From: John Gutierrez <jtgutier@ix.netcom.com>
To: Stefan Taferner <stefan.taferner@gmx.at>

On Friday 27 July 2001 12:17 am, you wrote:
> On Friday, 27. July 2001 00:28, John Gutierrez <jtgutier@ix.netcom.com>

wrote:
> > Waldo Bastian <bastian@kde.org> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > > I don't think it is currently possible. How would the information
> > > entered be send back? Some javascript that allows you to define an
> > > onReply and onSend handler might be usefull as well then so that you
> > > can do some verification of the information that gets send. We need to
> > > be very alert though not to introduce anything that can be abused.
>
> [...]
>
> > From what I remember, the email software recognized that a particular
> > message contained a "Form Message" and the drop down "Reply Button"
> > included an option to 'Complete Form' when the message was highlighed in
> > the "In Box".
>
> Hmm... IMO the problem is that you have an unknown email client on the
> other side. One could theoretically write some sort of mechanism for
> kmail, but if it is anything besides plain text the chance is little that
> it works for other email clients too.
>
> John, did the AT&T software also work for other email clients?
> If so, do you know what the emails looked like?
>
> Probably the cleanest way nowadays would be to use some sort of XML,
> but that will work for kmail only then.
>
> Kind regards,
> Stefan

Stefan,

I don't know if  AT&T Software worked with other EMail clients, since all of
the messages were send and received within the corporation.  My messages
looked something like this when viewed by the client

          Below is a form for you to enter the number of overtime hours
          you will require for the 2005 budget.  To complete the form choose
          "Complete Form" from the "Reply" drop down menu.
        ----------------------------------------------

         Estimated Overtime Hours for 2005 Budget
         Manager:  .                 .:

         Month                          Mgmt OT            Non-Mgt OT
           Jan                              .         .:              .    .:
           Feb                             .         .:               .    .:
           Etc.


When viewd in the Reply editor, entry boxes would appear to match the
delimiters shown.  It was all 'magic' to me, but it worked!

John

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