Subj : the presentation layer
To   : Kees van Eeten
From : mark lewis
Date : Mon Jun 22 2020 10:57 am

  Re: the presentation layer
  By: Kees van Eeten to August Abolins on Mon Jun 22 2020 01:01:46


 AA> One example of a step forward to useability is the ability to
 AA> capitalize on lauching http:// links in messages with a simple
 AA> keystroke directly at a bbs or within an offline reader. As a
 AA> couple of others in the echo alluded to, there is room for
 AA> designing new markup language distinct to fidonet that bbs
 AA> systems and reader programs can understand.

 KvE> What you want with url's works on my terminal, it is part of
 KvE> the presentaionlayer of my terminal program.

same here... i right click on the link and select either "open link" or "copy link"... my terminal is konsole using ssh to connect to my BBS...

 KvE> I see no way how e.g. a BBS could launch a webbrowser on my
 KvE> screen.

not automatically, no...

 KvE> If it could I would consider it a security hazard. Even if
 KvE> it could, it would be a feature of the BBS and not of Fidonet.

exactly, on both accounts...


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