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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