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Rod, -----Original
Message----- Yesterday, you, or someone, sent a letter that included a link
using purple
The
problem currently is that purple numbers can’t be added at the best place in
the process. Ideally,
all the editors in the email clients would produce purple numbered emails. Next best
would be to have the mail server generate message IDs and purple numbers before
sending the email to the list so that all emails would link to the archives. As it is,
purple numbers have to be added after the mail is received from the list server,
and a new archive created. These links are not part of the email that is sent
out since they are added too late. Purple
numbers provide a paragraph addressable granularity. They are easy to refer to
from online documents by right clicking and copying the link address. When a
document is printed, it usually contains the base URL for the document. The
purple numbers in the printed document make it possible to construct correct
links manually even when an electronic copy is not readily available While
better granularity than paragraphs is desirable, I think we would begin to
factor emails and documents into more granular form if we had effective purple
numbers in all the documents we create. I am convinced that I would. I don’t
see a way to make real progress at collaboration until we can manage some sort
of addressable content in email, which is our primary means of transferring
collaborative materials. Wiki works
well for a dedicated group working on documents that will have some degree of
permanence, but it isn’t good at the sort of spontaneous interaction that make
email so attractive. Thanks, Garold
(Gary) L. Johnson |