Re: [Usability] remove vs delete

["Mr. Shawn H. Corey" <shawnhcorey magma ca>]

Shaun McCance wrote:
> But that simply is not the case with this dialog, which is exactly
> why I recommend "remove".  Removing your account from Evolution does
> not cancel, delete, or otherwise have any effect on your account on
> your mail server.  You are simply removing Evolution's ability to
> access that account.

What you're really saying is the account is deleted from Evolution but
unchanged on the server. This is not the definition of remove. You're
hoping to get away with a shortcut. It has been my experience that this
is not a good idea. You should spend the effort to educate your users so
they have a correct model of what's really going on. You should say that
Evolution will delete their account but to completely get rid of it,
contact their mail server. If not, they may delete their (Evolution)
account and think they will not longer be billed for mail server
account. This is not the case. And yes, you as an Evolution developer
may be held legally responsible for your <strike>lies</strike>
misinformation.

As I implied before: I do not think this is a good idea.


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