Re: [Lynx-dev] reaching gmail in basic html?

[Steffen Nurpmeso]

David Woolley wrote in <b37a4e09-2152-ac08-bbd8-fc5626749d9a@david-wooll\
ey.me.uk>:
 |On 05/11/2019 22:14, Karen Lewellen wrote:
 |> 1. I do not, cannot physically use the windows operating system.
 |
 |Even if you are blind, the in industry expectation is that you use a 
 |program called JAWS, under Windows.  In fact, many companies seem to 
 |think that all that is necessary for their web site to be accessible is 
 |that it can be used under JAWS.
 |
 |If you still want a non-graphical environment, Linux would be the 
 |operating system of choice.
 |
 |Whilst there are standards for remoting accessing mail, there are no 
 |effective ones for remotely accessing address books, etc., so if you use 
 |a network based service for this you have to accept that they will be 
 |targeting Windows users only, and any accessibility considerations will 
 |assume the use of JAWS + Windows.

They plan to overcome that with the JMAP protocol, the mail part
of which became RFC 8621.

 |By insisting on MS-DOS, you are putting yourself in a position where it 
 |is becoming increasingly difficult to support your usage.

--steffen
|
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