Posted by Animesh Kumar on 06/07/05 03:16

kchayka wrote:

> Animesh Kumar wrote:
>
>>What is all this noise about automatically playing emails? It can be
>>very helpful for blind-people (with some assistance),
>
>
> Is there some reason you think that blind people don't already use
> assistive technology that reads their email out loud, using settings
> that they prefer (like what voice to use, speed, etc.)? What about those
> that use a braille device instead?
>
> It's just plain rude to automatically play a sound file. Period.
>

Automatic play is stupid. I agree! But there can be one option to
"recite" the text email. Or even send a "voice email" as bandwidth is
rising.

Look at one more thread where I cite example of someone who does not
likes reading over monitor.

Best
A

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