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|Feature name=Big Files | |Feature name=Big Files | ||
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|Feature version=Thunderbird 11 or 12 | |Feature version=Thunderbird 11 or 12 | ||
|Feature health=OK | |Feature health=OK | ||
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|Feature product manager=Jb Piacentino | |Feature product manager=Jb Piacentino | ||
|Feature feature manager=Jb Piacentino | |Feature feature manager=Jb Piacentino | ||
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|Feature overview=This Thunderbird feature provides a way to use online storage services to store large size email file attachments. With this feature, email file attachments are replaced by urls pointing to an online file storage server, where the files can be found. | |Feature overview=This Thunderbird feature provides a way to use online storage services to store large size email file attachments. With this feature, email file attachments are replaced by urls pointing to an online file storage server, where the files can be found. | ||
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* save recipients inbox space and eliminate file duplication for multiple recipients | * save recipients inbox space and eliminate file duplication for multiple recipients | ||
* increase attachment sending and receiving speed | * increase attachment sending and receiving speed | ||
A brilliant way of putting it has been done by [http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/file_transfer.png xkcd] | |||
A tight and smooth integration with Thunderbird will be required to facilitate usage and adoption of this alternative way of sending a file via email. See use cases below for examples of UI integration point. | A tight and smooth integration with Thunderbird will be required to facilitate usage and adoption of this alternative way of sending a file via email. See use cases below for examples of UI integration point. | ||
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- Sending the same file through different emails (to different set of recipients) could reuse already uploaded file, saving the upload time. | - Sending the same file through different emails (to different set of recipients) could reuse already uploaded file, saving the upload time. | ||
- File upload/download is binary vs. encoded when using email attachment: twice as less data transfered | - File upload/download is binary vs. encoded when using email attachment: twice as less data transfered | ||
|Feature requirements=* APIs access to consumer & professional online storage services | |Feature requirements=* APIs access to consumer & professional online storage services | ||
** Potential supported services | ** Potential supported services | ||
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# Others: FTP, network drives | # Others: FTP, network drives | ||
|Feature non-goals=This is not a replacement to file attachment. Care should be taken to make it clear in the UX (for example through a specific UI), whilst facilitating the use of BigFiles when using 'regular' attachments. | |Feature non-goals=This is not a replacement to file attachment. Care should be taken to make it clear in the UX (for example through a specific UI), whilst facilitating the use of BigFiles when using 'regular' attachments. | ||
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|Feature priority=Unprioritized | |Feature priority=Unprioritized | ||
|Feature roadmap=Thunderbird | |Feature roadmap=Thunderbird | ||
|Feature list=Thunderbird | |Feature list=Thunderbird | ||
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== Questions not answered == | == Questions not answered == | ||