The similarity? Everybody's got one.
One of the things that you'll notice in the current beta is that the pop-up web browser approach of logging in is gone.
In the beta, you enter your username and password in the Options screen and it never bothers you again.
Today, somebody wrote to me saying he doesn't like the approach used in the beta as much as the pop-up browser. The main reason is that he doesn't have the same confidence that his details are being used properly. There was something about that Google login screen that gave him reassurance.
The trouble is that the pop-up browser was glitchy on some machines (most notably those running XP with Internet Explorer 6 installed - even if it wasn't the user's default browser), so I'm reluctant to bring it back.
I'd also argue that you're still using gAttach! to log in and that if I was person of questionable morals, I could still harvest your credentials. So whilst it seems more reassuring, the potential risk is still there.
Don't worry, the only party your details are ever submitted to is Google and your password is stored in an encrypted form!
gAttach! definitely has to log in to do anything, so the question is "how?".
Before I go live with the new "release" version, what does everyone think to the following proposition? In the next beta, have a choice of two means of logging in:
- Enter your details in the Options screen (the approach used in the current beta); or
- Choose "I'll log in via my default web browser". This will require somebody to log in using Firefox 3 or Internet Explorer 7 and choose the "Remember me on this computer" option. If you try and send a file and you're not logged in, gAttach! will pause and ask you to log in via your web browser then click "OK" to continue.
I'm keen to know people's thoughts... what would be the best balance of functionality and reassurance that gAttach! could offer?
Let me know in the comments?
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