RE: How big should an Email address field be?

I would do it similar to other large fields.  Display 35 characters or so,
and allow they to key in a field like & or use a function key to display the
really big field.  That's how I handle file names in SPLTOOL and directory
names in FTPTOOL.

Bradley V. Stone
BVS/Tools
http://www.bvstools.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Crothers [mailto:bob@cstoneindy.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 12:25 PM
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: How big should an Email address field be?
> 
> 
> Larry,
> 
> The problem is not the database....it is on the screen.
> 
> In the Windows world, this is not a problem.  Text Box's will let you 
> enter more than can be displayed.
> 
> Does anybody have any suggestions on how to handle this in the AS/400 
> green screen world?
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Bolhuis [SMTP:lbolhui@ibm.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 9:25 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: How big should an Email address field be?
> 
> Bob,
> 
>  The longest email address that I know of is:
> 
>  this.space.intentially.left.blank@worldnet.att.net   (Yes I actually
> know this guy!)
> 
>  32 chars is not enough but 64 SHOULD be Plenty.  Why not use a
> variable length field?
> 
> 
>  - Larry
> 
> 
> Bob Crothers wrote:
> >
> > Opinion time.  How big should an Email address field be?  I know 30 
> is
> > to small.  is 64 large enough?  I suspect anybody who has one that 
> is
> > 128 should get a life & a new ISP.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Bob Crothers
> >
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