Polymail

Productivity

email client

SHOW HN2016

12points
6comments
#1,611of 2,264 in 2016
Top 72%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Slick design

    From 1 comment
    • I have been using it on mac for a few days. Loving the slick design. Don't see markdown for composing by default? And also support for custom domain email accounts are not…
      arsalanb on HN

Objections

  • Not ready to try; app could not be used or downloaded by commenters

    From 2 comments
    • Per https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html, "If your work isn't ready for people to try out yet, please don't do a Show HN. Once it's ready, come back and do it then." It…
      brbsix on HN
    • I agree. It invite only and waiting for users to use it. It would be nice to post it once I could download and use it.
      zenincognito on HN
  • Open tracking implemented via a developer server between user and mail provider

    From 1 comment
    • Is it safe to assume the open tracking is just embedding some custom tracking image into outgoing mail? Sounds like another client-server app with the developers' server between…
      stephenr on HN
  • No markdown composing by default and no custom domain email support yet

    From 1 comment
    • I have been using it on mac for a few days. Loving the slick design. Don't see markdown for composing by default? And also support for custom domain email accounts are not…
      arsalanb on HN

Requests

  • Markdown composing by default

    From 1 comment
    • I have been using it on mac for a few days. Loving the slick design. Don't see markdown for composing by default? And also support for custom domain email accounts are not…
      arsalanb on HN
  • Custom domain email account support

    From 1 comment
    • I have been using it on mac for a few days. Loving the slick design. Don't see markdown for composing by default? And also support for custom domain email accounts are not…
      arsalanb on HN

Questions

  • Is open tracking done by embedding a tracking image in outgoing mail?

    From 1 comment
    • Is it safe to assume the open tracking is just embedding some custom tracking image into outgoing mail? Sounds like another client-server app with the developers' server between…
      stephenr on HN
  • Will the Mac invite work on iOS?

    From 1 comment
    • I have been using it on mac for a few days. Loving the slick design. Don't see markdown for composing by default? And also support for custom domain email accounts are not…
      arsalanb on HN

Alternatives named

  • Superhuman

    From 1 comment
    • I have been using it on mac for a few days. Loving the slick design. Don't see markdown for composing by default? And also support for custom domain email accounts are not…
      arsalanb on HN

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