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email client

SHOW HN2013

387points
180comments
#18of 1,739 in 2013
Top 2%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

14 positive, 40 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 12 critical, out of 70 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.

Idea: 8 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Good interface and demo, liked the attention to detail

    From 3 comments
    • I do love the attention to detail, with the Nigerian's prince email. Doing good software is one thing, doing it with a good touch of humor is what makes it stick. +1.
      keyle on HN
    • Very nice interface. Kudos.
      jawr on HN
    • Tried out the demo; it's nice. Keyboard shortcuts and threaded display would be nice to have. Will check out the source for my learning.
      s-topper on HN
  • Welcome another Gmail alternative

    From 2 comments
    • I welcome this as I welcome Mailpile and other efforts like it; I look for another mail solution every few years. Not with the idea of replacing gmail (might/might not do), but…
      tluyben2 on HN
    • Great, as far as I know Roundcube is the only decent open source webmail thing, and it could do with some competition.
      Joeboy on HN

Objections

  • Self-signed SSL certificate error on the demo

    From 2 comments
  • Spam filtering and search not yet built

    From 2 comments
    • I want this to be a replacement. I haven't yet set up spam filtering and search but I'll get around it eventually. This is just my MVP.
      vorador on HN
    • I haven't setup spam detection yet, so that's why I obscured my email.
      vorador on HN
  • AGPL licence concerns

    From 2 comments
    • Voting for 2...AGPL is like biohazard level 4 viral.
      angersock on HN
    • I was under the impression that AGPL requires the open-sourcing of everything that touches user data at any point in the pipeline.
      angersock on HN

Requests

  • PGP encryption support

    From 2 comments
    • It would be nice it supported PGP out of the box, I think it would be a strong selling point. Kudos for the initiative.
      plumeria on HN
    • I really like it - good work, keep it up. It's a good thing that you guys (you, Mailpile, Roundcube) develop alternatives to gmail. However, for me to switch (like most here, I…
      jagermo on HN
  • Keyboard shortcuts

    From 2 comments
    • Support keyboard shortcuts, at the earliest. It is one of the most heavily used features for heavy email users.
      psankar on HN
    • Tried out the demo; it's nice. Keyboard shortcuts and threaded display would be nice to have. Will check out the source for my learning.
      s-topper on HN
  • Contacts and calendar

    From 2 comments
    • I really like it - good work, keep it up. It's a good thing that you guys (you, Mailpile, Roundcube) develop alternatives to gmail. However, for me to switch (like most here, I…
      jagermo on HN
    • How much of GMail does this do (or intend to do)? Off the top of my head, GMail does this for me (in this order): - Email server that I can run for my domain. - Search a large…
      waterlion on HN
  • Better mobile support

    From 2 comments
    • Mobile site needs some work.. But one suggestion is turn off autocomplete and autocapitalize for the username box... Makes logging in on iOS hard.
      schrodinger on HN
    • The biggest pain I've experienced with similar web interfaces was mobile. For the desktop there are a few that are decent, but on mobile they generally suck. So do the native…
      cpsaltis on HN

Questions

  • Will it be open source and under which licence

    From 2 comments
    • Thanks. Yes, we are thinking about the following business model for PEPS, which was built for an important account but of which we own the IP. 1. Open source under the AGPL…
      hbbio on HN
    • Voting for 2...AGPL is like biohazard level 4 viral.
      angersock on HN
  • How effective is self-hosted spam filtering

    From 2 comments
    • How effective would it be to self host your mail regarding spam? In gmail I guess that once a few peeps click "Report Spam" on a mail that passed filters, similar mails are also…
      ozh on HN
    • Can anyone comment on Spamassassin's efficacy as compared to Google's spam filters?
      Wingman4l7 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Roundcube

    From 2 comments
    • check out https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail for a mature gmail alternative.
      northisup on HN
    • Hello, I'm working on a similar thing based on mailboy[1], you might be interested in the admin interface. Achiles heel now for DIY solutions is the web mail. Roundcube, the best…
      Nux on HN
  • Mailpile

    From 2 comments
    • Collaboration or integration with Mailpile [1] might be a useful direction to consider. They are doing interesting work on the backend, but as far as I am aware, there isn't much…
      marijn on HN
    • have you seen/heard about mailpile?
      danbmil99 on HN
  • SquirrelMail

    From 1 comment

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