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Productivity
email client
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
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
The thread, comment by comment
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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 HNVery nice interface. Kudos.
jawr on HNTried 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 HNGreat, 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
I'm getting an SSL error.
rattray on HNYes, our certificate is self-signed for this demo. "Not to worry."
hbbio on HN
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 HNI 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 HNI 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 HNI 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 HNTried 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 HNHow 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 HNThe 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 HNVoting 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 HNCan 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 HNHello, 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 HNhave you seen/heard about mailpile?
danbmil99 on HN
SquirrelMail
From 1 comment
Squirrelmail?
fit2rule on HN