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Re: Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email

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Post by johnwheeler »

kossnocorp wrote: post #6
johnwheeler wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It looks classy as hell and I think the verbiage on the front page is very strong. There is a back button issue on iOS that needs to be resolved. When you visit the Open Diary link, you can’t get out using the back button. It might be just me. My iPad has been acting wonky lately.

Thanks! I'll take care of the back button. It must be my buggy router code!

Yeah, this thing feels right on so many levels. Use your email client which is optimized for writing. Sign up by sending an email.

Re: Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email

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Post by kossnocorp »

artfulhippo wrote: post #7

>Private and Secure It’s as private as your email...which probably means not private. Like most people, I depend on an advertising company to host my emails. But I wouldn’t share my private diary with them.

Right, I didn't think of users' email servers spying on people. But to be fair, there're privacy-focused services, so it's possible.

Re: Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email

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Post by kossnocorp »

rahuldottech wrote: post #10

Honestly, I love it! A very related project, that focuses on being a "social network" through email: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21853667 Edit: I'm getting errors with the login functionality. Please check it out.

Thanks! What browser do you use?

Re: Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email

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Post by workthrowaway »

kossnocorp wrote: post #5
gpickett00 wrote: post #4

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I love that someone followed through and got it done. I bet a lot of people thought about it. I bet that there's even someone seeing this right now pissed off that they didn't finish first. Great design. Where'd you get your little illustrations?

Thank you a lot, I got the illustrations on https://craftwork.design

thanks!!

Re: Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email

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Post by kossnocorp »

samdung wrote: post #13

Congrats. This is cool. Quick question. Did you pull this off in one day (after PG's tweet)? If yes, that is mighty impressive.

Sorry to disappoint you, but I did not. I built it some time ago, but I was quick to reply, so there's a chance that Paul tried the service. I'm such a fanboy, haha.

Re: Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email

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Post by Legogris »

artfulhippo wrote: post #7

>Private and Secure It’s as private as your email...which probably means not private. Like most people, I depend on an advertising company to host my emails. But I wouldn’t share my private diary with them.

Feature suggestions:

  PGP
  Self-hosting
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