looks nice - too bad it is not available for Linux.
I've spent the last two years building a new email client
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Re: I've spent the last two years building a new email client
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Although, in reality, that doesn't make it more secure.
On a desktop app, you can see what kind of request the program makes and which servers it contacts. With a webapp, you'll never know what the app does.
You can do the same in your browser by opening the developer tools and in fact it comes built in to the browser whereas on a desktop you'd have to install another app like Wireshark/Fiddler to see those requests.
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#33Looks great! I'm always curious what it means when people say they've worked x years on something. Was this a full time project @ 40/h a week every week, or more of a few hours on the weekends, or maybe something in the middle?
Hello! It has been full-time for the last 2 years!
I hope you make it paid by freemium method!
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#34This looks pretty cool, I'm really pleased to see people writing new email clients, and you've clearly worked very hard on this!
I have a bunch of questions that I couldn't find out from the website (but are obscure enough that I shouldn't expect to):
* Is this a purely native app, or an Electron / Javascript app? Personally I'm only interested in native apps & Electron would be a deal breaker - but I'm weird, most people won't care.
* What format are you using for email archives? Mbox, Maildir? Can I import my Thunderbird / Postbox Mbox archives of 21 years of email?
* Can I turn off threaded & conversation views?
* Do you support POP3? (You only mention IMAP... I'm sure that would be fine, but I still have accounts configured via POP3.)
* Can I change priority of individual messages after they arrive? I sort my inbox by priority and then date-descending, not by date.
I'm a hardcore Postbox user and email is critical infrastructure for me, so I probably won't try it or switch anytime soon... but I'm always keeping an eye on powerful desktop email clients, in case I ever need to switch, or find something dependable that really blows away Postbox.
Well done! Looks very promising!
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#35Looks very interesting. I personally would appreciate knowing I am entering my email into a waiting list rather than getting access. Also, why does there need to be a waiting list - to help stem the flow of analytics? Honestly curious.
I really want a good, modern email client and I hope this can be it.
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#36This looks fantastic, I was just thinking about so many of these features being released in gmail. Like the chat bubble. Those things really speed up reading information. Kudos!! Btw where are the electron haters?!
Thank you! Yes I was expecting some comments about Electron, however I don't think it is really deserved. It is possible to build Electron apps that doesn't use >1gb of RAM, and this is what I've also been trying to do, when I've tested it on my old Macbook Air, it consumes around 300mb of RAM
Re: I've spent the last two years building a new email client
#37looks nice - too bad it is not available for Linux.
Its electron, so hold on. Its going to be a matter of time I think!
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#38God bless you for working in a space—native email clients—which seems utterly neglected nowadays.
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#39No offense but unless it’s a 1st party client email clients are something that is very hard to trust. Who controls your client has access to your inbox with most services even the few that have separate IMAP/POP3 passwords like Hushmail can be compromised through it. If your client also integrates with encryption or worse takes charge of it my encryption key is also now at risk. Lastly since email today is pure HTML…
Unfortunately, I agree with you. I'm saying "unfortunately" because it's such a shame that this sector is so closed off to innovation from smaller players just because it has become too important in our lives.
I might try this client with a throwaway email account, but never with something important.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hello! It has been full-time for the last 2 years!
This probably means that the software is not going to be free, right?
No problem for paying a good mail-client.
I use it every day and if it saves me time (e.g. conversiation view, or better search) i will pay for it.
Would be nice if a bigger company sponsors such a project, then a greater audience will use it and the Developer could concentrate on developing and not on selling.