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Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by kryptk »

DarwinMailApp wrote: post #94
EduardoBautista wrote: post #91

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The app does need to know what your email address at gmail is in order to work.

Correct! Other than that there is no need to collect much other information at all. Google Analytics is currently how I see how users found DarwinMail & where they came from. Google Analytics also provides info such as users device and browser type. A list of the data Google Analytics collects can be found here: https://www.shivarweb.com/2977/what-does-google-analytics-do Google Analytics is the defacto standard for…

I've dropped Google Analytics in favor of good old fashioned server log parsing with several off the shelf tools.

The load times of my site, the quality of my stats and the privacy of my users have all been improved.

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by ddalex »

DarwinMailApp wrote: post #163
ddalex wrote: post #149

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Thanks for the pointers. I understand well how the OAuth scopes work. What I don't understand is - if the server doesn't handle my email, why does this need to be hosted on a server? Package it as a browser extension and this way I can be sure that my email is not leaked.

Wow. This is an eye-opening comment. I like your point. It's fascinating. Right now, I need to look into the implications of running DarwinMail as a browser extension would be. To be sure your security would be maintained, the core functionality is not lost and DarwinMail remains usable (landing page with about, features, testimonials, pricing etc). Thank you for your suggestion!

So the actual problem is that it seems to you you that one can't SELL a product as a browser extension. However Grammarly is a beautiful showcase of an actual product as an extension, with payment and everything you need (landing, testimonials, upsells, etc).

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by johnwheeler »

DarwinMailApp wrote: post #86
johnwheeler wrote: post #79

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Beautiful interface. Seriously. This type of design opens me up to Material as Ive been pretty adverse to it until now. Material with rounded edges and transparency. Looks clean. What tech did you use on the frontend? Im on ipad so I cant inspect your dom ️

Thank you so much for the positive vibes! I'm so happy to hear that :) It's vanilla JS! Enhanced with libraries such as jQuery, Materialize, XSS, bootstrap, moment, less etc :) Does she look well on the iPad? ;)

She does!

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by shafyy »

DarwinMailApp wrote: post #67
shafyy wrote: post #47

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Sorry, I meant $1/month difference not per year. I personally just think mobile apps run smoother and faster than mobile websites, plus in this case notifications are key for me. For services or products that I ue at least on a weekly basis, I always prefer an app than a website. But maybe that's just me :-)

Thank you for the follow-up. Much appreciated. I can assure you it's not just you btw! I feel the same way :) Noted. And noted. I will first stabilize the web version and then move onto the apps :)

Cool!

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

kryptk wrote: post #191
DarwinMailApp wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Correct! Other than that there is no need to collect much other information at all. Google Analytics is currently how I see how users found DarwinMail & where they came from. Google Analytics also provides info such as users device and browser type. A list of the data Google Analytics collects can be found here: https://www.shivarweb.com/2977/what-does-google-analytics-do Google Analytics is the defacto standard for…

I've dropped Google Analytics in favor of good old fashioned server log parsing with several off the shelf tools. The load times of my site, the quality of my stats and the privacy of my users have all been improved.

That's quite interesting. I like the sound of that. Thank you for your feedback.

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

johnwheeler wrote: post #195
DarwinMailApp wrote: post #86

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Thank you so much for the positive vibes! I'm so happy to hear that :) It's vanilla JS! Enhanced with libraries such as jQuery, Materialize, XSS, bootstrap, moment, less etc :) Does she look well on the iPad? ;)

She does!

Amazing!!! If you would like to check out our public Trello board that will give you an idea of our tech stack! https://www.darwinmail.app/feedback.php

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

ddalex wrote: post #194
DarwinMailApp wrote: post #163

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. This is an eye-opening comment. I like your point. It's fascinating. Right now, I need to look into the implications of running DarwinMail as a browser extension would be. To be sure your security would be maintained, the core functionality is not lost and DarwinMail remains usable (landing page with about, features, testimonials, pricing etc). Thank you for your suggestion!

So the actual problem is that it seems to you you that one can't SELL a product as a browser extension. However Grammarly is a beautiful showcase of an actual product as an extension, with payment and everything you need (landing, testimonials, upsells, etc).

But browser extensions can't be used on mobile?

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

jrazz1 wrote: post #187

So far we've signed up and tested Darwin mail's free version using Brave browser. The layout looks very familiar to the now defunct Inbox by Google. Great job with the design and familiarity. In talking through the service, we've found that it is slow on mobile at this stage in the development. At one point the menu under your Google photo (the one with settings in it) got stuck on the screen even when opening the si…

Thank you so much for your feedback!

I have added it all to our public Trello Board :) https://www.darwinmail.app/feedback.php

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