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I think being able to edit the subject and take private notes directly attached to the email are really good features.
"take private notes directly attached to the email" what does this mean?
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#92Just use https://forwardemail.net (I'm the creator)
We're launching our own Gmail alternative, so if you want beta access just toss me a message or sign up for an account on our site to get notified.
We're also a completely open and transparent startup. 100% of the source code is open-source and 100% of our data is open.
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#93I think the most exciting thing about HEY is the promise of a new way to build web applications.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think being able to edit the subject and take private notes directly attached to the email are really good features.
"take private notes directly attached to the email" what does this mean?
Just a guess: maybe they treat email threads as a document. You can then add comments to it (i.e just notes for yourself and not for others)
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#95I don't like their claims regarding removing tracking pixels. They still show the images, and the sender still knows I'm opening them, the only thing missing is my IP. Unless it is spam, the newsletter I signed up to usually has way more info than they'd get out of a single HTTP GET.
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#96To launch something with typos everywhere is pretty bad...
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#97Hey is a great option for someone wanting to start over with email, but the key feature is not available just yet: Custom domains.
The best thing you can do is separate your email address from the client — and own that address.
I trust Basecamp, but always a good idea to own your name online.
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#98"Three months into the pandemic, the argument about the moral and economic superiority of the modern office is over. Remote work works." So, I have worked (mostly) remotely for years, and I don't think I agree with this. It works for some people, in some situations. There are absolutely times when you need to be in the office with other people, and even if my client is in another town I have to drive over there to ta…
There is a massive echo chamber around remote work within tech circles - including HN, mostly driven by an extremely small, but extremely loud minority.
This coincides with the kind of bubbles that people live in, which isn't all that surprising.
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#99The pricing is more than steep. For that amount I can also buy an office 365 subscription which doesn't sell my data, and gives me access to all the desktop tools. I mean I'm willing to spend for this for a private mail address with a new way of working (I could even live without imap), but I can't justify these costs.
Yes, specially if you are outside of the US or most of Europe.
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#100"Three months into the pandemic, the argument about the moral and economic superiority of the modern office is over. Remote work works." So, I have worked (mostly) remotely for years, and I don't think I agree with this. It works for some people, in some situations. There are absolutely times when you need to be in the office with other people, and even if my client is in another town I have to drive over there to ta…
> It works for some people, in some situations.
Wouldn’t this be a general truth of every work environments ?
Big office in a metropolitan area, small office in a small town, huge office and factory in a completely remote area, shared offices around the world with membership access to any instance, shared office with rotation between member who work remotely otherwise.
I can’t see a single setting that would work for everyone, or even more than 80% of the workforce. Remote is just a flavor among all of these, and we’re at a point where we can agree it works for some. That’s good enough IMO.