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Posterous introduced this 'Post by Email' concept. Really loved the simplicity of it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterous
Yep. That sounds robust. Ship it!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I personally love low-security social networks. I consider HN to qualify (as you just need a username and password, no email verification). Small social networks can get away with it b/c they aren't big enough targets for abusers.
HN audience is much more likely to use complex passwords, that are not reused elsewhere. So the overall security level is probably still higher than elsewhere with 2FA, etc.
Posterous introduced this 'Post by Email' concept. Really loved the simplicity of it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterous
I doubt this will go anywhere, but I still enjoyed reading it. The really clever part for me is the way it uses email to do most of the work. In particular: > Q: What if I lose my secret Daft Social email address? > A: If you already sent posts, you should find it in the sent emails folder. Brilliant.
Sadly, it was acquired by Twitter and then shut down.
I like that relying on the standard email protocols means you don't need an extra client to post. I wish more services could be powered by email - it is already so old, yet still underestiated as a protocol.
PS 1: Now someone just needs to give me back my BlackBerry...
PS 2: It's great they also support another standard, RSS. Two features that I would like to see are: (a) subscribe to these RSS feeds as email (for symmetry, so I can read all in my email client if I want to) and (b) two-way interoperability with Mastodon.
PS 3: I can see others have pointed out their liking of Posterious below already, so this feature should have a future in some form or another!
> Q: How can I delete my Daft Social account? > A: Write or copy #deletedaftsocial into the email subject line > and send it to your secret Daft Social email address. Your > account will be permanently deleted immediately. Please note: > deleted accounts cannot be restored. Yep. That sounds robust. Ship it!
I doubt this will go anywhere, but I still enjoyed reading it. The really clever part for me is the way it uses email to do most of the work. In particular: > Q: What if I lose my secret Daft Social email address? > A: If you already sent posts, you should find it in the sent emails folder. Brilliant.
> Q: How do I post links or images? > A: Write or copy a link to a website or an image into the email subject line and send it to your secret Daft Social email address. I'm not sure I fully agree with the "simplification and reduction" premise if the only way I can get an image onto Daft Social is if I host it elsewhere first. So if I'm reading this right, I would snap a photo on my phone, host the image somewhere, t…
I doubt this will go anywhere, but I still enjoyed reading it. The really clever part for me is the way it uses email to do most of the work. In particular: > Q: What if I lose my secret Daft Social email address? > A: If you already sent posts, you should find it in the sent emails folder. Brilliant.
In the past, Posterous was a blogging service that was powered by email, and I loved it. (You could blog using the email body and attached photos were also posted, so Daft Social without the "minimalist" part.) Sadly, it was acquired by Twitter and then shut down. I like that relying on the standard email protocols means you don't need an extra client to post. I wish more services could be powered by email - it is al…
One of those cofounders is probably familiar to YC nerds: https://blog.garrytan.com/about-me