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Gmail's search function has degraded to garbage now, can't even find emails I type the exact subject in word for word. Go with fastmail, protonmail or really anyone else at this point.
I always found it unbelievable that Google, a company whose entire brand was built around search, built such a poorly-functioning search into their own mail product.
Proton is the way. Solid free tier and you can use your own domain with the paid tier
I’ve used Protonmail for years, but lately the encryption is making me seriously consider a switch. You can’t use 3rd party email clients, unless you also install Proton Mail Bridge, which is only available for paid users. And the bridge only works for desktop, so you won’t be able to use 3rd party email clients on your phone. This is an issue not only with Proton Mail, but with other services in their ecosystem too.…
Gmail's search function has degraded to garbage now, can't even find emails I type the exact subject in word for word. Go with fastmail, protonmail or really anyone else at this point.
Let's be realistic, it was always garbage. I always found it unbelievable that Google, a company whose entire brand was built around search, built such a poorly-functioning search into their own mail product.
I always found this bad, because I can’t control when people title an email or put in the content. People who use really informal and non-descriptive email subjects drive me nuts. “Here you go”, “that thing you were asking about”, “important”… these are terrible email subjects and once they drift away from the top of the inbox they will be gone forever.
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Let's be realistic, it was always garbage. I always found it unbelievable that Google, a company whose entire brand was built around search, built such a poorly-functioning search into their own mail product.
Not to mention that Gmail was built around the idea that search would be all a user needed from day one. 1Gb of storage, and archive everything in on big archive, because a simple search will get you where you need to be. I always found this bad, because I can’t control when people title an email or put in the content. People who use really informal and non-descriptive email subjects drive me nuts. “Here you go”, “th…
Finding a document again was entirely down to search: title, author, date, meta data, full text.
I loved it. I was in a minority. I loved Gmail's search.
The main disadvantage though is the privacy you give up, and the expensive premium tier… if you ever need it
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Not to mention that Gmail was built around the idea that search would be all a user needed from day one. 1Gb of storage, and archive everything in on big archive, because a simple search will get you where you need to be. I always found this bad, because I can’t control when people title an email or put in the content. People who use really informal and non-descriptive email subjects drive me nuts. “Here you go”, “th…
I worked in an organisation that replaced all directory structures including network drives and folders with what a friend called 'a swimming pool' where all documents were security/sharing the classified then tagged. 2002ish. Finding a document again was entirely down to search: title, author, date, meta data, full text. I loved it. I was in a minority. I loved Gmail's search.
Gmail's search function has degraded to garbage now, can't even find emails I type the exact subject in word for word. Go with fastmail, protonmail or really anyone else at this point.
Let's be realistic, it was always garbage. I always found it unbelievable that Google, a company whose entire brand was built around search, built such a poorly-functioning search into their own mail product.