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Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by SquareWheel » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 8:50 AM UTC

mqzaidi wrote: post #6

knz42 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They do images, with a link "click here to view as text" that redirects to sendpluto's web viewer.

Now that google fetches the images from its own servers once and then renders for all, would this even work?

Sure, if they used a unique filename for each email. Something like render.png?id=12345.

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by chacham15 » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 8:59 AM UTC

SquareWheel wrote: post #11

mqzaidi wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now that google fetches the images from its own servers once and then renders for all, would this even work?

Sure, if they used a unique filename for each email. Something like render.png?id=12345.

no, he means that because google caches the image upon reciept you can neither change the email nor delete it after it is sent.

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by nkrba » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 9:04 AM UTC

This sounds great. Maybe 2014 will be the (attempted) return of privacy. Anonymous messaging, expiring emails, pseudonymous payments, etc.

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by huhtenberg » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 9:24 AM UTC

The only way all claimed features can work is if the email body remains on their servers at all times. I.e. they send some sort of wrapper that either iframes the content or talks to the Pluto backend in some other form or fashion. Needless to say - good luck with that!

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by mkhpalm » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 9:30 AM UTC

Well, at least I'll know why I can't see certain people's emails. ;)

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by joshribakoff » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 9:36 AM UTC

This is constructive criticism, but your landing page is like really wordy, to the point the average user would not take the time to read it all. I wonder if it could be improved by putting more pictures & less words?

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by asadlionpk » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 9:40 AM UTC

Good effort. But the idea is kinda broken to me. Very much like snapchat is never going to actually work like it is advertised.

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by kijin » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 10:34 AM UTC

chacham15 wrote: post #12

SquareWheel wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, if they used a unique filename for each email. Something like render.png?id=12345.

no, he means that because google caches the image upon reciept you can neither change the email nor delete it after it is sent.

I guess that's why the email can only be unsent or modified until the recipient opens it.

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by robryk » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:20 AM UTC

chacham15 wrote: post #12

SquareWheel wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, if they used a unique filename for each email. Something like render.png?id=12345.

no, he means that because google caches the image upon reciept you can neither change the email nor delete it after it is sent.

Last I've checked google does proxy the images, but doesn't cache nor prefetch them. Has anything changed recently?

Re: Pluto Mail – Unsend Emails

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:45 AM UTC

robryk wrote: post #19

chacham15 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

no, he means that because google caches the image upon reciept you can neither change the email nor delete it after it is sent.

Last I've checked google does proxy the images, but doesn't cache nor prefetch them. Has anything changed recently?

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