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Was looking for a Gmail alternative, several months ago, and had to pick between these two. I went with Fastmail and am very happy. Tons of aliases that are easy to use, the UX is actually _much better_ than Gmail.
Was looking for a Gmail alternative, several months ago, and had to pick between these two. I went with Fastmail and am very happy. Tons of aliases that are easy to use, the UX is actually _much better_ than Gmail.
Seconded about Fastmail. I use it to host mail on my own domain. I’m almost done migrating from Gmail to Fastmail. I recently discovered their alias feature. It’s super useful for all those subscription things.
Was looking for a Gmail alternative, several months ago, and had to pick between these two. I went with Fastmail and am very happy. Tons of aliases that are easy to use, the UX is actually _much better_ than Gmail.
I use Fastmail as well. I'm totally fine with the web version but the app really needs some more love and improvements.
I still pay for Fastmail, yet I route all messages over to HEY. There's just no replicating the UX (Fastmail's web UI is…suboptimal…and I'm thoroughly over using Apple Mail). And there are a ton of neat little touches throughout HEY beyond just the immediate filtering of incoming messages. It's simplistic to think you can just add a few rules on some other system and you're done. I seriously thought about quitting af…
What's wrong with Fastmail's UI? It's the fastest web app I've used (not just fastest mail app, fastest web app overall).
Gmail is much faster, I guess because it's native.
I don’t get Hey. I feel like it does too much magic with my inbox. Much like social media, I don’t want some algorithm to selectively decide what messages I see and what I don’t. I want to be able to see All messages, in a chronological order. Having concert tickets not arrive in my inbox that I need because some magic is happening due to the sender being a first time sender to me is just frustrating.
I get what you’re feeling, but the magic is you. You decide where things route. After that it’s magic. Unlike social media and opaque algos, you decide what goes to the feed, to the paper trail, who gets screened in and out, etc… I’ve found it super useful, my email was a nightmare before.
I still pay for Fastmail, yet I route all messages over to HEY. There's just no replicating the UX (Fastmail's web UI is…suboptimal…and I'm thoroughly over using Apple Mail). And there are a ton of neat little touches throughout HEY beyond just the immediate filtering of incoming messages. It's simplistic to think you can just add a few rules on some other system and you're done. I seriously thought about quitting af…
Not sure if you had the chance to hear the "other side" of the "fiasco" already. I found it here and it was interesting: https://samharris.org/podcasts/253-corporate-courage/
I don’t get Hey. I feel like it does too much magic with my inbox. Much like social media, I don’t want some algorithm to selectively decide what messages I see and what I don’t. I want to be able to see All messages, in a chronological order. Having concert tickets not arrive in my inbox that I need because some magic is happening due to the sender being a first time sender to me is just frustrating.
It’s the complete opposite of what you’re describing.
I don’t get Hey. I feel like it does too much magic with my inbox. Much like social media, I don’t want some algorithm to selectively decide what messages I see and what I don’t. I want to be able to see All messages, in a chronological order. Having concert tickets not arrive in my inbox that I need because some magic is happening due to the sender being a first time sender to me is just frustrating.
On a funny note, I seem to recall a Dilbert strip with a spam filter that became sentient and started controlling the company by controlling the flow of email but I'm unable to find it at the moment ;)
I still pay for Fastmail, yet I route all messages over to HEY. There's just no replicating the UX (Fastmail's web UI is…suboptimal…and I'm thoroughly over using Apple Mail). And there are a ton of neat little touches throughout HEY beyond just the immediate filtering of incoming messages. It's simplistic to think you can just add a few rules on some other system and you're done. I seriously thought about quitting af…
> ... fiasco Not sure if you had the chance to hear the "other side" of the "fiasco" already. I found it here and it was interesting: https://samharris.org/podcasts/253-corporate-courage/
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> ... fiasco Not sure if you had the chance to hear the "other side" of the "fiasco" already. I found it here and it was interesting: https://samharris.org/podcasts/253-corporate-courage/
Thanks, I hadn't heard that. I'll be surprised if it sways my opinion but will listen regardless.