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This seems cool. Do HNers use this? The video says that if you send an email for future delivery, you don't have to actually be logged in at that time for it t

This seems cool. Do HNers use this? The video says that if you send an email for future delivery, you don't have to actually be logged in at that time for it to send. How does this work? Do they log into your gmail account from their servers?

kingsidharth 16y ago
"for future delivery" they can deliver it to your inbox (or someone else's) via their server. What's the need of logging-in to your account
- vegashacker 16y ago
  I'm no email expert, but doesn't that raise like spam flags--a gmail originated message not coming from gmail servers?
  - kingsidharth 16y ago
    Do you really think those newsletters, website-generated messages etc. which end up in your gmail at a particular time are from Gmail servers
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espinchi 16y ago
I am using Boomerang pretty often. For instance, right now I have an e-mail scheduled for tomorrow. I wrote it to a colleague that was on vacation while I was writing the message (a follow-up on a bug). In some way, I'm helping him manage his Inbox effectively: this e-mail didn't need to be read while on vacation, so why should he care. My other typical use case is when I write an e-mail at 7pm, but I prefer it to reach the recipient the following morning at 8.45am. First, because it's working hours, so the chance that it gets lost is lower, and second, to pretend I wake up sooner than I do :) I don't use the "postpone me receiving this e-mail" feature. For that I prefer calendar. But I do see its value.
baydinalex 16y ago
Yep, we use Google's new OAuth API. It lets you grant access for our servers to send mail on your behalf without us having to learn your Gmail password.
- vegashacker 16y ago
  Thanks for the reply. I'm going to sign up right now.
minalecs 16y ago
they use oauth. I'm wondering on what permissions they need. In order to send scheduled emails, I don't see the reason to have to have access to all my actual emails. Is this possible ?

kingsidharth 16y ago

"for future delivery" they can deliver it to your inbox (or someone else's) via their server. What's the need of logging-in to your account

vegashacker 16y ago
I'm no email expert, but doesn't that raise like spam flags--a gmail originated message not coming from gmail servers?
- kingsidharth 16y ago
  Do you really think those newsletters, website-generated messages etc. which end up in your gmail at a particular time are from Gmail servers
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    [deleted]

espinchi 16y ago

I am using Boomerang pretty often. For instance, right now I have an e-mail scheduled for tomorrow. I wrote it to a colleague that was on vacation while I was writing the message (a follow-up on a bug). In some way, I'm helping him manage his Inbox effectively: this e-mail didn't need to be read while on vacation, so why should he care. My other typical use case is when I write an e-mail at 7pm, but I prefer it to reach the recipient the following morning at 8.45am. First, because it's working hours, so the chance that it gets lost is lower, and second, to pretend I wake up sooner than I do :) I don't use the "postpone me receiving this e-mail" feature. For that I prefer calendar. But I do see its value.

baydinalex 16y ago

Yep, we use Google's new OAuth API. It lets you grant access for our servers to send mail on your behalf without us having to learn your Gmail password.

vegashacker 16y ago
Thanks for the reply. I'm going to sign up right now.

minalecs 16y ago

they use oauth. I'm wondering on what permissions they need. In order to send scheduled emails, I don't see the reason to have to have access to all my actual emails. Is this possible ?