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The author obviously has no idea why email signing are there. And what he was proposing, a authorizing system, or white-list system has been there for quite a w
by mrjin 6y ago
The author obviously has no idea why email signing are there. And what he was proposing, a authorizing system, or white-list system has been there for quite a while but why it is not enabled by default? It creates more problems then the problems it resolves. Just imagine how it going to work if you need to send a legit email to someone for the first time. If you are going to need authorization to do it, How do you get that required authorization? By calling the recipient or send them a letter so that they can add you to the list? Then what the point to send email in the first place?
- dgellow 6y agoI believe that Hey does something like this: 1. A stranger send you an email 2. Hey asks you if you want to whitelist the sender or not 3. If rejected, you won’t be bothered anymore by any of their emails 4. Otherwise you just get their email moving forward and can decide to reject them later if necessary https://hey.com/features/the-screener/ https://hey.com/features/the-screener/
- baxtr 6y agoSounds like LinkedIn?
- zucker42 6y agoI don't understood how this is revolution. Doesn't hey just do what any email account can do with filters, but wrap it in a nice UI?
- dgellow 6y agoObligatory link to Dropbox’s Show HN comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224