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There are many pessimistic comments here. I'd like to go to the opposite direction. First, I think the intention is very good. There are some problems with em
by silasdb 6y ago
There are many pessimistic comments here. I'd like to go to the opposite direction.
First, I think the intention is very good. There are some problems with email that I don't know if they are possible to fix. Yes, JMAP [1] try to fix some of these problems for clients, but other flaws cannot be fixed without breaking backwards compatibility. Even unsuccesful, audacious experiments like that bring about discussions about what are the limits of current technology, what alternatives we have and what alternatives we can build.
Anyway, the best solution for asynchronous communication is still email. An incompatible solution would have to provide a compatibility layer for that. People refer Matrix here but I've always thought that, although many teams have adopted Matrix as a solution for general communication, it is a chat platform and not a replacement for asynchronous communication.
I just glanced over the site so I may sound repetitive: as a suggestion, I'd recommend adding some screenshots of client applications, diagrams explaning how mnm works, an explanation about federation and something that highlights differences to email.
[1] https://jmap.io https://jmap.io
- networkimprov 6y agoThank you! An FAQ is in progress; it will address the questions you and others posed. I'll post a link under the top comment here when it's ready. See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25804869#25807379 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25804869#25807379 Also on the drawing board is a live demo of the client in a webpage, with canned data. All this -- TMTP, client, server, website -- are a work in progress (and a solo effort). This HN item is the first time any of it has received significant public attention. No one should be disappointed that it doesn't look polished! I'm not concerned by the pessimistic comments, considering that it got 300+ up-votes :-) A lot of comments are from folks who didn't get a clear picture. (I'm the author.) Follow mnm: https://twitter.com/mnmnotmail https://twitter.com/mnmnotmail