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> I wish I wasn't tied to Gmail because it means I can't really use any other clients if I want instant notifications. what? it's supported IMAP IDLE for long
by bananapub 3y ago
> I wish I wasn't tied to Gmail because it means I can't really use any other clients if I want instant notifications.
what? it's supported IMAP IDLE for longer than some of the posters in HN have been alive.
> I'd kinda hope regulators would step in on something like that for a case like Gmail where they're practically the default email provider for most people.
... you chose to use some random company's domain for your email address, that's been an obvious problem for thirty years now.
there's jillions of things to criticise google about, this is absolutely not one of them.
- hbn 3y agoLook - I don't know much about email standards but I know if I try to use Gmail on the Apple Mail client it doesn't give me notifications. Everyone I've talked to has the same issue, they get a dumping of notifications once per week with every email they got in the past 7 days. No solutions to be found online either, if you have one I'd be more than happy to hear it. > ... you chose to use some random company's domain for your email address, that's been an obvious problem for thirty years now. I was 13 when I made the account. I obviously wouldn't have tied so many things to it if I knew what I know now back then. I'll try to be born earlier next time, and then maybe I can buy a house before 2008 and some 90s Apple stocks while I'm at it.
- bananapub 3y agoI'm not having a dig at you for being young, I'm explaining it's not a Gmail problem. I had to move on from my lycos.com email address too but that later you do it the harder it is.
- bombcar 3y agoI don't know what I'm doing differently, but I have my domain's email hosted on Google Apps and it notifies just fine.
- plorkyeran 3y agoI've never had issues getting instant notifications for gmail using apple mail, and that is an extremely common combination of email service and client.