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It actually does use IMAP! The app connects directly to Google's IMAP servers via SSL straight from your machine. I intentionally chose a local IMAP pipeline o
by ltiger 3mo ago
It actually does use IMAP! The app connects directly to Google's IMAP servers via SSL straight from your machine.
I intentionally chose a local IMAP pipeline over the official Gmail API because of platform gatekeeping. To use the API for this, Google forces independent developers into a "Restricted Scope" tier, which requires an annual $15,000+ third-party security assessment.
Going the local IMAP route lets me bypass that completely while keeping user data 100% local and secure.
- kbelder 3mo agoI don't like how somebody is flagging/downvoting all your comments. This is about your product; it's highly relevant, whatever somebody might think about it.
- mmh0000 3mo agoI don't think it's just "somebody"; I think it's a lot of bodies. I'm downvoting him too because he vibe-coded a super simple "app", then is trying to sell it here as some life-saving tool . My main complaints: - Why is this $30? - Why is it Windows/Mac only? - Why is it Gmail only when it's using IMAP? But what really irks me is that you know you can do this exact thing with like two Linux CLI commands? ``` $ offlineimap -c <configfile with credentials> $ mae export --maildir=test/fixtures/simple --output-dir=test/tmp_output ``` [1] https://github.com/mrtazz/mae https://github.com/mrtazz/mae
- ltiger 3mo ago[flagged]