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That sounds like a really cool idea. Have you submitted it here? Got me thinking of pluses and minuses, and ways to bootstrap. Probably somebody would have to p

by ufmace 12y ago

That sounds like a really cool idea. Have you submitted it here? Got me thinking of pluses and minuses, and ways to bootstrap. Probably somebody would have to put up a free email service that implemented these hidden auto-replies, and maybe submit some pull requests to open-source projects to use it. Maybe Android and iPhone apps for the service that handled the phone info side. Sounds a bit big for an individual side project to me, but maybe it's a startup. It would probably help to get input from a bunch of people/projects on what they'd want for specific use cases.

innguest 12y ago
Seconded. This is a great idea, please submit it here for discussion.
- mrb 12y ago
  Alright, I submitted it again: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8263848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8263848 I had submitted it twice before, but it got few upvotes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8157645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8157645 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8030337 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8030337 It is hard to find a short title that succinctly describes the concept. ufmace: I think writing a browser extension that configures filters + auto-responders on some popular webmails (Gmail, Hotmail, etc) would work best to entice users to adopt the technology. As I explained, many webmails already have all the necessary features to implement the concept (see FAQ 1 at http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=76 http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=76). Also, writing a smartphone app to do the same for mobile users would help. There is really no need to launch and run a full-blown webmail service.
  - ufmace 12y ago
    I upvoted it, though I feel the pain on getting upvotes and reads on here. I think the last article I wrote got more upvotes on Lobsters than here. You gotta get just the right title at the right time, or it slides off the front page before anybody sees it. I'm not sure what the best way to get going is. A webmail service dedicated to it would get the best UI, but there's the overhead of getting a webmail service with competitive features to Gmail, Yahoo, etc going and keeping it running. Or you could do a plugin or something, where it might be a challenge to put together a good UI and keep it in sync with Gmail's updates.
  - innguest 12y ago
    Upvoted and commented. Thanks for thinking good ideas.

by ufmace 12y ago

innguest 12y ago

Seconded. This is a great idea, please submit it here for discussion.

mrb 12y ago
Alright, I submitted it again: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8263848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8263848 I had submitted it twice before, but it got few upvotes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8157645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8157645 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8030337 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8030337 It is hard to find a short title that succinctly describes the concept. ufmace: I think writing a browser extension that configures filters + auto-responders on some popular webmails (Gmail, Hotmail, etc) would work best to entice users to adopt the technology. As I explained, many webmails already have all the necessary features to implement the concept (see FAQ 1 at http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=76 http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=76). Also, writing a smartphone app to do the same for mobile users would help. There is really no need to launch and run a full-blown webmail service.
- ufmace 12y ago
  I upvoted it, though I feel the pain on getting upvotes and reads on here. I think the last article I wrote got more upvotes on Lobsters than here. You gotta get just the right title at the right time, or it slides off the front page before anybody sees it. I'm not sure what the best way to get going is. A webmail service dedicated to it would get the best UI, but there's the overhead of getting a webmail service with competitive features to Gmail, Yahoo, etc going and keeping it running. Or you could do a plugin or something, where it might be a challenge to put together a good UI and keep it in sync with Gmail's updates.
- innguest 12y ago
  Upvoted and commented. Thanks for thinking good ideas.