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Seconded. This is a great idea, please submit it here for discussion.
by innguest 12y ago
Seconded. This is a great idea, please submit it here for discussion.
- mrb 12y agoAlright, 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 agoI 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 agoUpvoted and commented. Thanks for thinking good ideas.