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Hello everyone! I'm part of the core team, I'll take a look here now and then to answer any questions folks may have.

by HerraBRE 12y ago

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- HerraBRE 12y ago
  Thanks for giving it a spin! Our native platform packaging and integration is very new, so I'm afraid this isn't a huge surprise. If you can find any details about what is going on there, posting to our Github issue tracker would be helpful: https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/issues https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/issues
  - escapologybb 12y ago
    I realised as soon as I posted it that I should have headed over to Github! Would be great if you could head over and give me a hand. ;-)
tombrossman 12y ago
Your FAQs promise Linux support, but your beta announcement page doesn't mention Linux at all. Is the expectation that Linux users should know to download the source and compile it themselves, or is the beta release not available for Linux yet?
- HerraBRE 12y ago
  We have not built packages for Linux yet, but we will definitely do so for the 1.0. Getting the Windows and Mac packages shipped by Beta was a priority so we could get feedback on how they behave and have time to track down issues before the 1.0. The app is already very stable on Linux, there we just need to coordinate with the community to get packages built (and efforts in that direction are already well underway).
  - tombrossman 12y ago
    Cool, that's understandable and I look forward to the 1.0 release.
augustl 12y ago
What is Mailpile's story for DIME (formerly Dark Mail)?
- HerraBRE 12y ago
  For all questions security-related, check our Security Roadmap: https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/wiki/Security-roadmap https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/wiki/Security-roadmap The DIME story is largely "wait and see", but we've reached out to Ladar and the stuff he talked about at DEFCON sounded very promising. We'd love to be one of the first apps to support it.
  - MWil 12y ago
    So have 100% of the beta goals been met?
    - HerraBRE 12y ago
      Yes, everything under Beta on the roadmap "should work" in the release. Of course, there may well be bugs, but that's a pretty accurate description of where we think we are right now.
murbard2 12y ago
What do you think is Mailpile's biggest issue? Not something you'd mention in a FAQ but the type of issue that's almost inherent to the project and that bothers you the most?
- brennannovak 12y ago
  As the designer / UX guy of Mailpile- to me is how difficult it is to intelligently sort & render the vast array of differing types of email (conversations, lists, receipts, newsletters, notifications, etc...)!
- HerraBRE 12y ago
  Interesting question. :-) I think the biggest issue may be the fundamental fact that Mailpile is software that has to run on a computer somewhere - people are getting so accustomed to just getting service for free on the web, that many will balk at having to install an app locally. Folks who value their privacy enough will, but not everyone does. This will be a problem even assuming we solve the two hard problems and major benefits provided by cloudy solutions: backups and "always on, always available" remote access.
spindritf 12y ago
Can/will single Mailpile instance handle multiple users like classical webmail? Can I give Mailpile access to maildirs of several real (unix) users, on a server with a functioning MTA, and let it handle authentication and other stuff?
- brennannovak 12y ago
  Yes, this is going to be developed further. There is some existing code. We will be publishing a roadmap + how this factors into it, soon!
danorton 12y ago
How do I add a recipient and key? I've added a recipient, but the keysearch fails. What server is it looking at?
- publiusstl 12y ago
  Love Mailpile, but for what it's worth, I have the exact same problem. Running mailpile on Windows 8. Entered Bjarni Runar Einarsson's email (since I don't have any friends who encrypt), and it searched for his key indefinitely. So I can't figure out a way to add recipient keys either via contacts.

Hello everyone! I'm part of the core team, I'll take a look here now and then to answer any questions folks may have.

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HerraBRE 12y ago
Thanks for giving it a spin! Our native platform packaging and integration is very new, so I'm afraid this isn't a huge surprise. If you can find any details about what is going on there, posting to our Github issue tracker would be helpful: https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/issues https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/issues
- escapologybb 12y ago
  I realised as soon as I posted it that I should have headed over to Github! Would be great if you could head over and give me a hand. ;-)

tombrossman 12y ago

Your FAQs promise Linux support, but your beta announcement page doesn't mention Linux at all. Is the expectation that Linux users should know to download the source and compile it themselves, or is the beta release not available for Linux yet?

HerraBRE 12y ago
We have not built packages for Linux yet, but we will definitely do so for the 1.0. Getting the Windows and Mac packages shipped by Beta was a priority so we could get feedback on how they behave and have time to track down issues before the 1.0. The app is already very stable on Linux, there we just need to coordinate with the community to get packages built (and efforts in that direction are already well underway).
- tombrossman 12y ago
  Cool, that's understandable and I look forward to the 1.0 release.

augustl 12y ago

What is Mailpile's story for DIME (formerly Dark Mail)?

HerraBRE 12y ago
For all questions security-related, check our Security Roadmap: https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/wiki/Security-roadmap https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile/wiki/Security-roadmap The DIME story is largely "wait and see", but we've reached out to Ladar and the stuff he talked about at DEFCON sounded very promising. We'd love to be one of the first apps to support it.
- MWil 12y ago
  So have 100% of the beta goals been met?
  - HerraBRE 12y ago
    Yes, everything under Beta on the roadmap "should work" in the release. Of course, there may well be bugs, but that's a pretty accurate description of where we think we are right now.

murbard2 12y ago

What do you think is Mailpile's biggest issue? Not something you'd mention in a FAQ but the type of issue that's almost inherent to the project and that bothers you the most?

brennannovak 12y ago
As the designer / UX guy of Mailpile- to me is how difficult it is to intelligently sort & render the vast array of differing types of email (conversations, lists, receipts, newsletters, notifications, etc...)!
HerraBRE 12y ago
Interesting question. :-) I think the biggest issue may be the fundamental fact that Mailpile is software that has to run on a computer somewhere - people are getting so accustomed to just getting service for free on the web, that many will balk at having to install an app locally. Folks who value their privacy enough will, but not everyone does. This will be a problem even assuming we solve the two hard problems and major benefits provided by cloudy solutions: backups and "always on, always available" remote access.

spindritf 12y ago

Can/will single Mailpile instance handle multiple users like classical webmail? Can I give Mailpile access to maildirs of several real (unix) users, on a server with a functioning MTA, and let it handle authentication and other stuff?

brennannovak 12y ago
Yes, this is going to be developed further. There is some existing code. We will be publishing a roadmap + how this factors into it, soon!

danorton 12y ago

How do I add a recipient and key? I've added a recipient, but the keysearch fails. What server is it looking at?

publiusstl 12y ago
Love Mailpile, but for what it's worth, I have the exact same problem. Running mailpile on Windows 8. Entered Bjarni Runar Einarsson's email (since I don't have any friends who encrypt), and it searched for his key indefinitely. So I can't figure out a way to add recipient keys either via contacts.