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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by cschep on Friday January 04, 2019 @12:29PM (#18825824)
Using email as a notification service works in this case. The user probably gets a notification for new emails.. at least if they do they chose to. :)
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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by scarface74 on Friday January 04, 2019 @12:33PM (#18825851)
Email delivery has its own set of problems - mostly spam filters.

Even when the email does reach the end user, most people get so many emails it’s easy to get lost in the noise.

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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by reaperducer on Friday January 04, 2019 @01:54PM (#18826613)
Using notifications to bypass spam filters speaks to the quality of the notifications you're sending.

If your e-mail is important, people will find it.

If your e-mail gets lost in the noise, then notification is probably not essential.

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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by scarface74 on Friday January 04, 2019 @08:22PM (#18829266)
Getting caught in spam filters has little to do with whether the email is legitimate - just whether it is seen as a bulk email.
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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by cschep on Friday January 04, 2019 @02:14PM (#18826805)
It does have issues when it comes to getting users to do something they don't want to do, but it is more than good enough to communicate with users about something they actively want to do.

I have no interest in the former.

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