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Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by maccaw on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @02:47PM (#22048517)
I've written an open-source version you can host yourself on Heroku:

https://github.com/maccman/oped

Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by davchana on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @03:36PM (#22048992)
I too scripted a Google Script to run daily, with sending me a reminder or question; & Gmail tags that outgoing mail as a specific label; script pulls that labeled mail every day, archives it, appends the contents to a Google Doc.
Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by desireco42 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @03:19PM (#22048855)
Thank you.

Once for making this.

Second time for making it genuinely easy to use and setup myself.

Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by masukomi on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @03:14PM (#22048789)
very nice @maccaw

unlike "Diary Email" your readme makes it very clear where the emails go, and since I'd host it I know no-one would read it.

Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by slim on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @04:16PM (#22049333)
err.. You know that emails transit un clear text, right?
Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by franga2000 on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @04:36PM (#22049481)
Not if the server admins of both sides are even remotely competent. A good "email server" will at least allow, if not enforce encryption client<->server and (if supported by the other party) server<->recipients_server.
Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by mavhc on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @08:43AM (#22054017)
I've enforced TLS when sending email for about a year now with few problems