Launch HN: Plum Mail (YC S20) – Email alternative for group conversations

Re:Launch HN: Plum Mail (YC S20) – Email alternative for gro... by portmanteaufu on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:19PM (#24238499)

Some feedback for you:

* The features you're advertising are compelling! Pinning and conclusions are very interesting.

* As I read through this announcement, perused the website, and watched the demo on YouTube I was nearly driven to madness trying to understand how Plum Mail relates to email. It's not email, but it uses email addresses, has an inbox, and lets me email people. The cognitive dissonance I experienced reminded me of the old SNL sketch That's Not Yogurt[1]. If this truly isn't email, I suggest trying to be crisper about what why that's the case.

[1] https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/thats-not-yogu...

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Re:Launch HN: Plum Mail (YC S20) – Email alternative for gro... by crowdhailer on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:34PM (#24238603)

Thanks for those points, we're trying hard to succinctly explain what we do.

We start by saying it's not email because it's easy to think plum mail is yet another email client, which it isn't.

plum mail hosts the conversations so it can manage the state of pinning, conclusions etc.

email addresses are just a user identifier it will email people if they are not on plum mail, so we don't require someone to be on plum mail for you to start talking to them.

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Re:Launch HN: Plum Mail (YC S20) – Email alternative for gro... by jve on Friday August 21, 2020 @05:34PM (#24239099)

> email addresses are just a user identifier

Email as a protocol I suppose. On top of which some other protocol implemented to provide additional features.

Thanks for doing it.

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Re:Launch HN: Plum Mail (YC S20) – Email alternative for gro... by richardesigns on Friday August 21, 2020 @05:58PM (#24239307)

Sound summary. You're welcome.

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