Re:Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
by mehrdadn on Saturday August 22, 2020 @03:35PM
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Do you use complicated Gmail filters? What did you use instead of them after migrating? Also, any Google Apps Scripts?
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Re:Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
by fossuser on Saturday August 22, 2020 @03:36PM
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No google apps scripts for me so I didn’t have to deal with that.
My email style is inbox everything and route emails to folders or delete on read.
If there’s something I’m always routing without reading then I unsubscribe.
Workflow may not be for everyone, but it keeps my email under control and organized.
Re:Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
by mehrdadn on Saturday August 22, 2020 @03:46PM
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Ah thanks. Sounds like you had it quite easy to be honest, and you must not get a lot of emails at all. Not every email is an action item for me—many are just for record-keeping purposes and later searchability, though I have certain filters for those to mark the occasional ones that require action. I would go absolutely insane if I had to look for even 0.1 seconds at every email.
Re:Degoogle: Cutting Google out of your life
by fossuser on Saturday August 22, 2020 @04:03PM
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The fastmail filters are supposedly pretty good, but I can’t personally vouch for them.
I also have a lot of email for record keeping (amazon orders etc.) I just route those to folders myself.
You’re right though that I probably have it easier than most generally.