Re:Mailpile: Let’s take email back
by alextingle on Sunday August 04, 2013 @05:11AM
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> Sending mail from home is almost guaranteed to fail...
It's an MUA - it can sent mail just as well as any other MUA. Use your ISP's smarthost if you are using it from home.
> Webmail is fundamentally not something that can run on your own computer.
This statement is plain wrong, even if by "your own computer" you really mean "your desktop box". I can run any server I like on my desktop box. If it has a well designed installer, then it would be as easy to set up as a "normal" app - the end user might not ever know the technical details.
> The word is "web" mail, not desktop mail, it's just going to confuse users.
Now I do agree with you. The product seems to be a little bit of both, so there is some potential for confusion. "Web-mail you run on your own computer" does seem to explain it pretty well though.
It's an MUA - it can sent mail just as well as any other MUA. Use your ISP's smarthost if you are using it from home.
> Webmail is fundamentally not something that can run on your own computer.
This statement is plain wrong, even if by "your own computer" you really mean "your desktop box". I can run any server I like on my desktop box. If it has a well designed installer, then it would be as easy to set up as a "normal" app - the end user might not ever know the technical details.
> The word is "web" mail, not desktop mail, it's just going to confuse users.
Now I do agree with you. The product seems to be a little bit of both, so there is some potential for confusion. "Web-mail you run on your own computer" does seem to explain it pretty well though.