Just noticed that the app opens web links inside the WebView - is there any anti-phishing protection? Does it check the reputation of links before opening sites inside the app?
@paul__walsh We do check that host site. However for peace of mind -- and to put some control into users hand -- we are looking at adding some client side options to control and notify as well.
@waterkant@paul__walsh Awesome. Email sent. I knew you guys would have something. AOL was always good at family safety - as well as "anti-abuse" - arguably the best company to date, for family safety tech and approach.
@arlogilbert Looks like they're on top of it. But some client-side options for blocking pornography links would be pretty amazing - not just because of the content-blocking that people might want, but because XXX links host a lot of malware, spyware etc.
What ever happened to AOL offering email addresses with those attractive TLDs (i.e. ygm.com (from the familiar phrase "You've got mail!"), love.com, wow.com and games.com.)?
What ever happened to Project Pheonix?
Also, how is this Alto different from this Alto?
@chrismessina That Alto is this Alto. :-) We're in middle of the web redo too, but it's still in beta. Phoenix was before my time, but from what I've heard it was targeted at AOL users, not everyone, so adoption wasn't high. As for the special TLDs, that went away before my time as well, but I believe we can still make the accounts if you're after one.
@arlo thanks. I was mostly curious if the TLDs did inspire anyone to get a new account. Sounds like it wasn't a significant draw.
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This looks very Google Now / Material Design-esque. Not necessarily a bad thing. The real question though: do push notifications come with the "You've got mail" sound byte?
@waterkant@jsneedles And I'd like my old screen name back from 1996 as I said in another messages. "You've got mail" would be shockingly brilliant but be sure to get the localization right :) The fact that it's an AOL email client makes it retro out of the box.
I'd move way from other clients in favor of this. As for Gmail, that sucks. All we need now is Excite for search and we're set for Christmas.
I'm getting push notifications about 5-7 minutes after I get them on my Gmail or Outlook app. Any way to get them instantly? If so, I'd probably use this as my primary iOS client 😄
@jenssegers Archive is rarely used on mobile. I think email clients could remove that along with the "move" feature and "star" feature. Features on mobile email apps need to be removed, not expanded.
But I love the dashboard. And I can see how it can be extended so much that it could turn into a new AOL 'client'. Very smart.
@jenssegers agreed. That was one of the first things I tried to do when i opened the app
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I see you guys are starting to work on a Beta Web interface https://beta.altomail.com/webmai... - Isn't this something which you tried previously as well? Why not stick to the path of email clients and roll out Windows & Mac Desktop clients instead of a Web version? Offline access to emails is very important and some of the features such as Stacks, Files, Pictures, Unified Inbox, etc. can be excellent features which no desktop client is providing at the moment.
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