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Read email newsletters outside your inbox

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Read email newsletters outside your inbox

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I understand getting MVP shipped quickly but really wish there was a signup by email feature instead of forcing to use Google account.

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9yr ago

Kite

Maker

@jamescampbell That's definitely our top priority for the next major release. What do you use? Outlook?

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9yr ago

@alberto_santos i use Mail app in my macbook and i am running my own mail server using mailinabox on a digital ocean vps. I know im probably in minority here or maybe not? I dont use third party email services at all. running james at jamescampbell.us all on my own.

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9yr ago

Kite

Maker

@jamescampbell Hm. From a technical point of view, it wouldn't be too hard to support that type of signup. Thanks for letting me know

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9yr ago

@alberto_santos no problem.

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9yr ago

How do you handle remote-content? For example, I enjoy a Newsletter, but sometimes this Newsletter contains offers/coupons/event-invites in the form of images that I don't care for. If a Newsletter is in kite is it's remote content automatically in kite too? Or, do I have to tap and open the Newsletter for it's remote-content to then and only then be loaded? If the answer is tap and open to load.. then I will use kite, otherwise, the data I load is my preference not kites preference. Or, perhaps Gmail must be configured to block remote-content pre-kite use? Thunderbird blocks remote-content and only shows me text (unicode) to start with, this allows me to quickly scan a Newsletter and realize whether or not I want all of it's content to load - my preference. While loading images is often fine, they're some Newsletters that I strictly enjoy the text-content of and images aren't needed; These Newsletters only load what I want then and not the fluff on-top that I have no interest in; Thunderbird shows the remote-content in-place to not break layout; The content is represented by a small symbol showing that it was blocked. In Thunderbird often I can easily tell from the metadata what an image is, and if I really want to see it then in a single click I switch my preferences and all images within the Newsletter load for me. For these reasons mentioned and for the amount of Newsletters I go through per week I can't see kite being a smart data choice for me if I can't block remote-content; The more data that loads, the more battery power that gets used...

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9yr ago

Probably should mention that it's just for Google mail. Downloaded to find out it doesn't work with hotmail or other services

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9yr ago

Kite

Maker

@johnsteerfowler Hey John, I edited my first comment here to mention this. We'll definitely add more signup options in the near future.

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9yr ago

@alberto_santos please add 2read.today daily email to the list of available feeds. One of my favorites i get in my inbox every morning.

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9yr ago

Kite

Maker

@jamescampbell Cool! We'll add it over the next few weeks. Thanks for the suggestion!

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9yr ago

I applaud the effort, but I feel like your comments here and your website are sending mixed messages about what the app does. This only helps me clear up my inbox by shifting my email newsletters to Kite *if* they're newsletters your team has added to Kite through your curation process. It doesn't really help me clear up my inbox if it only shifts the newsletters of your team's choosing to Kite. I still have a lot of newsletters that your team hasn't added to Kite (and may never add since, again, there's only your team's curation and not a system for adding any newsletters I choose), and those will still go to my inbox alone. I understand your newsletter list will grow, but I can't know if it will include any I'm currently subscribed to or will subscribe to. That said, it is a beautiful app that I hope to be able to use someday.

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9yr ago

Kite

Maker

@barnabybones You're absolutely right. We're adding the ability to import newsletters and make unsubscribe more accessible in the near future -- making the “declutter” and “reclaim your inbox” part of our pitch right.

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9yr ago