HTML for Mail
Productivity
email signature generator
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Design: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful repurposing of existing code.
From 2 comments
Impressive and wise repurposing. When you said "longtail leads from the SEO", Dan, do you mean that eventually something like this page would rank well for queries like 'html for…
jason_shah on HNYou can use HTML in Mail.app signatures already; you just have to copy some HTML from your browser and paste it into the signature field. But considering how bad Mail.app's…
mnutt on HN
Objections
HTML signatures are gaudy and annoying.
From 1 comment
HTML email signatures need to die. There's nothing more annoying than getting an email with a huge, colorful and distracting signature. Signatures should be plain text and a few…
SeoxyS on HN
Email should not be used for HTML; browsers are for that.
From 1 comment
HTML is not for e-mail. That's what web browsers are for.
nrj on HN
Download button requires giving an email address.
From 2 comments
Really not fond of giving out my e-mail address, so here's the direct link for the app: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eyeredux/assets/HTML+for+Mail.zip
slater on HNDownload buttons are expected to lead to files that you can download. I don't want to give my email address out unless I actually want to be emailed by you (with something I care…
sdfjkl on HN
Site was flagged by a web reputation filter as malware.
From 1 comment
Access to the site is blocked by my employer due to a perceived security threat. "...this web site ( http://htmlformail.com/ ) has been blocked because it has been determined by…
mdesq on HN
Requests
Change misleading Download Now button.
From 1 comment
Download buttons are expected to lead to files that you can download. I don't want to give my email address out unless I actually want to be emailed by you (with something I care…
sdfjkl on HN
Support non-HTML mail clients.
From 1 comment
``` your two line signature could be reduced to one line by linking your name to www.kswizz.com. ``` What if the recipient is using a non-HTML mail client?
prakashk on HN
Questions
Will the page rank for html for mail queries?
From 1 comment
Impressive and wise repurposing. When you said "longtail leads from the SEO", Dan, do you mean that eventually something like this page would rank well for queries like 'html for…
jason_shah on HN
Alternatives named
Mac Mail.app HTML signatures via paste.
From 1 comment
You can use HTML in Mail.app signatures already; you just have to copy some HTML from your browser and paste it into the signature field. But considering how bad Mail.app's…
mnutt on HN
Plain-text sig dashes convention.
From 1 comment
"Sig dashes" are the closest to a standard signature delimiter and consist of two dashes followed by one space and a newline (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3676#section-4.3).…
sdfjkl on HN