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How HN took it
4 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 19 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score -0.38.
Idea: 2 for, 7 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Filters out most ads when using the list-unsubscribe rule
From 1 comment
To be honest, that Fastmail filter filters out almost every ad in any language. { "conditions": [ { "lookHow": "exists", "lookHeader": "list-unsubscribe", "lookFor": "exists…
utrack on HN
Objections
Name is unprofessional or off-putting
From 3 comments
I used a paid for service to help clean out my gmail accounts. I’m considering this, but curious if the name is a turn off for others like it does for me? As a baby GenX(er), is…
balls187 on HNAlso a baby GenX and also not thrilled with the name. It could be great, but am I going to use it on my elementary aged child’s devices. I’ve long thought the casualness of…
jonhohle on HNThis is a dumb name that will limit your user base.
runjake on HN
Filters may catch wanted mail like receipts and subscribed newsletters
From 2 comments
This will focus on showing you only personal email. That may be what some people want, but my email is also for receipts from purchases and newsletters I deliberately subscribe…
aldousd666 on HNThat's also going to match any legit mailing list you manually subscribed to though.
account42 on HN
Filters include the maker's own newsletter, raising suspicion
From 3 comments
So everybody else's newsletters go to trash except theirs? https://github.com/stevenirby/unfuckemail/blob/master/filters.yml#L120-L128
yabones on HNThen it should use example.com and not their own newsletter. This is pretty shady.
account42 on HNI took a look at the list of filters before finishing the import. I'm left wondering what the point is. Gmail has quite effective spam filtering and email subscription…
EdNutting on HN
Gmail already handles promotions and spam well
From 2 comments
Doesn't gmail split email by promotions/social/updates by default now? I've had that for a long while and it keeps most important stuff in the inbox while hiding the mess. I also…
hennell on HNI took a look at the list of filters before finishing the import. I'm left wondering what the point is. Gmail has quite effective spam filtering and email subscription…
EdNutting on HN
Requests
Show what the filters do before installing
From 1 comment
The page says "open source", but I don't see links to the source anywhere so I can see what filters installing this would add. I'm sure it's fine, but I wouldn't add a set of…
evolarjun on HN
Sieve version of the filters
From 1 comment
I’d love a SIEVE version of this.
captn3m0 on HN
Questions
Why does the project need email address access or allow-list the maker's own mail
From 2 comments
They don't require your email address to download the filters, so how exactly do they get your address in order to deliver this non-evil allow-listed notification email? It's…
EdNutting on HNI took a look at the list of filters before finishing the import. I'm left wondering what the point is. Gmail has quite effective spam filtering and email subscription…
EdNutting on HN
Alternatives named
Unsubscribe-and-delete by searching for unsubscribe
From 2 comments
Easy way to do this: search for the word "unsubscribe" in your email and delete all of them. I did this 4 years ago on my personal email address and I never had to recover any…
edweis on HNThis x100. I move it all to a folder called “Unsubscribe” and go through and unsubscribe from everything once in a while. You can also make it a bit smarter by searching for the…
cowlby on HN
Gmail Manage Subscriptions view
From 1 comment
If you expand “More” in Gmail, there’s a Manage Subscriptions view that shows a list of senders along with unsubscribe buttons.
wrs on HN
clean.email
From 1 comment
clean.email https://clean.email/
balls187 on HN
Proton Mail auto-unsubscribe
From 1 comment
Proton Mail offers a feature that allows you to easily unsubscribe from any mailing list you no longer wish to receive messages from. I move all the crap emails to one folder and…
reify on HN