email2link
Web and SaaS
email to web publishing
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.47.
Docs: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Use case unclear; existing options like forwarding or pastebin seem sufficient
From 2 comments
I'm having a real problem coming up with a valid use case for this. If I want to "share" an e-mail w/ someone else, I'd either forward it to them, call them and read it to them,…
jlgaddis on HNThe site could use a better example. I understand what it does but I'm left wondering what problem this addresses.
pdenya on HN
Name and wording are confusing; the product is a single-serving posterous
From 2 comments
Using a forwarded message example makes the header-removal behavior non-obvious. This is a single-serving posterous. " a link to your email" is confusing. This is turning my…
indrax on HNI really don't think your wording of your product is great. I think "A service that publishes an email sent to it as a website" is more accurate.
xauronx on HN
Leak-oriented framing could attract government attention
From 1 comment
Perhaps the start of something cool, but blasting it as a great way to leak something and using Snowden as an example on your main page could make you a target for the NSA pretty…
brianbarker on HN
Requests
Add a video demo or clearer examples
From 3 comments
Video demo pls, I do not understand.
justhw on HNThe site could use a better example. I understand what it does but I'm left wondering what problem this addresses.
pdenya on HNUsing a forwarded message example makes the header-removal behavior non-obvious. This is a single-serving posterous. " a link to your email" is confusing. This is turning my…
indrax on HN
Allow sender portals or blog-style publishing with public and private posts
From 2 comments
A variation would be, if you can give each sender a portal, and publish all message under that portal(=email2blog)
cciehelp on HNAnd, an option to publish it(public post) and not to publish it (private post).
cciehelp on HN
Questions
What problem does this solve?
From 2 comments
The site could use a better example. I understand what it does but I'm left wondering what problem this addresses.
pdenya on HNI'm having a real problem coming up with a valid use case for this. If I want to "share" an e-mail w/ someone else, I'd either forward it to them, call them and read it to them,…
jlgaddis on HN
Alternatives named
Forwarding the email, reading it aloud, or pasting it to pastebin
From 1 comment
I'm having a real problem coming up with a valid use case for this. If I want to "share" an e-mail w/ someone else, I'd either forward it to them, call them and read it to them,…
jlgaddis on HN