MailRipper
Web and SaaS
email processing
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
3 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 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
Demo on landing page is well implemented
From 1 comment
really like how you implemented the try it out/demo on your landing page.
meeech on HN
Objections
Unclear what problem it solves and what the system does
From 1 comment
It's not clear what pain you're solving, or what you system does. I think it has something to do with converting the format of my email, but I'm not sure how that help me. I'm…
taprun on HN
Attachment extraction is not difficult; processing belongs in a later stage
From 1 comment
I'm not sure the pain you're trying to solve is real or at the right junction. I process data from all sources daily, and many are email attachments. Just extracting the…
Dnguyen on HN
Dislikes giving up their own email address for one on a domain not controlled
From 1 comment
It's not clear what pain you're solving, or what you system does. I think it has something to do with converting the format of my email, but I'm not sure how that help me. I'm…
taprun on HN
Demo did not work
From 1 comment
It didn't work for the demo
jacks205 on HN
Requests
Offer an email API that posts inbound mail to a server
From 1 comment
Very cool. Could this be turned into an email API? A user emails mailripper which pings a server with the info?
grimtrigger on HN
Questions
How is it different from Mailgun
From 1 comment
How is this diferrent from http://www.mailgun.com ?
fasteo on HN
Alternatives named
Mailgun
From 1 comment
How is this diferrent from http://www.mailgun.com ?
fasteo on HN