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walrussama

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walrussama··on Show HN: Web app that lets you send email time capsules
Hey, well you just write down something, and select when you would want that sent back to you. That's the gist of it anyways!
walrussama··on Show HN: Web app that lets you send email time capsules
Yeah great point... It's kind of a catch-22, in that resurf has to be around for a long time, for people to think it will be around for a longer time still, haha.

Right now though, I set the maximum date in the future as one year from now, so should be able to guarantee that at least.

walrussama··on Show HN: Web app that lets you send email time capsules
Yeah good point. I guess with Gmail you will see your scheduled emails (and ruin any surprises), whereas in Resurf it's deliberately hidden from you.
walrussama··on Show HN: Web app that lets you send email time capsules
Good point on the privacy. I did think long and hard about this... and ultimately it's kind of hard to do privacy well with email. In-app push notifications are better in this regard, but I figured it's a lot harder to find users to try my app, and also, emails are very accessible. Diarium seems like a great app!
walrussama··on Show HN: Web app that lets you send email time capsules
Wow that's such a delightful service, haha.
walrussama··on Show HN: Web app that lets you send email time capsules
Oh that's a great use case! Never thought of that. Thanks!