If Basecamp's new email app uses a proprietary protocol to connect between the client and the server, then all the angst about Apple is a smokescreen to keep us from looking at this.
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Replying to @davewiner
By proprietary, you mean something other than IMAP or POP?
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Replying to @crtr0
Good question. A protocol that isn't documented and can't be implemented by others. It's okay as far as I'm concerned to invent a new email protocol, and even have it be closed, but if others can't implement it, then we should know that. cc
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I'm assuming it's a proprietary backend (written in Rails) that powers their web & mobile apps. Like Gmail, they can ship IMAP/POP connectors, but generic mail clients won't support many of the UI features that make Hey worth switching to in the first place.
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I see. That's interesting. Is the protocol for the extra features published and will other clients be allowed to connect? It's a pretty basic philosophy question that will determine their place in the market.
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Best way to think of Hey is that it’s an email provider and custom client rolled into one. It doesn’t support standard email clients via IMAP or SMTP because it is its own client and its features don’t map to regular email client concepts. Quick sketch:pic.twitter.com/WpoXjGA14p
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Thanks for the map. If you use Hey and I use a standard email app, can I send you a message and can you send one to me?
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Yes… it is email…
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