Hey does not support IMAP and that's its most important feature (blog.vrypan.net) 2 points by vrypan 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] znpy 6y ago ↗ Paid email without IMAP is like renting a house and you're not given the keys. [–] vrypan 6y ago ↗ email was working long before there was IMAP. If you want your "keys", you have to be able to download your mbox file (which is possible in hey). [–] vrypan 6y ago ↗ And now that I think of it. IMAP (more or less) allows you to download your mbox file. Why downloading using HTTP is so much worst (it isn't) than using IMAP?
[–] vrypan 6y ago ↗ email was working long before there was IMAP. If you want your "keys", you have to be able to download your mbox file (which is possible in hey).
[–] vrypan 6y ago ↗ And now that I think of it. IMAP (more or less) allows you to download your mbox file. Why downloading using HTTP is so much worst (it isn't) than using IMAP?
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