Vivaldi WebMail
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@gwen-dragon, sorry, but... I really don't understand.
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There is Roundcube. It provides API for custom plugins as one of the features you've recommended to check out.
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There are custom plugins for Roundcube, that can improve user experience.
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What's the problem for Vivaldi to use one of the recommended features of Roundcube to improve user experience? How is it related to the fact Vivaldi had two different Webmail programs? There is one now and it lacks usability.
I just can't get what's wrong with my requests. Couldn't they be implemented with plugins API (at least, some of them)?
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@maniastern You should wait for Vivaldi to properly release this first, this isn't official yet – the other site, https://webmail.vivaldi.net/ is still running and you can use it in the meantime. When they close it it's time to evaluate.
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@maniastern Vivaldi have been working hard for three years to develop their own built-in email client. They don't have any resources to devote to a webmail service, which is no more than a stop-gap measure while we wait for the email client.
When that is released to the public, we will be able to manage our mail in a web panel that was designed for that purpose.
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@pesala, Oh, now I got it, thank you)
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@maniastern said in Vivaldi WebMail:
@an_dz, still don't understand. You're saying, Vivaldi Team doesn't work on Vivaldi Webmail at all and uses untouched third party or they just use RoundCube as a base for their unique mail service? Because, if it's the first case, I don't understand why Vivaldi creates another one useless mail service which doesn't differ from many others under RoundCube.
As @Pesala has already explained Vivaldi is not actively working on a web interface, instead they are working on a mail client integrated on the browser, which you'll be able to connect with any mail account you have. The web client is a convenience so you can access your emails on any browser.
And if it's the second case, one of the RoundCube features is API for custom plugins, that can be used to implement features I've described.
You can, obviously, request for new features to be added, jut recently the team installed calendar and encrypted email plugins. But if you find a bug or wish something that is more structural to the core it would be easier to request directly to Roundcube. Still, do ask for new features and the team will look into adding them.
I mean, if it will be used for browser's built-in Mail Panel - "with power of user in mind" and so on - what's the point of this if it will be the same mailbox as Gmail and others?
The point is that your Vivaldi mail account is in server in Iceland, by a company that does not spy on your emails and don't need to disclose anything to the US government. Gmail reads all your emails to build a profile of you.
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@an_dz, thank you for answer) I didn't know the web service is a temporary measure, I thought, the same interface and features will be built in Vivaldi, with the web interface as an alternative. So, the best solution for me is to wait for the Mail Client and try it, indeed.
As for the anonymity, it's cool, really, but, while I searched for a comfortable service/client, I've found a few products focused on anonymity and dropped them in favor of more functional services that, I know, spy on their users. I don't actually see any reason for using a service or a client with focus on privacy if it provides the same uncomfortable pack of features, because if I will always be a guest in my own mailbox, I'll better use temp mail for registration and messengers for something else - at least, I'm in control there.
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@maniastern I'm sure the Vivaldi team would like to offer a great web interface too, but since the team is small they can't focus on it. You can create a new thread here to try and push for more features on the web interface, I know they'll try to add it.
If Vivaldi gets more browser users they can grow and offer more.
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@maniastern said in Vivaldi WebMail:
@an_dz, thank you for answer) I didn't know the web service is a temporary measure, I thought, the same interface and features will be built in Vivaldi, with the web interface as an alternative.
I'm sure Vivaldi webmail will stay and is not temporary. In fact it is used by many people and is in my experience also a advertising tool for the Vivaldi community and of course the browser.
When people see my e-mail address instead of Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo, they are interested what Vivaldi is in general ^^
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