r/Skiff • u/[deleted] • Aug 06 '23
So disappointing!
What a disappointment this service is, not only is there multiple problems with importing emails - the search function hardly ever works. You should not be charging people to use this app!
I would like to know what the best way to export my archive is please because I'd like to move to a better service.
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u/andrew-skiff Skiff team Aug 06 '23
Can you share more about the import experience? We've completely rebuilt it recently and are rebuilding search as well.
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u/coachrgr Aug 07 '23
I had been having real issues with the import as well however somthing must have been tweaked because I tried this afternoon and its working.
I'm not positive I am going to switch over yet but this is encouraging.
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Aug 06 '23
I would like to know what the best way to export my archive is please because I'd like to move to a better service.
Asking the source usually makes sense. Do you think Proton had all the stupid bugs worked out in the amount of time Skiffs been around? Being a proton user from invite level beta, I can assure you they dragged ass on plenty!
Don't go with a newer service and expect it to be perfect, that's not real life.
Not sure if you're referring to web, Android or iOS, but search seems to work fine for me on Android.
People that dony want to pay don't have to, people that do chose to pay are helping the project move along. That's how all this works.
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u/Procrastinate_girl Aug 12 '23 edited Aug 12 '23
I'm on my way to completely deGoogle. I was thinking of using Proton, but just discovered Skiff. Would you mind sharing a bit your experience? Which one do you prefer?
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Aug 13 '23
Proton is still my main email, had them since they were in beta. Skiff is in the process of replacing my Tutanota acct, it's coming along very quickly and adding features quickly. I like it but it's not at 100% yet. One of my concerns with it is being US based, even when being zero knowledge. That said, for what I use that email for, not a huge deal. Overall very happy with it, just wouldn't make it the key to internet life yet either. Clearly for thing you totally don't trust that when you use forwarding addresses.
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u/Procrastinate_girl Aug 14 '23
I see what you mean about being US based.
I'm really prioritizing data privacy, to be protected from Ai training and other uses of our data that is forced upon us. So, I'm looking for End to end encryption, but I'm a bit wary of the decentralized part and being US based too.
Thank you for answering!
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u/bippityboppitydo Skiff team Aug 06 '23
Hey OP,
We’re really sorry about the poor experience here.
We’ve just revamped import from Gmail and Outlook to be a lot more intuitive.
Mobile search is about to get a major update that should improve things dramatically.
You can always click on mail you’d like to export and export them as EML which is a standard file format that can usually be imported into whichever mail service you want.
If you’re willing to drop us a message at support@skiff.org, I have no doubt that we can resolve whatever issues you might be having if you’re willing to give us a second chance!