Runbox 7

[odedp]

Originally Posted by bipbop

That looks very promising. My Runbox account expires in a year and I don't plan to renew. I migrated away from Runbox due to the fact that nothing really seemed to happen, and the other provider offered a lot of benefits.

The upcoming stuff seems great, and I wish Runbox the best for the future!

Who is "the other provider?"

[bipbop]

It's Fastmail

[odedp]

Originally Posted by bipbop

It's Fastmail

Yes, Fastmail is a very good service.
I have accounts at both Fastmail and Runbox

[FredOnline]

From today's Runbox Blog:

https://blog.runbox.com/2018/10/runb...mobile-phones/

We are making great progress with the Runbox 7 Webmail app and we are very excited that a version customized for mobile phones is now available for our beta testers!

[FredOnline]

From today's Runbox Blog:

https://blog.runbox.com/2018/11/runb...en-beta-phase/

We are excited to announce that the Runbox 7 Webmail beta test is now open to the public!

A large number of improvements and bug fixes have been made since our previous update, including an even faster Webmail, web push notifications on incoming email, and inline message previews.

There is now a Runbox 7 mobile app (Progressive Web App) available too, making Runbox a joy to use on your mobile phone!

We’d like to thank the hundreds of beta testers in our beta test community for all their contributions thus far, and helping us build the fastest webmail app on the planet!


Ready for a test drive?

Just head to https://runbox.com/app and then join our community at community.runbox.com to take part in the Runbox revolution!

[bipbop]

Originally Posted by FredOnline

From today's Runbox Blog:

https://blog.runbox.com/2018/11/runb...en-beta-phase/

We are excited to announce that the Runbox 7 Webmail beta test is now open to the public!

A large number of improvements and bug fixes have been made since our previous update, including an even faster Webmail, web push notifications on incoming email, and inline message previews.

There is now a Runbox 7 mobile app (Progressive Web App) available too, making Runbox a joy to use on your mobile phone!

We’d like to thank the hundreds of beta testers in our beta test community for all their contributions thus far, and helping us build the fastest webmail app on the planet!


Ready for a test drive?

Just head to https://runbox.com/app and then join our community at community.runbox.com to take part in the Runbox revolution!

I'll take a look. Thanks!

[Geir]

Thanks for the nice feedback on Runbox 7, and for posting our updates here.

We will always be emaildiscussions.com fans -- where it all began!

- Geir

[FredOnline]

https://community.runbox.com/t/the-runbox-7-roadmap/732

[janusz]

From the quoted roadmap:

Runbox 7 is a research and development project with funding from The Research Council of Norway. This is a Norwegian government agency

An independent email provider taking money from the government?
Conspiracy theorists will undoubtedly have a field day

[FredOnline]

Runbox getting excited over on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Runbox/status/1192838254627819521

[Berenburger]

Originally Posted by FredOnline

Runbox getting excited over on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Runbox/status/1192838254627819521

I played a little with it again. Not ready for primetime. Development takes far too long. This harms Runbox.

[Berenburger]

Originally Posted by odedp

Is it coming soon?

I've read on their own forum that Runbox 7 is going live on Dec. 7.

We are planning to make Runbox 7 the default webmail for new users on December 7, so you can imagine we are rather busy fixing the remaining issues. :wink:

[sheprd]

Thanks for your reply. Hope you can include a default font size

[Berenburger]

Originally Posted by Berenburger

I played a little with it again. Not ready for primetime. Development takes far too long. This harms Runbox.

No subscription at the moment. How is Runbox 7 now doing? Can it already be used as daily driver?

[ioneja]

Originally Posted by Berenburger

No subscription at the moment. How is Runbox 7 now doing? Can it already be used as daily driver?

I think so, yes, maybe. But YMMV. It's not GREAT. It's one of those webmail interfaces that may elicit a strong reaction. Yes, they are continually making improvements, and I'm happy they decided to stick with the custom approach instead of using some skinned third-party webmail, but as has been mentioned, development is very very VERY slow. I don't like the design itself, but each time I use it, I find it is growing on me a little. I tend to use Runbox more with external email clients and I still find the company to be very good and reliable, with some really nice people that run it. If you've been on the fence, I'd suggest giving them a trial and see how it feels to you.