This seems cool. Do HNers use this?
The video says that if you send an email for future delivery, you don't have to actually be logged in at that time for it to send. How does this work? Do they log into your gmail account from their servers?
The video says that if you send an email for future delivery, you don't have to actually be logged in at that time for it to send. How does this work? Do they log into your gmail account from their servers?
For instance, right now I have an e-mail scheduled for tomorrow. I wrote it to a colleague that was on vacation while I was writing the message (a follow-up on a bug). In some way, I'm helping him manage his Inbox effectively: this e-mail didn't need to be read while on vacation, so why should he care.
My other typical use case is when I write an e-mail at 7pm, but I prefer it to reach the recipient the following morning at 8.45am. First, because it's working hours, so the chance that it gets lost is lower, and second, to pretend I wake up sooner than I do :)
I don't use the "postpone me receiving this e-mail" feature. For that I prefer calendar. But I do see its value.