OtherInbox: Spam management made easy!
By: Anuj Seth
December 18, 2008
Complete with a screenshot and a video presentation from TC50 of OtherInbox, Anuj Seth gives a brief description on how OtherInbox works.
The full article can be found at: http://lab209.com/otherinbox/
New Year Resolutions and My Inbox
By: Ken Yagelski
December 17, 2008
Ken Yagelski's unique New Years resolution is to concentrate on managing his email better. In order to do so, he has created an account with OtherInbox. Ken explains in his blog just how beneficial OtherInbox is in obtaining his goal for this upcoming year.
The full article can be found at: http://blog.yagelski.com/2008/12/new-year-resolutions-and-my-inbox.html
After signing up, your OtherInbox is ready to receive messages right away. However, you may be looking at an empty OtherInbox and wondering what to do next. This guide will show you how OtherInbox works. If you already know how to use OtherInbox, by all means, go right ahead!
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to email us or visit our support site where you can search previous topics, post your own questions, and vote for new features. Please also take a look at our frequently asked questions for additional getting started tips.
Trying out our features does no good without any messages, so let’s start by creating a few to work with.
You can create unlimited OtherInbox email addresses, but we’re going to start by sending to a few:
delete@YOURNAME.otherinbox.com save@YOURNAME.otherinbox.com block@YOURNAME.otherinbox.com
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In a few moments, check your OtherInbox and you should see three new mailboxes. They will be found in the second column, or the mailbox list. They will be called Delete, Save, and Block. This matches the first part of the OtherInbox email addresses you just created on the fly. No need to set them up in advance!
Note: To refresh your OtherInbox, click the OtherInbox logo at the top left-hand corner.
Click on the Delete mailbox in the mailbox list. The message list will show the subject line, date, and sender for each message. The selected message can be viewed in the message reading area below. Above the reading area, click the Delete button.
Where did it go? To find it, let’s look at the first column. This is the folder list. Right now, you are in the Inbox folder. Click on the Deleted folder and you will find the Delete mailbox with the message you just deleted. Want it back in your Inbox folder? Click the Move to Inbox button above the message.
Maybe you have a message you want to save for later? Click on the Save mailbox. Select the message you want to save, then click the Save button above it.
Where is it now? In the Saved folder. You can always move it back to the Inbox if you want.
One of the powerful features of OtherInbox is the ability to block a mailbox! Let’s say you give one of your OtherInbox email addresses to a newsletter, and they sell your email address. Because you have unlimited OtherInbox email addresses, you can just block it and never get any messages from anyone again!
Let’s block the entire Block mailbox. Select the Block mailbox and click the Block Mailbox button above the message list. You have now blocked this mailbox completely!
Try sending a new message to
block@YOURNAME.otherinbox.com
They will never show up in your Inbox again. No need to unsubscribe, hoping that it works. Just Block All!
If you’ve changed your mind, or accidentally blocked something by mistake, the blocked messages can always be found in the Blocked folder. Or, if necessary, you can also unblock the mailbox as well.
Think of a service that sends you messages you don’t need right away, such as notifications from Facebook or Twitter. Do you have a newsletter you receive daily but don’t need to read every day? Do you get weekly coupons from stores you only shop at every few months?
Start by changing your email addresses with these social networks, online stores, newsletters, or anyone who sends you automated messages that clutter your main email account.
Don’t let these messages get lost or fill your primary inbox, making it impossible to find real messages from family, friends, and coworkers. Send those other messages to your OtherInbox and *cure email overload forever!*
This week’s release includes one of our most-requested features: auto-refresh. No longer must you click the OtherInbox icon at the top of the application to refresh your inbox. It all happens automatically! Auto-refreshes take place every 60 seconds.
In addition, messages will be refreshed each time you open a mailbox. We’ll make sure you see any new messages right away. You will also find that messages are no longer marked as read immediately. We now have a five-second timer before messages are marked as read.
Do you ever receive a message with a coupon you need to print out? Another one of our oft-requested features included opening a message to a larger reading area for printing. You will now find a new Print button above the message that will open it in a new window or tab, perfect for printing.
Last week we added the ability to have more than one email address registered with your OtherInbox account. Also, we implemented a verification process for these email addresses. Adding a new email address will result in a message from us asking you to click on a link to verify it’s really you at that email address.
Ultimately we hope to add the ability to auto-forward messages to different email addresses based on what mailbox they are addressed to.
It’s been a busy week, and we have a lot more in store that we can’t wait to show our users. A big THANK YOU! to all of our users who have provided us with great suggestions and ideas on our support site. Please feel free to vote for ideas you like to help us prioritize what to work on next!
We already filter your mailing lists like Yahoo! and Google Groups into separate mailboxes. Now we sort and filter Craigslist messages as well.
After turning the filter on, just use craigslist [at] yourname.otherinbox.com for everything you post on Craigslist. Make sure to choose the option to anonymize your email address.
We use the anonymized email address for the mailbox name. A message to sale-420723 [at] craigslist.org creates the Craigslist Sale-420723 mailbox. After these mailboxes are created, you can rename them however you wish.
Change Craigslist Sale-420723 to DVD Collection to keep all the messages from people wanting to buy your DVDs together. Save time, make money, and start buying Blu-rays!
As usual, many thanks to our users for the great suggestions! Visit our support site to vote for ideas you like and help us prioritize what we work on next.
Hopefully OtherInbox!
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Less email spam with OtherInbox
By: NevilleHobson.com
December 10, 2008
After tweeting on Twitter about the benefits of OtherInbox and the excitement of being given 50 beta invitations, NevilleHobson.com describes how they believe OtherInbox has true potential.
The full article can be found at: http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/12/10/less-email-spam-with-otherinbox/
OtherInbox Beta FBL Begins
By: EmailKarma.net
December 5, 2008
An article on EmailKarma.net spreads the news about OtherInbox "launching a Feed Back Loop for Legitimate Senders."
The full article can be found at: http://www.emailkarma.net/2008/12/otherinbox-beta-fbl-begins.html
Please show your support by voting for OtherInbox in the Crunchies for best innovation, best design, or best new startup!
We’re getting started on our feedback loop and whitelist program for senders. If you’d like to be an early beta tester, please sign up below!
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