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[–] notepass@feddit.de 26 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Yep. Installed it, started it, saw it is basically the website in an embedded browser, uninstalled it.

Like, come on, you have a web version. Why should I use an extra application to view a website. This seems like a cheap excuse for a desktop app.

[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Does it support offline access?

[–] calmluck9349@infosec.pub 17 points 8 months ago (6 children)

It does not. Which is the reason I wanted the app...

[–] dallen@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Are you sure?

This was in the linked article:

  • Caching for offline use
[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Caching is not the same as actual offline functionality.

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What the hell constitutes “actual offline use” for an email client

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

downloading emails and storing them locally for offline reading, categorizing, searching and drafting. "Caching" usually just means if you opened the app with connection, it won't go bonkers and will probably let you finish your immediate task + some basic functionality if you lose it. Can't close the app though.

[–] calmluck9349@infosec.pub 1 points 8 months ago

I turned my WiFi off and opened the app it was just a white screen. I suppose its beta still. But my dream is to keep a local copy of all my mail just got a cache.

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