[skywalk]

Like the UI of your product alot - I take it there isn't a way to get the frontend without hooking up to your backend (e.g. simple IMAP setup?)

What is your business model for it? Since it's free, are you parsing all the mail and providing data services to interested companies looking to mine information?

[dmbaggett]

Thanks!

I'm not sure what you mean about using the front-end without the back-end, but Inky's an IMAP/POP client like any other; it just stores your settings in the cloud. (If you mean "can I use it without storing my settings in the cloud", the answer is currently no... at least, not yet.)

We are not parsing the mail and mining data from it, nor do we plan to. We're looking at various non-privacy-invading ways to make money but we need more real-world data to see what makes the most sense.

[skywalk]

Yep that's what I was getting at - still not comfortable relying on an external service for email.