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by deskglass 4054 days ago
Awesome idea and execution! I'm reading through the featured emails and laughing at how unresponsive public officials are.

I recommend adding a signature feature. If I were to use this service, I'd want to add a signature to the effect that all emails to and from the account are publicly accessible.

Also, I recommend adding a way to read through a specific account's emails (nevermind, they have that) and a way to search through all email.

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There's no search function (yet), but you can look at a specific user's box: https://pubmail.io/mail/user/rich/

The signature issue is interesting. On one hand, the point isn't to 'trick' people and it should be transparent, on the other hand, putting that "up front" may negatively impact response rates. However, I think you're right that it should be the user's option.

Yah, a signature feature would pretty much need to be essential. It's pretty essential you tell some one they're on speakerphone, let alone a permanent record.
Can you provide a legal citation requiring notification to someone over email if the conversation is to be public?