You can still receive long form emails as you always have, I think Toastio is just offering another option that's more appropriate for day-to-day routine communication.
I'd imagine auto-respond being an optional feature as well so you don't have to feel like a jerk if you don't want to. However, I'm not certain about this but it only seems natural.
>You can still receive long form emails as you always have, I think Toastio is just offering another option that's more appropriate for day-to-day routine communication.
How's that any better than getting your regular emails kept under 350 words (and retaining all the interoperabillity and tons of tools and support that email has)?
It's not like most people are emailing essays to my inbox.
Or that even if someone does, I cannot just skip his email or read just enough to get his point.
I don't think it's intent is to replace email but to supplement it with a new feature. Maybe one day the feature can become one of the tools you mention that regular email already has.
I'd imagine auto-respond being an optional feature as well so you don't have to feel like a jerk if you don't want to. However, I'm not certain about this but it only seems natural.