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Re: Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite alternative

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Post by rssoconnor » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:45 PM UTC

drcongo wrote: post #37

cplli wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For my personal email I use the new iCloud+ service, as I already had a plan and they have the "Hide my email" feature which is a plus. For company email: Fastmail. They're professional, I trust them, the price value ratio is good. Can't complain

I'd love to switch to the one on iCloud+, which I already pay for anyway, but Apple's restrictions on what constitutes a "family" are bizarre - as soon as I add anyone to the family, I'm also paying for any apps they buy. This is fine with my kids, but what right do I have to know what apps my wife is installing on her own phone? Feels like such a creepy restriction.

From what I've read about iCloud family sharing is that purchase sharing is optional and can be turned off.

I haven't tried out the family sharing yet though.

Re: Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite alternative

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Post by cnbeining » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 8:40 PM UTC

andreinwald wrote: post #25

rosndo wrote: post #15

Yandex already offers this for free, but without disappearing attachments. You can sign up right now :)

No longer so https://360.yandex.ru/business/tariff?from=landing

There is a free version - 10GB mailbox, 1000 seats.

https://admin.yandex.ru/select-organization?productId=free&f...

Re: Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite alternative

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Post by drcongo » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 9:50 PM UTC

rssoconnor wrote: post #41

drcongo wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd love to switch to the one on iCloud+, which I already pay for anyway, but Apple's restrictions on what constitutes a "family" are bizarre - as soon as I add anyone to the family, I'm also paying for any apps they buy. This is fine with my kids, but what right do I have to know what apps my wife is installing on her own phone? Feels like such a creepy restriction.

From what I've read about iCloud family sharing is that purchase sharing is optional and can be turned off. I haven't tried out the family sharing yet though.

Ahh, interesting. I could swear this wasn't possible last I checked, but this page [0] suggests it may be, however it's not very clear at all what is being turned off. Does this mean if I buy an app, my wife doesn't automatically get to use it too, or does this mean if she buys an app it doesn't get billed to me? It's the shared billing that was always the creepy bit.

Re: Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite alternative

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Post by panarky » Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 2:53 AM UTC

TrueGeek wrote: post #35

jasonpeacock wrote: post #33

No, because when a product is free then you are the product. I'd much rather pay for the services I use (e.g. Fastmail) knowing that there's company who's purpose is to build and support a product for me , not advertisers or some other interest.

Relevant SMBC https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/free

Just because you pay doesn't mean you're not the product.

Re: Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite alternative

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Post by sh4un » Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 5:20 AM UTC

Nasreddin_Hodja wrote: post #39

ryandvm wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And it's only free if your time is worthless...

Only for first time. If you are already experienced, it's not so hard to setup a server. Or you can hire a freelancer to do the job for you.

Can literally go from any Linux to a mail server in about 15 minutes if you can read.

Maybe an hour of pausing and rewinding a YouTube video on the subject if you are a millennial.

Re: Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite alternative

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Post by scim-knox-twox » Thu, Jan 27, 2022, 6:03 AM UTC

Fastmail has auto-purge: https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/1500000280301-Se...

> Auto-purge - Automatically delete messages after they have been in the folder for a certain amount of time, from 1 day to 1 year. Pinned messages are never deleted.