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Re: Maildog – Hosting email forwarding service on AWS with GitHub Actions

#3
This feels like it's pushing the TOS for Github Actions a bit by using it for post deployment, live operations. Like the hourly health check and your dead letter queue scheduler.

It made me curious, so I looked at their TOS[1], and they seem somewhat permissive about things like this. Though vague about where/when you cross the line.

Like, this seems clear:

"should not be used for...any other activity unrelated to the production, testing, deployment, or publication of the software project associated with the repository where GitHub Actions are used."

But then:

"but a low benefit Action could be ok if it’s also low burden"

[1] https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-f...

Re: Maildog – Hosting email forwarding service on AWS with GitHub Actions

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post #3

This feels like it's pushing the TOS for Github Actions a bit by using it for post deployment, live operations. Like the hourly health check and your dead letter queue scheduler. It made me curious, so I looked at their TOS[1], and they seem somewhat permissive about things like this. Though vague about where/when you cross the line. Like, this seems clear: "should not be used for...any other activity unrelated to th…

Also note that Github will deactivate cron actions if there is no activity in the repo for 60 days.

https://github.community/t/do-disabled-scheduled-workflows-r...

Re: Maildog – Hosting email forwarding service on AWS with GitHub Actions

#10

Seems like a lot more hassle than using purelymail[0] for $10 a year, which has full Sieve and SpamAssassin and sub-addressing. 0. https://purelymail.com/pricing

This is great! Thank you.

There is also https://forwardemail.net/ which is a different service.

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