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Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by gvkhna »

paxys wrote: post #16

Help me understand the React selling point. Existing email sending software supports text and HTML because that's what email is . No email client out there supports JavaScript, virtual DOMs, event loops, SSR or any such fancy web technology. Instead of hand-crafting an HTML template with etc I'm supposed to use your custom React components ( ...) which you will promptly compile down to the tags I mentioned above. So.…

Agreed react doesn’t make sense for email. But the syntax can be better than classic templating languages.

Seems like a better technology would be Astro.build. Basically same syntax as react but it’s really designed around static HTML generation only.

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by inopinatus »

Just had a super negative experience with Postmark support after being a steady customer for years, and I can only attribute it to their recent acquisition by a marketing company. They put me on a mailing list trying to force subscription change, and when I complained bitterly about the content and frequency of these marketing messages, pushed back with tone policing and told me to unsubscribe or delete them, something I haven’t heard since the old-school spam houses of previous decades.

Adding injury to insult, the unsubscribe interface didn’t even work until I’d disabled a content blocker.

So they’re dead to me now. There’s definitely room in the market for developer-first high-deliverability transactional email.

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by inopinatus »

zenorocha wrote: post #107
perpil wrote: post #73

Watch your free tier very closely. An unfortunate part of being in the email business is that spammers and phishers are always looking for free ways to send their emails on ips with a good reputation. It quickly becomes a game of cat and mouse which detracts from the business, so make sure you have a effective strategy to prevent misuse when allowing customizable emails with a generous free tier.

Thanks a lot for the advice here. That's definitely an area where we spend a lot of time and one of the reasons why we've been under a private beta for the last six months.

This point does need strongly reinforcing - that you have a free tier at all creates conditions for sharing an outbound prefix with low-reputation senders. It’s a definite barrier to adoption, and one you can only lower with an engineering-based explanation of your mitigations.

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by hevalon »

zenorocha wrote: post #50
hevalon wrote: post #20

How long does it take to have my domain whitelisted? and should I be able to send emails under one domain? Do you support react-native? Can I send it from the backend (eg next.js server-side backend)? Is it for only transactional emails? Thanks!

How long does it take to have my domain whitelisted? - It usually takes only a few minutes depending on the DNS propagation Should I be able to send emails under one domain? - Yes, you can add as many domains as you want in case you wanna send from multiple domains Do you support react-native? - Resend is designed to be used in the backend, so you'll have to call an API from react-native Can I send it from the backen…

thank you!

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by mrahmadawais »

I'm truly excited about Resend and the innovative approach it brings to email sending. Zeno, your vision for a developer-first email platform is refreshing and much needed in the market.

I believe Resend has immense potential to disrupt the email sending space and become the go-to platform for developers and businesses alike.

Love the fantastic design! Congrats on the launch.

Re: Launch HN: Resend (YC W23) – Email API for developers using React

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Post by ctas »

dazbradbury wrote: post #234
ctas wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's no one-size-fits-all-solution to ensuring good deliverability. Dedicated IPs are often (not always) a sign of weakness as they indicate that the shared IP pool lacks good reputation. We run an exclusive transactional email service, meaning customers go through an approval process before they can send live emails. Transactional emails by definition are sent as a reaction to a users' action and _should_ therefo…

> We run an exclusive transactional email service What's this service called? A link also works. Imagine many people in this thread are looking for alternative transactional email services...

It's called Markix. There's currently no public website, because it's invite only, but if you're interested you can mail me at tas@markix.com.
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