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Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by maltalex »

nickweb wrote: post #177

I'm genuinely surprised no one has mentioned mxroute[1]. Thier pricing normally is pretty decent, but they keep the BF deals going pretty much all year [2]. I've been using them for 6 years with no issues. I use it now with all my domains and never have any deliverability issues. The owner (Jar - one person shop again) is passionate about their email reputation for deliverability and is active on both lowendtalk and…

You're not concerned about the bus factor? What happens if the owner suddenly disappears?

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by 77pt77 »

anshargal wrote: post #43
77pt77 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is deliverability? Because for $11/year you can get a simple kvm machine and run your own servers.

there are not a lot of options to get a virtual server under $1 per month, especially with IPv4 address

15 USD or EUR a year is almost trivial.

It will have more than enough resources for SMTP, IMAP, HTTP, and even a personal VPN.

It's really not difficult.

The problem is that most IPs will be tainted and unless you are a major player, email deliverability sucks.

That's why I asked, because these guys were unknown to me.

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by rstuart4133 »

riezebos wrote: post #168
the_jeremy wrote: post #24

I also use this. Pros: super cheap. Cons: UI is bad, so you'll want to access through a client. 1 person shop. Not audited AFAIK.

As far as I can tell Fastmail comes pretty close, I have as many email addresses as I want on multiple domains and a bunch of routing rules for €4/mo.

How do you do that on Fastmail? I only see per email address pricing with each email address cost close to what you pay.

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by ChoGGi »

notepad0x90 wrote: post #199
Ylpertnodi wrote: post #185

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>They're also hosting in switzerland. ....means nothing. Unless you know something the rest of us don't?

they're very protective about giving foreign states/entities access to information stored by swizz companies. It's not just for banking. As an american,any country not part of the five-eyes coalition and also not a hostile country is great. Not that I have anything to hide, I just want to support a culture of privacy.

*Swiss

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by simfree »

maltalex wrote: post #201
nickweb wrote: post #177

I'm genuinely surprised no one has mentioned mxroute[1]. Thier pricing normally is pretty decent, but they keep the BF deals going pretty much all year [2]. I've been using them for 6 years with no issues. I use it now with all my domains and never have any deliverability issues. The owner (Jar - one person shop again) is passionate about their email reputation for deliverability and is active on both lowendtalk and…

You're not concerned about the bus factor? What happens if the owner suddenly disappears?

Purelymail's About page lists one person, and the product is in beta.

MXRoute has years of track record, more than 1 employee, and has good tools like IMAPSync to enable easy duplication of your emails for backup or migration to a different platform.

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by BeetleB »

throwaway290 wrote: post #72
BeetleB wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I get where your mentality is coming from, but I've been with my current mark provider who has "no limits" for twenty years without problems. I've been with my unlimited backup provider for over a decade without any problems. They keep increasing their available fee but that's ok for how much I'm backing up (several terabytes). It pays in life not to be too cynical.

Mark?

Sorry - typo. mail.

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by maltalex »

simfree wrote: post #205
maltalex wrote: post #201

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not concerned about the bus factor? What happens if the owner suddenly disappears?

Purelymail's About page lists one person, and the product is in beta. MXRoute has years of track record, more than 1 employee, and has good tools like IMAPSync to enable easy duplication of your emails for backup or migration to a different platform.

Fair. I didn't phrase my question correctly.

It wasn't really about MXRoute specifically, but the bus factor in general when trusting your email to a tiny company.

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by jcul »

nickweb wrote: post #177

I'm genuinely surprised no one has mentioned mxroute[1]. Thier pricing normally is pretty decent, but they keep the BF deals going pretty much all year [2]. I've been using them for 6 years with no issues. I use it now with all my domains and never have any deliverability issues. The owner (Jar - one person shop again) is passionate about their email reputation for deliverability and is active on both lowendtalk and…

Been using mxroute for years, have multiple domains (they let you use unlimited domains IIRC), never had any issues.

Great info on setting up stuff like SPF, DKIM. Easy to set quotas on accounts, set up catch-alls etc.

Never had an issue with deliverability or anything like that.

Probably sound like a shill, but I think it's such a good option, and really reasonably priced. I have a perpetual black friday deal, and I pay like 15 USD a year!!

Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by dbcjv7vhxj »

sonofhans wrote: post #129
dbcjv7vhxj wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is, but he has someone ready if he gets hit by a bus.

Don’t take this the wrong way — really, no hate — but I find it amusing that a cryptic comment from a green-text account on HN is the best business continuity planning documentation available :D

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Re: Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email

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Post by dbcjv7vhxj »

rstuart4133 wrote: post #203
riezebos wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As far as I can tell Fastmail comes pretty close, I have as many email addresses as I want on multiple domains and a bunch of routing rules for €4/mo.

How do you do that on Fastmail? I only see per email address pricing with each email address cost close to what you pay.

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