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Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by branon »

quercusa wrote: post #103
branon wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably no reason, they said forwards will remain free. Hopefully that includes aliases as well, I've got a wildcard alias that is awesome to use. How do you know they're adding Sieve support? The email just says "Better anti-spam" The email also says "Stronger email server security" which I hope means they are fixing their MFA scheme - I've sent an email to their new support address to confirm this.

https://docs.gandi.net/en/gandimail/sieve/getting_started.ht...

These docs look like they apply to the legacy mailboxes, check the article about MFA and you'll see how limited it is. This is the biggest thing I hope they fix with the new system.

In my Gandi portal I don't yet have an option to switch to "new" GandiMail. I figure their docs aren't updated yet either. Your legacy mailbox probably already supports Sieve.

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by electrotype »

It may be obvious for some, but I'd like to be sure: It's the free "2 mailboxes" included with each domain registration that are soon removed?

I would have to pay for those 2 mail addresses associated with my domain if I stay with Gandi, is that correct?

(I do not use there web interfaces, I access my accounts via POP3/IMAP)

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by branon »

failbuffer wrote: post #104
branon wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes - when the first wave of emails hit EU users several months ago, I complained on HN that I'd be fine with paying for GandiMail as long as I had 6 months notice or whatever. The email I got today was pretty clear and no-BS, it says flat out that pricing changes are effective in 30 days for "all our existing services and the new Mailbox service" - price hikes aren't exactly fun, but my domain is registered out for…

It's not cool they are seemingly terminating a service I've already paid for. I say seemingly because their FAQ pressures you to opt-in to their new mail service as soon as possible and is vague on whether or not GandiMail will remain usable after November. That's BS to me; I'll transfer out even if it means paying more elsewhere.

You were already paying $2/mo for one of the "legacy" GandiMail premium 50 GB mailboxes? Yeah I can see how this looks much worse from that perspective. Your price is going to triple if you switch to the new premium mailbox.

Since I've only been paying for domain registration while using email for free, I feel that I can't complain as much, at least not in good faith.

Still, both the freebies and the paying customers get 6 months to decide which is all I can really ask for. GandiMail has plenty of room for improvement so as long as they can justify the cost increase, I'll consider staying.

I think we as customers have to manage expectations and at least let the vendor process their changes before making our decisions. That's what the 6-month period is for. If thousands of customers take flight immediately after the announcement, the rest of us might end up with a lesser service than we otherwise would've. It has to be subsidized somehow, clearly domain registration fees weren't doing the job.

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by Tutanota »

adapa wrote: post #109
Tutanota wrote: post #90

Hi, Tutanota team here. In case you're looking for a new mailbox, Tutanota might be an option. We've also had a pricing update recently, but legacy users are allowed to keep what they have in full. Plus, we have a 50% offer running at the moment: https://tutanota.com/blog/announcement-new-prices

I have Used your service and Liked it but To this day i cannot wrap my head around the fact that i cannot bulk export my emails. The vendor lock in is huge and the feature has been in progress for very long time and i decided it was not worth the wait and left the service since tutanota does not allow IMAP. What a shame.

By now you can bulk export entire folders with an even easier multi-select function: https://tutanota.com/faq#generalMail I hope this helps!

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by branon »

f137 wrote: post #70
breput wrote: post #2

The text in the link was sent to Gandi users via email today, although they purposefully buried the significant domain registration price increases with the GandiMail bs text. The actual price increases are listed here[0]. For example, currently a .com domain can be renewed for $17.75/year (tax inclusive - I personally renewed a .com domain for the maximum of 4 years tonight). After the increase this will be $23.99/y…

Do you happen to know what are Grilles / Grids in the price list?

I also have no clue what these mean, kinda driving me crazy, let me know if you find out

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by yett »

unshavedyak wrote: post #86
mdrzn wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

PorkBun seems cheaper to me, and I haven't had an issue.

My last two purchases have been on PorkBun to avoid Gandi. However they don't offer `.la` domains, which i have one of. Still need to find somewhere to move my .la

Looks like they do offer now I just checked and you can register a .la domain.

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by codetrotter »

thesnide wrote: post #81
em-bee wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

domain prices increase too. some doubled. check your domains

Any "commitment to providing best tools" is always about increasing the price, so nothing new. The fact that it doubled is bad, but I guess everyone will vote with their wallet and market will regulate itself.

The sad thing is that I've been very happy with Gandi for a long time.

If I were to leave them, I don't even know who I would turn to instead.

GoDaddy? Hell naw.

Google Domains? No thanks.

Cloudflare Registrar? Rather not put all my eggs in one basket. Plus, I don't necessarily trust Cloudflare to be registrar for my domains altough I am happy to use their DNS service and their Cloudflare Pages service.

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by electrotype »

electrotype wrote: post #112

It may be obvious for some, but I'd like to be sure: It's the free "2 mailboxes" included with each domain registration that are soon removed? I would have to pay for those 2 mail addresses associated with my domain if I stay with Gandi, is that correct? (I do not use there web interfaces, I access my accounts via POP3/IMAP)

I guess I have my answer here (link suggested by another user here): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35080777

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by r1ch »

breput wrote: post #2

The text in the link was sent to Gandi users via email today, although they purposefully buried the significant domain registration price increases with the GandiMail bs text. The actual price increases are listed here[0]. For example, currently a .com domain can be renewed for $17.75/year (tax inclusive - I personally renewed a .com domain for the maximum of 4 years tonight). After the increase this will be $23.99/y…

This is on top of them being 100% more expensive for some TLDs than their competitors. Sadly it looks like it's time to find a new registrar.

Re: Gandi.net – Pricing Update

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Post by ryantgtg »

npteljes wrote: post #98
mrtksn wrote: post #15

Is there a tangible advantage of using one registrar over the other?

I haven't noticed much, managing my own domains and some low traffic third parties. I have experience with namecheap, 101domains, gandi, godaddy, and others I can't remember from the top of my head. The most tangible for me is the web interface they give you - I like gandi's the most, and there are some shitty providers that don't even have one. Otherwise they are similar, they reserve the domain for you, let you set…

Some have different DNS capabilities. For example, I switched from Epic to Hover and couldn’t properly set up a heroku app (can’t remember the details, but they were unable to support a basic heroku app setup). So then I switched to namecheap and it’s been fine (though I feel like a lot of my emails go to spam on hotmail/yahoo/aol accounts - which is perhaps another difference between providers: getting their email ips blacklisted).
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