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Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by eterpstra » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:19 PM UTC

For those who are now pondering a weekend project...

http://twitter.github.com/flight/demo/

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by mherdeg » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:19 PM UTC

See also https://www.elance.com/j/website-like-amazon/37294947/ ("I want a website like Amazon for $1000"), submitted to news.ycombinator on 14 Feb.

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by bdcravens » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:20 PM UTC

Why is this news? These kinds of postings have been on Elance / RentACoder/ Guru.com / etc since 2000, when I first started looking at those sites. Many of which are probably more outlandish than this.

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by vidarh » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:21 PM UTC

meepmorp wrote: post #6

tomasien wrote: post #2

According to the way my boss thinks, I'm sure this wouldn't take me more than a week.

Pfft. I could knock this out in a weekend, maybe an all-nighter if I make some really strong coffee.

I'm reminded of the Futurama episode where Fry drinks 300 cups of coffee, and suddenly the world appears to slow down around him.

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by hippich » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:21 PM UTC

analog wrote: post #16

kaoD wrote: post #7

Is it really THAT unreasonable ? Throw some random open source mail server and web interface, customize et voilà!

Roundcube would probably do the job. The problem is what if the guy says "but this doesn't have feature X that gmail has, add it or I won't pay you." If you could change the spec to be "install roundcube" then maybe it wouldn't be such a bad deal, but then you're essentially doing the most important part of the work (telling him how to get what he wants) for free.

And this will happen. Usually such projects get half-done and half-paid.

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by jiggy2011 » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:23 PM UTC

Freelancer websites are full of things like this. "ebay clone with all features" etc.

Problem is, how does one define "all features". Does it mean all the obvious features, like the ability to list an item and have people buy/bid on it.

Or do they want an actual replica of ebay complete with all the anti-fraud stuff that ebay must have and all of the seller account controls etc?

Obviously there's a huge difference between the two, but you won't get much more detail from them than "I just want all the features, should be simple".

So yes, you can probably make an "ebay clone" in a day or two, but what happens if they refuse to pay because it doesn't have some advanced feature that ebay does?

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by jasonkolb » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:23 PM UTC

I'm willing to pay someone up to $10-15 to rebuild the transmission on my car, but I need it by this afternoon. It also needs to be converted from manual to automatic in the process. Provide your own parts.

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by ssharp » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:23 PM UTC

aviraldg wrote: post #11

wilfra wrote: post #5

Looks ridiculous at first glance but that's actually not unreasonable. The value in Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo is first and foremost their users. Next is the technical infrastructure to support all of those users. The front-end website and basic functionality of sending and receiving emails isn't that hard of a technical problem. Given the level of intelligence this guy appears to have, an Indian PHP dev on elance who charg…

> an indian PHP dev on elance who charges $10 an hour Stereotyping much?

If I post a job to one of these sites, it's pretty much guaranteed to get 20+ responses from devs in India. Most are pre-written responses that don't really show that the project was read in any sort of detail.

I'd actually be curious to find out how these operations actually work. Are they solo devs just casting a massive net ? Solo devs actually outsourcing responding to gigs? Agencies applying for as many jobs as possible and subcontracting them out or having employees on staff to do the work?

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by upnorthkid » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:24 PM UTC

raverbashing wrote: post #27

wut42 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He's not wrong. There is already a proposal, from a indian dev. But in ASP.

ASP? As in 'not ASP.net'? That's like trying to build a full sized bridge with raw pasta and hot glue.

I could do it, but I am going to need lots of hot glue.

Re: I want build Email service Website Like Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo (for $500-$1000)

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 15, 2013, 1:24 PM UTC

wilfra wrote: post #12

aviraldg wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> an indian PHP dev on elance who charges $10 an hour Stereotyping much?

Have you used elance? I've been posting multiple jobs per month for years and 90% of proposals I receive are PHP devs from India that charge ~$10/hour. That's not a bad thing. Many of those guys are highly skilled and I hire them often.

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