Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
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Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
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Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#2Can someone add context to the “gets bought out” part?
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#3I don't have a mastodont account, if that makes a difference, but I cannot see anything.
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#4I keep seeing unsourced claims on Mastodon that Gandi has been acquired by an unscrupulous entity, but I can't find any official verification.
Is it true?
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#5Link's 404, Toot removed apparently. What happened? I use Gandi. They were acquired by a holdings company years ago but that's all I know.
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#6I keep seeing unsourced claims on Mastodon that Gandi has been acquired by an unscrupulous entity, but I can't find any official verification. Is it true?
Crunchbase says leveraged buyout by private equity firm Montefiore Investment in 2019
https://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/montefiore-investment...
If that's the case I'm surprised it took 4 years for me to hear anything about it turning shitty
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#7Link's 404, Toot removed apparently. What happened? I use Gandi. They were acquired by a holdings company years ago but that's all I know.
The original post was someone having registered their domain for many years in advance and Gandi planning to yoink the included email service and replace it with one that they would have to pay extra for
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#8Link's 404, Toot removed apparently. What happened? I use Gandi. They were acquired by a holdings company years ago but that's all I know.
They merged with Total Webhosting Solutions B.V., which is a Dutch company that buys up web hosts and then increases prices:
https://your.online/press-release/
The story on Mastodon is that they are axing free mail boxes that you'd get with every domain registered at Gandi, even if you had paid several years up front.
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#9Full message for others not seeing the page:
So, further to recent changes at Gandi, I've just got some more info from support which I've included below. I've purchased domains from Gandi, pre-paying for multiple years of service such that some domains I have don't need renewing until 2027. When I purchased that service the offer was inclusive of 2 mailboxes for the duration of the contract, and now they're planning to remove those inclusive mailboxes and start charging me extra for them from next month.
To me, this sounds like a planned and fully intentional breach of contract.
"We'll start charging for mailboxes from next month. Our current mail offer will end and will be replaced by our new offer: [...]
What’s going to happen going forward ?
Starting from April 6th, you will have the choice to either : - Keep your mailbox and pay accordingly on a monthly basis. - Refuse the offer and you can have the choice to delete the mailbox or migrate your mailbox to another provider. In that case you will have a two months window to migrate before the deletion of your mailbox - Forwarding address remains free
How ? - You will receive ln the 6th of April a mail with a link to make your choice.
How much it will cost for me ? - It will depend on how many active mailboxes you own. A mailbox costs £2,99 so if you have 2 mailboxes, you will be billed £5,98 monthly."
Re: Domain registrar Gandi gets bought out, removes free mailboxes
#10I keep seeing unsourced claims on Mastodon that Gandi has been acquired by an unscrupulous entity, but I can't find any official verification. Is it true?
Crunchbase says leveraged buyout by private equity firm Montefiore Investment in 2019 https://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/montefiore-investment... If that's the case I'm surprised it took 4 years for me to hear anything about it turning shitty
Because Montefoire sold them to a scummy company: