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Re:Ask HN: How do you send email in your early stage startup? by zakk on Sunday July 08, 2018 @08:19AM (#17483414)
> The "handoff" for when I email him back out of the blue from my [email protected]

As far as I remember GMail can send emails on behalf of another address you own:

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en

This way VC Mike will have a seamless experience writing you to your @foo.com address.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you send email in your early stage startup? by mchannon on Sunday July 08, 2018 @08:36AM (#17483464)
Gmail used to do that for free, and if you signed your domain up, you're grandfathered in (I have a few domains still like that).

They don't do it for free anymore, and their mail hosting for new accounts is surprisingly expensive (though I suppose most things are, when you're used to getting them for free).

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Re:Ask HN: How do you send email in your early stage startup? by hashkb on Sunday July 08, 2018 @11:40AM (#17484295)
I think you're talking about GSuite users. They are not free. Regular GMail can send mail as another account you prove ownership of. (For free)
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Re:Ask HN: How do you send email in your early stage startup? by kalmi10 on Sunday July 08, 2018 @09:10AM (#17483602)
Disregard the comments saying that gmail aliases are no longer free. That is simply untrue.

Parent is not advocating for the use of Google’s G Suite. G Suite is indeed no longer free, but that’s irrelevant. Grandparent was using namecheap’s mail redirect. At no point were the parents suggesting the use of G Suite.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you send email in your early stage startup? by pieterhg on Sunday July 08, 2018 @08:36AM (#17483466)
Not anymore. Only if it’s a Google Apps domain.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you send email in your early stage startup? by zakk on Sunday July 08, 2018 @09:30AM (#17483695)
I didn't know this, thanks for pointing it out.
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