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Re:Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail? by nadont8 on Monday September 24, 2018 @09:50AM (#18057637)
I understand that, but paying 100x what a VPS would cost, that's a rip-off. (100x because a VPS can handle the email of 100 people or even more.)
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Re:Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail? by wtetzner on Monday September 24, 2018 @10:39AM (#18058060)
But what does the price of a VPS have to do with anything? I doubt hosting would be their biggest cost.
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Re:Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail? by nadont8 on Monday September 24, 2018 @12:21PM (#18058967)
Why shouldn't hosting be their biggest cost?
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Re:Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail? by actuallyalys on Monday September 24, 2018 @01:37PM (#18059638)
Well, think about the VPS you're proposing. Two euros a month is 24€ a year. Even if you're only paying yourself 6€ an hour, I'm skeptical that running an email server for 100 people would require less than four hours per year.
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