Re:Maddy: Composable all-in-one mail server in Go
by berns on Sunday November 22, 2020 @12:44PM
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They also have email hosting for $ 2 per account per month. Do you know what's the difference? What's the advantage if you can have unlimited e-mail accounts with web hosting?
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Re:Maddy: Composable all-in-one mail server in Go
by getpost on Monday November 23, 2020 @09:41PM
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The advantage is you can have "unlimited" email accounts and "unlimited" domains for $5/mo. One domain registration is even included.
Re:Maddy: Composable all-in-one mail server in Go
by berns on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @07:30PM
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Well, the question was why would anyone buy the e-mail offering...
Re:Maddy: Composable all-in-one mail server in Go
by getpost on Friday November 27, 2020 @12:47PM
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EDIT: Oh, yes, I see, I am not sure why anyone would do this. Maybe someone who had an address or two they want to keep at the lowest possible cost. I'm not sure how email is managed for such accounts, but it's possible Dreamhost will take care of the setup, so maybe you don't have to interact with the web control panel, which might be intimidating for some users. Could also be a legacy arrangement for an older product offering.
Original reply:
Buying domain hosting gives you "unlimited" email addresses, so domain hosting is cheaper as soon as you need 3 or more addresses.
3 addresses x $2 = $6/mo for email vs $4.95/mo for any number of addresses. I have a friend who is married with 4 children. He pays $4.95/mo for 6 addresses. You don't have to actually host an http domain to get email hosting that comes with domain hosting.
"unlimited" in quotes because obviously there are some limits and service terms. You can't start a competitor to gmail with a $4.95/mo hosting account.