Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite alternative

Re:Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite al... by andreinwald on Thursday January 20, 2022 @05:52AM (#30007256)

I understand the importance of attachments. But it's the only way to make email hosting cheap or free, bc attachments occupy 99,9% of disk space.

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Re:Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite al... by thunderrabbit on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:00AM (#30007307)

Yes, email attachments take up a lot of space.

But anyone who tries to auto-delete my attachments will never get my patronage.

Why do you want to cripple email to create a free service? This seems like a race to the bottom, with very little upside for you.

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Re:Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite al... by andreinwald on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:10AM (#30007389)

Not everyone is willing to pay for mail service for custom domains. Paid email services already costs near or below disc storage prise.

Limiting attachments - the only possible way for free ADs-based alternative.

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Re:Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite al... by rosndo on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:08AM (#30007371)

Since when is disk space the bottleneck for email hosting? Do you not intend to offer features like search?

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Re:Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite al... by andreinwald on Thursday January 20, 2022 @06:23AM (#30007505)

Disk space - is most popular limitation on email hosting plans now. Gmail 15 GB + ADs model, Zoho: 5 GB.

Mail search - will be offered. But old emails w/o attachments.

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Re:Ask HN: Free mail service for custom domains - G Suite al... by rosndo on Thursday January 20, 2022 @07:05AM (#30007837)

Disk space being the most popular limitation does not imply that it is a real bottleneck.

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