Re:Show HN: An ad free temporary mail service
by TemporaryMail on Monday July 15, 2024 @12:42AM
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That's great advice and although there's already an open source solution available, there's some hassle involved in setting it up.
I will definitely look into these solutions and although I've seen some of them around, there could maybe be a way to implement a better alternative that's both easy to use and safe so it doesn't get abused.
Re:Show HN: An ad free temporary mail service
by kukkeliskuu on Monday July 15, 2024 @06:00AM
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I don't think I would pay for temp email service, or be bothered to set up open source one by myself. But if I could buy a throwaway domain name from company that specializes in temp emails as a package deal, then I would be tempted.
Re:Show HN: An ad free temporary mail service
by TemporaryMail on Monday July 15, 2024 @11:26PM
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Right, that actually sounds like a decent idea and since the users would then have verified themselves with their payment details, it would reduce the risk of abuse.
Re:Show HN: An ad free temporary mail service
by kukkeliskuu on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @12:35PM
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Yup. And I don't think I would care too much about the actual domain, because, well, it would be a throwaway domain. It could be some random characters even. Which means you could possibly buy very cheap domain names in bulk, and re-sell them with low retail price, and profit the difference. The temp email service that you would provide "for free" would be the reason to buy from you.
Re:Show HN: An ad free temporary mail service
by TemporaryMail on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @08:52PM
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Got it, this could perhaps work and the downside would however be that the user wouldn't have complete control over the domain, unless DNS control is provided and before I can say the word, I'd be a domain name registrar.
I think it's cool idea though and I might give this a shot, thanks for the idea and if I do implement this then feel free to contact me through the form and I'll set "lifetime" account up for you!
Re:Show HN: An ad free temporary mail service
by tracker1 on Monday July 15, 2024 @01:19PM
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Worth mentioning, if you want a docker-compose ready email server/service there's mailu[1]. It's relatively easy to get up and running, and will guide you through the DNS records for secure mail. I've got a couple test domains up so far, and it's mostly been good. Some outlook.com (not o365) domains have been problematic though, I'm sure everyone has stories here.
If the article's solution were open-source, would be interested in seeing the UI/UX. I also looked into WildDuck with great interest but the lack of good UI/UX is mostly what held me back. If I didn't have to work for a living, and was less lazy, I might have written something.
1. https://mailu.io/
For example, the platform approach? Allow people to easily set up a temporary email service with their own domain. That would go around the problem needing changing domains all the time. You could make it easy for people to search and buy their temp email domain through you.
Or if that is too much, work, allow people to self-host your service by open sourcing it and creating Docker compose configurations etc.
I would personally also write a spec for one-click account delete link that can be recognized automatically, sent with the email. If that takes traction, then it would benefit everybody. It just might, as it benefits the service provider the most.