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23 points by gummybuns 6y ago

java-man 6y ago
How do you plan to make money?
- gummybuns 6y ago
  I didnt build this as a means to make money, it was more of a project to prove that i can. It is built using AWS' free tier services. Its my dream to keep this up while having it cost me as little as possible.
  - java-man 6y ago
    This is noble, but eventually a project like this will either die or be repurposed for a nefarious purpose (like harvesting email addresses).
    - gummybuns 6y ago
      Yea youre right - i still have a few unanswered questions about how to keep the application affordable with the way that it was built at a large scale. If those are your concerns it seems like you have more faith than I do that it could take off
achecouter 6y ago
How it's different than SimpleLogin or 33mail?
- gummybuns 6y ago
  I haven't seen those before but scanning over the home pages of both it seems like we all offer very similar services. SimpleLogin seems legit and looks like they offer a ton of cool features. It seems like something that I would aspire this project to become
- deleted 6y ago
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blcarson 6y ago
Love the name - really surprised that URL wasn't taken.
- gummybuns 6y ago
  Thank you! I had the domain for two years or so now just waiting for the right project to come along haha
mindofdijon 6y ago
I wumbo. you wumbo. he she we wumbo
Natfan 6y ago
The site doesn't load at all without JS. Maybe something simple in a <noscript> tag would help accessibility for those of us who don't enable JS on every site by default?
- gummybuns 6y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. Given that this is a Single Page Application built in React, what would you expect to see? Just some sort of messaging that says javascript is required? I have never considered/tried to handle this problem before so i dont know what is best.
  - noahtallen 6y ago
    Yep! That sort of message is common in react apps I’ve worked with before.
- kuesji 6y ago
  maybe i should create alternative on withoutjs.org without js but i don't know is it worth. ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯ ( yes, i am owner of this domain )
forgotmypw17 6y ago
Many sites I've tried to register on have rejected my attempts to sign up using services similar to yours. Do you have any plans to address this issue somehow?
- gummybuns 6y ago
  I dont know the challenges that others have faced but if i were to guess maybe certain websites begin blocking by domain name? It is hard to say, but its an interesting problem that i will have to address maybe as the product grows. At the moment I dont have an answer because it has yet to be a problem I have experienced personally.
  - forgotmypw17 6y ago
    Yes, I'm pretty sure it is by domain name. One suggestion: custom domains for your users. This could also help you "monetize", or at least help the service sustain itself. Thank you for writing and sharing such a useful service. People like you make the Internet better and offer hope for the future.
hiddentao 6y ago
I launched Mailmask (https://msk.sh https://msk.sh) recently, trying to solve the same problem. Welcome to the club!
- gummybuns 6y ago
  > I built Mailmask in response to the frustrations of having to deal with spam, email addresses being sold to advertisers, and being unable to unsubscribe from or block certain senders. Couldnt have said it better myself, its the exact same reason i built my own too.

23 points by gummybuns 6y ago

java-man 6y ago

How do you plan to make money?

gummybuns 6y ago
I didnt build this as a means to make money, it was more of a project to prove that i can. It is built using AWS' free tier services. Its my dream to keep this up while having it cost me as little as possible.
- java-man 6y ago
  This is noble, but eventually a project like this will either die or be repurposed for a nefarious purpose (like harvesting email addresses).
  - gummybuns 6y ago
    Yea youre right - i still have a few unanswered questions about how to keep the application affordable with the way that it was built at a large scale. If those are your concerns it seems like you have more faith than I do that it could take off

achecouter 6y ago

How it's different than SimpleLogin or 33mail?

gummybuns 6y ago
I haven't seen those before but scanning over the home pages of both it seems like we all offer very similar services. SimpleLogin seems legit and looks like they offer a ton of cool features. It seems like something that I would aspire this project to become
deleted 6y ago
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blcarson 6y ago

Love the name - really surprised that URL wasn't taken.

gummybuns 6y ago
Thank you! I had the domain for two years or so now just waiting for the right project to come along haha

mindofdijon 6y ago

I wumbo. you wumbo. he she we wumbo

Natfan 6y ago

The site doesn't load at all without JS. Maybe something simple in a <noscript> tag would help accessibility for those of us who don't enable JS on every site by default?

gummybuns 6y ago
Thanks for the feedback. Given that this is a Single Page Application built in React, what would you expect to see? Just some sort of messaging that says javascript is required? I have never considered/tried to handle this problem before so i dont know what is best.
- noahtallen 6y ago
  Yep! That sort of message is common in react apps I’ve worked with before.
kuesji 6y ago
maybe i should create alternative on withoutjs.org without js but i don't know is it worth. ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯ ( yes, i am owner of this domain )

forgotmypw17 6y ago

Many sites I've tried to register on have rejected my attempts to sign up using services similar to yours. Do you have any plans to address this issue somehow?

gummybuns 6y ago
I dont know the challenges that others have faced but if i were to guess maybe certain websites begin blocking by domain name? It is hard to say, but its an interesting problem that i will have to address maybe as the product grows. At the moment I dont have an answer because it has yet to be a problem I have experienced personally.
- forgotmypw17 6y ago
  Yes, I'm pretty sure it is by domain name. One suggestion: custom domains for your users. This could also help you "monetize", or at least help the service sustain itself. Thank you for writing and sharing such a useful service. People like you make the Internet better and offer hope for the future.

hiddentao 6y ago

I launched Mailmask (https://msk.sh https://msk.sh) recently, trying to solve the same problem. Welcome to the club!

gummybuns 6y ago
> I built Mailmask in response to the frustrations of having to deal with spam, email addresses being sold to advertisers, and being unable to unsubscribe from or block certain senders. Couldnt have said it better myself, its the exact same reason i built my own too.