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Might find .xyz domains are more likely to be marked as spam, and people may be unlikely to want to use one. Its short to write but long to say / not common. I
by 8by3 2mo ago
Might find .xyz domains are more likely to be marked as spam, and people may be unlikely to want to use one. Its short to write but long to say / not common.
I could be wrong but I think very few will be enticed by the domain alone or at all.
Personally if I was building an email platform, I wouldn't rely on a third party email API as its part of your core thing, I'd run my own email stack, would give you so much more control / flexibility and be cost effective.
I'm pretty happy with fastmail for my email and use mailpace for transaction stuff from apps, although I did run my own mail servers for about 10 years.
- pbt93 2mo agoYou're right that generic .xyz domains have a history of spam, because they are cheap. However, single-letter premium domains (like w.xyz) operate under entirely different security scrutiny and reputation management. The domain isn't the whole product, but for our target niche, a short, memorable handle is a highly valued status asset. We already have 30+ organic people on our waitlist who reserved their handles. As for the infrastructure, Mailgun is only being used for a working prototype. Using their webhooks was simply the fastest way to validate the core mechanics. Now that the prototype is working, this is the reason I'm looking for a founding engineer to take over this functional proof-of-concept and help migrate us to a custom, cost-effective, and fully controlled email stack from the ground up.