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@hperrin@lemmy.ca

2026-09-26 23:26 UTC

I remember when HEY first came out, I got to try it and thought it was kinda useless. Defining an entire email service by the removal of one step from any other email service seems silly. (Coming from a guy who’s actually written a unique email service.)

Replies (4)

  • I do appreciate some of the philosophy of Hey, like cherishing the human-to-human section of your inbox. But it’s simply not worth the price tag. I just self-host Stalwart and Bulwark.

    Open ##4863497

  • @MaskedNybbles@piefed.social 2026-09-27 08:50

    Might I ask what options you support for email import/export, migration, and third-party clients?

    Open ##4866807

  • @thegerald@lemmy.zip 2026-09-27 10:34

    Legend.

    Open ##4867538

  • @jennydaman@synapse.cafe 2026-09-27 16:38

    @hperrin@lemmy.ca @tatterdemalion@programming.dev email aliases are a ubiquitous feature, GMail and Outlook both support "plus" aliases e.g. `username+alias@gmail.com` is treated as equivalent to `username@gmail.com`. Though I prefer simplelogin.io or addy.io, both of which are email alias providers that connect with an existing email inbox (instead of having to create a whole new email account). I like how these are open-source. Port87 claims to have a "patented spam filter"—the whole concept of software patents doesn't click with me.

    Open ##4870176