I used to do that long ago but email became such an important thing to me over the years that I no longer could host it myself and ISPs started to block SMTP port, blaming it on spam but in reality they wanted to cripple the home lines so we were forced to buy email elsewhere.
MDaemon Messaging Server is pretty good I guess, from
alt-n but like, it used to be called MDaemon and was an email server. Now it's a "Messaging Server" filled with all sorts of other bullshit just so they can inflate their pricing. They also added this other bullshit thing which is that you have to pay per year or something. Basically, motherfuckers, yes.
Every motherfucking thing on the Internet is turning into some kind of Cable-TV service which you have to pay a monthly fee for, bundled with all sorts of other crap.
I suppose they realized their products are not worth the kind of money they ask for and some products become so mature that people no longer need to buy it so they now conning people into this new monthly/yearly service model in order for them to stay in business. Of course, none of them actually sat down and tried to innovate new products. No no no, that's too hard.
The Internet era businesses used to complain about the pre-Internet era businesses that their business model is old and dated but now the very same people are stuck in the "old" Internet ways of doing business, instead of coming up with a new business model. Sad, really.
I don't say I'm any different though but at least I am aware of the issue. For example developing Web sites is no longer a good business model because there are so many ready frameworks and tools that people don't really want to pay for that stuff. I am still trying to come up with some kind of new business model so I can do it from the Internet and don't have to "physically" go to work every day but so far, no luck!
Ps. I use "Google Apps" for my emailing needs. I was lucky to attach my domains to it while it was free. You can no longer attach your domain to "Google Apps" without a fee now. I wonder for how long my stuff will continue to be free, however.
I used to do that long ago but email became such an important thing to me over the years that I no longer could host it myself and ISPs started to block SMTP port, blaming it on spam but in reality they wanted to cripple the home lines so we were forced to buy email elsewhere.
MDaemon Messaging Server is pretty good I guess, from [url=http://www.altn.com]alt-n[/url] but like, it used to be called MDaemon and was an email server. Now it's a "Messaging Server" filled with all sorts of other bullshit just so they can inflate their pricing. They also added this other bullshit thing which is that you have to pay per year or something. Basically, motherfuckers, yes.
Every motherfucking thing on the Internet is turning into some kind of Cable-TV service which you have to pay a monthly fee for, bundled with all sorts of other crap. :evil:
I suppose they realized their products are not worth the kind of money they ask for and some products become so mature that people no longer need to buy it so they now conning people into this new monthly/yearly service model in order for them to stay in business. Of course, none of them actually sat down and tried to innovate new products. No no no, that's too hard.
The Internet era businesses used to complain about the pre-Internet era businesses that their business model is old and dated but now the very same people are stuck in the "old" Internet ways of doing business, instead of coming up with a new business model. Sad, really.
I don't say I'm any different though but at least I am aware of the issue. For example developing Web sites is no longer a good business model because there are so many ready frameworks and tools that people don't really want to pay for that stuff. I am still trying to come up with some kind of new business model so I can do it from the Internet and don't have to "physically" go to work every day but so far, no luck!
:cry:
Ps. I use "Google Apps" for my emailing needs. I was lucky to attach my domains to it while it was free. You can no longer attach your domain to "Google Apps" without a fee now. I wonder for how long my stuff will continue to be free, however. :?