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Recommendations for an email provider
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:59 pm
by NgcJim
I currently have Blue Iris using FastMail to send my email alerts. FastMail is fine except it limits the # of emails and attachment sizes which i exceed about once a week. When I exceed the limit, I'm in the FastMail doghouse for about 1 day. I have 22 cameras covering several acres. Anyone have an email provider they love and would recommend? (I could never get gmail to work. )
thanks
Jim
Re: Recommendations for an email provider
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:24 pm
by HeneryH
I use mailgun and host lots of domains on my single account.
The cost for me is very low but I have lots of different hobby projects and charity projects I use so I really don't know at the moment what it costs to me
I use the Flex plan which might be hard to find when setting things up because it is the cheapest pay as you go plan. They are kind of hiding the flex plan option
https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/
Free plan (no credit card required):
5,000 messages/month are included
There is a limit of 300 messages per day on the included sandbox domain
Data retention for Logs and the Events API is 1 day
You cannot create custom domains
You can only send to Authorized Recipients, and there is a maximum of 5 Authorized Recipients
Flex Plan (credit card required):
No daily sending limit
You receive 1,000 free messages per month. If you send over this amount, additional messages are charged at a rate of $1.00/1,000 messages
Data retention for Logs and the Events API is 5 days
You can create custom domains
You can add up to 5 routes
Use of Authorized Recipients is not required to send with custom domains; you may send to whomever you like!
Re: Recommendations for an email provider
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:21 pm
by NgcJim
thanks for the recommendation. MailGun appears to be more than I can handle. I'm not a developer.
Re: Recommendations for an email provider
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:24 am
by asnopy
HeneryH wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:24 pm
I use mailgun and host lots of domains on my single account.
The cost for me is very low but I have lots of different hobby projects and charity projects I use so I really don't know at the moment what it costs to me
I use the Flex plan which might be hard to find when setting things up because it is the cheapest pay as you go plan. They are kind of hiding the flex plan option
https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/
Free plan (no credit card required):
5,000 messages/month are included
There is a limit of 300 messages per day on the included sandbox domain
Data retention for Logs and the Events API is 1 day
You cannot create custom domains
You can only send to Authorized Recipients, and there is a maximum of 5 Authorized Recipients
Flex Plan (credit card required):
No daily sending limit
You receive 1,000 free messages per month. If you send over this amount, additional messages are charged at a rate of $1.00/1,000 messages
Data retention for Logs and the Events API is 5 days
You can create custom domains
You can add up to 5 routes
Use of Authorized Recipients is not required to send with custom domains; you may send to whomever you like!
Hello,
Besides MailGun, are there any other types?
Re: Recommendations for an email provider
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:46 pm
by Shukhrat
Gmail can be tricky to set up for these types of notifications if you're not well-versed in the configurations, but I've found that having multiple accounts for different purposes smooths things out. If one maxes out, you can switch to another without downtime. The key is having reliable, verified accounts ready to go when needed.
I’ve sourced bulk Gmail accounts in the past, and services like
digitalstorenet.com are helpful for that. They offer both fresh and aged accounts, which can be handy depending on your needs.
Re: Recommendations for an email provider
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:35 pm
by TimG
I have my own domain, and then it is up to the hosting company you choose how many emails you can send. That allows me to send from bi5@mydomain or homeseer@mydomain etc. Suits me Sir
Re: Recommendations for an email provider
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:56 am
by IAmATeaf
I use a free Microsoft hotmail account, seems to work fine except when it doesn't
