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1. kriro+6K[view] [source] 2026-02-04 20:34:34
>>namany+(OP)
I'd actually say the opposite is the case. B2B (even SaaS) is probably the most robust when it comes to AI resistance. The described "in house vibe coded SaaS replacement" does not mirror my experience in B2B at all. The B2B software mindset I've encountered the most is "We'll pay you so we don't have to wrestle with this and can focus on what we do. We'll pay you even more if we worry even less." which is basically the opposite of...let's have someone inhouse vibe code and push to production. B2B is usually fairly conservative.
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2. xhrpos+xS[view] [source] 2026-02-04 21:10:40
>>kriro+6K
Reminds me of a blog post a while back saying that gigabit fiber at home would lead to everyone running their own email server.
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3. isk517+oX[view] [source] 2026-02-04 21:34:32
>>xhrpos+xS
There was no chance that everyone would be running their own email server, but if it wasn't for the lack of IPv6 adaptation a plug and go home email server solution would probably see a decent amount of use. I'd bet we'd already be seeing it as a feature in most mid-ranged home routers by now.
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4. rvnx+UX[view] [source] 2026-02-04 21:37:42
>>isk517+oX
The mail server in a router is easy to host, the problem is:

1) Uptime (though this could be partially alleviated by retries)

and most of all:

2) "Trust"/"Spam score"

It's the main reason to use Sendgrid, AWS, Google, etc. Their "value" is not the email service, it's that their SMTP servers are trusted.

If tomorrow I can just send from localhost instead of going through Google it's fine for me, but in reality, my emails won't arrive due to these filters.

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5. badc0f+e21[view] [source] 2026-02-04 21:59:58
>>rvnx+UX
> "Trust"/"Spam score"

See jwz's struggles with hosting his own email. (Not linking to his blog here with HN as the referrer...)

With email, the 800 lb gorillas won, and in the end it didn't even solve the spam problem.

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6. oblio+O72[view] [source] 2026-02-05 07:04:06
>>badc0f+e21
> With email, the 800 lb gorillas won, and in the end it didn't even solve the spam problem.

I have a 15+ year old Gmail account that I've used everywhere. Spam has been a non issue since 15+ years ago.

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7. Snodda+Zl2[view] [source] 2026-02-05 09:07:40
>>oblio+O72
Your experience isn’t representative. Mine isn’t either.
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8. oblio+lp2[view] [source] 2026-02-05 09:33:56
>>Snodda+Zl2
I've seen plenty of Gmail accounts over the years and they pretty much look the same.

The only Gmail accounts that are "overrun by spam" are those of people subscribing to lots of spammy newsletters and then not knowing how to unsubscribe from them (or figuring they'd stay subscribed in case the next newsletter is the Magical One™). But that's 100% self inflicted and you can't save those people with any technical solution.

Email spam isn't a day to day problem for Gmail (at least) since Bayesian email filtering was first implemented.

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