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Let me send you mail (please)!

I was trying to set up a self hosting mailing list, but setting up a mailserver, and everything else involved was a lot of work for something that could end up being used by like 5 people.

I’m not the biggest fan of SAAS conceptually (I enjoy owning and being in control of my tech), but buttondown seems pretty good actually, So I’ll go with them for now.

So let me send you mail!

FAQ:

Why do I want to send you mail?

I wanted a way to publicly announce/share things on a system that I had control over. I didn’t want to be beholden to an algorithm determining if people got my messages, or put my eggs in the basket of some platform that may not be around in a few years.

Email is utilitarian and boring, and the most boring and practical technology seem to stick around the longest. If I want to grow a stable and consistent group of people who are interested in being interested in the same things I’m interested in, an email list seems like the sensible option.

What will I send, how often will I send it?

The mailing list will primarily be a way to notify people when new blog post or other interesting things I make release. I could also potentially do a Tom Scott style “here are cool things I checked out and recommend” as well.

I’ll probably send one out perhaps every 2 months? I wouldn’t want to make it too often and annoy people. If there’s something special I’d like to share/announce then I might include an extra one outside that schedule.

I would’ve also wanted to have different tiers of subscribers, from “Send me an annual update” to “Send me anything whenever man I don’t even care like-” but that’ll have to wait until if/when I decide to upgrade buttondown tiers.

What if I end up doing x and breaking your trust?

I solemnly vow to never:

Sign someone up without their consent.
Become a spam newsletter.
Sell your email or other information.
Do anything to make the experience of the mail subscriber worse for personal gain.