Invite to try fiesta.cc
Productivity
mailing lists
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How HN took it
6 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple concept; list names need not be unique
From 3 comments
Awesome concept. It was about time someone innovated on the mailing list concept.
petervandijck on HNGreat idea, very simple and instantly cross-platform.
ladon86 on HN>> Yeah, the other nice thing about this compared to librelist is that you can use any list name you want without worrying about conflicts (since lists are tied to the sender's…
jmathai on HN
Objections
The .cc domain seems untrustworthy or unclear
From 3 comments
Ah, very cool :) Thanks for the explanation... *btw, I would not use a ".cc" domain for the project, since it is mostly used by malware stuff lately :/
sucuri2 on HNI like how simple this is, but I find the branding a bit off. Nothing is memorable about fiesta.cc, and a .cc domain tells me you may not be serious enough about your business to…
bobbywilson0 on HNMy only point is, what domain do you visit regularly that uses .cc? It just makes me second guess the credibility.
bobbywilson0 on HN
Spam risk from auto-created lists
From 1 comment
Mailing list systems are complicated for a reason: the signup process where you have to send a confirmation mail is there to prevent users from unsolicted mails. How are you…
perlgeek on HN
Concept and UI are not obvious to new visitors
From 2 comments
Okay thanks. It seems like an interesting concept, something that should be native to Email perhaps. However, outside of this thread, if I visit your site (as an average user),…
u48998 on HNIs there a UI that I can use to edit the lists? The whole plustag thing seems tedious.
nbashaw on HN
Requests
Archive of list history
From 2 comments
Looks great! I think you should rework the testimonials on the site. I don't think your target audience will recognize a Twitter username. A feature request would be a link to…
mmelin on HNIsn't this what Posterous supposedly does? In relation to Yahoo/Google groups, where does list archives go?
u48998 on HN
Custom domain support via MX record
From 1 comment
Also would be useful for business if I could "private label" the service to work on my own domain name (or sub domain) simply by adding a fiesta.cc mx record to my dns.
measure2xcut1x on HN
Questions
How is spam prevented without confirmation emails?
From 1 comment
Mailing list systems are complicated for a reason: the signup process where you have to send a confirmation mail is there to prevent users from unsolicted mails. How are you…
perlgeek on HN
How is the business monetized?
From 1 comment
How do you plan to make money? Annoying ads in the emails or some other idea?
hnfwerr on HN
Alternatives named
librelist.com
From 1 comment
Thanks for this, we used librelist.com to create our ML last months, but it was too opened (archives on google, anyone could join) for some people. https://fiesta.cc/about do you…
alx on HN
Posterous
From 1 comment
Isn't this what Posterous supposedly does? In relation to Yahoo/Google groups, where does list archives go?
u48998 on HN
Google Groups and Yahoo Groups
From 1 comment
Isn't this what Posterous supposedly does? In relation to Yahoo/Google groups, where does list archives go?
u48998 on HN