What is it that keeps Mailgun being passed from company to company like a hot po...

Hamuko · on Sept 30, 2021

Yeah, the first thing that I thought when I opened the blog post and saw "Mailgun by Pathwire" was "wait, I thought this was Mailgun by Rackspace".

Apparently I'm way behind on the Mailgun ownership saga.

tootie · on Sept 30, 2021

Well, it seems the actual deal is that Sinch is acquiring Pathwire. Mailgun is their biggest brand, but they also own Mailjet and Email on Acid.

yetanother-1 · on Sept 30, 2021

I woild say different expectations from each acquisition, less profit and more overhead.

toomuchtodo · on Sept 30, 2021

Trying to squeeze profits out of what should be a non profit (like Let's Encrypt, Quad 9, etc).

laurent92 · on Sept 30, 2021

I’m afraid how much sensitive information transits through email services. Notably, all credentials to access accounts, and possible viruses. Maybe, after the buyer takes ownership, they realize the immense liability it is, and decide to get rid of it.

jaywalk · on Sept 30, 2021

> all credentials to access accounts

What?

cldellow · on Sept 30, 2021

Proof of ownership of an email address is often used to prove ownership of an account on a third-party site.

Common examples are "forget password" workflows and Spotify/Slack's magic login link workflows.

If you own the transactional mail service through which all these flow, you are now responsible for the security of a large chunk of the Internet.

nly · on Oct 1, 2021

The same is true for services that offer "Login with Google" etc.

It's actually really bad that I can sign up with many services using a traditional email and password combo and the "Login with..." options work straight away. They really should be opt-in for security.