[HCoop-Discuss] non-email mechanism for notifying defunct members

Adam Chlipala adamc at hcoop.net
Wed Feb 20 19:44:21 EST 2008


Adam Megacz wrote:
> I recently came across this:
>
>   http://www.postful.com/
>
> The USPS also offers a similar service, but Postful has a developer
> API so you can submit mail automatically (and, I assume, more securely
> than via SMTP).  They say they can reliably airmail to 50 countries,
> working towards a goal of 200; unlike USPS they could eventually set
> up non-US printing sites in regions with high demand.
>
> Might be a good final notification "your account is freeze-dried, we
> are not going to make any further effort to contact you" when email
> isn't working.
>   

The cost of this service seems totally not worth it, when we expect that 
many people so contacted are intentionally ignoring HCoop to avoid 
paying their bills.



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