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		wtetzner on Sept 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail? But what does the price of a VPS have to do with anything? I doubt hosting would be their biggest cost.

nadont8 on Sept 24, 2018 [–]

Why shouldn't hosting be their biggest cost?

actuallyalys on Sept 24, 2018 | [–]

Well, think about the VPS you're proposing. Two euros a month is 24€ a year. Even if you're only paying yourself 6€ an hour, I'm skeptical that running an email server for 100 people would require less than four hours per year.

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