Switching reason · Reliability & bugs · Causes churn
Mandrill acquisition disrupted account setup
Part of the theme “Mandrill changes disrupt accounts and setup” · 4 reports · see them all
1 source thread · first seen 2018-12
Summary
The commenter had to create a new Mailchimp account after being told Mandrill had been acquired, shortly before releasing an app. The experience reinforced their decision to stop using third-party email services and move to a self-hosted server.
- Affects
- App developer
- Workaround
- Set up a self-hosted Mail-in-a-Box server on a DigitalOcean VPS.
- Switched to or considered
- Mail-in-a-Box
Evidence
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“I got a notice saying "Mandrill has been acquired by MailChimp" and I would need to create a new account with MailChimp”