Submitted by Alexandrechief t3_10u6uye in InternetIsBeautiful
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Alexandrechief OP t1_j7ab08f wrote
Thank you !
thingsinprogress t1_j7ad5el wrote
I like the idea. How do you guarantee deliverability 10 years down the line though?
mornaq t1_j7anf9b wrote
last time I saw a service like that was long before Vercel appeared
flusteredpie t1_j7anlmj wrote
futureme.org does this too. I sent myself a message in 2006 that arrived on my birthday in 2016. 2006 me wasn't very nice.
marimuthu96 t1_j7aswvd wrote
This is what I'm doing with the schedule function in Gmail.
VG88 t1_j7auyif wrote
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Ravilla t1_j7b3nrt wrote
Not sure about this one, but I did this once and then got an email before whatever date I set and it basically said "Hey we're shutting down, here's your message ahead of schedule. Sorry."
PM_ME_UR_FAVE_TUNE t1_j7bgg88 wrote
I write myself a birthday letter every year to my future self next year and another at 5 year intervals (so I receive a bunch of them when I turn 40, 45, etc)
It's really nice to get snapshots of my life every year. Been doing it for almost a decade now.
Used to use FutureMe, but now I just schedule the email to myself through Gmail.
Alexandrechief OP t1_j7bhamt wrote
Hey thanks for sharing, that website is pretty cool ! On my side this was just a small one day side project so might not be as great as of right now
Alexandrechief OP t1_j7bhsve wrote
Hey thanks for asking ! Essentially, we rely on AWS to store the letters so deliverability pretty much depends on AWS not shutting down all of sudden in the next 10 years. We also have a daily database backup in place which I'm thinking of moving to some other service to mitigate risks. Ravilla also has a super good point, if we ever need to shutdown before that, I will make sure everyone receives their letter ahead of schedule !
Alexandrechief OP t1_j7bhyh0 wrote
That's a great suggestion ! I will personally make sure everyone receives their email even if it needs to be ahead of schedule
Alexandrechief OP t1_j7bi20k wrote
Thanks for sharing !
Ottos1 t1_j7bm74w wrote
I think it's nice to do this also with you son and daughter.
m945050 t1_j7ce6zt wrote
Our 6th grade teacher had us write letters to ourselves that were delivered on our 21st birthdays. How she kept track of all us throughout the years was amazing.
flusteredpie t1_j7csclp wrote
No worries! And to be clear the intent of my comment was to share my experience, not criticism. Apologies if that's how it came across! I think it's a cool project. I'll send myself a message, time time something a bit more insightful and kinder than "ha ha you're old now".
roygbiv-it t1_j7dxs01 wrote
Keep hitting that top shelf putty! Over and out....
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Happyyy_creature t1_j8yahpl wrote
Thank you very much.
Dhorlin t1_j7aaark wrote
Great idea. Thanks for sharing.