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LetsEncrypt – Expiration Notification Service Has Ended

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181 points zdw | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 04:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.57s | source
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leakycap ◴[30 Jun 25 04:52 UTC] No.44419518[source]▶
One could say it expired.

> Providing expiration notifications costs Let’s Encrypt tens of thousands of dollars per year, money that we believe can be better spent on other aspects of our infrastructure.

Appreciate the honesty (they had other reasons, too! but emails are a pain and expensive at their scale)

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genewitch ◴[30 Jun 25 07:34 UTC] No.44420498[source]▶
tens of thousands of dollars? that's it? No one can just write them a check? switchgear costs more than that!
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1. jaas ◴[30 Jun 25 13:06 UTC] No.44422816[source]▶
It's not just about the money:

"Providing expiration notification emails means that we have to retain millions of email addresses connected to issuance records. As an organization that values privacy, removing this requirement is important to us."

A check to cover the cost of the system would not solve this part of the problem.