> As much as I'd like to reduce my reliance on "cloud" services, Gmail is one of those that I just can't quit, since they've pretty much solved the spam problem

> As much as I'd like to reduce my reliance on "cloud" services, Gmail is one of those that I just can't quit, since they've pretty much solved the spam problem for me. It's overrated. And like mentioned in this article: it makes regular email delivery unreliable. For me FastMail has largely replaced gmail. I'm much more happy with them than I ever was with gmail. And they have an actual support channel. Edit: the "gmail is the only real option" meme is getting pretty tired. They were clearly the best option 10 years ago, but times have changed. No need to repeat old truisms.