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I forwarded email in Gmail, and move over forwarded emails as I can. Note that it's not been an easy process, it's still a massive undertaking changing all thos

I forwarded email in Gmail, and move over forwarded emails as I can. Note that it's not been an easy process, it's still a massive undertaking changing all those emails. I did think about switching to my own domain for emails though. I have previously avoided it because it adds a new vector of attack - i.e. if an attacker gets my domain, they have my email. With that said however, I can still keep a handful of important sites hooked up to my real email. Eg, my bank can go directly to fastmail, but randomsite.com would send emails to me@mydomain.com. That would give me freedom to move my email where ever I see fit, with minimal changes. It seems tempting.

bogomipz 9y ago
Thanks for your detailed response. You mentioned: >"I forwarded email in Gmail, and move over forwarded emails as I can." I didn't understand what you meant by moving over forwarded emails. Once you forwarded them aren't they available on Fastmail's IMPAP server? Or is there some other cleaning process you go through? Thanks.
- jjnoakes 9y ago
  (Not OP) OP probably means as emails are forwarded and appear in Fastmail, OP goes to the sender of the email and lets them know about the new email address (so they aren't sent to gmail in the future).