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Some people trust a company to outlive their domain registrations, and hence prefer not to use a custom domain. A custom domain, commonly of the <firstnamelast

Some people trust a company to outlive their domain registrations, and hence prefer not to use a custom domain. A custom domain, commonly of the <firstnamelastname> format, also leaks personal information every time it’s used, whereas a consumer mail provider domain name doesn’t (as long as one chooses a somewhat random address).

izacus 8y ago
On the other hand it does let you switch providers easily without all your contacts noticing.
driverdan 8y ago
> Some people trust a company to outlive their domain registrations That doesn't make sense. Domains last for as long as you pay their <$10/year fee. How many people here still use hotmail.com or yahoo.com emails? > A custom domain, commonly of the <firstnamelastname> format, also leaks personal information every time it’s used It only leaks the info you want it to leak. Want to be pseudo-anonymous? Register something that's not your name. Wow, that was tough.
- newscracker 8y ago
  > That doesn't make sense. Domains last for as long as you pay their <$10/year fee. That exactly is the problem. Would most people feel confident that their offspring/relatives/friends keep their domain renewed after they're dead? If that doesn't happen at least for a decade or a few decades after the domain owner's death, then anyone who buys that domain may end up getting many external emails that reveal sensitive and confidential information. And what about forgetting to renew a domain within the approximately two months after expiry when it becomes available for someone else to grab it? > How many people here still use hotmail.com or yahoo.com emails? This is a complete non-issue in this context, because anyone who had these accounts and died (or forgot about them) wouldn't have their dead/deactivated email accounts taken over by someone else because the major providers don't recycle deleted or deactivated email addresses. Hence my point about some people trusting a company to outlive their domain registrations. >> A custom domain, commonly of the <firstnamelastname> format, also leaks personal information every time it’s used > It only leaks the info you want it to leak. Want to be pseudo-anonymous? Register something that's not your name. Wow, that was tough. I already mentioned "commonly of the <firstnamelastname> format", and didn't really say that everyone does it. My point was an observation on how people seem to handle a custom domain. I see that it was tough to get my points across!

izacus 8y ago

On the other hand it does let you switch providers easily without all your contacts noticing.

driverdan 8y ago

> Some people trust a company to outlive their domain registrations That doesn't make sense. Domains last for as long as you pay their <$10/year fee. How many people here still use hotmail.com or yahoo.com emails? > A custom domain, commonly of the <firstnamelastname> format, also leaks personal information every time it’s used It only leaks the info you want it to leak. Want to be pseudo-anonymous? Register something that's not your name. Wow, that was tough.

newscracker 8y ago
> That doesn't make sense. Domains last for as long as you pay their <$10/year fee. That exactly is the problem. Would most people feel confident that their offspring/relatives/friends keep their domain renewed after they're dead? If that doesn't happen at least for a decade or a few decades after the domain owner's death, then anyone who buys that domain may end up getting many external emails that reveal sensitive and confidential information. And what about forgetting to renew a domain within the approximately two months after expiry when it becomes available for someone else to grab it? > How many people here still use hotmail.com or yahoo.com emails? This is a complete non-issue in this context, because anyone who had these accounts and died (or forgot about them) wouldn't have their dead/deactivated email accounts taken over by someone else because the major providers don't recycle deleted or deactivated email addresses. Hence my point about some people trusting a company to outlive their domain registrations. >> A custom domain, commonly of the <firstnamelastname> format, also leaks personal information every time it’s used > It only leaks the info you want it to leak. Want to be pseudo-anonymous? Register something that's not your name. Wow, that was tough. I already mentioned "commonly of the <firstnamelastname> format", and didn't really say that everyone does it. My point was an observation on how people seem to handle a custom domain. I see that it was tough to get my points across!