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Most important thing is to buy a domain so you can port your email address from provider to provider. I’ve had the same email address and several hosts over the

Most important thing is to buy a domain so you can port your email address from provider to provider. I’ve had the same email address and several hosts over the years. I’m currently on Fastmail and find the service good.

chuckcode 8y ago
+1 nice having your own domain so you can port to different providers. Used fastmail for a few years and it is fine although their android app isn't great and hangs a fair bit needing to be restarted.
- EwanToo 8y ago
  I agree fastmail's service is good but the Android app is very poor in comparison. I eventually paid for the aquamail app which is a significant improvement
- aladine 8y ago
  I think fastmail app on browser still the best native browser experience.
vvanders 8y ago
Another vote for fastmail. They even do a pretty decent job being a DNS host as well. Simple setup to add subdomains if you're already using them as your primary/sec NS.
- misframer 8y ago
  Their static file hosting is great too. Automatic Let’s Encrypt support!
ar7hur 8y ago
+1 for Fastmail with my own domain, I've used it for 4 years.
fvargas 8y ago
Fastmail has worked well for me with custom domains. It's nice being able to create custom aliases for when an address is publicly visible e.g. GitHub so I know through what funnel emails are coming from. Like others have said, the Android app is not worth installing unless you're okay with limited and, in some cases, poor functionality. I suppose you can set it up with the Gmail or Outlook Android apps? I've never tried, as this defeats the purpose of not having those companies as your email provider :) Still searching for a good Android mail app...
- minxomat 8y ago
  You can funnel mail with Gmail, too using extensions. Although some online forms incorrectly reject this. Looks like this: notmyaddress+github@gmail.com
  - Eldt 8y ago
    Those can be stripped out, and the email sold or whatever.
  - lloeki 8y ago
    This is called subadressing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Subaddressing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Subaddressing
  - spacehome 8y ago
    This is too well known to be useful anymore.
- kilburn 8y ago
  > Still searching for a good Android mail app... K-9 Mail has served me very well over the years! https://k9mail.github.io/about.html https://k9mail.github.io/about.html Edit: Highlights for me: - IMAP Idle support: e-mails appear instantly, configurable on a by-folder basis. - Mature and stable: it's been around forever, updates are infrequent, it just works. - Free software: apache license - No fanciness: it is very traditional-email oriented. The only "fancy" feature is a unified inbox (showing mails from all your folders), and it can be turned off. If your e-mail is "complicated" you'll have to spend a bit of time setting everything up. For instance, my server classifies e-mail as it arrives, and I setup different synchronization schedules and notification preferences for different folders. Best time investment of my life.
artursvonda 8y ago
This is exactly what I did a few years back. And exactly for the same reason — so I can easily migrate to different provider with low cost of swiching. So far I’ve used gmail as provider but I’m considering switching now.
MistahKoala 8y ago
Although I like the control and portability of having my own domain, as a less technologically-proficient user on a shoestring budget, I've found it more challenging to set up and configure on shared hosting services. There's a need to get your head around things like DNS records, reverse DNS, DKIM, SPF, SpamAssassin, cPanel etc. to stand a reasonable chance of successful delivery and low-maintenance inboxes. I've been through a few hosts and fortunately seem to have settled with a reliable provider now (Squidix), but it's not always been so easy.
- pwned1 8y ago
  Fastmail allows you to set them as the DNS provider and they take care of all DNS records for you. Just buy a domain, set their nameservers, and you're good to go.

chuckcode 8y ago

+1 nice having your own domain so you can port to different providers. Used fastmail for a few years and it is fine although their android app isn't great and hangs a fair bit needing to be restarted.

EwanToo 8y ago
I agree fastmail's service is good but the Android app is very poor in comparison. I eventually paid for the aquamail app which is a significant improvement
aladine 8y ago
I think fastmail app on browser still the best native browser experience.

vvanders 8y ago

Another vote for fastmail. They even do a pretty decent job being a DNS host as well. Simple setup to add subdomains if you're already using them as your primary/sec NS.

misframer 8y ago
Their static file hosting is great too. Automatic Let’s Encrypt support!

ar7hur 8y ago

+1 for Fastmail with my own domain, I've used it for 4 years.

fvargas 8y ago

Fastmail has worked well for me with custom domains. It's nice being able to create custom aliases for when an address is publicly visible e.g. GitHub so I know through what funnel emails are coming from. Like others have said, the Android app is not worth installing unless you're okay with limited and, in some cases, poor functionality. I suppose you can set it up with the Gmail or Outlook Android apps? I've never tried, as this defeats the purpose of not having those companies as your email provider :) Still searching for a good Android mail app...

minxomat 8y ago
You can funnel mail with Gmail, too using extensions. Although some online forms incorrectly reject this. Looks like this: notmyaddress+github@gmail.com
- Eldt 8y ago
  Those can be stripped out, and the email sold or whatever.
- lloeki 8y ago
  This is called subadressing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Subaddressing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Subaddressing
- spacehome 8y ago
  This is too well known to be useful anymore.
kilburn 8y ago
> Still searching for a good Android mail app... K-9 Mail has served me very well over the years! https://k9mail.github.io/about.html https://k9mail.github.io/about.html Edit: Highlights for me: - IMAP Idle support: e-mails appear instantly, configurable on a by-folder basis. - Mature and stable: it's been around forever, updates are infrequent, it just works. - Free software: apache license - No fanciness: it is very traditional-email oriented. The only "fancy" feature is a unified inbox (showing mails from all your folders), and it can be turned off. If your e-mail is "complicated" you'll have to spend a bit of time setting everything up. For instance, my server classifies e-mail as it arrives, and I setup different synchronization schedules and notification preferences for different folders. Best time investment of my life.

artursvonda 8y ago

This is exactly what I did a few years back. And exactly for the same reason — so I can easily migrate to different provider with low cost of swiching. So far I’ve used gmail as provider but I’m considering switching now.

MistahKoala 8y ago

Although I like the control and portability of having my own domain, as a less technologically-proficient user on a shoestring budget, I've found it more challenging to set up and configure on shared hosting services. There's a need to get your head around things like DNS records, reverse DNS, DKIM, SPF, SpamAssassin, cPanel etc. to stand a reasonable chance of successful delivery and low-maintenance inboxes. I've been through a few hosts and fortunately seem to have settled with a reliable provider now (Squidix), but it's not always been so easy.

pwned1 8y ago
Fastmail allows you to set them as the DNS provider and they take care of all DNS records for you. Just buy a domain, set their nameservers, and you're good to go.