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Your mail is probably the single most important service you have on the internet. Pay for something, or host it yourself.
by delusional 7y ago
Your mail is probably the single most important service you have on the internet. Pay for something, or host it yourself.
- ceejayoz 7y agoHosting yourself is a good way to have half your sent emails never arrive. Own the domain name, but let one of the big players handle deliverability for you.
- v7p1Qbt1im 7y agoThis. I use my own domain names with gsuite and protonmail.
- pixelperfect 7y agoThat's actually the reason why I use Gmail instead of switching to a smaller email service - it's "too big to fail," I don't think Gmail will be discontinued for as long as Google exists, even if it became somewhat unprofitable, due to the outrage and class action lawsuits that would result.
- jjeaff 7y agoPaying for it has its risks as well. If you are unable to access for an extended amount of time (injury, travel, etc) and your payment method becomes invalid, it could cause your account to be shut down.
- nine_k 7y agoThis is a valid concern. I would pay for a year in advance at least.
- m-p-3 7y agoHosting an email server in these days with DMARC, SPF, DKIM and all those mail filtering blacklist is is world of pain but that's the price to pay for reduced spam I guess. I wish there was a modern protocol equivalent with authentication builtin.