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Fastmail. But the key thing is using my own domain name. You can actually use Gmail safely... as long as you are using your own domain name. If Google (or Fastm
by ocdtrekkie 6y ago
Fastmail. But the key thing is using my own domain name. You can actually use Gmail safely... as long as you are using your own domain name. If Google (or Fastmail) terminated my account, I could point my domain name to another mail service, and not lose access to any of my other services.
But as long as you're using an @gmail.com address as your digital identity, your access to all of your online accounts is tied up in that single arbitrary point of failure, to a company that does not view you as a valuable customer.
- beamatronic 6y agoIs there any US-based company, which offers a paid email service, and great customer support?
- nomdep 6y agoHey.com ?
- ceejayoz 6y agoI'll switch to them in a heartbeat once they have custom domains. (Apparently that's coming this year! https://hey.com/custom-domains/ https://hey.com/custom-domains/)
- beamatronic 6y agoWhat about Microsoft/outlook.com?
- gothroach 6y agoIt's definitely not the cheapest option, but if you don't have a large storage requirement, 25 Mail St. is a good option. I host my own personal email, but have set a couple clients up with 25 Mail St. and it's been excellent. By far the best part is the support - all support is done by the engineers instead of customer support staff following a script. They're incredibly transparent about things like support statistics, and are understandably proud of their metrics. The main downside is the low amount of storage offered for the price. It's run by the same company as Rimuhosting and Zonomi, if you're familiar with either.
- sjs382 6y ago> But the key thing is using my own domain name. Then the trust is placed in your registrar. Maybe that's where the trust should be placed from your perspective, but do note that you're still choosing to trust another organization who's interests may not totally align with yours.
- gowld 6y agoYou can't be self reliant. No one will deal with you of your only contact information is GPS coordinates
- sjs382 6y agoMy point is that where and on what level you put your trust is a choice, each with their own risks.
- zaarn 6y agoAtleast where I live, and I choose local registrars, I can sue a registrar for the ownership of a domain, even if it was bought by someone else in the meantime, I can get it back. The likelihood of loosing a domainname in my country (Germany) is fairly low unless you used it to actively (and provably) spread malware or commit other crimes (and your registrar will have to prove it and better hope they filed a police report, or their cancellation goes poof).