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Most people don't realize, but you can actually send email from a custom domain with a free Gmail account.[0] You have to go through a 5-minute process for each
by mtlynch 6y ago
Most people don't realize, but you can actually send email from a custom domain with a free Gmail account.[0] You have to go through a 5-minute process for each sender address, but I used it fine for ~10 years.
I recently switched to Fastmail, and one of the features I like about them is that they support wildcard sender aliases, so if I sign up for a service with someservice@mydomain.com, when I hit reply to any emails to that address, it automatically sends from someservice@mydomain.com even though I've never specifically registered that identity with Fastmail.
[0] https://thedigitalnonprofit.com/use-gmail-own-domain-free/ https://thedigitalnonprofit.com/use-gmail-own-domain-free/
- xyzzy_plugh 6y agoThis is not the same thing. I agree with the link, in that it is most definitely a hack. This only works because your domain registrar is handling email for you to begin with, which is undesirable for many reasons. Also, while aliases in gmail work generally, I find they leak the main gmail account address, which makes them significantly less desirable.
- aarchi 6y agoWhy do you say that it's undesirable for your registrar to handle mail? I've considered using Gandi's mail with my domains.
- OJFord 6y agoNot GP but that's a coupling I don't want - I want to be able to change registrar without worrying about email.
- t0astbread 6y agoIt depends on your threat model how undesirable it is but essentially you're adding a permanent MITM to your email.