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Gmail also has the ability to forward all (or some) emails to another email address. Set up a secondary account somewhere (non-gmail), and have a live backup of

Gmail also has the ability to forward all (or some) emails to another email address. Set up a secondary account somewhere (non-gmail), and have a live backup of your gmail for when the worst happens.

derwiki 6y ago
Amazing tip! Well worth the two minute setup to forward to my new Protonmail address
- Normille 6y ago
  I just set up a couple of Protonmail addresses myself yesterday, as I was getting really pissed off with how unreliable Yandex Mail had become. Unfortunately I didn't find out til after I'd spent a good hour logging into lots of websites and updating my email address to my shiny new Protonmail ones, that I can't connect to a free tier Protonmail account with IMAP and Thunderbird. D'oh! Protonmail looks like a good choice, if you only have one or two email addresses and don't mind being restricted to accessing it via webmail. But I've got half a dozen or more across various services, as well as on my own domains and I want to continue to be able to access them all from within one app [ie. Thunderbird]. The whole different app for every web service thing gets tired very quickly. Also, as per the original thread starter, if you only access your Protonmail account via webmail this does still leave you at the mercy of another company which may or may not decide to lock you out. Can anyone recommend any free alternatives to Gmail / Yandex Mail [preferably privacy respecting] that will actually integrate with an IMAP client?
  - derwiki 6y ago
    Is free a hard requirement?
    - Normille 6y ago
      Pretty much. I already use my own domain for my main personal and business email addresses and I've also set up email addresses for several family members on that domain. So, if I moved to a paid plan, I'd not just be paying for one email address but about 8 or 9 --either that or face the unpleasant task of explaining to family members that they now needed to pay to continue using the email addresses they've had for years. I also have a few other domains that only I have email addresses on and I run the email for those through Gmail and Yandex Mail's servers. I've also got a few other email addresses @gmail.com and @yandex.com which I use for less important stuff like signing up for forums / websites and the like. So, I wouldn't want to be replacing them with a paid plan either --given they're not used for anything important. So in essence, "free" [and reliable] is more important than "secure". I'm not majorly unhappy with my current setup, but I'm always open for giving rival services a try out, just to chip away at the stranglehold the big boys have on the market.

Gmail also has the ability to forward all (or some) emails to another email address. Set up a secondary account somewhere (non-gmail), and have a live backup of your gmail for when the worst happens.

derwiki 6y ago

Amazing tip! Well worth the two minute setup to forward to my new Protonmail address

Normille 6y ago
I just set up a couple of Protonmail addresses myself yesterday, as I was getting really pissed off with how unreliable Yandex Mail had become. Unfortunately I didn't find out til after I'd spent a good hour logging into lots of websites and updating my email address to my shiny new Protonmail ones, that I can't connect to a free tier Protonmail account with IMAP and Thunderbird. D'oh! Protonmail looks like a good choice, if you only have one or two email addresses and don't mind being restricted to accessing it via webmail. But I've got half a dozen or more across various services, as well as on my own domains and I want to continue to be able to access them all from within one app [ie. Thunderbird]. The whole different app for every web service thing gets tired very quickly. Also, as per the original thread starter, if you only access your Protonmail account via webmail this does still leave you at the mercy of another company which may or may not decide to lock you out. Can anyone recommend any free alternatives to Gmail / Yandex Mail [preferably privacy respecting] that will actually integrate with an IMAP client?
- derwiki 6y ago
  Is free a hard requirement?
  - Normille 6y ago
    Pretty much. I already use my own domain for my main personal and business email addresses and I've also set up email addresses for several family members on that domain. So, if I moved to a paid plan, I'd not just be paying for one email address but about 8 or 9 --either that or face the unpleasant task of explaining to family members that they now needed to pay to continue using the email addresses they've had for years. I also have a few other domains that only I have email addresses on and I run the email for those through Gmail and Yandex Mail's servers. I've also got a few other email addresses @gmail.com and @yandex.com which I use for less important stuff like signing up for forums / websites and the like. So, I wouldn't want to be replacing them with a paid plan either --given they're not used for anything important. So in essence, "free" [and reliable] is more important than "secure". I'm not majorly unhappy with my current setup, but I'm always open for giving rival services a try out, just to chip away at the stranglehold the big boys have on the market.