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Still the problem with Fastmail is the same as with Google. Leaning on 3rd party service that you have no control of. There are so many things that could go wro
by drra 5y ago
Still the problem with Fastmail is the same as with Google. Leaning on 3rd party service that you have no control of. There are so many things that could go wrong there, they can be hacked, go bankrupt, closed by authorities, insided. Everyone should have an appropriate personal disaster recovery plan that includes stuff like recovering from loss of service supplier.
- danielheath 5y agoThis is a false equivalence. Life on a crowded planet depends on third parties; choosing vendors well is a critical life skill. Fastmail have a long-standing reputation for treating customers right; certainly not a reputation google shares.
- coffeefirst 5y agoWell, there's always a risk profile no matter what you do. But the risk profile with a company that's obsessed with AI and doesn't believe in having any customer support is much higher than one that you pay and has very good customer support.
- orangepurple 5y agoFastmail has been extremely responsive to any random minor issues that have cropped up for me or the several people I got to transition to their service over the last 7 years.
- tomjen3 5y agoIf you have your own domain it doesn't matter much. You can always move your domain to a better host.