I switched from gmail (15 years) to fastmail, and it was painless. There were maybe 15-20 services I used frequently where I had to change my email address. T

I switched from gmail (15 years) to fastmail, and it was painless. There were maybe 15-20 services I used frequently where I had to change my email address. Then I forwarded my gmail address to 2 fastmail addresses, one personal, one business. I occasionally still get a gmail-forwarded email and deal with it as they occur or delete the message and ignore them. > What if I host my own email server, only for inbound email, and use that for account registration? That way, if I ever do get arbitarily kicked off google, I won't be in _total_ registration hell. I could even generate an email address per service, so that I'll have more traceability for people who sell my email information. And I can keep my gmail for personal use. This could all also be done with a cheap Fastmail account. I have run a qmail server for a previous business, and while it's doable and necessary if you need tight integration of email with your web site, ticketing system, etc., it wouldn't be worth it to me vs spending $30/year. JMHO.