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For email it is sometimes useful to only have a host handling things like reputation and crypto/protocols (DKIM, SPF, DMARC, DANE, MTA-STS, etc.) while doing th

For email it is sometimes useful to only have a host handling things like reputation and crypto/protocols (DKIM, SPF, DMARC, DANE, MTA-STS, etc.) while doing the actual handling of data yourself. I'm not sure that gandi's email fits that purpose, but specifically for email it can be a bit more tricky to roll your own than things like HTTPS, so having a hosted solution to handle that can help.

behringer 4y ago
Pretty sure gandi doesn't do much of the above either. Gandi email hosting is generally not worth paying for.
- PaulKeeble 4y ago
  As a bundled service it was fine, I have a complete copy of my emails on my client(s) anyway so what it really did was give an IMAP interface to use for sending and receiving emails under my domain that dealt with the entire "Google et el are pretty evil about personal email boxes". Its not worth £3 a month per box when previously the Gandi markup was £4 a year or so for the extra services on top of the raw domain price.
- branon 4y ago
  I've been using Gandi's free mailboxes since 2019 when I de-Googled, they provide easy setup for SPF/DKIM/DMARC. Not sure about the other two. No significant deliverability issues to report. They offer IMAP and a choice between two web UIs which is all I need. I'd be more than happy to pay for their service in general, just not under duress. If they'd have given me 6 months to onboard I'd have been perfectly fine with $3/mo for email. If I'm going to be abused with a false sense of urgency and pushed to make a quick decision, I'll just leave.
  - behringer 4y ago
    ah ok, it must have changed since last I looked into it.
  - Tijdreiziger 4y ago
    I'm not familiar with Gandi's email specifically, but with most of these email hosts, the lack of 2FA is a problem.
    - branon 4y ago
      It exists but you have to use their web UI: https://docs.gandi.net/en/gandimail/common_operations/manage_2fa.html https://docs.gandi.net/en/gandimail/common_operations/manage...

behringer 4y ago

Pretty sure gandi doesn't do much of the above either. Gandi email hosting is generally not worth paying for.

PaulKeeble 4y ago
As a bundled service it was fine, I have a complete copy of my emails on my client(s) anyway so what it really did was give an IMAP interface to use for sending and receiving emails under my domain that dealt with the entire "Google et el are pretty evil about personal email boxes". Its not worth £3 a month per box when previously the Gandi markup was £4 a year or so for the extra services on top of the raw domain price.
branon 4y ago
I've been using Gandi's free mailboxes since 2019 when I de-Googled, they provide easy setup for SPF/DKIM/DMARC. Not sure about the other two. No significant deliverability issues to report. They offer IMAP and a choice between two web UIs which is all I need. I'd be more than happy to pay for their service in general, just not under duress. If they'd have given me 6 months to onboard I'd have been perfectly fine with $3/mo for email. If I'm going to be abused with a false sense of urgency and pushed to make a quick decision, I'll just leave.
- behringer 4y ago
  ah ok, it must have changed since last I looked into it.
- Tijdreiziger 4y ago
  I'm not familiar with Gandi's email specifically, but with most of these email hosts, the lack of 2FA is a problem.
  - branon 4y ago
    It exists but you have to use their web UI: https://docs.gandi.net/en/gandimail/common_operations/manage_2fa.html https://docs.gandi.net/en/gandimail/common_operations/manage...