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I use posteo, which satisfies the suggested requirements of being relatively cheap and the domain does not belong to me. However, doesn't this allow a sibling
by enasterosophes 3y ago
I use posteo, which satisfies the suggested requirements of being relatively cheap and the domain does not belong to me.
However, doesn't this allow a sibling to the described threat model? If posteo go bust, their domain could be claimed by someone else. Then, even if I change email providers, senders who haven't updated their address books will keep sending email to my old posteo address.
I think the points in the linked post are interesting and worth thinking about, but I don't think the answer is never use your own domain for email. Instead, maybe, just think twice, and have an answer ready to the question of what happens to your email if the domain name is lost.
- newscracker 3y agoKeep in mind that Posteo recycles email addresses after a few months or so once the account is unpaid and/or deleted. This means, unless you have a difficult to guess or uncommon email address on Posteo, the chances that someone else might intentionally or inadvertently get your old email address is higher. But I like the fact that Posteo allows prepaid credit balance in the account (but it allows only a maximum balance of EUR 60). That could help in keeping one’s address alive for longer.