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What are my options for email if I don't want to use GMail/Hotmail/Yahoo etc?
- bhauer 13y agoHost your own e-mail server. It's easier than it's made out to be. I've been doing it since I got my first symmetric DSL line in 1998. Today you can just use a very small VPS.
- thesnark 13y agoThis was my first thought, but after researching for a while it seems pretty complicated. The tutorials I found literally have hundreds of steps to configure everything properly.
- grey-area 13y agoIf you don't care about webmail, this might be the best option. I've been looking at this myself and have a couple of questions: What software would you recommend (Linux server)? I've been looking at postfix, which seems pretty easy to configure. What about issues with sending from a private ip - are you ever blocked or marked as spam because of the vps ip (just sending normal emails)? Spam filtering - what do you use for this, does it work?
- nabeards 13y agoTake a look at Fastmail.fm. I've been using it for about seven years and love it. Let me know if you have any questions about the service.
- thesnark 13y agoIt looks like your emails are stored on their servers? My desire is to have more control over my data.
- grandpoobah 13y agoThen it seems like your original question was poorly framed.
- mariuolo 13y agoIf you are willing to pay there are several.
- domrdy 13y agoI'm very happy with zoho https://www.zoho.com/mail/ https://www.zoho.com/mail/. If you want to use your own domain and you're not willing to pay for google apps, its a great alternative. Setup is extremely easy and the web interface is also pretty nice.
- wikwocket 13y agoMost web hosting packages will include an email server, or have it as an option. Some include good anti-spam packages. If you want email @ a domain that you host anyway, it's a decent option with low/no maintenance required on your part.