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Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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Post by LeoPanthera »

nix23 wrote: post #19
LeoPanthera wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ProtonMail is an interesting case. It does not provide SMTP or IMAP servers, except via a weird proxy service that runs on your local machine, and obviously isn't compatible with smartphones. It may still class as an "email service", but only just, since it is effectively limited to webmail and their custom apps.

>ProtonMail is an interesting case. It does not provide SMTP or IMAP servers, Just half-true.. https://proton.me/support/imap-smtp-and-pop3-setup

...that says exactly what I said in my comment. I'm not sure why I deserve a "half true".

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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Post by SyneRyder »

Happy with Fastmail here as well - but if you're using your own domain name & are concerned about being flagged as spam, make sure you read up on how to add SPF and DKIM records into your domain DNS records. It's pretty much essential now for functional email. SPF & DKIM are basically a list of IP addresses you authorize to send mail in your name, and a public key for authenticating/signing your emails. Since you're here on HN, setting those up is definitely something you'll be able to understand & do.

The interesting side effect of having SPF/DKIM setup is I can receive reports from Google & other mail providers when someone tries to send spam spoofing my domain name. Seems that China Unicom & ChinaNet are running an enormous botnet that continually sends phishing attacks to Japanese Amazon users, while using my domains in the From field.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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Post by pmcginn »

If you're a paid iCloud user or an MS365 user, both have ways to use a custom domain and tap into the storage you're already paying for at no extra cost. MS365 locks you in to GoDaddy as a registrar and I'm on Cloudflare, so I use iCloud. I'm not sure what your threat model is, so you may not be willing to consider either of these options. For me, email privacy is an oxymoron and I prefer communication methods with forward secrecy like Signal. For email, I'm mainly just looking for a vanity domain I can share with my wife for spam and mailing lists.

Growing past the above suggestions, at the cheap tier, I'd recommend Migadu, MXRoute, or Zoho.

If you're willing to pay what I consider to be Too Much For Email, then my favorites are Proton Mail, StartMail, or Fastmail. You'll want to research these heavily before transitioning though, as they may be missing features you're used to from Gmail that you find you can't live without.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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Post by davchana »

jeffbee wrote: post #9

Gmail has always had a limit on free storage quota. At first it was 1GB, then it was 5GB, currently it is 15GB. So I'm curious how much data we are talking about and whether you have considered the $2/mo 100GB plan. Personally, I am paying $17/mo for YouTube Premium that gives everyone in my family ad-free YouTube, unlimited music, and 100GB of storage for our gmail and other files. It seems like a pretty square deal…

I think the Google Apps for a work aka gmail for your own domain has recently put a limit that "free" legacy accounts can't buy storage. The regular @gmail, and paid domain gmail users can still buy any storage plan.

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Post by sorokod »

batzy wrote: post #3

I recommend ProtonMail. Or you can buy your own domain name and config a email to Zoho Mail. but personally, I think proton mail is more secure and private. But the free version only has 1GB as I remember.

You can setup ProtonMail on a private domain as well.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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Post by snorremd »

Like several other commenters I find Fastmail to be a good email host. They support custom domains, have support for email aliasing, is easy to set up and provide a very good web UI. Unlike gmail you are actually able to select all emails in an inbox and apply actions to them.

They also have support people if you ever get problems, and unlike gmail they actually care about customers. Their first line of support are not super technical though.

I’ve had no problems using them so far. Email deliverability seems great and their service has not had any serious downtime the years I’ve used them.

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Post by Jack5500 »

tadzikpk wrote: post #18

Most important is to use your own domain name for your email. That way you can switch providers as you like without having to change your address, and all the hassle that goes with that. Personally, I like Migadu for mail hosting. The mail gets delivered, the price is reasonable, and there’s good tech support

Migadu is great and their Support is very responsive.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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Post by shafyy »

johnzimmerman wrote: post #5

I enjoy using HEY from 37signals. It's different than other services (more opinionated), but it keeps my inbox under control. They also take privacy seriously. I was a paid subscriber for the first year, stopped for a year, and then went back because I realized how much it helped. It lacks a calendar, though, if that's important to you.

Happy HEY user here, too. It's quirky and opinionated, so definitely not for everybody. But give it a try and see if you like it. Other than that, you can't do anything wrong with Fastmail or Proton.
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