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Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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I can highly recommend mailbox.org. I have been using their service for multiple years with my own domain and never had any problems sending or recieving mails from the big providers. They also take the privacy of their users data really seriously.

Can their contacts and calendar be synced with Android?

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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I've been using fastmail for the past 3+ years in an effort to de-google my life. It's been excellent, and I haven't had any issues with emails I've sent being classed as spam.

+1 Fastmail. $3.88/month if you pay in advance for 3 years for their standard plan. Totally amazing. Also in their web UI, you can select a professional font: Proxima Nova! The attention to detail is great.

I don't think I'd ever noticed this. Flipping between the system font option and Proxima Nova, there's not a huge difference (on a Mac). I do find it subtly easier to read however, so would agree that attention to detail is neat.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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+1 Fastmail. $3.88/month if you pay in advance for 3 years for their standard plan. Totally amazing. Also in their web UI, you can select a professional font: Proxima Nova! The attention to detail is great.

What is a "professional font"?

A font that they've licensed for use in their web app. It makes the web app look quite professional in a subtle way.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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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

Would like to second this. My recommendation would be just pick a decent domain, register it for 10 years, and set up Fastmail.

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Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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post #62

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+1 Fastmail. $3.88/month if you pay in advance for 3 years for their standard plan. Totally amazing. Also in their web UI, you can select a professional font: Proxima Nova! The attention to detail is great.

I don't think I'd ever noticed this. Flipping between the system font option and Proxima Nova, there's not a huge difference (on a Mac). I do find it subtly easier to read however, so would agree that attention to detail is neat.

Yes, subtle difference. They didn't have to do it, but they did. That's the kind of thing that should be appreciated.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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post #43
post #34

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Do fastmail terms say they don't require a warrant to hand all history over, like the other providers? (Edit: they are Australian, I'm not sure if the third party doctrine applies there https://fastmail.blog/historical/security-confidentiality/ )

Not sure how relevant, but was no Australia where glassdoor had to inform which users posted negative reviews of some companies?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/19/glassdoor-orde...

New Zealand!

Re: Ask HN: Looking for Email Service Recommendations

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post #47

I can highly recommend mailbox.org. I have been using their service for multiple years with my own domain and never had any problems sending or recieving mails from the big providers. They also take the privacy of their users data really seriously.

Can their contacts and calendar be synced with Android?

Yes, at least CardDav and CalDav are supported[0]

[0]: https://mailbox.org/en/your-personal-office

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