Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by aoeusnth1 » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:47 AM UTC

whitepoplar wrote: post #68

maxk42 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ProtonMail's security is formidable, but the messages are encrypted in such a way as to not be searchable. If security is your concern and long-term search isn't, consider giving them a go. Great mobile app, too.

Their "end-to-end" encryption claims as well as their schtick about being hosted in Switzerland make it abundantly clear that I will never trust their security. I would go so far as to use almost any other major email provider over ProtonMail.

Sorry, can you go into more detail? I don't understand your concern.

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by vinc » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:48 AM UTC

I use Mail-in-a-Box on my own server. It's free, open source, and well maintained.

[1]: https://mailinabox.email

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by tibu » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:50 AM UTC

Own server with https://mailinabox.email/. I don't use it but some friends use it successfully for years

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by rajuvegesna » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:51 AM UTC

Zoho Mail is a strong option. Comes with mobile apps, supports all standard protocols (IMAP/POP/ActiveSync), includes Calendar and many other modules. Zero tracking. Zero ads.

Beyond Mail, Zoho offers several apps that can replace most of what Google offers. From Docs to office suite, note-taking to chat and many more.

(Disclosure: I am with Zoho)

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by lvillani » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:51 AM UTC

snr wrote: post #71

kayoone wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i doubt that MS is an improvement over Google when it comes to privacy concerns.

MSFT doesn't read your email to target you with ads.

AFAIK Google doesn't do that anymore.

Source: https://www.blog.google/products/gmail/g-suite-gains-tractio...

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by pokstad » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:52 AM UTC

iCloud: free, no ads, privacy minded and push email in iOS

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by Eldt » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:53 AM UTC

minxomat wrote: post #73

fvargas wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fastmail has worked well for me with custom domains. It's nice being able to create custom aliases for when an address is publicly visible e.g. GitHub so I know through what funnel emails are coming from. Like others have said, the Android app is not worth installing unless you're okay with limited and, in some cases, poor functionality. I suppose you can set it up with the Gmail or Outlook Android apps? I've never t…

You can funnel mail with Gmail, too using extensions. Although some online forms incorrectly reject this. Looks like this: notmyaddress+github@gmail.com

Those can be stripped out, and the email sold or whatever.

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by EdJiang » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:56 AM UTC

lvillani wrote: post #86

FastMail. It's one of the few third party hosts to support push email on iOS with the native Mail app (it's a custom protocol based on APNS), since Mail doesn't implement IMAP IDLE [1]. They are also the main sponsors behind the JMAP protocol [2] and some open source projects such as the Cyrus IMAP server. [1]: https://fastmail.blog/2016/12/21/what-we-talk-about-when-we-... [2]: https://jmap.io

I’ve been using Fastmail for my personal email for the past four years, and love it. Really reliable, fast, and allows me to keep a personal email without all of the Google Apps stuff.

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by lprd » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 6:59 AM UTC

I've been with Zoho Mail for a few months now and have had a great experience with them so far! Great security features, calendar support, as well as DNS management. I've also heard good things about FastMail and Proton mail.

Compare and find out which service best suites your needs/budget.

https://www.zoho.com/mail/?zmc=zoho-fa

Re: Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?

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Post by xpil » Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 7:05 AM UTC

lprd wrote: post #99

I've been with Zoho Mail for a few months now and have had a great experience with them so far! Great security features, calendar support, as well as DNS management. I've also heard good things about FastMail and Proton mail. Compare and find out which service best suites your needs/budget. https://www.zoho.com/mail/?zmc=zoho-fa

Same here! I moved my company email from google apps to Zoho a couple of months ago, and I'm not coming back. Reasonable pricing, plenty of features, quick (and human!) responses to support tickets.

Will do the same with personal email soon.