Ask HN: Good email host?

#1

Post by frequentlywrong » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 1:08 AM UTC

Anyone know of a good IMAP host that I can use with my own domain?

Fastmail is good, but quite pricey (cheapest option if you have your own domain is $3.61 a month, and that's if you pay three years in advance. On top of that comes the price of the domain).

For privacy reasons I don't want to use Gmail, and I don't want to use my own server.

Zoho might be an option, but it's unclear to me whether or not it is an Indian company (the Wikipedia page is unclear regarding that), and it's unclear to me whether or not there are possible privacy concerns with Indian email hosts.

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#2

Post by wje » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:12 AM UTC

Run your own!

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#3

Post by dubcanada » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:13 AM UTC

Zoho is based in USA. It would carry the same privacy concerns as the other US companies.

Without knowing exactly what you want it's hard to say. There are literally thousands of email hosts.

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#4

Post by frequentlywrong » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:16 AM UTC

dubcanada wrote: post #3

Zoho is based in USA. It would carry the same privacy concerns as the other US companies. Without knowing exactly what you want it's hard to say. There are literally thousands of email hosts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoho_Corporation says that "the company is headquartered at its largest campus in Estancia IT Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Formerly, it filed headquarters in Pleasanton, California, USA."

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#5

Post by williamle8300 » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:18 AM UTC

Don't use email. Just use end-to-end encryptions?!

I may be slightly churlish and glib.

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#6

Post by frequentlywrong » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:18 AM UTC

dubcanada wrote: post #3

Zoho is based in USA. It would carry the same privacy concerns as the other US companies. Without knowing exactly what you want it's hard to say. There are literally thousands of email hosts.

> Without knowing exactly what you want it's hard to say

A single mailbox, 5 or so GB of space, IMAP, the ability to use my own domain.

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#7

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:18 AM UTC

dubcanada wrote: post #3

Zoho is based in USA. It would carry the same privacy concerns as the other US companies. Without knowing exactly what you want it's hard to say. There are literally thousands of email hosts.

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Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#8

Post by eikenberry » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:18 AM UTC

gandi.net offers free email accounts on your domain if they are your registrar.

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#9

Post by AlligatorAxe » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:19 AM UTC

Try Rackspace Email - rackspace.com/email -- They have 25GB IMAP boxes for $2/mo and 24/7 support

Re: Ask HN: Good email host?

#10

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 2:20 AM UTC

dubcanada wrote: post #3

Zoho is based in USA. It would carry the same privacy concerns as the other US companies. Without knowing exactly what you want it's hard to say. There are literally thousands of email hosts.

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