Run your own mail server ;))
jk Spamhaus cartel would bury it in seconds.
Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
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Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
#22I can recommend both Zoho and Protonmail. User of both and each is great for its intended use, Zoho - commercial, multiple accounts with a custom domain, Protonmail for personal use and storage.
Why not Zoho for personal use?
Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
#23I'm soft-locked into Google Workspace/gSuite/Google Apps/??? with my primary account at a custom domain, and I really want out of my subscription but there isn't any way to convert that to a personal account. I have so many OAuth accounts, purchases, doc shares, etc associated with that Google account that it would be difficult to do without. Is there any way to keep that Google account without having an active subscription?
Also, I'm paying for Apple One and it could host my email... but should I? Its private relay system is pretty cool... but I really don't want to get locked in again.
I really want a self-hosted IMAP server, but to have decent spam filtering and deliverability. I'll set all the domain keys and stuff, but I need a trusted IP for the mail server or some path to make mine trusted.
Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
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#25Criptext email service
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#26I quite like https://migadu.com mainly for its very easy to understand pricing system, when you have 5+ domains and domain aliases gmail becomes very very expensive and that’s before adding all the seats
Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
#27Having seen people argue about this here before, my guess is you're going to get one of three recommendations. Zoho ( https://zoho.com ), Fastmail ( https://fastmail.com , Proton ( https://proton.me )
Or Tutanota
https://tutanota.com/
Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
#28I moved to ProtonMail (from G-Suite) and I'm pretty happy overall. Their Unlimited offering is interesting as it includes VPN, storage and calendar.
The few things I dislike about ProtonMail is the search and the fact they don't have the email client app on F-Droid. If you decide to move to Proton, I would advise against importing all your emails (maybe just the last X months). Keep a local backup of all your emails to search them, that worked the best for me and avoided cluttering my new email box.
Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
#29I have been using tutanota for half a year. It was something like 10 euros for a year. It has pretty decent regex filters so I can write filter by subject and therefore I get zero spam. I do not even have to pay them to get the essential features but I kind of want to because of the low price. Not going to go back to free email that is for sure.
Re: Ask HN: What email service should I use instead of Gmail?
#30Run your own mail server ;)) jk Spamhaus cartel would bury it in seconds.
Not if you use a smarthost to relay outgoing mail which is more or less a must on most IAPs since they block outgoing TCP/25 for domestic connections. Contact your IAP to find out which smarthost to use, many if not most offer this service. Assuming you have all the correct DNS magic configured as needed - DKIM, SPF et al - and assuming your IAP is not known for hosting spammers your mail should be ac
Source: experience in hosting my own mail since before the dawn of time, or at least since before the dawn of spam (and spamhaus).