From Fastmail back to Gmail

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Post by pvinis » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 8:32 AM UTC

From Fastmail back to Gmail
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Re: From Fastmail back to Gmail

#2

Post by pan69 » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 8:56 AM UTC

I would switch to Fastmail in a heartbeat if they let me pay for storage (say in 5 gig intervals) and let me mount as many domains and create as many inbox as I want. Other than that, I see no point in paying for email. Sorry. I'm a snob.

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Post by cssmoo » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:05 AM UTC

I use GMail. However remember if you pay for it via Apps, the terms are different so that is worth bearing in mind.

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Post by mkpankov » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:05 AM UTC

I have 4 virtual domains bound to same account. Why isn't it an option? You can filter stuff based on "To:" address to put it in different "Inbox" folders. And storage usage is more optimal since you don't pay for a lot of nearly-empty inboxes.

Re: From Fastmail back to Gmail

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Post by ldite » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:09 AM UTC

pan69 wrote: post #2

I would switch to Fastmail in a heartbeat if they let me pay for storage (say in 5 gig intervals) and let me mount as many domains and create as many inbox as I want. Other than that, I see no point in paying for email. Sorry. I'm a snob.

I pay for email because it's the keystone to my online 'identity' - pretty much the single point of failure for recovering all sorts of accounts, and the thing in the way of theft of many accounts.

Technical merits aside, by using a small but well run non-gmail provider for a mere £25 pa I get (i) near instantaneous tech support in my time zone, from people who know more about email & admin than I do. They even have a phone number. (ii) out of the monoculture, thus vastly diminished risk from various canned account theft problems

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Post by brohoolio » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:11 AM UTC

Ahhhh the cost of privacy.

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Post by icebraining » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:12 AM UTC

Without arguing against OP's decision, IFTTT can be wired with any email account, using the Email channel, you just need to set up a rule to forward the emails to their address.

Re: From Fastmail back to Gmail

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Post by brohoolio » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:12 AM UTC

cssmoo wrote: post #3

I use GMail. However remember if you pay for it via Apps, the terms are different so that is worth bearing in mind.

Google Apps for work is $50 per account per year. The terms of service for apps for work protects your privacy.

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Post by evook » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:14 AM UTC

pan69 wrote: post #2

I would switch to Fastmail in a heartbeat if they let me pay for storage (say in 5 gig intervals) and let me mount as many domains and create as many inbox as I want. Other than that, I see no point in paying for email. Sorry. I'm a snob.

I don't see the problem to rent a small server and host open xchange, zimbra or something similiar yourself? Even postfix isn't that hard to configure and will likely run forever.

The same goes for the author. I don't get how gmail is even considered as a mail provider for more than a spam oder mandatory account. The list of better and serious mail providers is tremendous.

For my family and me, I am hosting a small exchange server, with a synchronous replica in a datacenter, at home. It's safe, has nearly unlimited disk space and I know where my backups are.

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Post by moystard » Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 9:15 AM UTC

In terms of privacy, the issue is that most people out there use GMail, Yahoo Mail or Outlook, so even if you self-host or use a privacy aware service, when you'll send emails to others, or receive them, your privacy won't be fully respected anyway...