This will probably grenade the plans for many small businesses, right now.
This doesn't apply to Google Workspace addresses that most small businesses will be using.
Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
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Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#12This was the last straw for me. I'm migrating to Apple Mail and cancelling workspace ASAP. ETA: I said nothing about where I'm planning to host my SMTP server. Apple Mail is a provider-agnostic client-side application, like Thunderbird. ETA2: Those who read TFA carefully will know that, even though this doesn't affect Workspace aliases, it does affect this feature (Send-As SMTP) for workspace accounts.
Before you do that:
Consider a more open and transparent email platform such as Proton, Fastmail, Runbox, Tuta, basically just reconsider moving from one evil, unaccountable platform to another. As you may find the evil, unaccountable platform may do evil and unaccountable things.
Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#13It's weird that they are actively discouraging us from using external mail inside gmail. Like, you would think they want us sucking down all our scannable data into their system and staying inside the wall.
Looks like it's still allowed in app. Probably a way to cut down spam and push people to the app.
Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#14This was the last straw for me. I'm migrating to Apple Mail and cancelling workspace ASAP. ETA: I said nothing about where I'm planning to host my SMTP server. Apple Mail is a provider-agnostic client-side application, like Thunderbird. ETA2: Those who read TFA carefully will know that, even though this doesn't affect Workspace aliases, it does affect this feature (Send-As SMTP) for workspace accounts.
So you got burned by a centralized proprietary mail service suddenly making user-hostile changes, and your first instinct is to move to another centralized proprietary mail service by a company with a long history of user hostile changes?
Truly modern consumer sensibilities are fascinating to me.
Personally I do not use any Apple or Google products. There are so many better choices!
Anyway, might I suggest services that run standard open source mail daemons that never restrict you, like Migadu.
Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#15Further clarification here: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/17101213
It seems like they're removing POP/IMAP support from the web client?
Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#16I have a domain and a contact email address for that domain that I have exclusively used through GMail, I guess this means I need to figure out a different path forward for that, then?
Good thing they are reminding you to get out of Gmail for real
Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#17Calling it now: they will reverse this decision by December after they realize how many gmail customers they are losing.
Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#18This will probably grenade the plans for many small businesses, right now.
This doesn't apply to Google Workspace addresses that most small businesses will be using.
A lot of small businesses actually have a free address for legacy purposes. Send as, even for paid users, won’t support third-party providers.
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#19> we occasionally have the difficult choice to discontinue features that require disproportionate maintenance resources.
Am I really expected to believe that the billions of dollars the company makes in pure profit can't sustain this feature? Am I really expected to believe the touted productively gains granted by Google's AI can't sustain this feature?
Re: Gmail to end support for "Send as" for third-party addresses, such as @yahoo.com
#20> This change does not affect Google Workspace aliases or other Gmail addresses you own.
I bet most people complaining about this change don’t even know this feature exists.
Right now you can forge email from any email address you can verify ownership.
Most of those emails will end up in a spam folder.
This doesn’t affect email addresses that Google controls DMARC records for.