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My main email accounts are with Gmail and Hotmail.

I'm interested in email options which are less prone to data mining than some of the big tech options.

What are you using / what do you recommend?


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Proton


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My own mail server Smile



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Just started a tutanota email

Have gmail for others, sadly...


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I’ve used FastMail.com for more than 10 years. About $20/year for my service level.

* Supports IMAP & POP3 for downloads, SMTP for uploads.
* Supports aliases.
* Superb spam filtering.
* Near 100% uptime.
* No data mining.

I use the POP3 download protocol which supports only one email client. For me that’s an email client on my MacBook. But FastMail has an excellent web interface that I use on my iPhone. Most people seeing me use it would think that it’s an email client.

It’s great to have only one (reliable) email address. It’s the username for most of my accounts.



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aol, gmail, .edu

I have a paid email / domain through ionos.com. It's $2 a month. $1 first year to set up the domain name and $10 a year after.



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I have one email service through my internet provider, though I don't use it much anymore. My primary one is gmail.
 
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I use Xfinity Connect. It works fine for my needs in retirement.

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My own mail server Smile


Same here but also have a handful of accounts for utility purposes with gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc.
 
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My own mail server Smile

Same here but also have a handful of accounts for utility purposes with gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc.

I still have a Gmail address, but I don't use it for anything.

Google lately has been refusing to let my email app log in for "security reasons." Used to be I'd have that problem occasionally. I'd have to login via the web, confirm there was no problem, confirm again I wanted to let "insecure" apps access my gmail, and all would be good for a while. Last time it happened they still wouldn't let my email client login. So I simply deleted the gmail address from my email client.

I'm this >< close to deleting my Google account entirely. Problem is: When we still used Android I'd purchased around $100 worth of apps. If I delete my account those purchases will all go *poof*. There's a remote chance I may someday want to switch back to Android. Very remote, but not entirely out of the question. So I may just leave it active, but unused.

Or Google may find a new way to piss me off and I'll nuke it Smile

I'm mostly out of the IT business, so I've little need for utility accounts any longer.



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Originally posted by smschulz:
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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
My own mail server Smile

Same here but also have a handful of accounts for utility purposes with gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc.

I still have a Gmail address, but I don't use it for anything.

Google lately has been refusing to let my email app log in for "security reasons." Used to be I'd have that problem occasionally. I'd have to login via the web, confirm there was no problem, confirm again I wanted to let "insecure" apps access my gmail, and all would be good for a while. Last time it happened they still wouldn't let my email client login. So I simply deleted the gmail address from my email client.

I'm this >< close to deleting my Google account entirely. Problem is: When we still used Android I'd purchased around $100 worth of apps. If I delete my account those purchases will all go *poof*. There's a remote chance I may someday want to switch back to Android. Very remote, but not entirely out of the question. So I may just leave it active, but unused.

Or Google may find a new way to piss me off and I'll nuke it Smile

I'm mostly out of the IT business, so I've little need for utility accounts any longer.
What would a consultation cost to help someone setup and secure a home email server?
 
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Protonmail for my private and personal email. I use Gmail for all my online ordering to keep Proton from filling up with spam.


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My ISP. I have junk accounts with the usual suspects.


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yahoo, gmail and protonmail


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yahoo, gmail and protonmail


Ditto.
Also worth mentioning I've had a proton account for months now, using a gmail as a in case of emergency recovery etc. for it, and not one spam message yet.
 
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GMail, ProtonMail, my own server (currently inoperative due to DNS problems), and I have a dozen or so accounts with various clients for testing and monitoring purposes.

WRT Mark123's query about setting up a "home server," I'd be happy to assist. It isn't complicated, but there are a lot of moving pieces, and much depends on your ISP's policies and practices. I wouldn't want to try it with a standard residential account where one's IP address changes at the whim of the ISP. Yes, there are workarounds, but it is a lot more hassle than it used to be. There is also the reality that many email providers apparently don't want to accept mail from arbitrary senders necessitating the implementation of SPF and DMARC. Again, not a killer requirement, but incrementally adding to the hassle. Dealing with spam is the biggest problem most of my client's have, and it seems like a never ending battle, pushing off the anti-spam measures to a separate, dedicated system seems to be the most effective approach (short of paying someone to handle it for you).
 
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Yahoo. I've had the same e-mail address for 30 years and don't plan to change it.

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My ISP. I have junk accounts with the usual suspects.


Yep. Works well, same email address for 23 yrs.




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GMail, ProtonMail, my own server (currently inoperative due to DNS problems), and I have a dozen or so accounts with various clients for testing and monitoring purposes.

WRT Mark123's query about setting up a "home server," I'd be happy to assist. It isn't complicated, but there are a lot of moving pieces, and much depends on your ISP's policies and practices. I wouldn't want to try it with a standard residential account where one's IP address changes at the whim of the ISP. Yes, there are workarounds, but it is a lot more hassle than it used to be. There is also the reality that many email providers apparently don't want to accept mail from arbitrary senders necessitating the implementation of SPF and DMARC. Again, not a killer requirement, but incrementally adding to the hassle. Dealing with spam is the biggest problem most of my client's have, and it seems like a never ending battle, pushing off the anti-spam measures to a separate, dedicated system seems to be the most effective approach (short of paying someone to handle it for you).


Yeah, I'd definitely go with the fixed IP business plan and I have no issues building a server and installing postfix. I just don't know what I'm doing with security and preventing getting blacklisted.
 
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Yahoo (through Uverse) two address, Gmail, & iCloud. I use the different addresses for different purposes. For instance, my yahoo account is my general email. It catches a lot of activity, so if I'm looking for a response from someone that I don't want to miss, I'll use my iCloud account since it sees very little traffic.



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