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What Are Your Favorite Alternatives to Gmail or Outlook? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by labs64-netlicensing@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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I'm contemplating taking control of my email by moving away from mainstream providers like Gmail or Outlook. What self-hosted email services have you tried, and which ones do you find most reliable and user-friendly? Are there any challenges or advantages you've encountered in making the switch?

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[–] solarsparq@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bought into Fastmail about 10 years ago (for 7 years) & recently moved to Proton about 5 years ago. Both are excellent privacy-first providers. Gmail is my junk e-mail at this point. Good recommendation. Australia-based business. Fastmail & Proton are my votes. I tried self-hosting for a few years & would agree with below -- too many issues with blacklists. This is one you should consider paying for.

[–] speedcuber111@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I'm getting tired of not having IMAP/SMTP access with Protonmail. How would you recommend Fastmail? Anything negative?