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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 66 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Oof, time to bite the bullet and switch email providers. Shit like this is why I've spent the last couple years de-googling my life.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    Do it! It's not that bad. Everyone's got different needs, but I switched to fastmail and have been enjoying it.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    If you're making the switch anyway, get yourself a domain name from a separate company to run it through. That way in the future you can keep using your domain even if you switch mail/web-hosting providers.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I have a domain and an email address through it, but my problem is I can't find a domain name I like enough to both keep and give out to others as a long term contact point. The one I have right now is silly, and not easy to communicate over the phone.

    It's a me problem, but if I ever figure out something I'm will to keep and is available, that's the goal.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Have two:
    The silly one for personal or non-professional stuff like Steam
    The professional one for the ones you are meeting irl.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, that's the part I'm having trouble with. Can't decide on something serious, easy to communicate and that I like. Definitely a me problem.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Two minor concerns about this approach:

    1. Will the lesser known domain name make your emails more likely to be filtered as spam? I don't know the answer, but I am fairly sure it wouldn't help.

    2. Will having your email routed through a middleman open up security issues? Probably solveable with diligence and awareness, but I recently had a non-technical friend with this setup get his Gmail breached because he was forwarding it to an email inbox on his personal domain from decades earlier that he forgot about, and didn't have 2FA on the domain webmail. IMHO an easy oversight for anyone, honestly.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago
    1. The domain name has no effect on spam filters, it's all about which server is sending it and if the domain is properly configured with MX records, DKIM signing keys, etc... A custom domain with mail sent from a major mail provider won't get sent to spam any more than a new gmail account.
    2. Mailboxes for a custom domain work exactly the same as any other email. There is no forwarding to another mailbox or provider unless you configure it to be that way. You should be pretty careful with what settings the mail server is configured with though, because encryption is optional...
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