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Any good cheap email providers? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Looking for a cheap and reputable inbox from a company with a decent privacy policy. Don't mind paying, but it's gotta be less than 30 USD a year; I do not need anything but the ability to send and receive emails for accounts and correspondence.

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[–] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

I see a combination of issues with Posteo, mailbox.org, fastmail, and many other commonly suggested providers that made me steer away from them: 1) they don't have a free tier, and 2) they recycle your email address if you stop paying. Using a custom domain for email is not generally considered a best practice for privacy, so I avoid that too. This greatly reduces the number of options available to me.

Edit: my issue is not with 1 alone. The problem is the combination of 1 and 2. It means that if you're unable to pay for the service for any reason in the future, your old email address can be taken over by someone else.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Well personally, I don't consider 1 to be a red flag, if you dont pay for the product you are the product. I understand wanting a free tier though. 2 is 100% valid, 3 (the point on custom domains) is also valid, although I already use Addy.Io as an aliasing service so I've given up blending in with the crowd there.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    It's not just 1 alone. It's the combination of 1 and 2 that's the issue. It means that if for any reason you're unable to continue paying for the service in the future, your old email address could be taken over by someone else.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I use posteo and I prepay for a year at a time. Credit usage varies since I'm always adding/removing aliases which cost like .10/ea/mo (you do get 3 free ones). I also know from experience that they don't just delete all your emails if you are late paying. It's honestly not something I've been concerned with personally.

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