frequentlywrong

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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
Speaking of FastMail pricing, I don't understand why they wouldn't display their multi-year discounts anywhere on their page (if it's there, I can't find it). You have to have an account to be able to see the discounts.
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
I've tried them as well, and they are very good (and probably the right choice for extremely privacy-minded people), but they are - like most email providers Swiss - very expensive (while not offering the same amount of features that F
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
After having checked out their website, the one thing I don't like about them is how they say they'll reject spam before it reaches users' accounts (i.e. reach the spam folder or inbox). That sounds like a good thing in theor
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
"Pawnmail currently has enough funds to support 221 more days of hosting." It seems to be a free project (getting money from donations) run by a single person. No, thanks :)
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
Google Apps is too expensive for a single user, and Gmail collects my personal data.
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
I've used them and I recommend them, but the 1 GB included with their offering is not enough, and additional space is ridiculously expensive.
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
They have a good reputation, but are not ideal if you only want a single mailbox. They have a five-account minimum.
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
I haven't heard about those. Do you have a link to a web page that explains more? The reason I'd prefer my own domain is quite simply that I'd like to avoid being locked into a specific email company.
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
> Without knowing exactly what you want it's hard to say A single mailbox, 5 or so GB of space, IMAP, the ability to use my own domain.
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoho_Corporation says that "the company is headquartered at its largest campus in Estancia IT Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Formerly, it filed headquarters in Pleasanton, Califo
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by frequentlywrong 10y ago
I generally avoid Google (except for search). I prefer iOS over Android because part of the point of Android seems to be to mine my personal data.
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Ask HN: Good email host?
48 points by frequentlywrong 10y ago|68 comments