Re: [Linux-users] Time to change email

2017-09-15 Thread Wesley Parish
I'm seriously considering Proton. And if I can make my bank see reason, I might also consider Posteo. They sound very impressive. Wesley Parish Quoting Volker Kuhlmann : > On Fri 15 Sep 2017 21:17:46 NZST +1200, Chris Hellyar wrote: > > > Do not purchase the domain

Re: [Linux-users] Time to change email

2017-09-15 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Fri 15 Sep 2017 21:17:46 NZST +1200, Chris Hellyar wrote: > Do not purchase the domain through the ISP who hosts the email, so when > you decide you don't like the ISP you can go elsewhere and easily take > your address(es) with you. That probably applies to overseas, but to NZ as well? I

Re: [Linux-users] Time to change email

2017-09-15 Thread steve
Hmm... some of you might know I spent about 5 years fighting spam.Probably the most soul destroying job known to man. You can check out any time you want... As you're on this list, I assume you have at least a passing interest in tinkering with linux. So with that in mind, I would find myself

Re: [Linux-users] Time to change email

2017-09-15 Thread Chris Hellyar
My 2c... Buy your own domain, pay for commercial email hosting with a provider you feel you can trust. Do not purchase the domain through the ISP who hosts the email, so when you decide you don't like the ISP you can go elsewhere and easily take your address(es) with you. Agree totally with

Re: [Linux-users] Time to change email

2017-09-15 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Fri 15 Sep 2017 18:25:23 NZST +1200, Steven Sykes wrote: > I'm sure you've seen the news Vodafone is dropping their email > service Yes, I was notified to, along the lines of "we are a large multinational Internet company and we are too gawwwdamn dumb to run a mailserver". Yikes. > Having a

[Linux-users] Time to change email

2017-09-15 Thread Steven Sykes
Hey everyone, I'm sure you've seen the news Vodafone is dropping their email service so I'm in the market for another hosting solution and I'm curious about what other people are using. Having a quick rummage about the place and Lavabit, ProtonMail, Fastmail seem like interesting