Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 12:56:18 -0500 From: Mike <the.lists@mgm51.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: good free email service? Message-ID: <6bf2df75-f385-6c74-0e54-10a56959bfa1@mgm51.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHieY7Q9gP5=y=Hkzi%2BVksK1VYz8Kd9jfs%2BiSBtoBTPwKsB-GQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <58d8ccb4-bbe1-d845-ae59-81287c402187@kicp.uchicago.edu> <CAHieY7Q9gP5=y=Hkzi%2BVksK1VYz8Kd9jfs%2BiSBtoBTPwKsB-GQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/9/2018 12:42 PM, Alejandro Imass wrote: > On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 11:20 AM Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> > wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> I know it is an oxymoron: good free ... service ;-) >> >> Still, can someone recommend good free email service? >> >> > There used to be many, maybe Linuxmail is still around etc. but the truth > is that anything "free" is in exchange for your privacy in one way or > another. Even on some paid services, they may still put something in the > T&C such that they can share data for marketing purposes. > > So IMO you are left with 2 choices: > > 1) Setup you own server (e.g. FreeBSD ;-)) and manage your own email server. > 2) Pay some good and relatively inexpensive party to manage your email > > I did (1) for years until I got fed up with controlling spam, viruses, spf, > reverse DNS, and being put (or putting others) on black lists etc. But it > works and it's free. > > After I discovered HushMail I am very happy to pay the $60 or so per user > per year. It's really NOTHING if you cherish your privacy and your time: > > https://www.hushmail.com > > There are probably others like them, but I cannot recommend anything I > haven't used myself. And I recommend these guys two hands down. I have been using PrivateEmail for a few years with no issues. I use it with Thunderbird (POP3 and SMTP both over TLS, I've not used the IMAP capability). https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email.aspx
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