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[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 22 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Proton better not go downhill I can't be changing addresses willy nilly.

[–] Banshee@midwest.social 13 points 4 months ago (7 children)

If you're willing, I strongly recommend people get their own domains. That way, you'll always be able to change email providers without changing your address.

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Setting up email and actually getting into people's mailbox isn't trivial.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 13 points 4 months ago

most providers have the option to BYO domain name, usually for a fee, it's a good idea

(tho mind you i've used @gmail for 20 years now)

[–] Banshee@midwest.social 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If you self host? Absolutely. That's a nightmare. Paying a provider (like proton, for instance) to manage your custom domain email is easy. I haven't run into any issues having my email accepted, even by hotmail addresses.

You might run into issues with some newer TLDs, but that is slowly being fixed. Also .xyz domains get sent to spam a lot because they're usually used for malware.

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