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[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Which email host do you use? I can't decide which one to go for. I want something like migadu but they seem a bit scary with their message limits. The other option I have in mind is purelymail but I don't know if I trust them yet

[–] tburkhol@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Not who you replied ti, but I've been on purelymail for about a year and a half. No complaints. $10.yr is great, and their billing statements claim I could be around $3/year if I switched to their advanced billing. I have nagging concern that they're hosted on AWS, and if your goal is to completely free yourself of US tech giants, then purelymail won't.

[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

Thanks for the input! Yeah, I haven't heard of any bad experience with them. Maybe I just need to take the leap of faith. Although the ownership change recently was a bit concerning but it seems like the operation quality hasn't reduced

[–] yaroto98@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

My domain's registrar is namecheap, i tried their email on a whim, i've had no complaints in the 7ish years I've been using them. Privateemail.com

[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

I checked it out, looks like they don't support catch all and have an artifical limitation on "aliases"

For me, I think I would like to have catch all working without paying too much