Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic

Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there’s no need to panic

  • nucleative@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Google almost killed Gmail for me - I’m on a deprecated google apps free family plan they tried to kill recently. It was going to cost over a hundred dollars a month to move everyone on my personal family domain to a professional plan to keep it, and at the last minute they retreated and kept it free.

    But for me that was a warning shot I can’t ignore. Way back I ran a Microsoft Exchange server for the family, before that postfix with squirrelmail. But I’m tired of all the tech support that came with it, so some kind of permanent, relatively spam free email option that we call rely on for decades would be welcome.

    • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
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      7 months ago

      ProtonMail has a family plan, and they promise to encrypt your emails.

      PurelyMail is nice and super cheap, the only downside is that it’s run by a single guy.

      Zoho is like 10 dollars per year per user, even though it’s geared towards companies and not families.

      • daq@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Proton is way too overpriced for older accounts with a lot of stuff accumulated and encryption is a gimmick unless you’re only communicating with other Proton users. All companies encrypt email at rest.

        I’m currently using and can definitely recommend purely mail. Obviously backup, but so far the service has been excellent. It’s the only fairly priced service out there for personal hosting that supports custom domains.