• @Banshee@midwest.social
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      134 months ago

      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.

      • QuizzaciousOtter
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        94 months ago

        I migrated my email to Proton not long ago, but I also used my own domain when changing emails in all the bazillion accounts I own. My motivation was exactly what you describe. I’m so happy that now I could easily ditch Proton any day if the need arises.

        • @Banshee@midwest.social
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          104 months ago

          Yes, it’s not only possible, but fairly easy to do! Depending on which registrar you purchased your domain through, you may be able to have them host your email. That may be the easiest option, but your registrar could suck so I can’t recommend that off-hand.

          Third party providers, like mailbox.org, mailfence, proton, tuta, runbox, zoho and others can all host your email. You just need DNS records and proof it’s your domain.

          Below is a link to mailbox.org’s guide on hosting with them.

          I read a few different guides and it seemed like the most comprehensive. The steps should be fairly similar for every potential email host.

          https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/e-mail-article/using-e-mail-addresses-of-your-domain/

      • @Evinceo
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        64 months ago

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

        • David GerardOPMA
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          134 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
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          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.