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Re:Ask HN: Should we own the free stuff we pay for? by pydry on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @08:25AM (#30346070)
Something like improvmx but, like $3-4 a month instead of $9 with just bare bones POP3 and SMTP for personal use only would suit me.

I'd like to self host data and webmail and pay somebody else manage the headache of delivering and receiving.

Re:Ask HN: Should we own the free stuff we pay for? by utucuro on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @08:46AM (#30346306)
Fastmail handles the whole thing admirably as far as I'm concerned.

Get your custom domain, create a mail user with Fastmail: [email protected]

Set things up nicely (do read the docs), particularly look at catchalls, wildcards and aliases

Give out separate email addresses to each and every service you use: [email protected]

Bonus: You can easily send emails back from each address you give out and if you create a label called "service" for the example above, mail coming to that address will be automatically labelled without needing to create a rule.

I used to use spamgourmet and used to get some resistance from sites using misguided email validation considering it a spam service (oh the irony) - now with Fastmail, everything just works.

Re:Ask HN: Should we own the free stuff we pay for? by chrisweekly on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @10:15AM (#30347490)
+1 for Fastmail "just works". It's a bargain, has great UX, and all the features I could think of.