Which email provider would you recommend ?

[wonderloaf]

A few years ago I got fed up with being spammed so went and bought a personal domain name through 1&1 (other providers are available) which for less than a couple of quid a month gives me 5 personalised email addresses. The service uses an IMAP service so the emails are hosted on the 1&1 servers so you can log in through any browser anywhere in the world and still see your emails. It also has quite effective spam filtering and a host of other benefits, since switching to this method I've really not looked back.

 

[r04DiE]

I wouldn't use any of them. I'd use a disposable address.

 

[Sandy-Navaleuil]

For various reasons I have a Gmail account and an Orange.fr account. I also have a Gmail account for family only. I use Thunderbird to manage and download mails onto my PC, also backed up onto external HD. Set up on Thunderbird is automatic and I only go onto web mail to listen to phone messages on the orange.fr account.

I'm not paranoid but having mails on my PC and backed up means I can have some confidence that I don't depend on someone else to keep my mails safe.

Thunderbird in a free application from Mozilla and has never given me a problem yet.

 

[ufkacbln]

I wouldn't use any of them. I'd use a disposable address.

The two are not mutually exclusive

My luggage and keys have their own gmail address

 

[r04DiE]

The two are not mutually exclusive

My luggage and keys have their own gmail address

The two what aren't mutually exclusive?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I use GMail and GMX, both work which is all I need.

 

[keithmac]

I've had an aol email for over 20 years and not had any problems.

Don't pay for it, had aol broadband for a couple of years in late 90's but cable after that (Telewest/ Cable and Wireless/ NTL/ Virgin).

 

[ufkacbln]

The two what aren't mutually exclusive?

I wouldn't use any of them.

Using the providers listed

I'd use a disposable address.

Using a disposable address

I have a number of Gmail addresses that are disposable

 

[r04DiE]

I have a number of Gmail addresses that are disposable

Well, all email addresses are disposable, but what I mean by disposable is something that isn't linked to you in any way. Something that deletes all the messages in 24 hours. Gmail doesn't do either of those things. Its not what I'd call diisposable.

If you don't want disposable for personal stuff then I would at least use free, encrypted mail like Tutanota.

 

[midlife]

Don't laugh but I have an AOL e-mail account which I have had for about 20 plus years which works OK .............

The rest of the family have Gmail LOL

Shaun

 

[ufkacbln]

Well, all email addresses are disposable, but what I mean by disposable is something that isn't linked to you in any way. Something that deletes all the messages in 24 hours. Gmail doesn't do either of those things. Its not what I'd call diisposable.

If you don't want disposable for personal stuff then I would at least use free, encrypted mail like Tutanota.

But that is the point - Gmail DO

This is exactly what I have with Gmail accounts - The accounts are not linked in any way to my main account, and have nothing that links them to me

As for deletion, it is simple to use the "older than" date filter, and automatically dispose of them.

As stated before most of the main providers will do exactly what you are asking for, and it is not necessary to avoid them to get a disposable email unlinked to you, and with disposal at the date you set (even hours are possible) automatically

All you need to do is set the filter line "older_than:1d" to get exactly what you are claiming Gmail does not do

 

[ufkacbln]

Don't laugh but I have an AOL e-mail account which I have had for about 20 plus years which works OK .............

The rest of the family have Gmail LOL

Shaun

I still have a couple of freeserve and fs.net addresses

 

[Sandra6]

I've never had any problems with gmail. We use a chrome book and I have a google phone so everything syncs up nicely.
I also have an old aol email that is full of spam, but I give that out for things like e-receipts that I'm not bothered about, then I just delete everything now and again.

 

[vickster]

I still have a couple of freeserve and fs.net addresses

Not for long! That's my issue, everything now in Gmail. I started with wanadoo dial up

 

[r04DiE]

...main account.

This is the account I'm talking about. Is this linked to you? What I'm saying is that I want a 'main account' that isn't linked to me. And how did you set up your anonymous accounts without lying? And what mobile number did you use for them?