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Why I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail (www.androidpolice.com)
submitted 7 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can just use a custom domain at Tuta, Proton, or any of the other email providers until you decide to self-host. Honestly, I don't think self-hosting is worth it, I value the spam filtering and uptime that major providers offer.

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What happens when you self host email but your home is offline just as someone tries to send you an email?

Will their mail bounce? Vanish?

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

The sending mail server will keep trying for a period of time. Eventually though it will give up and return the email to the sender with an error message.