An update on leaving Gmail for Fastmail
A user shares their experience migrating from Gmail to Fastmail, highlighting the use of subdomain addressing as a superior method for inbox organization. The author concludes that the move was successful and provides better value and control than the previous provider.
Why it matters
It highlights consumer trends in data privacy and the desire for more granular control over digital communication tools.
It's been a few months since my post on leaving Gmail which sparked a lot of discussion on Hacker News . Email isn't the most exciting topic in the world, but I figured I should give a little update on how things have been going after the move to Fastmail since so many people saw the original post.
The quick version is that I think I picked right with Fastmail. You can find cheaper email hosts out there. I'm sure they're great too, but I'm really happy with Fastmail's value considering all I'm getting.
I ended up starting fresh instead of forwarding my Gmail to my new address. This was definitely the right move for me for reasons I'll get into.
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