"Brian St. Pierre" <br...@bstpierre.org> writes: > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:41 AM, David Rysdam <da...@rysdam.org> wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:32:43 -0500, Joshua Judson Rosen > > <roz...@geekspace.com> wrote: > >> Maybe you guys can suggest other providers, or just provide > >> some thoughts on the two I've listed above. > > > > I think a reasonably protective feature should be something like getting > > their own domain name in the email address. > > Yes to this! Changing service providers is still a hassle, but at > least you don't have to change your address. > > However, I'm not sure how feasible this is for non-technical users.
The added hassle+expense of setting it up and maintaining it seems (maybe) roughly analogous to that of getting/having a PO box or post-redirection service to avoid having to file address-change notices when you move. And I think my present audience is people who don't do *that*. It seems like the obvious next line of questions, though, is: is going through a the digital version of changing your address a significantly- greater ordeal than the `real life moving' version? And, if it is..., then why is it? And, actually..., I'd love to hear thoughts on that. I'm having trouble answering it myself. I haven't changed e-mail addresses in over a decade, though. > There are a number of hoops you have to jump through to get it set up: > buying the domain, finding a provider that supports hosting for a > private domain, adding DNS entries for the email provider, etc. You > could sign up through an all-in-one provider who can set everything up > for you (looks like namecheap as a $3/yr plan), but then the > non-technical user ends up sort of locked-in again: they *could* > change, if they knew how... > > If I was going to move away from GMail, I'd go self-hosted. Is bstpierre.org actually GMail, then? > It just feels like it would be a hassle to switch -- and I'm already > running a suitable server, I just have to run apt-get and do a bunch > of configuration. -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
