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Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org

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351 points giuliomagnifico | 2 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.432s | source
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stkai ◴[22 Aug 25 18:02 UTC] No.44987636[source]▶
One thing I'd recommend is getting your own domain for email (looks like mailbox.org allows custom domains with some plans). You never know what will happen to your email provider in the future, so having the freedom to move your domain to a different provider is valuable.
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1. octo888 ◴[22 Aug 25 21:19 UTC] No.44989927[source]▶
It comes with responsibility too.

Renewing your domain, keeping your registrar account safe, keeping your DNS records safe etc

Some people prefer a domain registrar that allows 10 year renewals so pick carefully as not all do

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2. alchemist1e9 ◴[22 Aug 25 22:41 UTC] No.44990800[source]▶
It does and I’ve been hoping to see more discussion around best registrars from a domain security perspective. I looked into CSC (cscglobal.com) since it’s what a lot of big companies use, but it’s crazy expensive ($5K+/yr). Even worse, their contract is wild: no guarantee of registration/renewal, all fees non-refundable, they can hike prices anytime, liability capped at $5K, DNS is “as-is” with only credits for outages, and they can unmask WHOIS privacy at will. Basically you pay enterprise prices while they disclaim almost all responsibility.