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Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org

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351 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 22 Aug 25 17:41 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rendleflag ◴[22 Aug 25 22:09 UTC] No.44990465[source]▶
I’ve been a Fastmail user for years, having left Gmail. It works great and have nothing be but praise for them. I use my own domain with them so if I decide to leave it’s not an issue worrying about updating people with my new email.
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onlyhumans ◴[22 Aug 25 22:20 UTC] No.44990569[source]▶
Fastmail is kind of a weird service. If you stop paying they release your email for someone else to take over. Pretty unacceptable this day and age.
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NomDePlum ◴[22 Aug 25 22:35 UTC] No.44990739[source]▶
How's that different from any other provider?
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1. Sayrus ◴[22 Aug 25 22:50 UTC] No.44990868[source]▶
Most prevent your username/email from being reused but restrict access or storage. From what I've seen, the delay often ranges from 30 days to years (but not guaranteed).