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Hi, Im thinking about moving from gmail elsewhere but Im wondering if I should use my own domain for it, I dont have the domain yet but how to deal with whois lookup privacy? (Im EU based) are there any other issues I may run into if I chose my own domain over opening a account on posteo.de or mailbox.org with their domain. I know owning my domain will give me freedom to move my email elsewhere if I would want but I dont know if its worth it.

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[–] eight_byte@feddit.org 1 points 20 hours ago

Yes, absolutely worth it. I started about running my own mail server about 20 years ago. Then migrated between several mail providers over the recent years. Using my own domain allowed me to preserve the same mail address. Meanwhile I settled at Proton and are a very happy customer.