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Does anyone know of any good free email providers with pop3 access? I like to use Thunderbird to read my email so this is a must. I am looking to get away from Gmail. I'm looking for something that doesn't store every bit of personal data on me. I don't think Yahoo, Lycos, and the like are good alternatives. Any suggestions?
Currently with Charter, but in two weeks I'm moving to an area that does not have Charter service.
I don't have any suggestions, but please don't assume that LQ members are in the same country as you, or know which country you're in. LQ members come from all over the world, so it's likely that they won't know about, e.g. ISPs available to you.
I don't have any suggestions, but please don't assume that LQ members are in the same country as you, or know which country you're in. LQ members come from all over the world, so it's likely that they won't know about, e.g. ISPs available to you.
I understand that, but I'm not looking for an ISP. I am looking for a webmail solution that is free, respects privacy (unlike Google), and has pop3 access. I am sure there is a webmail solution that fits those criteria regardless of it's country of origin.
I use Gmail. Having access to Google's other services such as phone, blogs, etc is really nice. I don't care if Google reads the emails from mailing lists and some stupid survey company, because that's all I get these days.
That said, I used Yahoo for five years before Gmail and was very pleased with it.
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ok i have another suggestion why not configure your own linux mail server?
i don't have any idea how that is done, but im pretty sure it's quite possible...
There is nothing wrong with it per se. I like the convenience of not having my email address tied to an ISP in case I change ISPs.
Why don't you buy a domain name, and forward the mail to your ISP's mail?
It's not that expensive.
Running a mail server, will cost you more.
If it must be free, you can use http://www.linuxwaves.com/FREE_Email/
There was a similar service under the name of cryptomail.org. This service used to be free. I think this was the site that used illegal encryption so I don't know if your country would allow you to use it anyways.
If you have more or less static IP, why not register your own domain, and running it on your own server at home. You'll be in full confidence that is is fully yours. 8-)
At the same time you'll learn to admin mail server.
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