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My Gmail account was (randomly?) wiped in early March of this year, which meant that I lost nearly 2000 emails with no way of getting them back.
These kinds of horror stories scare me, but I don't want to get rid of my Gmail and Yahoo Mail accounts. I just back up all of my important email messages and contacts and hope for the best.
Anyway, I've used Gmail and Yahoo Mail for several years (is there any way of finding out how old these accounts are?), but have never lost anything. Knock on wood.
I use gmail for receiving notifications from websites I register in and general junk. Otherwise I use zoho mail with my own domain. Ultimately I download all my mail (whether with Gmail, yahoo or own domain mail) with POP so that I am not tied to a single mail provider (or even mail ID) and I can shift my provider while still having the previous mail in my hard disk (with backup).
There a several domain registers out there that give you free email when you buy or transfer a domain to there service, some charge a modest fee for email. Sites like GoDaddy, Rackspace, BlueHost, etc. have pretty decent service with spam features, and others. Plus you get a lot of control. If you are savvy enough, you can get hosting and setup your own email environment, and use something like SquirrelMail, MailPile, or something similar if you need a webmail client interface.
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