Share some advice on premium e-mail providers...

baykal · 22 Mar 2017, 05:55 PM

Hi,

I hope to gain some quality advice. I'm looking for an email provider for my own domain. The email is personal, so traffic is not enterprise grade. What I need in an email:

- a company with a proven track record and not a one-man show
- good and active support
- sane privacy aggreement
- servers located in Europe is a must (because i live here) (Zoho and Fastmail are out of contention)
- opensource webmail is a +, but not a prerequisite
- affordable pricing (up to 30-35 euros annualy for a 5GB)

What I have tried:

Runbox:
pros:
-very good and fast support, the ticket system is awesome
-Norway servers
-great documentation
-price point
cons:
-very clunky and dated webmail, pretty buggy too on my end. things don't scale properly, text is overlapping on aero bold etc.

Tutanota:
pros:
-great philosophy, enthusiasm
- pricing
- german servers

cons:
webmail is very much a work in progress. I mean, it doesn't even show unread emails in folders, so it's pretty much useless for someone who's using many folders.

Any other providers that fit the bill? I would prefer a business who's core is e-mail, not a byproduct of a server company.

Thank you very much for your help.

Berenburger · 22 Mar 2017, 06:40 PM

Welcome here baykal!

I've heard some good things about mailbox.org.

jeffpan · 22 Mar 2017, 06:58 PM

posteo.de
mailbox.org
freenet.de

I currently have been using freenet's premium mail, it's pretty good, with a nice webmail and mobile app.

https://email.freenet.de/classic/index.html

GERGE · 23 Mar 2017, 07:07 AM

I am using Exchange Online Plan 1. It is quite good, supports calendars, contacts, tasks and notes.

baykal · 23 Mar 2017, 04:34 PM

Hi,

Thanks for your suggestions. Mailbox.org looks very interesting, MS products are not my cup of tea.

Anybody tried out Mailfence? Any experience? My only secon guess is because they haven't been around all that long. I've had two mail providers go dead on me (myopera and lavabit) and don't want to go through this again.

Mailfence · 23 Mar 2017, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baykal

Anybody tried out Mailfence? [...] My only secon guess is because they haven't been around all that long. I've had two mail providers go dead on me (myopera and lavabit) and don't want to go through this again.

Dear baykal,
This is to inform you that, we are running a complete email-suite since '1999' (https://blog.mailfence.com/about-mailfence/).

Feel free to contact us, in case you have more questions/concerns.

Regards,
Mailfence Team

baykal · 23 Mar 2017, 09:02 PM

Wow, thank you for your personal response. Will take it for a run, and I hope I'll find a place to stay permanently.

22 Mar 2017, 05:55 PM	#1
baykal Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 6	Share some advice on premium e-mail providers... Hi, I hope to gain some quality advice. I'm looking for an email provider for my own domain. The email is personal, so traffic is not enterprise grade. What I need in an email: - a company with a proven track record and not a one-man show - good and active support - sane privacy aggreement - servers located in Europe is a must (because i live here) (Zoho and Fastmail are out of contention) - opensource webmail is a +, but not a prerequisite - affordable pricing (up to 30-35 euros annualy for a 5GB) What I have tried: Runbox: pros: -very good and fast support, the ticket system is awesome -Norway servers -great documentation -price point cons: -very clunky and dated webmail, pretty buggy too on my end. things don't scale properly, text is overlapping on aero bold etc. Tutanota: pros: -great philosophy, enthusiasm - pricing - german servers cons: webmail is very much a work in progress. I mean, it doesn't even show unread emails in folders, so it's pretty much useless for someone who's using many folders. Any other providers that fit the bill? I would prefer a business who's core is e-mail, not a byproduct of a server company. Thank you very much for your help.

22 Mar 2017, 06:58 PM	#3
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,133 Representative of: tls-mail.com	posteo.de mailbox.org freenet.de I currently have been using freenet's premium mail, it's pretty good, with a nice webmail and mobile app. https://email.freenet.de/classic/index.html

22 Mar 2017, 06:40 PM	#2
Berenburger The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,905	Welcome here baykal! I've heard some good things about mailbox.org.

23 Mar 2017, 07:07 AM	#4
GERGE Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 8	I am using Exchange Online Plan 1. It is quite good, supports calendars, contacts, tasks and notes.

23 Mar 2017, 04:34 PM	#5
baykal Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 6	Hi, Thanks for your suggestions. Mailbox.org looks very interesting, MS products are not my cup of tea. Anybody tried out Mailfence? Any experience? My only secon guess is because they haven't been around all that long. I've had two mail providers go dead on me (myopera and lavabit) and don't want to go through this again.

23 Mar 2017, 09:02 PM	#7
baykal Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 6	Wow, thank you for your personal response. Will take it for a run, and I hope I'll find a place to stay permanently.