[OT] E-mail provider recommendations

[Ash Berlin]

Jefferson Kirkland wrote:
> On 7/21/07, Robert Rothenberg <robrwo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm looking for a good e-mail provider as an alternative to Google which
>> has
>> the following features:
>>
>> * Allows me to send e-mails with alternative from addresses (so I can have
>>   other accounts forward to this one, but reply as the original address).
>>
>> * Allows me to send/receive large attachments.
>>
>> * A decent webmail interface.
>>
>> * POP/IMAP and SMTP (over SSL).
>>
>> * Tolerable spam filtering.
>>
>> * Reliable uptime/server performance.
>>
>> * No bizarro service agreements about the kinds of e-mail I can send or
>>   receive (beyond the usual restrictions against spamming).
>>
>> I'm fine with paying for the service--- I'd rather rely on a company whose
>> services I pay for than on one which is giving it away for "free".
> 
> 
> 
> Well  then, IMHO, considering all of your selections above and that you
> don't want changes to the application that you might be comfortable with, I
> think you best option would be to:
> 
> 1.  Buy a domain name
> 2.  Host it at your house
> 3.  Build your own solution
> 
> I am sure that would be the absolute ideal solution for anyone, given they
> had the time.  It provides all the controls that you would want to implement
> along with no "bizarro service agreements" to worry about.
> 
> Plus, you could install your own web-based interface that you could access
> anywhere.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff

Or ask one of the many ppl on here who have a VM/colo box of their own
to host your mail for a fiver a month to do it for you.