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switching.software Mar 24, 2025

HostEurope, a formerly European web and e-mail hosting provider acquired by GoDaddy in 2016, just informed its customers that it will move their IMAP folders and everything e-mail to Microsoft's MS365 offer.

This move does not only incur additional fees for many customers – it also raises privacy concerns.

We recommend you empty all of your IMAP folders now and move your e-mail (domains) to one of the trustworthy e-mail services listed here: https://switching.software/replace/gmail/

Trademarks used by HostEurope Group include 123-reg, Webfusion, Heart Internet, BrandFortress, Host Europe, Domainbox, Domainmonster, Domainfactory, DonHost, Sign-Up.to, velia.net and RedCoruna. Their users might also be affected.

PS: HostEurope has published the following FAQ:

#HostEurope #GoDaddy #Microsoft #MS365

Bye, Gmail

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Jyrgen N Mar 27, 2025

@switchingsoftware @cm About Fastmail in the recommended list: They operate an excellent email service with a great feature set, very good value for the price, and sensibly packaged offerings. They are highly competent people, motivated to do everything well. I have nothing but praise for what they do. If it weren't for one thing, I'd have moved all my email from my own server to them. (1/3)

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Jyrgen N Mar 27, 2025

They are an Australian company, operating their servers in the USA. Not only are these both Five Eyes countries, the members of a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence with little restraint in obtaining it, but also the servers are subject to the legal and practical sovereignty of the USA. This has kept me from moving all my email there before, but now, with a US government that shows little respect for the law and due process, it is even a much stronger reason. (2/3)

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Jyrgen N

Everyone in Europe (and as we are talking about HostEurope, I assume we are mainly talking about European customers) should consider this and decide for themselves if this is an issue for them. It is for me, but I do regret that this excludes Fastmail as an option for me. (3/3)