Aras PranckevičiusFeb 22

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@runevision/116000179696043824

Gmail has decided to stop supporting fetching email from external accounts, so time to start de-gmailing. It was a good 20 year run!

First attempt, Thunderbird. It feels... slow and janky? And *this* is the most popular free email client?! No wonder gmail took the world by storm.

Mailspring from Rune's thread (thanks!) feels decent, let's see how that goes.

Show threadThe Seven Voyages Of SteveFeb 22

@aras @runevision I de-gmailed a few years ago and TB was even worse back then. Settled on Mailbird which was ok on Windows but not great. Decent.

I suspect the reason 3rd party email clients didn’t develop was precisely because everyone was using GMail or Outlook

Show threadAnders StenbergFeb 22
@sinbad @aras @runevision Which mail provider are you using? I've been thinking of trying out something else than gmail but don't know where to go really.
Show threadThe Seven Voyages Of SteveFeb 22
@SonnyBonds @aras @runevision I use a tiny little place in Norway called Runbox. They probably wouldn’t appeal to most, their webmail is not as fancy (but I use IMAP anyway) and they’ve had occasional downtime, but I like that they’re hosted completely outside of the US (unlike FastMail), they’re long-term independently owned, and they’re powered entirely by renewables. Not as flash as others but their heart seems in the right place
Show threadAnders StenbergFeb 23
@sinbad @aras @runevision Ah, I've seen those I think. As a Swede I like that it's close to home. Might give it a spin.
Show threadAnders StenbergFeb 23
@sinbad @aras @runevision I think that if I _do_ switch to something else I should probably at the same time get some custom domain for the actual address so I can switch provider without switching address going forward.
Show threadThe Seven Voyages Of SteveFeb 23
@SonnyBonds @aras @runevision oh yeah definitely do that
Show threadAnders StenbergFeb 23

@sinbad @aras @runevision It's actually what's been holding me back the most because I have to come up with something. :D

Also a lot of existing mail providers fail the "can I say this verbally to a teacher/bank contact/plumber/whoever and a) they get it without me spelling it out and b) without being embarrassed"

Show threadThe Seven Voyages Of SteveFeb 23
@SonnyBonds @aras @runevision I’m fortunate that I’m as old as rocks and my email address domain pre-dates Google; so my gmail address was always hidden behind it 🙂
Show threadAnders Stenberg
@sinbad @aras @runevision I had hotmail and yahoo and stuff before getting gmail as soon as that was a thing. Don't know why I never thought of the domain thing until recently. :D
Feb 23 at 12:55pmWeb