diff --git a/content05-email.md b/content05-email.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2b0592 --- /dev/null +++ b/content05-email.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + + +# Email + +Changing email services is actually much easier than most people think. +It's really only a few steps. + +1. Create a new account. +2. Set up your old account to forward to the new account. +3. Begin using your new account, exclusively using it to read and reply. +4. Commit to only using the new account consistently. + +## New Mail Providers + +[How private is your email? Not very | Hacker News : `https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9811311`](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9811311) + +### Proton Mail + +A highly popular choice in today's world. +They offer hosting solutions if you have your own domain. + +### Riseup + +## Mail Forwarding + +Below are links on how to set up mail forwarding in common service providers. + +### Google: @gmail.com + +[TBD/TODO] + +### Yahoo: @yahoo.com, @myyahoo.com, @ymail.com, @yahoo.* + +1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account. +2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner and select "More Settings". +3. In the left-hand menu, click on "Mailboxes". +4. Under the "Mailbox list," select your primary Yahoo mailbox account. +5. Scroll down to the "Forwarding" section and enter the email address where you want your messages to be forwarded. +6. Click "Verify." Yahoo will send a verification email to the address you entered. +7. Log in to the destination email account, open the verification email from Yahoo, and click the verification link to confirm ownership. +8. Return to your Yahoo Mail settings, enable forwarding, select the verified address, and click "Save" to activate the feature. + +[Enable automatic email forwarding in New Yahoo Mail : `https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN36684.html`](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN36684.html) + +[Enable automatic email forwarding in Yahoo Mail : `https://help.yahoo.com/kb/auto-forwarding-address-sln29133.html`](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/auto-forwarding-address-sln29133.html) + +### Microsoft: @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, @msn.com + +[TBD/TODO]