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Changing email services is actually much easier than most people think. It's really only a few steps.
- Create a new account.
- Set up your old account to forward to the new account.
- Begin using your new account, exclusively using it to read and reply.
- Commit to only using the new account consistently.
Recommended Mail Providers
This article from 2015 lists two of the same hosts that I'd recommend, showing that they've been around for a while and likely aren't going anywhere.
How private is your email? Not very | Hacker News : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9811311
Proton
A highly popular choice in today's world. When emailing other Proton users the messages are E2EE, meaning that even Proton cannot read the contents.
The service must be used from their website or app, they do not provide IMAP/SMTP to the general public. Their interface is actually pretty good though, and using it means less setup in the long run.
They also offer enterprise email hosting solutions if you have your own domain. If only set up for yourself it's actually quite affordable, starting around $60 USD in 2025.
Other than email, Proton offers a respectable VPN, a 2 factor authenticator (2FA), a password manager, and many other solutions that people tend to look for.
Riseup
Mail Forwarding
Below are links on how to set up mail forwarding in common service providers.
Proton provides an explanation with easy to follow instructions when migrating from any of the Big Three below.
Switching : proton.me/easyswitch
Google: @gmail.com
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Yahoo: @yahoo.com, @myyahoo.com, @ymail.com, @yahoo.*
- Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
- Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner and select "More Settings".
- In the left-hand menu, click on "Mailboxes".
- Under the "Mailbox list," select your primary Yahoo mailbox account.
- Scroll down to the "Forwarding" section and enter the email address where you want your messages to be forwarded.
- Click "Verify." Yahoo will send a verification email to the address you entered.
- Log in to the destination email account, open the verification email from Yahoo, and click the verification link to confirm ownership.
- 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
Microsoft: @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, @msn.com
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