Leaving Gmail for Fastmail: Six Months Later, No Regrets

An update on leaving Gmail for Fastmail

Leaving Gmail for Fastmail: Six Months Later, No Regrets

After a viral post about leaving Gmail, the author shares how the switch to Fastmail has gone. Starting fresh with subdomain addressing has improved inbox organization, and connecting a custom domain has boosted blog engagement. Masked email offers easy blocking. The move has been smoother than expected, with only minor greylisting delays for new domains.

The main thing I want you to take away is that the switch has been much smoother than I expected.

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