I’m gonna move to my private custom-domain mail. What are upsides and downsides to this?
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arh@mstdn.io's status on Sunday, 05-Mar-2023 11:26:31 JST arh -
arh@mstdn.io's status on Sunday, 05-Mar-2023 11:26:29 JST arh @jxself so overall you recommend it, right?
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Jason Self (jxself@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Mar-2023 11:26:31 JST Jason Self @arh Upsides to moving to a custom-domain mail include, if you also host it yourself instead of using a third party for your custom-domain mail, better control over your online identity and more control over your email. Downsides can include additional costs and the need for technical expertise to set up and manage the server. But I've been doing it since 1999 and think it's completely worth it.
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Jason Self (jxself@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Mar-2023 11:29:20 JST Jason Self @arh I absolutely recommend self-hosting on your own domain.
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