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Do People use iCloud for Mail
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Yeah, okay but that really is just unsolicited spam, There is no way for example you are being sent that email directly from Capital One for instance.
My personal email is my surname.com and has been in use since 1999. Long before email spam was a thing. I have had to accept that however it happened my email is on many lists I don't want it to be. I just need good spam control from my email provider to make sure emails go to the right place, inbox or spam.
The only provider that I have personally used that has got that right 100% of the time is Google.
I’ve been using @me.com email for many many years.
Not sure if it’s on topic, but one absurd thing that happens to me if I use the macOS Mail app is that some emails will mysteriously disappear as soon as they land in my inbox, and they are 100% gone – not in the spam, not in the trash, not on the cloud server, etc. And it always happened with USPS emails (pretty important) or Bank of America (also important). So I’m forced to use a third-party mail app. As I’m writing this, it actually sounds more like a Mail app issue rather than iCloud, but who knows.
Not sure if it’s on topic, but one absurd thing that happens to me if I use the macOS Mail app is that some emails will mysteriously disappear as soon as they land in my inbox, and they are 100% gone – not in the spam, not in the trash, not on the cloud server, etc. And it always happened with USPS emails (pretty important) or Bank of America (also important). So I’m forced to use a third-party mail app. As I’m writing this, it actually sounds more like a Mail app issue rather than iCloud, but who knows.
Yup been using it for years.... @Mac.com for personal.
Business with Google Workspace.
Business with Google Workspace.
I don't. I just don't want to be locked to any ecosystem too much. And "giving" Apple all my email sounds exactly like such lock. I like freedom to be able to quite easily exit any ecosystem.
With that said, iCloud with custom domain sounds good and may be viable solution (because you can easily switch your domain to other provider or custom server if you decide to quit Apple ecosystem)
With that said, iCloud with custom domain sounds good and may be viable solution (because you can easily switch your domain to other provider or custom server if you decide to quit Apple ecosystem)
Agree on every point. Really wish I’d used hide my more with email. There’s only so many De Valt Hammer Drills I need 😂
Not an ad, but try Cleanfox, it’s amazing. Takes a few minutes to clean up any email and lets you pick whether you want to receive emails from the senders again.
I don’t mind it much. They explain how they use the data and that the algorithm only collects newsletters. I don’t care about that, if anything I appreciate the transparency. They don’t sell data to advertisers.
I've used Fastmail, Office 365 and Gmail over the last decade or so. I'm now 100% on iCloud.
It just works and works on all my devices perfectly. There's no problems with IMAP folder mappings. It supports custom domain on iCloud+. It works entirely offline and disconnected properly like a proper mail system. Supports standard protocols.
It just works and works on all my devices perfectly. There's no problems with IMAP folder mappings. It supports custom domain on iCloud+. It works entirely offline and disconnected properly like a proper mail system. Supports standard protocols.
I have to agree that anything cloud sucks compared to local installs. It’s parallel to the wired vs wireless argument largely.
I use iCloud Mail! Main advantage is the Hide my email feature (with an iCloud+ plan), but you can get the same with similar third party services. Other than that, I think it's quite the same as Gmail or every other email provider.
I’m an OG .mac user… going back to 2003.
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