Subj : Then, once you paid
To   : Nightfox
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Sun Nov 23 2025 00:48:00

  Re: Then, once you paid
  By: Nightfox to Mindsurfer on Sat Nov 22 2025 14:32:59

 Mi>> i always downloaded my mail locally via Thunderbird (archive starts in
 Mi>> 2008). Cause i like to archive those emails for long time periods, just
 Mi>> in case i have to come back to an old email for some reason. Also alot of
 Mi>> business related emails that i wanted to archive.

 Ni> Gmail allows that too, even in their web version.  I have some old emails
 Ni> archived in Gmail from 2008 too, and some that are even older than that, I
 Ni> believe.

I never used Gmail. i don't trust it and i don't think i could store that many emails incl. attachments in the free tier (15GB that you also share with documents and photos). 

if you don't care about privacy so much google really seems to have to best offers/tarifs if you need alot of storage for your emails.
 
If i would consider paying for email i would maybe choose proton over google. But i have to admit the value for money is best with google. You just have to trust them with your data.

To tell the truth, i have to think about it if i want to change the way i receive and store my emails. For now it works and has worked for some time.
You know how they say, never change a running system ;)

Mindsurfer

PS: What a pitty that skiff.com was bought by Notion. It was a really good service with lots of features, domains and aliases for a competitive price. And it was encrypted to its core. The whole Skiff service was build with complete encryption in mind. They could not resist the buy offer. Too bad. I was using their free tier for as long as it was available.

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