The Case for Custom Email Domains
I recently switched my primary email to be hosted under my own domain, instead of using Outlook.com mail. It turns out there both advantages and disadvantages to doing so. I’ll try to fairly address both sides, but (spoiler alert) I think that the pros heavily outweigh the cons.
Before we begin, I’d like to note that I personally am using Purelymail’s hosting, as it is cheap ($10/yr) and has glowing reviews from its customers. However, I am not affiliated with Purelymail, nor will I discourage you from using some other service.
My biggest reason for moving to my own domain was to assert ownership over my online accounts. It’s not uncommon to read stories of people whose Big Email accounts were inexplicably permabanned with no chance of recovering them. With a custom domain, even if my mail provider goes dark or bans my account, I can just point my DNS records at another mail service and maintain access to all my accounts that rely on sending authentication emails.
If you want to get some real hands-on experience, you can run your own mail server! All you need is a cheap VPS and a willingness to get your hands dirty.
