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n5bb · 5 Jul 2018, 08:40 AM

Unfortunately, your criteria don't work well together:

Free
Reliable
No advanced security features

You don't want to use an email service which is free with poor security controls for a backup address, since that's how you lose control over all of your accounts (email, banking, websites you own, etc.). If there is any one service you should pay for, it's the email account you use as the backup address for all of your accounts. If you use Gmail you are effectively paying them by providing them access to scan your messages (as with other "free" services such as Facebook).

If you have a mobile phone or internet service at home, you probably have email accounts through those services.

No matter what you decide, be sure to consider the business model and security features of the backup email service. If the service has no obvious revenue source they are hiding their business model from you or they will be unreliable, since the cost of running an email service is significant.

5 Jul 2018, 08:40 AM	#3
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,930	Unfortunately, your criteria don't work well together: Free Reliable No advanced security features You don't want to use an email service which is free with poor security controls for a backup address, since that's how you lose control over all of your accounts (email, banking, websites you own, etc.). If there is any one service you should pay for, it's the email account you use as the backup address for all of your accounts. If you use Gmail you are effectively paying them by providing them access to scan your messages (as with other "free" services such as Facebook). If you have a mobile phone or internet service at home, you probably have email accounts through those services. No matter what you decide, be sure to consider the business model and security features of the backup email service. If the service has no obvious revenue source they are hiding their business model from you or they will be unreliable, since the cost of running an email service is significant.