a good gmail alterative?

I think the OP is actually going with Outlook now.

 

I use OpenMailBox (http://www.openmailbox.org). The admin of it recently encrypted and is encrypting the users e-mail .

 

Prior to those 3 jpegs I received out of the 6 sent by my daughter, there was another instance when I only received 2 jpegs from a friend who had sent 3 (one of them apparently dropped into a black-hole). So I can only presume that the actual maximum number of attachments depends on some total MB limit imposed by Outlook.com.

Cruise

 

If that is the case it is very strange, as the usual situation with email services is that if the email is too big size, it will simply not reach the destination, rather than being partly received.

 

well a with camera resolutions a single pic can be very large

I use an brice's free image resizer to compress them (clone of xp power tools)

http://sourceforge.net/projects/phototoysclone/

 

If the pic is too big to send though email you can compress it with 7-zip.

 

Actually you can't compress pictures with any standard compression/archiving software as they are already compressed.

I use JPEGmini to optimize JPEGs to make them a lot smaller with no visible quality loss. Basically it takes a JPEG file and makes it into a smaller JPEG. You can use it online, or download it as a Windows or Mac app.

 

By the way, very nice browser's theme. What is that? Thanks.

 

It was just a jpeg I had on file that I used as Maxthon's speed dial background picture I think. I usually have the Mx sidebar displayed. I tend to change speed dial themes often. Since Mx 4 you can also use the same file as the GUI background. Van Gogh's Starry Night is a good one to use.

 

I tried to register @ http://www.openmailbox.org to try it, as linked to by Zero3K but for some unknown reason i was unable to tick the Agreement box, & therefore couldn't proceed ? I allowed Javascript & Cookies.

Re email Att's.

You could PW a Zipped folder with pics in, so there would be only 1 file to upload/download

 

This looks good. What do others think? This YM meltdown has me shaken. How long has OpenMailbox.org been around?

 

What browser did you use to try registering for an account?

 

I have now, after 10 years with Gmail, decided to move to something new. Gmail has served me well. It is a really good and stable mail provider with alot of nice functions, but now with the NSA debacle I will avoid US-based companies that operate under US-laws. The Lavabit creator who was forced by the US authorities to compromize his service security recommends this, and it sounds logical to me. If they can bully him to shut down because he cant provide the service he intended, they can force others who are operating under US laws.

I have moved to Runbox.com. A norwegian based company that promises that it wont be bullied by US laws. (If they do, I will move again)
Since runbox now have a campaign where you get two years for the price of one I decided to switch.

Pro´s:
No ads!
No reading of emails to make a profile of you.
Fast servers
Easy interface on the web.
Relatively cheap for 10GB storage of email.
Easy to move all your emails from Gmail to Runbox (5GB = 10 years of email and attachments from my Gmail account)

Con´s:
Outlook complains that the IMAP connection gets lost every ten minutes or so and you have to click the prompt every time and you cant turn the freaking warning off! None of the howtos on the net has helped with this problem that seems to be Outlook related since for example POP Peeper checks IMAP without problems.
I have only had it for a couple of weeks, but so far it seems a very good alternative.

 

Another runbox user here. I too have moved for same reasons. If you are looking for a gmail alternative then runbox is a way to go.

 

My vote goes to MyKolab; https://mykolab.com/

It's a groupware service designed on open platforms. Groupware means that it also includes things like calendar, data storage and so on. The servers are located in Switzerland. Support has been top-notch. It's a pretty good Gmail alternative, though can be a bit pricey depending on what services you use. They have "lite" version too, which includes only email.

 

signed up for a trial of runbox to give it a go too.

I'm having a good time with outlook.com so far, I like the app for the android platform. Does runbox have similar for android, or recco a good 3rd party app?

thanks

 

do you also use the outlook calendar integrated to android? if so, what app do you use for that and how good is it working (compared to the google calendar)?

 

I maintain one account with yandex. They are russian but i am quite satisfied with the service.

https://mail.yandex.com/

 

It looks good. Does it track emails and show Ads like Gmail does?

 

Of course they are. They are a Russian service, they track and collect them just like the U.S. or China.

 

Oh well. Is there a free email service which does not track and show ads like Google? Plus more storage than Google would be fine. The OP of this thread gives the reason for leaving Gmail as boredom and tracking. The suggestions in the thread contain features based email services as well as privacy based ones.

 

No.
Email providers need to make money one way or the other. If they are not tracking/reading your emails and selling them to the highest bidder then they charge you money for their service. If you are looking for paid services that are more privacy conscious then look at this list
If you want a free service that is run by dissidents then look at here and here. Both are ran by volunteer/dissedent organizations and have been in the past raided by Law Enforcement. Note those services are not really free. They also have to pay for their servers and bandwidth and they do ask you that you donate once a year.
If the OP can spend a little bit of money then I would suggest runbox since it only costs $16 a year and they don't sell your data to the highest bidder. They are located in Norway which is part of the 9 or 12 Eyes of the NSA but at least the coorporations won't be profiling you and maybe the local Law Enforcement will be required to obtain a warrant before they access yoru inbox. If you choose any service within U.S./Russia/China then those countries don't even bother with warrants. They don't need them.

 

@mattdocs12345
Okay understood. Thanks.

 

Although I found outlook experience very good, I put my money where my mouth is and subscribed to runbox, they have a deal on 3yr sub


Well worth paying for email function, and happy to support the company. Again, many thanks to all on thread for suggestions.

 

Good choice. I think they are the least expansive reputable replacement out there.