Need a new email...HELP

[speeder]

I decided that I’m not giving my personal email out to one more business in this lifetime. It’s already ruined w 99% spam everyday but still, no mas. Every time you do it, you’re giving away something that the business will sell to others for profit.

Anyhow, I tried to get a hotmail account and discovered that it’s now outlook. Ok, no problem...I’ll set up one of those. Just anything that isn’t my personal account. Every single potential email address I put in popped up a warning that it was part of a “reserved domain” or some schit. I put in really obscure, non-sensical words and same thing.

Can anyone recommend a simple, free email to use these days? TIA.

[dad911]

Gmail. Built in spam filter too.

[astrochex]

Gmail works fine for me.

[Hugh R]

Si

Gmail

[fred cook]

+1 for Gmail. And, keep it as quiet as possible.

[Seahawk]

I use Zoho since it builds into some business solutions and apps my company uses.

https://www.lifewire.com/zoho-free-email-service-1170841

Everything is a trade-off. Zoho has worked extremely well for me on al the platforms I use.

Great spam filter as well.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by dad911

Gmail. Built in spam filter too.

My primary personal email is Gmail. It gets 98% spam, or if not technically spam, it’s commercial emails from LA Times, Bring a Trailer, every airline, etc. Every business I’ve ever had to give my email out to plus the ones they sold it to.

The only way to get another gmail is to open another, separate google acct. Looking for a simple hotmail. Thanks.

[masraum]

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I had a few listed different email providers listed. Then I checked the web and found that this seems to list several of them, so maybe a little light reading
https://www.lifewire.com/best-free-email-accounts-1356641
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[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by speeder

The only way to get another gmail is to open another, separate google acct. Looking for a simple hotmail. Thanks.

Hotmail (Outlook) works fine here, and they give you the option for several separate "alias" addresses under one account. Same goes for AT&T/Yahoo...

[cabmandone]

I'd do something like "slyrussianhacker@yahoo.com" That should cut down on the junk mail.

[MBAtarga]

I've set up an email as "spam"lastname@domain.com - which I use for populating email for things that are not personal/important.

I don't even bother with checking the account - anything going to it is going to either be spam or garbage.

[porsche930dude]

iv still got the same excite.com account i made in 2001

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

iv still got the same excite.com account i made in 2001

I’m right there with you. I’m using a bellsouth.net from 2000.

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by speeder

My primary personal email is Gmail. It gets 98% spam, or if not technically spam, it’s commercial emails from LA Times, Bring a Trailer, every airline, etc. Every business I’ve ever had to give my email out to plus the ones they sold it to..

I finally went and actually started using the "unsubscribe" links on the bottom of all of those emails, and at least 50% of them actually unsubscribed me. Might try putting in some sweat equity

Originally Posted by Eric Coffey

Hotmail (Outlook) works fine here, and they give you the option for several separate "alias" addresses under one account. Same goes for AT&T/Yahoo...

I use the HELL outta that, I have 5 alias emails on my old hotmail account, which I only use for crap anyways. You can have 5 aliases, AND you can delete them and add new ones whenever you want. I cater emails to what I need them to do at any give time. My Gmail is my main, but my old Hotmail is for the dirty work.

[MMiller]

Take a look at Protonmail

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by speeder

My primary personal email is Gmail. It gets 98% spam, or if not technically spam, it’s commercial emails from LA Times, Bring a Trailer, every airline, etc. Every business I’ve ever had to give my email out to plus the ones they sold it to.

The only way to get another gmail is to open another, separate google acct. Looking for a simple hotmail. Thanks.

Denis, I have many gmail accounts, for business, trade shows, and online shopping/forums....like this one. Easy to setup, just keep them separate as you deem necessary. When I owned my own company I created various aliases for the same activities listed above, could deactivate them anytime they lived their purpose. Same for Gmail, easy to just 'forget' that account and move on.

[Alan A]

$12 a month gives you your own website and mail server.
Unlimited email addresses...

[unclebilly]

I bet that ‘littleweiner@gmail.com’ is available though I have not checked...

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by speeder

My primary personal email is Gmail. It gets 98% spam, or if not technically spam, it’s commercial emails from LA Times, Bring a Trailer, every airline, etc. Every business I’ve ever had to give my email out to plus the ones they sold it to.

The only way to get another gmail is to open another, separate google acct. Looking for a simple hotmail. Thanks.

It's not spam.

You opted in.

Start unsubscribing or flag as spam.

Flag as spam/junk will set a filter and you'll stop seeing it.

You'll eventually have the same issue with Hotmail or any "new" account if you don't look for and tick the optout on signup or otherwise actively manage what you sign up for.

[1990C4S]

Yahoo!

No, don't. It's terrible.