[MlMt] I need a email provider with: catchall receiving - wildcard sending

[Michael Nietzold]

What did you changed in MailMate, so that all rules and all smart 
mailboxes uses the new provider?

On 2 Apr 2025, at 18:10, Charlie Clark wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> just picking up on a thread from last autumn regarding one or more 
> German ISPs moving their customers from standard mail servers to MS 
> 365. While I assume this is mainly a German problem, I guess it may be 
> happening in other countries with Microsoft sales representatives busy 
> greasing palms.
>
> For those interested, these are my experiences:
>
> Anyway, after initial investigations and a test account with 
> mailbox.org, I did nothing until I had to once I was informed that one 
> of my accounts was to due to be migrated.
>
> I decided to stick with mailbox.org. The test account was no longer 
> available but blocked so I had to setup another one. The documentation 
> is extensive but, as always seems to be the case, seems to be written 
> by people who know what they're doing, for people who know what 
> they're doing. The documentation is extensive and, if you read things 
> often enoug
>
> Fortunately, as other people are going through the same pain, there 
> were a few helpful posts on the forum. I plunged in and, having set up 
> an alias for my existing domain (had to wait an hour for this because 
> TTL is not adjustable) the rest was fairly straightforward.
>
> I ran into a couple of issues:
>
> * you'll repeatedly fail to find the relevant settings page: it's the 
> mailbox.org one at the top with no additional information and no 
> expansion. The website is also a good example of why page transitions 
> or even just "onClick" events essential for feedback. I've lost count 
> of the times I wasn't sure whether I'd clicked on item.
>
> * payment by bank transfer is a PITA and takes days to go through. 
> Once it's done, you can switch to direct debit and setup things like a 
> "team" account, if you have multiple users or multiple domains.
>
> * forget support. Whether it's because they're swamped with new 
> accounts or just don't have the staff. I guess this is understandable 
> for a small operation without an outsourced support department, but 
> it's a pity.
>
> As usual, the first time is the hardest!
>
> Charlie
>
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