List of privacy focused email providers

• ProtonMail – Achieves secure encryption by only allowing Webmail access.
• Hushmail.com – Canadian provider been around since 1999.
• Thexyz – Another secure and private Canadian provider with 10+ year history.
• Tutanota – German email provider focused on privacy.
• RiseUp.net – Another RoundCube service.
• ShazzleMail – Free POP email access.
• StartMail.com – IMAP compatible Dutch email provider.
• Autistici/Inventati – A more complex but private email service.
• NeoMailBox.com – Unlimited aliases, SSL and OpenPGP encryption.
• 4SecureMail.com – Send secure mail to any email addresswith RSA SSL encryption.
• CounterMail.com – Designed to provide maximum security and privacy without any unnecessary complexity.
• S-Mail.com – Messages are encrypted and decrypted through PGP, SSL and DSA algorithms on the user’s PC
• Securenym.net – SecureNym now supports both PGP and S/mime server-side encryption.
• Safe-Mail.net – Only accepts messages from other Safe-mail.net users and from those in Address Book.
• Novo-Ordo.com – Sub Rosa Secure Email is a division of Epiphyte LLC with a mail box in Nevada, USA.
• LockBin.com – Lockbin protects messages in transit with 256-bit TLS/SSL.
• SendINC.com – Sends encrypted emails, not actually a provider.
• Opolis.eu – Opolis Secure Mail is owned by privately-held PI Technology Co WLL.
• OneShar.es – Self destructing emails.
• BitMessage.ch – Send up to 500 emails per day with this free service.
• Lavabit – Shut down as of August 2013 after Edward Snowden was found using the service and the FBI tried to gain access to encryption keys.
• SilentCircle.com – Email service shut down as of August 2013. All of their other services still work.
• TorMail.org – Tor-based email service now dead after FBI server seizure.

List of email providers that support email forwarding

While email forwarding a fairly simple function for an email provider to offer, it is not always supported. Some providers like Yahoo and Facebook have discontinued email forwarding to make it more difficult for users to leave and use another service.

Here is a list of email providers that support email forwarding:

• Fastmail
• Thexyz
• iCloud
• ymoz
• Hushmail
• Gmail (additional steps required)
• Outlook.com

Here is a list of email providers that DO NOT support email forwarding:

• Protonmail
• Yahoo
• Facebook

How to forward iCloud mail to another email address

Apple iCloud silently blocks certain messages without spam filtering. It is not a reliable email forwarding option and should be used with caution.

To setup email forwarding with iCloud, please follow the steps below.

1. Click the Show Actions menu gear near your iCloud Mail web interface at lower left of screen.
2. Select Preferences from the menu that has shown.
3. Open the General tab.
4. Make sure Forward my email to is checked under Forwarding.
5. Enter the email address to which you want incoming messages automatically forwarded following Forward my email to.
6. You also have the option to have emails deleted from the iCloud Mail account once they have been forwarded.
7. Click Done.

Forward Email from Outlook.com to Another Email Address

Outlook.com can forward incoming messages to another email address automatically. This can be any external email account and there is also options to add filters.

To configure Outlook  (outlook.com) to automatically forward emails you receive to a different email address:

1. Click the Settings gear icon (⚙) in the Outlook Mail on the web toolbar.
   1. ​The tooltip says: ​Open the Settings menu to access personal and app settings.
2. Choose Options from the menu that has appeared.
3. Go to the Mail | Accounts | Forwarding category on the Options screen.
4. Make sure Start forwarding is selected under Forwarding.
   1. Select Stop forwarding to prevent Outlook Mail on the web from forwarding any more messages.
5. Enter the email address at which you want to receive all future emails under Forward my email to:.
6. If you want to keep copies of forwarded messages at Outlook Mail on the web at Outlook.com:
   1. Make sure Keep a copy of forwarded messages is checked.
      1. Note: If Keep a copy of forwarded messages in your Outlook inbox. is not checked, forwarded mail will not be available in Outlook Mail on the web at all (not even in the Deleted folder).
7. Click Save.

What is email forwarding?

If you have an email address and you enable forwarding for it, all of the inbound e-mails will be sent to a third-party email address that you choose. The sender won’t be aware of this and he will be sending the e-mail only to the original address. This type of function is effective if you have numerous websites, each with a unique email for contact, for instance. By forwarding all emails to one particular e-mail address, it will be simpler for you to keep a record and not miss a message as you have overlooked to check on a particular email. In case you run a company, you are able to employ this feature to check the e-mails received by different departments. A further advantage is that you are able to use an official address for a number of needs, let’s say admin@ydomain.com, and you can now get all of the messages sent to it inside your private email address. In addition, you can forward e-mail messages from a single email address to numerous ones, if a number of individuals needs to be involved in the email conversation.

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What is an email alias?

An email alias is an email address which shares the very same mailbox as a different e-mail address both for the inbound as well as the outbound emails. For example, you are able to create an email address sales@domain.com and it will be connected to its own mailbox. After that, you can create an alias support@domain.com, that can use the mailbox of sales@ and will not have a mailbox of its own. When you look at your emails, you’ll see messages sent to both of the two addresses in one location, which can be far more convenient in some instances because you will not need to sign in and out of various email addresses using Webmail or configure numerous email addresses in an email program. This feature is frequently used as a substitute for forwarding email messages from one email address to another one if numerous email addresses are mentioned for contact on a site.

What is an Auto-Responder email?

An auto-responder email is a an email that is sent from your mailbox as the answer to every email that you get. The content is predetermined and is sent automatically, so each individual that contacts you via electronic mail will receive it the instant their e-mail is received on the server that handles your emails. This function is used if you have to notify individuals about various things, including being out of the office for a specified period or that an purchase has been received and is being prepared. The auto-responder email furthermore operates as a confirmation for the people who make contact with you their email has been received, even if you are not able to read it and get back to them right away. It could include any kind of text of your choosing and also it may be edited depending on the exact occasion.