[ap46]

This is another timely reminder for everybody to get a simple domain(e.g. Namecheap, now with free whois-privacy as well) & maybe use Zoho mail to manage it for free(IIRC upto 2 in the free-tier). Then forward it to your gmail or whatever. That way you never lose the email address even if something untowardly happens to the forwarded email. I've learnt this the hard way.

[ZWoz]

Avoid mail forwarding, configure pop3 or imap on destination instead. In gmail that should be "Check mail from other accounts" section. You should avoid forwarding, because mail from domains with SPF gets discarded, if SRS isn't enabled by middleman. Additionally, gmail incoming spam/rate filters can disrupt your correspondence.

[iforgotpassword]

Wait, what's the point of doing this? If you forward to gmail and then your gmail account suddenly gets a lockdown, what did you gain? Shouldn't you do it the other way round, forward all gmail to your own mail server and then only use that one?

[lccarrasco]

If you forward to Gmail then you can still receive mails to the other service should Google disable your account, if you do it the other way you're screwed.

[iforgotpassword]

I see.. I was thinking along the lines of migrating away from google and having the forwarding in place for contacts that didn't update your address yet. Or that couple of services you use but forget about. So you can slowly move everything to the new address over time.

[ioddly]

And particularly, you can still access things like password reset on other accounts tied to that email.