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[migmit]

Hey, Google! I know you're reading this. So, here is the thing I wanted to tell you.

Stop. Protecting. Me.

Yes, you've read right. Just stop. I'm sick of not being able to fetch my email from an airport wifi. I'm sick of your "suspicious connection attempts" and so on. Can you just assume that EVERY time somebody logs in with my password IT'S ME!

No, I'm NOT going to use 2-step verification. I do use web interface as well as a client app. Entering those digital passwords is VERY annoying. Just no.

Yes, I understand your concern. But it's MY mail, and what matters is what I am concerned about.

No, there is NO additional risk. If somebody stole my password, he can just use web interface.

Anyway. Stop. Do not argue; just bloody STOP.

Related question (Google, you can stop reading now; yes, I know you won't): what other email services one can use? Requirements:
1) web interface
2) ability to use with a desktop and mobile Apple Mail (regular IMAP/POP3 should work)
3) negligible downtime
4) non-paranoid security
5) no relation to Russia

Comments

[brumka]

there must be a setting to mark a particular device(s) as trusted and those will be exempt from MFA annoyance - I have MFA enabled on several on my family's google accounts and it works seamlessly on personal devices, albeit all of them are androids (no idea how it works on iDevices though).

[migmit]

There is. Works unreliably; as I mentioned, using airport WiFi messes with it. Even if it worked flawlessly, I'd still like to remove this.

[pinkjackal]

I use self-hosted solution on Linode.