15.05.22, 16:31 +0200, Reco:
On Sun, May 15, 2022 at 10:08:57AM -0400,rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
My understanding is that the (only?) way to do get such a permanent address is to have my own domain and assign an email address in that domain to me?If you have to be in control over sending and receiving e-mail you'll need your own MTA. That implies a domain you control.
No. The OP wants control over their mail address. For that, they need to own the address' domain. That's the all-important point. And if they do, it doesn't matter whether they operate the domain's MX themselves or delegate that to someone else.
OTOH, operating an MTA doesn't necessarily make you owner or controller of the domain(s) it is responsible for. I, for example, operate an MTA for some domains I neither own nor control. And that is not too uncommon a business model.
-- Regards mks