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ProtonMail vs Tutamail vs Posteo (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by za_warudo_steve_freiheit@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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I've been subscribed to Proton Unlimited for a little while now and enjoying the services, but I also want to know what made other people choose Tutanota or Posteo over Proton. Was it cost? Transparency/security stuff? Location data is held? I'm exploring a lot of things in the privacy space and seeing what else is out there. Wanted to create this thread as a more recent post people could look at as well.

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[–] leadore@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's also easy to pay for several months ahead at a time, and they don't keep your personal info.

[–] brian@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Big fan of Posteo here too. I’ve always found their customer support very responsive and helpful.

The only drawback for me is that they don’t support custom domains, which I can understand. I’ve yet to wrap my head round how I could use use a Posteo emal address alongside multiple aliases on a custom domain (perhaps using something like addy.io or similar).

[–] za_warudo_steve_freiheit@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

So far the best solution for me has been using SimpleLogin since they're paid plans allow unlimited aliases and custom domains (and also comes with my Proton Unlimited subscription). I know Posteo and Tutanota have their own solutions but SimpleLogin has been more flexible in my experience. Yet to try out Posteo's and Tutanota's solutions.

[–] brian@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I also have a Tuta account which is where I use my custom domain addresses (the number of aliases is unlimited there too, and I have so many!).

From what I’ve read, I’m not sure Posteo has a solution to this issue. I’ve read about a workaround, but also that it might have some issues.

But I do love Posteo for their stance on privacy and use of green energy, and the price is so reasonable. I’m thinking I might just have half a dozen or aliases there: one for mailing lists, one for online ordering, one for non-essential website logins and so on.

[–] za_warudo_steve_freiheit@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Oh didn't notice Tutanota allowed unlimited aliases as well. From what I read OK Posteo's FAQ, Posteo doesn't allow custom domains because it would be personal information and even if you just had the MX record, it'd still be traceable in some way.

I personally create an alias for each account I create using my subdomains but have been thinking about using my custom domain a bit more. Only have my Matrix account using it lol. Was also thinking of splitting up my mailboxes a bit since each service has their own solution, but I'll see if that works for me lol.