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[โ€“] gon@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago
[โ€“] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Tuta has been cool. Not sure if I want to commit yet though. Hate that can't use thunderbird with a free-account but I am considering just getting a paid account.

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[โ€“] sinnsykfinbart@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Proton, but I donโ€™t think they can justify their monthly price for ยซpremiumยป features.

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[โ€“] Brewchin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There's a world outside the US/European false dichotomy.

I've been with Fastmail since 2019 and you couldn't pay me to go elsewhere. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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I created an account with Tuta. But I haven't found time for the actual migration

[โ€“] OtterFool@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I switched to Proton a few days ago, can't complain for the moment!

[โ€“] StrangeMed@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

mailbox.org I still have iCloud as second mail, while I tried to exclude Gmail as much a I could, but I cannot delete it entirely yet. Right know about 90% of all the email are on Mailbox.

[โ€“] Libb@jlai.lu 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Did not need to switch as I've been using my own domain names (French registrar with French and/or German hostings) since I created my first website... back when quite a few of you reading this today were not even born yet. No, that does not mean I'm that old. Absolutely not :p

I also have a proton and a tuta account (and @ mailbox.org one), just in case someone prefers a more privacy-friendly email than my non-encrypted domain emails, and since neither tuta or Proton are compatible when exchanging encrypted emails, I have both. That being said, I seldom use them: most people simply don't care about privacy.

I use(d to use) gmail for all crappy online stuff I don't care much about losing access to. I will probably end up getting rid of it entirely but, to me at least, even though I know it's possible to do it without a YT account, that would also mean quit watching YT, which is something I still appreciate doing.

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[โ€“] Keener@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I've set up my Proton mail but haven't moved stuff over yet. Any good alternatives to Google Authenticator?

[โ€“] yonderer@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I use 2FAs. It's open-source but it seems to be based in Nevada.. Otherwise great app.

[โ€“] gon@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

IDK what Google Authenticator does, but I just use KeepassXC's TOTP feature for my 2FA.

[โ€“] the_swagmaster@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Proton pass has this functionality. You can also give it a separate password so if someone gets access to your proton email they can't get into pass

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[โ€“] ndupont@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago

I stick to my state owned ISP

[โ€“] Lasagna@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

I moved to notion. I think the CEO story is somewhat overblown. But Iโ€™m using custom domains in case Iโ€™m proven wrong, which will make it easy to switch if I have to.

I've been with tuta using a custom domain for a couple years now. Started switching most my services away from Google et al for pro privacy reasons a long time ago. It just so happens that these kind of decisions end up with the same results as moving to EU based solutions.

I feel like for most people their email account is just somewhere their emails go. And trust me there are plenty of options out there. If Google Calendar etc is something that your missing, then look for a alternative calendar service rather than an email service.

[โ€“] Wrongdoer1@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] SW42@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Same here. Convinced my dad to do the same. Been using is for a while now though.

[โ€“] nevermind@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago
[โ€“] Pondis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have been using the free Proton, but I'm very tempted by Mail+. Something just feels strange about paying for email after it being free for 20 years

[โ€“] huppakee@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I upgraded my free account to mailplus last year, still not really sure if i need any of the premium features but what convinced me in the end was the thought that the reason I am used to free email is because i chose to pay with my data. I trust proton they won't make money of my data, so i feel like i owe them money to keep my email working.

[โ€“] Kualdir@feddit.nl 2 points 3 days ago

Infomaniak, such a great service for such a low price. Bought my own domain via them and the email hosting is free / just links with their plus plan.

1TB drive for 2 euros a month is a steal

[โ€“] Winterfrost@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Better not say it out loud but it's 100% European โค๏ธ

[โ€“] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 days ago

Can you at least tell why you shouldn't say it out loud? I'm curious.

[โ€“] xyro@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Switched to proton, cancelled o365 subscription.

[โ€“] the_swagmaster@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I want to do this so bad. Issue is they don't offer enough storage for me. I need like 3 tb for photos and videos. Hope they offer add-ons to make that a possibility

[โ€“] xyro@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

For storage, I was already self hosting Nextcloud, so I mainly needed to switch my mail provider ! Self hosting mail servers is too much of a hassle

[โ€“] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Topic/question that I don't see commented on often: how are you guys finding the telling other people (verbally, out loud) about your email?

I feel I could tell someone "at proton dot com" without having to spell it but in the UK I feel any way I try to pronounce tuta is going to result in me having to say "at tango uniform tango alpha dot com" or otherwise people will misunderstand and send me about a million messages at tutta, toota, Tuter, twitter, doota, or even more creative spellings.

[โ€“] blueridge@feddit.nu 2 points 3 days ago

I bought a domain name and set it up on tuta to get an email address that I like. It was super easy to setup, tuta had created a video tutorial that showed how to setup a custom domain step by step.

[โ€“] nimbin@feddit.dk 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can also change your email address to @pm.me which might be easier to say?

[โ€“] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What is the provider linked to pm.me?

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[โ€“] janbaumy@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

I used to be on Outlook. Two weeks ago I made accounts on Proton and Tuta, but didnโ€˜t like the missing IMAP and SMTP on the free plans.

I then also made an account on web.de, but they donโ€˜t support the plus notation for dynamic addresses (myname+service@email.com). So in the end I payed the 12โ‚ฌ for a year of mailbox.org and have been extremely happy with it!

[โ€“] Alekzzand3r@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

I moved all my photos, videos and emails to Proton.

[โ€“] Shmandom@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Off Gandi since they got bought and jacked up all prices a couple years ago. Galae.net (France) is working well.

[โ€“] ueiqkkwhuwjw@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Cool to hear someone is using galae. I have considered them in the past. How is email deliverability?

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[โ€“] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I've been using KolabNow for these past few years. Swiss-based with a focus on privacy. No issues, really like it. I also have a personal e-mail address with my name, but that one I have with a local domain registrar.

[โ€“] mormund@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I created a mailbox.org account. But so far I have only moved contacts and my calendar. I'm still a bit miffed that they don't support proper oauth/MFA. Guess that never got established as a standard for email :(

But otherwise it works great for what I need.

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