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Looking for a good e-mail provider that's not Tuta/Proton (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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EDIT: I decided on Mailbox.org!

I'd like to use a third-party client like Thunderbird to handle my e-mails, which rules out both Tuta and Proton (I know Proton has their bridge, but I don't want to rely on it). I'm willing to compromise on my e-mails not being encrypted, as long as the e-mail provider has a reputation of caring about the customer's privacy. If I truly want to encrypt a message, I'll encrypt it myself. I've been looking at Mailbox.org, and while I've been hearing good things, people have also been complaining about their lack of support, outdated interface as well as that they don't enforce DKIM/DMARC which enables spoofing.

I would like to be able to use my own custom domain, but also to use their own domain for my e-mail aliases. EU-based only.

Any thoughts?

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[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I'm not an expert but I remember reading good things about Posteo, StartMail, and Runbox. Check their pricing page for features.

Infomaniak is dead since they explicitly support spying on people.

https://european-alternatives.eu/category/email-providers

[–] ueiqkkwhuwjw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Mailbox.org is also a good option AFAIK.

[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Hmm I mentioned them in my post as I've been apprehensive about them, maybe it's unfounded though..

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've been with them for years and they've been awesome. Customer support was good when I was having trouble setting up my custom domain. Their web interface dose look a bit retro, but I never use that anyway (email in Thunderbird and online drive accessed with WebDAV, calendar and contact access in phone apps).

MailBox has been great as a single solution to get rid of all Google services from my phone (including contact/calendar sync). Highly recommended.

[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I decided on Mailbox.org!

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 2 points 2 hours ago

Cool. It's a good service.

[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 hours ago

Yeah kinda just leaning towards them in the end now after much back and forth. I also get 6 months free.

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