Post 3086523 by farhan@bsd.network
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(DIR) Post #3084048 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T00:04:06Z
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As of today I am moving away from Protonmail's paid plan and giving Mailfence's paid plan a shot.Protonmail's paid plan has not lived up to my expectations (notably the IMAP bridge breaks frequently), and the price is a bit too high.I will be using it for my personal domain.
(DIR) Post #3084102 by bobstechsite@bobadon.rocks
2019-01-18T00:05:47Z
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@matt tutanota's worth a look too BTW
(DIR) Post #3084153 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T00:07:04Z
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@bobstechsite Tutanota won't let me use my own domain with IMAP/SMTP. I hate working with web email, and I much prefer to use something like Thunderbird.
(DIR) Post #3084784 by farhan@bsd.network
2019-01-18T00:30:51Z
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@matt Mailfence.. I'll look them up...
(DIR) Post #3084809 by farhan@bsd.network
2019-01-18T00:31:15Z
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@matt did you dislike them in any way?
(DIR) Post #3084810 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T00:32:19Z
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@farhan In many ways, yes. I wrote this a few months ago describing my experiences:https://sprocket.writeas.com/protonmail-as-a-long-term-user
(DIR) Post #3084952 by pxi@bsd.network
2019-01-18T00:37:42Z
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@matt I'm moving away from protomail too... But to tutanota, they seem to be really boosting their desk app lately.
(DIR) Post #3085029 by farhan@bsd.network
2019-01-18T00:40:17Z
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@matt Great breakdown, I didn't realize they don't offer an IMAP service. That's a problem.
(DIR) Post #3086493 by malin@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T01:57:41Z
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@matt @bobstechsite I use Tutanota and love what the team have been up to in general, but I have to say it's a drag that this one thing is locked into something that looks like Flashplayer on a rainy day and can never touch my own interfaces.Are any of the other email clients publicly verifiable in their encryption?
(DIR) Post #3086506 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T01:58:30Z
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@malin @bobstechsite What do you mean publically verifiable? I know both Protonmail and Mailfence use standard PGP.
(DIR) Post #3086515 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T01:59:12Z
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@farhan The IMAP is only for paid accounts, not free accounts.
(DIR) Post #3086522 by malin@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T01:59:39Z
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@matt I mean someone being able to check the encryption from outside.I've never learnt pgp setups as I don't know anyone who would be up for setting that up on their own end, so it's kinda pointless. :(
(DIR) Post #3086523 by farhan@bsd.network
2019-01-18T01:59:31Z
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@matt Hm...that makes me not want to use it...
(DIR) Post #3086632 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T02:06:11Z
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@malin Well, the Thunderbird plugin Enigmail is pretty solid, and I think there are other web browser extensions. Besides, PGP is kind of the de facto standard.
(DIR) Post #3088113 by ajdunevent@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T03:23:28Z
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@matt €2.50/mo definitely doesn't seem bad. I look forward to hearing your opinion of the service once you've kicked the tires a bit.
(DIR) Post #3091330 by Unairedspecifics@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T05:52:24Z
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@matt how many email "aliases" can you have on mailfence?
(DIR) Post #3101129 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T13:42:35Z
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@Unairedspecifics not sure
(DIR) Post #3115721 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-18T21:14:05Z
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@Unairedspecifics looks like a total of 10, and no option that I can see for a "catch-all"
(DIR) Post #3125962 by Unairedspecifics@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-19T03:35:59Z
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@matt not familiar with this "cath-all" what does that entail?
(DIR) Post #3138661 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-19T11:55:08Z
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@Unairedspecifics Imagine you own a domain such as bob.com. Normally you need to set up specific accounts like bob@bob.com, wendy@bob.com, and so on.But what happens if someone emails an account that doesn't exist, like susie@bob.com? Normally it will bounce.That's where a catch-all comes in. You can designate a specific account to receive any emails that don't have accounts. IE if I emailed a non-existent account, I can designate "bob@bob.com" to receive them. That is a catch-all.
(DIR) Post #3138704 by matt@linuxrocks.online
2019-01-19T11:56:47Z
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@Unairedspecifics The main benefit is that, if someone types in the wrong email address (ie: bobby@bob.com) it will go through.The downside is that it dramatically increases the amount of spam you can receive.