• 1boiledpotato
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    8 months ago

    Recently I added a custom domain to my protonmail account and during the procedure it makes you do this steps (adding SPD, DKIM and DMARC) to pass all the steps. They tell you exactly what records you have to add, where to add them and what the content should be. These guys are great

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      8 months ago

      Yep, setup mine about a year ago now, since I’m trying to get rid of Google completely, and it walks you through all of this. It was really well done setup.

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      8 months ago

      Same with Tuta, which I did last weekend. Still evaluating the service for now before telling everyone to switch to my new custom domain (I’m forwarding everything from my old domain for now).

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        8 months ago

        I tried Tuta when it was still called Tutanota, but it was rather cumbersome to use. The mobile and desktop app would work reasonably well, but searching through your emails was a pain.

        It also wasn’t possible to use any email client on the pc. Proton also doesn’t offer IMAP access, but they do have a bridge you can install for that, enabling the use of almost any mail client.

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          Yeah, searching on Tuta sucks because it has to be done client-side since everything is encrypted on the server. With ProtonMail, the subject line is unencrypted, so it can search that without your key.

          And I thought I’d care about email clients, but I honestly really don’t. They’re just so heavy and I don’t use email enough to need power user features.

          I used Proton for a couple years and it was good, but decided on Tuta because Proton raised their prices and I honestly don’t need the rest of their stuff.

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            8 months ago

            In that case it sounds like Tuta is the right choice for you. I just wanted to make sure you knew about the drawbacks. For me the search thing is what killed it, because I regularly search older emails.

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              8 months ago

              Yup, it’s definitely appreciated.

              And honestly, the only things that draw me to Tuta over Proton are:

              • price - €3/month; family plan is €3/person; Proton is $4/month (reasonable), family is $24/month (kind of a lot)
              • custom domains - Tuta supports 3 on lowest paid plan, Proton supports 1; I want at least 2 (family + personal project)
              • Monero - I like the idea of digital cash, and this is the closest I’ve seen; I currently don’t have any, so not a deal breaker

              So mostly cost. But there’s a lot of stuff I like about Proton:

              • Simple Login
              • VPN
              • more polished experience
              • bridge

              I can host my own Simple Login, Mullvad VPN has more locations, and I don’t use email all that often anyway.

              I’d switch to Proton if they:

              • added more custom domains to Mail Plus
              • had a Mail Plus family plan (ideally piecemeal like Tuta)

              Monero is nice but not a deal breaker, and I’m okay with Proton being a little more expensive due to brand recognition.