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Looking for a good e-mail provider that's not Tuta/Proton (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at Mailbox.org, and while I've been hearing good things, people have also been complaining about their lack of support, outdated interface as well as that they don't enforce DKIM/DMARC which enables spoofing.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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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Source on Infomaniak?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Mailbox.org is also a good option AFAIK.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I decided on Mailbox.org!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Cool. It's a good service.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately Posteo doesn't support custom domains, StartMail is a bit too expensive but Runbox seems interesting...

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