This is super basic but I need to find a better email option (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by FastEddieB@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Not that many people use email much anymore, but as you often need an email address to sign up for other shit... anyway, I need a better option than gmail, I'm sure you can appreciate why. Email is so old school at this point that most of the time I don't even think about it anymore.

Anyway, I need some email options that aren't gmail or otherwise attached to a billionaire. I'm not really interested in non-email methods of communication, I'm specifically asking about email.

Thanks in advance.

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[-] snake@slrpnk.net 15 points 8 hours ago

i currently use tuta. it has a free tier, offers encryption, is open source, gdpr-compliant, and is 100% powered by green energy.

i have used mailbox in the past, which is paid (cheapest tier is ~€12/yr). i can recommend it as well.

[-] Dreamless4561@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 hours ago

ProtonMail is run by a non profit foundation based in Switzerland. It's also end to end encrypted

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Protonmail. I have over 25 different online accounts/identities (each one for a different topic gaming, movies, music, coding etc.), all Protonmail based.

[-] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 5 hours ago

Proton has a good service

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

Absolutely. But one thing I didn't like was it locked me from using Proton services (even free plan) once my premium plan ran out until I paid $6 cancelation fee BS.

[-] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Proton is run by a fascist. Its only a matter of time until they too will Start sucking Trumps balls

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 6 points 5 hours ago

LOL. Proton is absolutely not run by a fascist. You should learn what fascism is and what they do. Proton CEO is way WAY more tame than actual fascists. It's actually not even close IMO.

[-] sanzky@beehaw.org 4 points 4 hours ago

he is at least a very dumb person if he believes Trump sides against bigtech

[-] sanzky@beehaw.org 1 points 4 hours ago

do you know of alternative? I wanted to leave them because of this but found they most other options were not as close as good.

[-] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 0 points 3 hours ago

look up what fascist means dumbass, it's more than just someone you disagree with.

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 7 points 7 hours ago

Tutanota or disroot.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 30 points 14 hours ago

Not that many people use email much anymore

Where do you live, because I want to go there immediately.

[-] kevincox@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 hours ago

IDK, what else do they use? Email has to be the least bad option. At least with email you can choose your provider (or be your own).

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Any of the dozens of federated chat services.

[-] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 0 points 6 hours ago

I would assume Whatsapp or equivalent.

[-] kevincox@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago

Ah great, so a messenger run by a data hoarding giant that resists usage of anything but the proprietary non-free client.

[-] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 2 points 5 hours ago

Yeah? I didn't say anything positive about it. I said that it's likely to be the alternative to email in a lot of places.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago

Definitely not.

[-] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 1 points 5 hours ago

Many parts of the world use Whatsapp as their primary form of communication. It's depressing.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago

I agree.

[-] thetaT@hexbear.net 6 points 12 hours ago

tutanota is pretty good

[-] paequ2@lemmy.today 5 points 13 hours ago

I'm currently using Migadu. It's $20/year for their cheapest plan. They give you a lot of control over the email service, so it might not be the best if you're a noob. In fact, they require you bring a domain name. But, they let you create unlimited users, aliases, have fancy routing, etc.

https://purelymail.com/ looks interesting too. And is cheaper at $10/year.

If you do decide to get a custom domain, just some tips:

get something that ends in .net or even better .com because shitty companies with shitty IT departments will block other TLDs (I've had this happen with FedEx and my local garbage company). There is no spam folder for them, the email just explodes.
probably don't pick a domain with one of your names it in for better anonymity, unless I guess you have a popular last name? john@smith.com looks cool, but consider if you want random sites like lemmy to have that data.
don't pick a homophone or weird word because at some point you'll have to speak your email to another human and it's really awkward to tell your bank that your email is john@piggy.park or john@maill.com or was it john@male.com?

Also, the web interfaces of some of these other email services might not be as good as Gmail's UI. It helps to use an email client instead. Thunderbird is fine or you could use something simpler like claws-mail or even something like mutt.

[-] LemoineFairclough@sh.itjust.works 7 points 15 hours ago

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/email/

[-] JuanPosadas@hexbear.net 26 points 20 hours ago

The ProtonMail CEO recently said that Trump "fights for the little guy". I know that's not a substantial critique of their privacy policy or encryption standards, but I wouldn't trust a company that says something so baseless, divisive, and in support of a fascist oligarch.

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