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I've been looking to switch from gmail to a different email provider that's more private. I've been hearing about Tuta, are there any drawbacks to it? Are there better options?

For a while I was planning on making the switch to protonmail but that's off the table now due to the recent events surrounding them.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (10 children)

~~Tuta and~~ Posteo are both pretty excellent (posteo is cheaper, but has a few less options that might be a deal breaker if you need them, like custom domain support).

Disroot is a good free option, and they offer custom domains after a one time donation.

Mailbox is okay, though they are known to have a very odd 2fa, and will recycle your address if you ever stop paying, allowing others to claim it and potentially impersonate you.

Posteo is unique in that they'll never delete your account for inactivity, or even if you stop paying, where they'll let you access and read emails, but not let you send them until you pay again.

Edit: apparently Tuta is going downhill according to others here, which is unfortunate :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Mailbox.org beta offers regular 2FA setup via authenticator. I've been using it for months and I'm yet to run into any issues.

In general, I've been with MBO for almost a year and I'm happy with the service. You basically get a complete replacement for the google suite which you can use via your app(s) of choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Glad to hear they're improving the 2FA! I did forget about their office suite and file storage ability, which does set them apart from all except Proton.

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