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18 Mar 2019, 01:55 AM | #16 | |
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18 Mar 2019, 05:09 AM | #17 | |
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18 Mar 2019, 08:07 AM | #18 | |
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https://twitter.com/TutanotaTeam https://www.reddit.com/r/tutanota/ (support forum) https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota https://github.com/tutao/tutanota (development) Last edited by Berenburger : 19 Mar 2019 at 07:36 AM. |
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18 Mar 2019, 07:33 PM | #19 |
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Tutanota and all the other privacy focused email providers may be focusing on the wrong threats. It is a bit like the Maginot Line--impregnable, but the enemy goes around it. Every study shows that the biggest email threat comes via phishing and other human engineering attacks. One reason Gmail scans your emails is to prevent spam, phishing, and other attacks and it is quite effective at that. The contrast has been stark when I have tried other smaller email providers (I have not used Tutanota)--the flood of unwanted spam and dangerous email comes pouring in, which I don't get using Gmail and Outlook.com.
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20 Mar 2019, 01:40 AM | #20 |
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26 Mar 2019, 04:56 AM | #21 | |
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Thanks to all for this thread--it's quite helpful.
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Could you comment on the weaknesses of Tutanota's interface? Also, do you all have any experience with Kolab Now? Thanks again! |
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26 Mar 2019, 07:33 AM | #22 | ||
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Altough more features are to come. https://tutanota.com/roadmap |
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26 Mar 2019, 07:42 AM | #23 |
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ProtonMail offers some sort of "bridge" software that allows IMAP to Thunderbird and Outlook I believe. I believe this means that the end-to-end encryption is preserved to your individual PC and then a transfer between the bridge and the email client would not need to be encrypted because it is only on your local device. For those who have gone to encrypted providers, why would you choose Tutanota over ProtonMail (which seems to offer more features)?
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27 Mar 2019, 06:22 AM | #24 |
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Tutanota offers more space 1 GB vs 500 MB for it's free account.
Tutanota and Protonmail both have Android apps. Tutanota's seems to use more battery than Protonmail. Protonmail's interface is very elementary also. |
28 Mar 2019, 05:59 AM | #25 |
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29 Mar 2019, 05:58 AM | #26 | |
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29 Mar 2019, 06:34 AM | #27 |
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To coin a phrase, "Oh, dear." I'm sure Tutanota is a well-intended effort--I appreciate the concept. Unfortunately, it won't meet my needs.
I'd like to investigate other options. I'm particularly interested in KolabNow, but I've found little useful information about it. Thanks. |
30 Mar 2019, 06:00 AM | #28 | |
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About domains A custom domain allows you to receive email at a domain of your choosing (such as @greatproduct.com), not just from FastMail's many domains. You can host the email for your domains with FastMail, providing you have a Standard or Professional account. Our account limits page lists how many domains and aliases each account type may have. Note: FastMail does not sell domains. You'll need to purchase a domain from a domain registrar. A registrar is a company that manages the purchase and ownership of internet domain names. If you're looking for a registrar, we recommend Gandi. Only administrators for an account can manage their custom domains. Users on our Basic plan must remain in one of the FastMail domains. |
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30 Mar 2019, 08:25 PM | #30 |
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So you won't do business with companies that have American investors? That eliminates a high-percentage of tech companies. In any case, I don't see any real evidence that the NSA or anyone has a backdoor into ProtonMail. Personally, I doubt there is any real communications privacy if a state-level entity wants to target you. For the rest of us, the main reason to use an encrypted provider is for protection from hackers stealing our private information and to prevent tech companies from scanning and using the information for ad targeting.
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