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Can I trust Combell? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 days ago by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I recently transferred one of my domains over to Combell (a registrar based in Belgium), and they gave me an email inbox under my domain as part of the package. However, I’m wondering if it’s trustworthy.

If it isn’t, I can set the registrar to redirect mail to the Posteo alias I currently use for the site. However, it would be convenient to be able to use this inbox.

I would, of course, be using PGP encryption when possible (although in practice this is infrequent).

Any thoughts?

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[–] ghostzero@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They're trustworthy in that they are good people (source: I used to work there) and that they won't go out of business anytime soon. They have great customer support. You can trust them in that they are a reputable company.

If your question is more along the lines of "are they extremely focused on privacy?" then I would say no. Afaik, they don't take any special measures to have your email be encrypted at rest, or support special E2EE features. That said, email is inherently unsafe by design so your best bet is to either use PGP or use a different method of communication, like Signal.

If you're looking for more than that, then go for more privacy-focused alternatives like Tuta, Proton, Posteo, Mailfence (also in Belgium) or Mailbox.org.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Well, this wouldn't be my main email; it would be just for the site. Thank you so much!