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Tutanota / Mailbox.org? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 days ago by iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hi guys!

I'm looking for a Proton alternative. So far I've seen these two recommended. I was wondering what are the pros/cons of each? Seems Tutanota offers more bang for the buck in mailbox size etc, but I'm not sure. I'd also like to have a better integration with Android, because Proton's email/calendar apps suck big time.

Thanks!

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[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 5 days ago (3 children)

If you want a compatible, interoperable email service, then Mailbox. Tutanota is a propietary, centralised email system.

[–] pirat@lemmy.studio 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tuta also doesn't easily support pgp and has no plans to integrate it. "we encrypy our stuff for you, trust us bro"

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

we encrypy our stuff for you, trust us bro

Their clients are open source. Might not be "standard" like PGP, but if you could read code, you could verify that it's encrypted before it gets sent.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be only between Tutanota users anyway? Sure, you could use PGP manually, but it is more annoying, I prefer the seamlessness of doing so in my client. Not to mention not having an option if you, say, don't like the UI!

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Wouldn’t that be only between Tutanota users anyway?

Just since nobody else answered your question: No. A Tuta user can send an encrytped message to anyone (including non-Tuta users). Those users then get an unecrypted message, saying "Click here to read your message", which takes them to the Tuta site, which lets them see the message. The non-Tuta user can then reply to the Tuta user as they like.

But you're right about the UI. Tuta users have to use the Tuta UIs (mobile, desktop, web).

[–] pirat@lemmy.studio 1 points 3 days ago

I'm just teaching myself - maybe good practice.

I have concerns about mailbox being under jurisdiction of 14eyes.

[–] Undertaker@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This. You can't use your client, not on your phone nor on your PC. Therefore Tutanota was never a viable option

[–] pirat@lemmy.studio 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So any concern about mailbox.Org severs being in Berlin and Germany being apart of the 14eyes alliance?

[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Tutanota is also german, if I am not mistaken.

[–] pirat@lemmy.studio 1 points 3 days ago

That's right feels a bit silly now