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"Trusted" eMail Providers? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I switched from Gmail to Proton, but now with everything coming out about Proton I'm switching from them too. I started using Posteo which I like but a lot of my accounts having to do with money and finance (including my bank) aren't accepting the Posteo email. They have rejected it over and over and even locked me out stating that I was hacked.

Do you guys have any recommendations for email providers to use that also won't send red flags to my more official accounts?

If it helps, I'm US-based.

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[–] 38 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Consider getting your own domain name and pointing it at a provider, then when they enshittify you just switch provider and don't have to change all your emails everywhere again.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Huh I never thought about this. This is something I'll have to do some research on, thanks.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    This is how I use Proton. The setup process is really easy with clear instructions on what to configure in your DNS provider.
    The only problem I have is that gmail rejects emails from my domain, I have to use proton’s address.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    You need to build up reputation before you can beat spam filters. This happens all the time to new domains. Make sure to have Dmarc and Dkim configured.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child)

    If Gmail is rejecting your custom domain, you haven't setup your SPF, or DKIM records etc for you custom domain that authorizes proton to be a valid email sender.

    E.g when Gmai receives an email from a custom domain it will look up records to confirm the mail server sending it is valid.

    Checkout https://proton.me/support/anti-spoofing-custom-domain or search proton SPF DKIM for guides.

    You wouldnt have issues sending from a proton domain as they already have these in place for you.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I 100% did set them up from day one, and for several months every mail I sent from my domain to gmail got rejected, so I stopped trying.

    I did a couple of tests today and it seems to be working now, so I guess they are doing more than just looking at the DNS records.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    BRILLIANT!!!

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    BRILLIANT

    Well... it has advantages, for sure. Also drawbacks. A custom domain, that ties together all your separate email addresses.

    There are let's say 16 addresses on mysuperbestnumberonemail dot com. One used at a bank, one on a shopping site, 4 on a social media site, and one each at some utilities. Those are the ONLY uses of that domain for email in the whole world.

    Where if it's a domain millions of others use, then addresses are harder to pinpoint down to one person.

    That might matter to someone. Or it might not. Depends on what you care about. Just something to be aware of. A custom domain is a huge fingerprinting signal.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I would advise mainly using a generic {hello,mail,}@domain.tld as that reduces the bits of information that can be gained about its use(r), and consider WHOIS data. Most registrars hide that information from the public but it's still subject to court orders - always check what legislation a given TLD falls under. There are also some registrars that are fully anonymous.

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