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by aborsy 1360 days ago
Protonmail. I don’t see why people use fastmail (the privacy laws in Australia are among the worst in the world), when they can get the encrypted version from proton.

Recently proton has offered a combo package, bundling email, vpn and storage. With client apps for proton drive, and higher storage space, it would be a great option.

2 comments

Because ProtonMail doesn't offer SMTP and IMAP except by running a local proxy server on your own machine. When people say they want an "email service", they usually mean they want SMTP and IMAP.
There is a Bridge if you want to download emails. I am not sure if it’s a full substitute for SMTP/IMAP though.
Protonmail collaborate with EuroPol extensively, I wouldn't reccomend it for EU users
Reference? Also if it’s end to end encrypted between two PM accounts, Anyone could have encrypted data.