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  • @[email protected]
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    911 hours ago

    I did weeks of work migrating every password and email address to proton. Sucks the stances they are taking but now I’m kinda stuck, and it’s still better than Google.

        • AmbiguousProps
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          29 hours ago

          Tuta has a catch-all option that you could consider. Makes it so you can make any email address under your domain and it’ll get to your mailbox.

        • @orclev
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          111 hours ago

          What do you mean by email aliases?

          • @[email protected]
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            10 hours ago

            Every account I have on the internet has a unique randomly generated email that forwards to my real email.

            iCloud and Proton are the two big names that support this. It’s invaluable.

            • SgtSuckaFree
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              19 hours ago

              I’ve been using neomailbox for almost 10 years for this, so maybe check them out

            • @[email protected]
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              08 hours ago

              There are other options for email aliases. iCloud has a pretty robust system, and its ubiquity makes it less likely to be filtered.

              • @[email protected]
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                08 hours ago

                If it’s an unknown or less popular service they are less likely to add it to a blacklist IME

                • @[email protected]
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                  08 hours ago

                  True, but that’s defense by concealment. If they notice the domain, they can block it without harming their business. My argument is that iCloud is too large for them to block.

            • @orclev
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              010 hours ago

              Ah, I see the confusion. Originally you mentioned two Proton services, password manager and email provider. The person who replied to you suggested two alternative password managers (one commercial, the other one FOSS). You then replied saying without a specific email feature it would be pointless, which would be fair for an alternative email provider but doesn’t apply in this case.

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                9 hours ago

                Well since in proton the email alias feature is integrated into the password manager (which is really useful) I don’t see them as that unlinked. It would be like having a password manager without the ability to make random passwords, basically pointless. One compromised service and my email will be spammed across the internet until the end of time.

    • @[email protected]
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      09 hours ago

      Im sure there are tools/scripts for migrating easily. Proton is a sinking ship, anyone who denies it is just lying to themselves at this point.

      • @[email protected]
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        18 hours ago

        That’s impossible, the email aliases are under their domain. You’d have to change all your accounts. I’m not doing that again. Hopefully they just change their tune.