EDIT: I decided on Mailbox.org!
I’d like to use a third-party client like Thunderbird to handle my e-mails, which rules out both Tuta and Proton (I know Proton has their bridge, but I don’t want to rely on it). I’m willing to compromise on my e-mails not being encrypted, as long as the e-mail provider has a reputation of caring about the customer’s privacy. If I truly want to encrypt a message, I’ll encrypt it myself. I’ve been looking at Mailbox.org, and while I’ve been hearing good things, people have also been complaining about their lack of support, outdated interface as well as that they don’t enforce DKIM/DMARC which enables spoofing.
I would like to be able to use my own custom domain, but also to use their own domain for my e-mail aliases. EU-based only.
Any thoughts?
I’m gonna add in Mailfence. I’ve recently switched to them (was thinking of Mailbox but had the same problems with them) and I’ve been pretty happy. I also use custom domains and it’s very easy to set it up. They also allow you to generate custom aliases with their domain (e.g. “throwaway3661@mailfence.com”).
The only kinda downside in my mind is the fact that you need the 42€/year tier to have access to POP/IMAP/SMTP and custom domains, which is more than on some other providers.
Another one I was looking at that looked quite good as well was Runbox, but if I remember correctly they don’t have calendar and contacts which was a deal breaker for me.
Mailfence looks super interesting, but yeah, a bit more expensive. I’ll definitely look into it.
+1 mailfence
Runbox had contacts and calendar when I used them a couple of years ago, so I would assume it still has them.