Comment on Why I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail
GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months agoI tried Tuta when it was still called Tutanota, but it was rather cumbersome to use. The mobile and desktop app would work reasonably well, but searching through your emails was a pain.
It also wasn’t possible to use any email client on the pc. Proton also doesn’t offer IMAP access, but they do have a bridge you can install for that, enabling the use of almost any mail client.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Yeah, searching on Tuta sucks because it has to be done client-side since everything is encrypted on the server. With ProtonMail, the subject line is unencrypted, so it can search that without your key.
And I thought I’d care about email clients, but I honestly really don’t. They’re just so heavy and I don’t use email enough to need power user features.
I used Proton for a couple years and it was good, but decided on Tuta because Proton raised their prices and I honestly don’t need the rest of their stuff.
GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
In that case it sounds like Tuta is the right choice for you. I just wanted to make sure you knew about the drawbacks. For me the search thing is what killed it, because I regularly search older emails.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Yup, it’s definitely appreciated.
And honestly, the only things that draw me to Tuta over Proton are:
So mostly cost. But there’s a lot of stuff I like about Proton:
I can host my own Simple Login, Mullvad VPN has more locations, and I don’t use email all that often anyway.
I’d switch to Proton if they:
Monero is nice but not a deal breaker, and I’m okay with Proton being a little more expensive due to brand recognition.