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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨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.

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GbyBE@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨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.

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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yup, it’s definitely appreciated.
  
  And honestly, the only things that draw me to Tuta over Proton are:
  
  price - €3/month; family plan is €3/person; Proton is $4/month (reasonable), family is $24/month (kind of a lot)
  
  custom domains - Tuta supports 3 on lowest paid plan, Proton supports 1; I want at least 2 (family + personal project)
  
  Monero - I like the idea of digital cash, and this is the closest I’ve seen; I currently don’t have any, so not a deal breaker
  
  So mostly cost. But there’s a lot of stuff I like about Proton:
  
  Simple Login
  
  VPN
  
  more polished experience
  
  bridge
  
  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:
  
  added more custom domains to Mail Plus
  
  had a Mail Plus family plan (ideally piecemeal like Tuta)
  
  Monero is nice but not a deal breaker, and I’m okay with Proton being a little more expensive due to brand recognition.
  
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