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I know there are alternatives like proton mail, tutamail, mailbox.org, etc... But what would be the issue if I create an email using my personal domain, stored in my hosting.. maybe encryption? It seems that no-one even consider this option, but I am not sure why...

What would you suggest?

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[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 9 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I bought a domain through cloud flare qand use them for dns, I use Fastmail as my mail service.

Fairly simple setup.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Same, but with tuta for service. It works fine.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I didn’t go with tuta or proton because they require a 3rd party plugin and part of my use case is playing https://triplea-game.org/

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Does Proton bridge work? I know nothing about that game.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Prooooobably but I was also working with other users who are tech illiterate and setting up even an app password for a mail client is almost a bridge too far, so another plugin/program is asking them a lot unfortunately.

If I need encryption I can encrypt locally and utilize traditional encryption methods.

Wait, is everyone using the same account or something? Why don't they just use whatever email account they already use?

Proton just sends and accepts regular, unencrypted email, which is totally fine for something like a casual game. Whether you use Proton or something else is irrelevant, all that matters is that your end works.

[–] downhomechunk@midwest.social 1 points 11 hours ago

Same, except I bought the domain through namecheap