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export all of your email to Protonmail and stop sucking on that Google breast
by Jukg7e3AFyskdj 5y ago
export all of your email to Protonmail and stop sucking on that Google breast
- bayindirh 5y agoI'm seriously considering it, but I'm a heavy IMAP user. When you enable IMAP in ProtonMail, it's no different than any other mail provider, security wise. This is the dilemma for me.
- social_quotient 5y agoTechnically no different but you have cast a small vote to behavior you no loner tolerate or support (socially). Even if it’s a fraction of a dollar. In aggregate they add up.
- bayindirh 5y agoThat's another point to look at it, you're right.
- decrypt 5y agoIt is for this reason I am moving away from ProtonMail to Migadu. Literally any IMAP-offering email service would do. All that we need is a custom domain.
- dunnevens 5y agoOther people have made good points. Just wanted to add: you'll feel better knowing you're no longer vulnerable to Google. It's a nice feeling of relief knowing Google could cancel my account tomorrow and I wouldn't be hurt in any substantial way. Definitely worth the effort to move your email to an independent provider.
- Jukg7e3AFyskdj 5y agoI used to be also but now use the protonmail app on my phone. And this on my desktop https://github.com/vladimiry/ElectronMail https://github.com/vladimiry/ElectronMail
- infamia 5y agoI don't think you can connect to your email via IMAP without ProtonMail Bridge (which encrypts traffic between your email client and ProtonMail).
- bayindirh 5y agoAFAIK you bypass 2FA when you use IMAP. I don't see many advantages of using Proton (over any other independent e-mail provider) without 2FA. The thing is, I connect all my accounts to a single mail application and handle everything from there, including their automated backups for ~15 years or so. The jury is still out for me, we'll see.
- Andrew_nenakhov 5y agobuy your own domain and only use the email addresses you fully control.