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Why would anyone pick FastMail over, say, Proton Mail which is in a far less compromised locale? Really, I wouldn't trust the output of my /dev/random to an Aus
by m0zg 5y ago
Why would anyone pick FastMail over, say, Proton Mail which is in a far less compromised locale? Really, I wouldn't trust the output of my /dev/random to an Australian company at this point just on the basis of their hostile laws.
- MrWiffles 5y agoI'm likely woefully uninformed on this, so I'd like to ask for some information. Last I heard/looked (many years ago), Proton was just webmail-only, I think. Can it actually do all the same things Fastmail can, as in IMAP/SMTP access, catch-all addressing (*@mydomain.tld routes to realaddr@mydomain.tld; I'm the only user and own the entire domain, allowing me to do stuff like linkedin@my.tld, pizzahut@my.tld, apple@my.tld and so on; so I know who's up to shady sh!t), MX records for a custom domain, built-in spam filtering, custom user-editable rules, 2fa, per-app passwords, and so on? Because if it's got close to 1:1 feature parity (or better) I might consider a switch once my existing paid plan is up.
- jumelles 5y agoIMAP/JMAP.
- shell0x 5y agoIf you care about privacy, use a provider in a country with strong privacy laws. If you don't care, just use Gmail or Microsoft? I really don't see where Fastmail fits in here, unless you're Australian.
- Aruchizan 5y agoIt's interesting to come across this just four days later, considering today's news.