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I have been a ProtonMail user for a long time but have yet to make it my default email provider. The main problem is that I keep an email archive of all my emai
by vzaliva 4y ago
I have been a ProtonMail user for a long time but have yet to make it my default email provider. The main problem is that I keep an email archive of all my emails: all sent and most received since 1995. It is 17Gb. I've imported it into Gmail, and it is instantly searchable. With ProtonMail, such a search must happen on the client-side due to encryption. I suspect it will not work very well.
- metadat 4y agoThe searching encrypted content problem goes away once you build an MS Outlook-ish standalone desktop (or otherwise offline-first, in the case of mobile) email client app which builds local-only indexes. The real cost (or long-term benefit) is you'll need a bit more local storage to have your cake and eat it privately.
- Nathanael_M 4y ago“have your cake and eat it privately” has now permanently entered my lexicon, thank you.
- glitchc 4y agoThe most private option is to delete (most of) that email. Then no one has it and your secrets are safe forever.