So... is there any properly pseudonymous email provider now that cock.li is having trouble?
@Hyolobrika
Isn't it a good opportunity to self-host it? 😜
@m0xee I've heard that email from self-hosted servers ends up in spam folders. But maybe it's good enough for signing up to things?
@Hyolobrika @m0xee I have been using my own domain with generic commodity (CPanel/WHM shared hosting, don't even care to name the host since they're all going to be the same and charge around the same) for around 90% of my incoming e-mail for about the last 5 years with little issue; occasionally you'll get some places (AliExpress, certain banks) that raise a fuss about e-mail hosts not on their whitelist, but overall it's been great
@Hyolobrika @m0xee I have been teling myself “I'm going to migrate this over to self hosted some day” for 3 of those 5 years... the upside to doing it off your own domain is that you don't have to go updating all the places/people you gave your e-mail to when you eventually move the backend over; the downside is there's no sense of urgency forcing you to actually go through with the move
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@liam @Hyolobrika
Exactly! I'm using Proton with my own custom domain and I'm still reluctant whether to make the plunge and switch to self-hosting it😅
On the one hand, I really want to use just basic SMTP and IMAP instead of relying on proton-bridge/hydroxide, this would also allow me to use this email address with DeltaChat.
@liam @Hyolobrika
On the other, it just works™, it doesn't cost too much, considering that I also use their VPN services, and Proton is a trustworthy company in my book.
I agree, when switching is optional, it kinda demotivates.