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ProtonMail seems to be on a roll this month. They both released Bridge for Linux [1] and open sourced Bridge [2]. [1] https://protonmail.com/blog/proton-bridge

ProtonMail seems to be on a roll this month. They both released Bridge for Linux [1] and open sourced Bridge [2]. [1] https://protonmail.com/blog/proton-bridge-linux-launch/ https://protonmail.com/blog/proton-bridge-linux-launch/ [2] https://protonmail.com/blog/bridge-open-source/ https://protonmail.com/blog/bridge-open-source/

9wzYQbTYsAIc 6y ago
Apparently this marks the occasion that all of their non-beta apps are now open source.
throwaway55554 6y ago
Interesting. I run rainloop on my (local) server so I can have mail in my browser (while on my lan). I'll have to see if I can get bridge for linux working with that. Server is headless, so hopefully bridge is too...
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 6y ago
  Bridge is GUI by default but has command line switch for headless.
dyingkneepad 6y ago
Oh, bad timing. Just a few months ago I was on the fence about Protonmail vs Fastmail (vs all others) and ended jumping to Fastmail: the privacy pro didn't seem to outweigh the cons. Now with open sourcing stuff the pros do get somewhat better... But reevaluating and switching would be troublesome.... Maybe in a few years I'll revisit it :)
- frodprefect 6y ago
  The pricing is very different. Fastmail allows unlimited domains where proton is almost double the cost for two.
  - stjohnswarts 6y ago
    Does fastmail offer encrypted server side email though?
  - dyingkneepad 6y ago
    Well, not just pricing or privacy or domains, there's a lot that's different. That's why I mentioned weighing pros vs cons.
  - novok 6y ago
    Yeah protonmail charging for the marginally free stuff, like domains and aliases is very disappointing. I make a new email for every account, in the form of catchall_alias@username.domain.com do I have to pay proton mail $24/month for that privilege? Also not providing 20GB space as a default paid option in this day in age of $5/month/TB is also very disappointing.
- danielskogly 6y ago
  I've been with ProtonMail a couple of years now, and recently made the step to buy my own domain to use for personal email. What I'm hoping is that whenever I want to switch provider in the future, it won't be any more trouble than to switch some DNS settings :)
  - dyingkneepad 6y ago
    The easiness to migrating away was one of the cons of Proton Mail to me, but I don't remember the exact reasons for it besides not using standard protocols. Having standard protocols really makes everything easier. With the open sourcing of the tools, maybe it will get better?
flicker-rate 6y ago
Now all they need to add is hardware 2FA key support. It's on their roadmap and supposedly development is nearly done.

9wzYQbTYsAIc 6y ago

Apparently this marks the occasion that all of their non-beta apps are now open source.

throwaway55554 6y ago

Interesting. I run rainloop on my (local) server so I can have mail in my browser (while on my lan). I'll have to see if I can get bridge for linux working with that. Server is headless, so hopefully bridge is too...

9wzYQbTYsAIc 6y ago
Bridge is GUI by default but has command line switch for headless.

dyingkneepad 6y ago

Oh, bad timing. Just a few months ago I was on the fence about Protonmail vs Fastmail (vs all others) and ended jumping to Fastmail: the privacy pro didn't seem to outweigh the cons. Now with open sourcing stuff the pros do get somewhat better... But reevaluating and switching would be troublesome.... Maybe in a few years I'll revisit it :)

frodprefect 6y ago
The pricing is very different. Fastmail allows unlimited domains where proton is almost double the cost for two.
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  Does fastmail offer encrypted server side email though?
- dyingkneepad 6y ago
  Well, not just pricing or privacy or domains, there's a lot that's different. That's why I mentioned weighing pros vs cons.
- novok 6y ago
  Yeah protonmail charging for the marginally free stuff, like domains and aliases is very disappointing. I make a new email for every account, in the form of catchall_alias@username.domain.com do I have to pay proton mail $24/month for that privilege? Also not providing 20GB space as a default paid option in this day in age of $5/month/TB is also very disappointing.
danielskogly 6y ago
I've been with ProtonMail a couple of years now, and recently made the step to buy my own domain to use for personal email. What I'm hoping is that whenever I want to switch provider in the future, it won't be any more trouble than to switch some DNS settings :)
- dyingkneepad 6y ago
  The easiness to migrating away was one of the cons of Proton Mail to me, but I don't remember the exact reasons for it besides not using standard protocols. Having standard protocols really makes everything easier. With the open sourcing of the tools, maybe it will get better?

flicker-rate 6y ago

Now all they need to add is hardware 2FA key support. It's on their roadmap and supposedly development is nearly done.