William Morder wrote:
So far it's the best option for private, secure
email. You'll have to do
some reading about it (and compare with other email services) to know why.
Either you want end-to-end encryption, and other privacy/security
features, or you don't (yet) care that much.
My only other option seems to be to roll my own (that is, host my own
email server on my own machine). I know of several people who do that
(such as Richard Stallman, if I recall), but it's a pain in the behind,
and a lot of work just to host your own email accounts with your own
domain, etc.
I will try to make some enquiries about what is involved, if anybody else
really wants to know. So far, I've just been doing a lot of reading, and
it seems a little too much trouble. In lieu of that kind of hassle, then,
there is ProtonMail.
You are welcome to use the hosting service of a friend or so. If you don't
have such, we have one here, just let me know. I pay for 5 domains 140/y.
What I do not understand in the whole picture is how you get "encryption end
to end" - it means the other end must also be encrypted. So what is the
difference between this ProtonMail and using normal GnuPG.
regards