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Ask HN: ProtonMail – Opinions?

5 pointsby skorbenkoabout 6 years ago

5 comments

diehundeabout 6 years ago
I&#x27;ve been using Protonmail and ProtonVPN for almost a year (Plus subscription) and it&#x27;s been pretty good. It&#x27;s now my primary email address. Some cool things<p>- You can have a @pm.me address which is much shorter than @protonmail.com - You can use email clients with bridge - Mobile apps are pretty good<p>Their VPN product is really solid too.
zeroegoabout 6 years ago
I switched over completely from Gmail earlier this year. Everything works the way I need it to, the only thing I wish I had was a &quot;Block&quot; button to get rid of spammers or companies that don&#x27;t respect the unsubscribe button. I also don&#x27;t understand why I have to 2FA every time I log in on my home computer. I wish it stayed logged in.<p>These are minor grievances, though. The interface is smooth and mail delivery thus far has been completely reliable.
__ralston3about 6 years ago
Been using it for several months post-Gmail. I wouldn&#x27;t expect all the bells and whistles of Gmail, but you get a solid, reliable, fast, and private email option. The mobile app is solid (though I _really_ wish conversation threading was better). And as @diehunde mentioned, you get @pm.me addresses (up to about 5 alternate email addresses). I don&#x27;t regret my purchase and would buy again
stockkidabout 6 years ago
I&#x27;ve used it for about six months as a primary email service provider.<p>Good web app and mobile app. At first I thought it&#x27;d be inconvenient to not be able to search the body of emails, as one does in Gmail. But such restriction did not prove to be a big deal. Overall I like it.
badpunabout 6 years ago
Drawbacks:<p>1. No full-text search in the web app.<p>2. IMAP interface is still not 100% reliable (yes, I have the latest Bridge update).<p>Other than that, it’s ok.