Advise please open source privacy email service, if not free - with bitcoin

[Riddikulo]

Hello all!
Please advise me open source privacy based email service. If it not free service than with bitcoin payment accepting.

Also if not such than proprietary email service also write (but I mean privacy based), but open source is better!

Just don't want use gmail, yahoo and etc. mails...


Thanks in advance for sharing infromaiton!

[TryNinja]

I use Protonmail. You can use them for free or pay for a subscription with Bitcoin.

They are based on Switzerland and they support privacy and end-to-end encryption.

Security: https://protonmail.com/security-details
Prices: https://protonmail.com/pricing

[stompix]

What do you mean by open source email service?
The script might be open source but there is no way in hell you are going to find out what they use one their servers.

As the user above, go for proton mail.
If it's just for private stuff not running a business the free plan is more than enough.
I don't think you're going to use it for sending DWG files or something like that.

[LeGaulois]

Tutanota is similar to protonmail with an encrypted inbox and emails as well can be
Mailpile is good for a self-hosted version

What do you mean by open source email service?
The script might be open source but there is no way in hell you are going to find out what they use one their servers.

As the user above, go for proton mail.
If it's just for private stuff not running a business the free plan is more than enough.
I don't think you're going to use it for sending DWG files or something like that.

The server used for hosting an email service is irrelevant with what the guy is asking. Open source means the code and documentation are open to the public
There are much businesses using protonmail right now with their own domain

[popolite11]

I use Protonmail. You can use them for free or pay for a subscription with Bitcoin.

They are based on Switzerland and they support privacy and end-to-end encryption.

Security: https://protonmail.com/security-details
Prices: https://protonmail.com/pricing

I registered at protonmail.com but didnt find bitcoin, why?
Is country Switzerland say something about privacy?

[TryNinja]

I registered at protonmail.com but didnt find bitcoin, why?

They have a page teaching users on how to pay their subscription with Bitcoin[1]. It's not automatically, so you need to send the amount you want to deposit on your account to their address and send them a email with the transaction id and the value in USD/EUR.

Is country Switzerland say something about privacy?

You should definitely check the blog post "Why Switzerland?" by ProtonMail[2].

The first thing that comes to mind is that Switzerland is outside of US and EU jurisdiction. [...]
Switzerland however, is NOT part of the EU, and Switzerland applies a very different set of privacy laws. [...]

[...] This means that under Swiss law, ProtonMail cannot be compelled to backdoor our secure email system. As a Swiss company, ProtonMail also cannot be compelled to engage in bulk surveillance on behalf of US intelligence agencies.

[1] https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/paying-with-bitcoin/
[2] https://protonmail.com/blog/switzerland/

[popolite11]

I registered at protonmail.com but didnt find bitcoin, why?

They have a page teaching users on how to pay their subscription with Bitcoin[1]. It's not automatically, so you need to send the amount you want to deposit on your account to their address and send them a email with the transaction id and the value in USD/EUR.

Is country Switzerland say something about privacy?

You should definitely check the blog post "Why Switzerland?" by ProtonMail[2].

The first thing that comes to mind is that Switzerland is outside of US and EU jurisdiction. [...]
Switzerland however, is NOT part of the EU, and Switzerland applies a very different set of privacy laws. [...]

[...] This means that under Swiss law, ProtonMail cannot be compelled to backdoor our secure email system. As a Swiss company, ProtonMail also cannot be compelled to engage in bulk surveillance on behalf of US intelligence agencies.

[1] https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/paying-with-bitcoin/
[2] https://protonmail.com/blog/switzerland/

Nice answer.
I compare protonmail and tutanota. And protonmail I like more, for example there is great option: instant messages which appears when mail is coming.

What about imap protocol? So at sites like protonmail I can't find imap. This because it not secure?

[Riddikulo]

I use Protonmail. You can use them for free or pay for a subscription with Bitcoin.

They are based on Switzerland and they support privacy and end-to-end encryption.

Security: https://protonmail.com/security-details
Prices: https://protonmail.com/pricing

Oh yes, forgot to thank you. Now i'm using Protonmail.
And actually there are news that now Protonmail officially accepting bitcoin! Super news!

[TryNinja]

Oh yes, forgot to thank you. Now i'm using Protonmail.
And actually there are news that now Protonmail officially accepting bitcoin! Super news!

They always accepted actually. The difference is that now you can buy through an automated system and don't need to send them an email to get your credits manually inserted.

Anyway, good choice