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How's is Thunderbird? Does anyone even use it? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 days ago by TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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I've never heard of anyone using Thunderbird, but I hear about other Firefox users all the time.

I want a new email place. FUCK GMAIL 💥 FUCK GOOGLE! I had to use MS Office for work once, it was okay. Better than Gmail by a mile. But you seriously think I'm gonna use Microsoft? Well, what else is there? If Thunderbird is alright I think I should give it a try.

I also need to find a way to make a new not-gmail email domain. No idea where to go for that. Uh, does Thunderbird have anything?

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[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If you buy your own domain, you can connect it to an account like Proton or Tuta, making your personal email a little more portable. Last I checked, .nl domains were like $6 or $7 per year on Namecheap. And I'm pretty sure you can link both Proton and Tuta to a Thunderbird client if you really want to. You may need a paid account with the email provider if you want to link a custom domain, I can't recall offhand.

[–] Matt@lemdro.id 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Proton Mail kind of supports Thunderbird on their paid plans by using the bridge which acts as a local mail server which can then be used in Thunderbird. Tuta does not support Thunderbird at all. Lock-in is the biggest downside of these encrypted email providers.

[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Ah ok thank you, I have the paid Proton so I had a feeling there were complications outside that space but wasn't sure

[–] JBrickelt963@jlai.lu 2 points 3 days ago

It's like TutaMail (formerly Tutanota) – their security is such that it does not allow access by third-party clients. However, there are Thunderbird extensions that allow you to open a kind of web page in Thunderbird.