I see Proton Mail addresses and think the owner is paranoid, hiding something or odd in some way. Similarly, if I see aol or yahoo addresses I think old or not tech savvy. It is not necessarily fair, but they are my first instincts and I am sure it is true of others.
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#12I see Proton Mail addresses and think the owner is paranoid, hiding something or odd in some way. Similarly, if I see aol or yahoo addresses I think old or not tech savvy. It is not necessarily fair, but they are my first instincts and I am sure it is true of others.
Hmm, only Gmail addresses appear trustworthy then? What else is so prevalent... Outlook?
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#13No matter what email provider you use, you should use a domain you own so that you can switch with minimal hassle.
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#14I recently concluded a successful job hunt with a protonmail address. I used `@pm.me` alias, which I guess didn't ring any alarm bells.
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#15I recently concluded a successful job hunt with a protonmail address. I used `@pm.me` alias, which I guess didn't ring any alarm bells.
I have had several issues with my personal .me domain. I’ve attributed it to poorly configured systems that consider it risky simply because it’s the TLD for Montenegro - despite it having millions of registrations for other legitimate purposes.
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#16I see Proton Mail addresses and think the owner is paranoid, hiding something or odd in some way. Similarly, if I see aol or yahoo addresses I think old or not tech savvy. It is not necessarily fair, but they are my first instincts and I am sure it is true of others.
Hmm, only Gmail addresses appear trustworthy then? What else is so prevalent... Outlook?
Just make your own personal email address/domain.
I already have my domain firstlastname.com with Google domains. I can setup email forwarding for free. All goes to my gmail address.
As far as normal people their reaction was "That's cool you have your own email like that"
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hmm, only Gmail addresses appear trustworthy then? What else is so prevalent... Outlook?
Just make your own personal email address/domain. I already have my domain firstlastname.com with Google domains. I can setup email forwarding for free. All goes to my gmail address. As far as normal people their reaction was "That's cool you have your own email like that"
It's fun and educational. I nabbed first@last.me. Unfortunately my last name isn't quite so easy to spell so it isn't quite the easiest but it's me.
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#18> I presumed that Proton Mail would be less maligned than most. Is this an incorrect assumption? Proton Mail seems to be less blackballed than most. But still has massive deliverability issues. If you want reliable delivery, you really have to stick with Microsoft, Google, AWS SES, or mayyyyybe FastMail. I hate this situation.
I've been a protonmail user for years and I haven't seen this problem. I email to people with gmail and haven't gotten blocked, as far as I know anyway.
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#19I recently concluded a successful job hunt with a protonmail address. I used `@pm.me` alias, which I guess didn't ring any alarm bells.
I have had several issues with my personal .me domain. I’ve attributed it to poorly configured systems that consider it risky simply because it’s the TLD for Montenegro - despite it having millions of registrations for other legitimate purposes.
Hmm, I’m currently using a me TLD and I don't think I’m having trouble. But I’m on a good host and all my dmarc etc is set right. Give yourself a check with https://www.learndmarc.com/
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hmm, only Gmail addresses appear trustworthy then? What else is so prevalent... Outlook?
Just make your own personal email address/domain. I already have my domain firstlastname.com with Google domains. I can setup email forwarding for free. All goes to my gmail address. As far as normal people their reaction was "That's cool you have your own email like that"
What’s annoying is the number of web forms that assume all email addresses must end in .com, .edu, or maybe .net/.org if you’re lucky. And refuses to let you use your nice custom email domain because it’s “invalid”.
So I have a .family address for my “primary” account and a gmail account for fallback purposes.