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- Something that you don't have to spell out. Numbers are fine.
- Something that doesn't raise questions.
- A regular TLD, which doesn't suddenly increase the price or get abandoned. (and does not raise extra questions)
mail947.com
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1. I can't write an email from an alias. For example I can't send an email from something+yourservice@example.pro. This is possible from Thunderbird using their bridge, but not from their email app on Android. I can reply to an email and it will preserve the alias, but I can't write one from scratch. 2. Emails are not downloaded locally on Android so I can't access them when internet is not available. These 2 have be…
I use Proton on Android and I can write a new email using one of my aliases. Maybe it was fixed recently. Regarding n° 2, I think it will never be fixed, given the nature of the service itself, in which all emails are stored encrypted, and the encryption keys are in the server.
But not from an alias: something+johnny@example.pro, other+spoon@example.pro, another+kettle@example.pro.
Addresses are limited in number, 5 on my plan. Aliases are unlimited.
For the second, they've already implemented a feature on their web client to download emails locally so you can search in the body of the messages.
See: https://proton.me/support/search-message-content#the-index-o...
I run my own server on a VPS with the Axigen server stack.
The first couple of years were tough to get it all configured right, but I haven't had any deliverability issues in a very long time. Yes, even Google and Microsoft talk to me.
It is indeed very possible to run your own service in 2025. I wouldn't recommend it for the casual tinkerer though, this is more of a lifetime commitment.
Just like the lifetime commitment I made when I let my then-boyfriend have an account. I'll be administering email for my ex for the rest of time.
If you already have a domain and iCloud you can create an address on your domain very easily