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Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by ximeng »

zrobotics wrote: post #367
ximeng wrote: post #327

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then you are pushing the problem to someone else to manage the domains right? How do you set this up?

OK, I think the other reply missed your question (if I am reading this correctly). Basically, if you register your domain through namecheap, then after setting up email at *@ximeng.net, don't update your email address to be namecheap@ximeng.net when changing the rest of your accounts. Reason being, if for some reason there is a problem with the domain, you don't want your only means of fixing that problem to potentia…

Right, that is what I meant - you’re then pushing the risk to the management of that secondary protonmail or gmail account. So you basically always rely on a third party to manage the registrar account.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by ximeng »

mynegation wrote: post #363
ximeng wrote: post #327

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then you are pushing the problem to someone else to manage the domains right? How do you set this up?

Not sure I understand the question. I have to manage a domain and have a basic understanding of how DNS works, that is unavoidable. DNS is a bit complicated to describe in short reply but on a very high level: say I register a domain example.com. Registrars usually give you an interface to manage DNS where you can set A records (association with IP), you basically put there 2-5 IP addresses of the DNS servers serving…

Sorry I wasn’t clear - basically my concern was that you still have a dependency on a third party email address.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by ss3000 »

I love Mozilla and Mullvad, but 5 simultaneous connections just isn't enough for me. I know they can't allow unlimited devices due to the potential for abuse, but is something like 20-30 connections so I can use it for all my devices/VMs isn't too much to ask for?

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by krn »

rmrfstar wrote: post #439
krn wrote: post #408

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https://vpnscam.com/tesonet-data-mining-company-owns-nordvpn...

You should also link the HN thread where proton categorically denies the claims. In particular, the claim that tesonet controls protonvpn's release signing key. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17258203

They clearly put a lot of effort in cleaning the mess, as I later discovered myself by being from the same city:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18611863

It seems very likely now, that ProtonMail just decided to use NordVPN's white-label solution to bootstrap its ProtonVPN business:

https://nordvpn.com/white-label/

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by CalRobert »

gcbw3 wrote: post #321
CalRobert wrote: post #232

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Get your own domain, use it for all your email, and in five or so years gmail will be nothing but spam, basically.

which ironically, is the 5yrs it take for gmail/yahoo to not threat your domain outgoing email as spam.

I've never had a problem with gmail recipients since setting up DKIM, SPF, etc. There is an incompetent rinkydink shop running IT for the Irish government ( Topsec - https://www.topsec.com/ )that blocks ANY email from namecheap DNS which is really annoying, though.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by berkes »

k_bx wrote: post #431
DCKing wrote: post #141

Come on Mozilla, hurry up! I want to give you money for goods and services (I also donate monthly [1]), but I'm not that interested in a VPN (I can and do also pay Mullvad). Give me that real internet stuff - email, calendar, file sync, chat(?) - give me Firefox Premium. Bundle in the Lockwise password manager. I'd pay good money to see a company fill the void of paid, privacy first essential internet services and I…

How about a search engine? Why can't they make their DuckDuckGo analog?

Why would that be better than buying DDG, Qwant, Ecosia, Startpage or any other alternative out there?

Or just putting their support behind one?

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by gladskdks »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #39
e12e wrote: post #28

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> Wireguard-only That's great - less features and options are a plus for vpn services. > requires you to use their custom app. Sounds odd, if it's just using wireguard.

Might be opinionated to support a high quality user experience. Guard rails can be good depending on your audience.

I second this. My family uses ProtonVPN and their own app is so clean and simple that even my mother can use it.

They support OpenVPN for when that's needed.

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by kfreds »

maxisme wrote: post #288
kfreds wrote: post #204

Every time the VPN service industry is discussed on HN there is a barrage of comments that use keywords like “honeypot”, “snake oil”, and “shady”. I’m not denying that the industry has problems, but in this thread I’d like to focus on how we can improve it. Please tell me - What makes a VPN provider trustworthy, and how do you _know_? Personally I believe a trustworthy provider is _characterized_ by consistent action…

Sorry to go on a tangent (I believe it is word of mouth and actions of the company like you say): What is the deal with Mullvad and Firefox? Are they completely using your services but with their name on it? Would you rather a client directly or through Firefox (bit cheaper now in $ )?

Thank you.

To quote https://fpn.firefox.com/vpn - “The VPN is built by Firefox and runs on a global network of servers powered by our partner Mullvad using the WireGuard® protocol.“

Regarding using us directly or through Mozilla, I think both are good options. If you pay directly to us we will put your money to good use. Same goes for Mozilla. And they are not mutually exclusive. You could also sign up directly with us AND set up a monthly donation to Mozilla for Firefox development :)

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by DCKing »

mattowen_uk wrote: post #428
DCKing wrote: post #141

Come on Mozilla, hurry up! I want to give you money for goods and services (I also donate monthly [1]), but I'm not that interested in a VPN (I can and do also pay Mullvad). Give me that real internet stuff - email, calendar, file sync, chat(?) - give me Firefox Premium. Bundle in the Lockwise password manager. I'd pay good money to see a company fill the void of paid, privacy first essential internet services and I…

What you are asking for, is a resurrection of Netscape Communicator[1], which had along with the browser, an email client, calendar, editor, chat etc. It was fairly popular in some corporates for a while, until Lotus/IBM and MS stepped up their collaboration game. --- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_Communicator

Sort of. Netscape Communicator critically never included server infrastructure and was completely focused on e.g. connecting to your ISP's email servers.

Although a great 'client' experience is absolutely crucial for Firefox Premium's success and would be a modern resurrection of Netscape Communicator in that sense, what I mostly need is convenient 'servers' from a company that I can trust and a business model I can support. In a sense that would be a modern way of meeting the needs of Netscape Communicator, sure :)

Re: Mozilla VPN

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Post by Fradow »

phyzome wrote: post #319
godzillabrennus wrote: post #243

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I’ve used Fastmail for years now on a work account. It’s best feature is that it’s not Google. First, no phone support. Hardly acceptable when even Google has this. Second, no collaboration suite like Drive/Docs. Third, no addons I’m accustomed to having in my daily driver email suite. Things I miss include schedule to send later, default reply all, and no priority inbox. Im stuck using Google for email and maps. I h…

« First, no phone support. Hardly acceptable when even Google has this. » ...you can reach Google over the phone?

When you pay for Gsuite, yes you can.

The single case where I used it was a good experience (though obviously you'll find a lot of people who had issues the support couldn't resolve).

You cannot if you just have your personal @gmail.com email.

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