Started to move off Google’s services to proton:

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    10 months ago

    Proton is in the process of removing their PC bridge in favor of a custom app. After they’re done you won’t be able to migrate your email away from their service anymore.

    Which is ironic, when people are trying to flee from Google. Out of the fire and into the frying pan…

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        10 months ago

        They’ve announced they’re trialing the custom app currently, after which they’ll discontinue the IMAP/SMTP bridge.

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          10 months ago

          I’ve just skimmed through the proton blog briefly and I couldn’t see anything referencing this. Do you have a link by chance?

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            10 months ago

            It’s in restricted beta currently, only available to a small category of users, and still lacking features. They say it will launch early 2024 but it looks more like mid-year to me (at best).

            Point is, it won’t happen very soon, but it will happen

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              10 months ago

              Thanks,

              So they haven’t made an announcement about retiring the proton bridge app yet.

              I think I’ll wait until I see them actually remove it before I believe they’re locking us in.

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      10 months ago

      @lemmyvore @helenslunch
      This is a show stopper for me on any of the big name ‘encrypted’ platforms, Proton, Tuta et al - impossible to import/export data. Moving from one silo’ed walled garden to another arguably worse one is anathema.

      The thing that sucks the least for me is to pay to host my own email/contacts/calendar/storage via open source apps in a privacy friendly jurisdiction e.g. Hetzner

      Going full DIY at home is not practical.

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        10 months ago

        mailbox.org might be worth checking out, they’re a German company trying to offer a comprehensive package - mail, calendar, some storage, some collaborative tools etc.