Re: another encrypted email solution
  By: August Abolins to All on Wed Apr 14 2021 09:28 pm

 > I just learned of this one:
 > 
 > https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/desktop-clien...
 > 
 >  Secure desktop clients for Linux, Windows and Mac OS (Beta).
 > 
 >  Tutanota is an encrypted email service, available as web client
 >  with open source apps for Android and iOS. We invite you all to
 >  test our brand-new open source desktop clients with built-in
 >  encryption.
 > 
 >  2018-12-21
 > 
 > - - -
 > 
 > The article is a bit dated, but has anyone here tried tutanota?

I have a Tutanota account, which I created back in the day when they allowed it
to be created anonymously over Tor. It is getting increasingly hard to create
anonymous accounts in communication services.

They work ok. I think their non-web clients don't support Tor, which is a big
drawback.

Currently I am using Startmail as my main provider. THey support OpenPGP
encryption server side, so you have to trust their service if you want to use
it (or run your own OpenPGP client side). The cool features they provide,
however, is that they allow the creation of unlimited disposable addresses -
which you can create for registering to disreputable websites) and simple
message encryption for mere mortals. I like this one.

Basically you can encrypt any message to anybody using a password or a security
question, then send it. When the recipient opens it, they get redirected to
Startmail's website where they can read the message using the password or
security answer. What this means is that you can send somehow-secure messages
to computer illiterate people as long as you care to give them the password
offband. They can also use the service to send you encrypted responses without
the need to install a thing.

I can send you a testing email for you to try it if you want.

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