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guides 5 posts
- How to Set Up a Custom Domain With an Encrypted Mail ProviderA step-by-step walkthrough for connecting your own domain to Proton Mail or Tuta: verification, MX records, and the SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records that keep
- How to Set Up Email Aliases With SimpleLogin or addy.ioA practical setup guide for email aliases: creating addresses, sending replies through the alias, adding a custom domain, and a per-signup workflow that
- How to Read Email Headers: A Field Guide to the EnvelopeA practical walkthrough of email headers — Received, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, Message-ID — so you can trace a message's path, spot spoofing, and see what your
- Custom Domain or Provider Address? A Guide to Email PortabilityIf you're setting up a new email account, should you use [email protected] or [email protected]? Here's the honest tradeoff and how to choose.
- Migrating from Gmail to Encrypted Email Without Losing Your MailA practical migration plan for moving away from Gmail to Proton Mail or Tutanota: importing history, forwarding contacts, handling 2FA recovery, and what
fundamentals 4 posts
- PGP and End-to-End Email Basics: How Encrypted Mail Actually WorksWhat PGP is, how public and private keys encrypt and sign mail, how Proton Mail automates it with Web Key Directory, and what end-to-end encryption does
- Do You Actually Need Encrypted Email? A Plain-Language GuideEncrypted email isn't for everyone. Here's how to figure out whether switching is worth it — without paranoia or marketing fluff.
- What Email Metadata Leaks (Even With End-to-End Encryption)End-to-end encryption protects message bodies, not the envelope. Here's exactly what metadata leaks from encrypted email and what you can do about it.
- Why Your Email Ends Up on Data Broker Lists (and What to Do)Your email address is a tracking identifier. Here's the plain-language version of how data brokers get it, what they do with it, and how to start cutting
comparisons 2 posts
- Email Alias Services Compared: AnonAddy, SimpleLogin, RelayEmail alias services let you create unlimited throwaway addresses that forward to your real inbox. Here's how AnonAddy, SimpleLogin, and Firefox Relay
- Proton Mail vs Tutanota in 2026: Which Encrypted Email Fits?Proton Mail and Tutanota are the two serious end-to-end encrypted email providers. They make different tradeoffs on metadata, ecosystem, and pricing.
how-to 2 posts
- How to Set Up PGP Email Encryption: A Step-by-Step GuideA practical walkthrough on how to set up PGP email encryption on Windows, Mac, and Linux using GnuPG and Thunderbird — including key generation, sharing
- How to Encrypt Email in Gmail: TLS, S/MIME, and End-to-End EncryptionGmail has three distinct encryption levels, and they protect different things. Here is what each one does, who can use it, and which one your threat model