Gmail Alternatives
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We've received a ton of email asking how to get off Gsuite, and what alternative providers are out there. This week we dig in and go through the top alternatives to Gsuite.
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00:30 Another Gmail Migration Suggestion - Charims
email address: [email protected]
01:00 More Gmail Suggestions - Freddie
- Import mbox file into Thunderbird then export in the format you need
01:30 NFS/Freenas issue - Charliebrownau
NFS shares broke with kernel 5.13
FreeNAS offers a snapshot solution to rollback
03:15 NFS - Gary
- Could be a NFS file locking issue
03:45 OpenMedia Vault - Cory
Works great on a RaspberryPi
LVM not working however
04:25 Pick of the Week
Allows any device to be a second monitor
Cross platform
05:30 Gadget of the week
Smartphone connected Ethernet network analyzer
Pairs via bluetooth
Supports:
Cable toner with customizable tones
Wiremap
PoE
TDR
TDR Graph
Link
CDP / LLDP
Outgoing VLAN Tag
DHCP
Ping
Traffic
BER
07:40 Linux foundation - 3D foundation
Open source 3D engine
20 founding partners
Linux Foundation can "speak corporate"
Benefits not just gaming
13:16 CBL Mariner
15:50 Audacity Update
Telemetry is off by default
Telemetry is optional
Telemetry is intentionally easy to remove
Convenience of Yandex and Google is at odds with community wishes
Going forward Audacity will self host metrics
4Chan forced/doxed/threatened a fork of audacity into ending
21:40 Ansible considers switching to Matrix
- IRC issues:
out of date
blocked in many network environments
Lack good moderation tools
missed messages when not logged in
lack of name space ownership
Matrix benefits:
Issues in Matrix are client limitations not protocol limitations
control over name space
Federates like email
Federated, auto updating blacklist
Red Hat is providing funding for EMS hosting
EMS, Mozzila, and Red Hat are fantastic partners
34:20 Firefox 90.0
Https only mode in about:config
Print to PDF now produces working hyperlinks
FTP support removed
35:30 Tony from the matrix chat
Bring in IP cam to web conferencing software
VLC capture
OBS
37:00 Gmail Alternatives
- Hushmail
Plain text only
been around since 1999
MsgSafe.io
4096-bit GPG encryption
Virtual Identities
Free plan available
GMX
OpenPGP
Based in Germany
Ad supported
Send up to 50 MB attachments
Mailbox.org
Setup after Snowden revelations
Based in Germany
25 years of experience in providing secure communications
Standard subscription includes many tools
Stores IP addresses for 4 days
Up front with their privacy policy
Posteo
Combines privacy with sustainability
Powered by 100% green energy
Anonymous Sign-up and Payment
ad-free
50 MB Attachments
Runbox
100% hydro-electric energy
Based in Norway
Zoho Mial
Free up to 5 users
Full email and office suite
Encryption
Fastmail
Great for business
Fantastic Management interface
Data belongs to you
you are the customer not the product
Stored data encrypted with LUKS
Has added features like "topic box"
Based in Australia
Australia is part of the "Five Eyes"
Australia has the Assistance and Access Bill
Mail Fence
Based in Belgium
OpenPGP end-to-end encryption
free and paid plans
KoLab Now
Full collaboration suite
Based in Switzerland
100% Free & open source software
No vendor lock-in
Startmail
Founded by Dutch private search engine Startpage team
Track record of privacy
IP address is kept for 3 days
Tracking cookies strictly forbidden
Offers PGP encryption
Encryption is done server side
Accepts crypto currency
Tutanota
Based in Germany
Free and Paid Plans
Discounts for non-profits
End-to-End encryption
secure calendar
Proton Mail
Open source and Independently audited
End-to-End encryption
No-logs
Supports 2FA
You control the encryption key
Password protect non Proton Mail emails
Message expiration
Secure calendar and file sync
Ctemplar
Icelandic law
No data retention
advanced protections (JS injection, malicious SRI)
100% audited and open source
Zero data access
end to end encryption
powered by green energy
Anonymous (including payments)
App in Fdroid
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