Hey all, sorry if this was posted before, but lemmy search is hot dogshit at the moment, so I cannot really find anything relating to this topic.

Recently, I have been upgrading my email privacy bit by bit, and am in need of an email aliasing service / forwarding service. I have been looking online for a couple options and I’m currently down to 3 :

  • Anonaddy
  • Simplelogin
  • Firefox Relay

Now, the main things I wish to know about each are, in your opinion, their pros and cons for a person with a pretty moderate-high threat model. Currently, these are the pros and cons that I have found :

  • Anonaddy (Lite Plan)
    • Pros
      • Cheap at $1/m (billed yearly)
      • Can use Custom Domains (catchall, wildcard, etc)
      • Stores failed deliveries (could be important if my mailbox is full or something)
      • Open-source
    • Cons
      • Only 50 aliases using shared domains (custom subdomain are easily identifiable)
      • Owned by 1 or 2 guys, so not guaranteed to last as long as a company would per se. Doesn’t matter much if I use a custom domain.
  • Simplelogin
    • Pros
      • Unlimited aliases using shared domains
      • Can use Custom Domains
      • Owned by Proton (this is a pro in the sense of a guarantee that it will last a good bit of time)
      • Open Source
    • Cons
      • Pricier at $2.5/m (billed yearly)
      • I do not use proton, so compatibility could be a downside.
  • Firefox Relay
    • Pros
      • Cheap at $1/m (billed yearly)
      • Unlimited aliases using shared domain
      • Owned by Mozilla (more than likely will last longer than Proton)
    • Cons
      • They use Amazon SES/AWS, though they have contract to protect customer information
      • No Custom Domains

I am currently leaning towards either Relay or Anonaddy because of their 2.5x cheaper price (which does add up $12/y vs $30/y), but am very curious as to which you prefer and why. I will not be using these services for anything important (bank, govt, insurance, etc) as those go through a custom domain strictly for those. Junk, random accounts which aren’t important, newsletters, … will go through the aliasing service.

Thank you in advance, if something wasn’t clear let me know.

  • kostel_thecreed@lemmy.caOP
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    1 year ago

    ELI5: These services are middlemen to your own email. Service --> @anonaddy.com email --> my mailbox

    Not ELI5: These are way more anonymous than your own domain since multiple people use the domain. It takes a bit of trust to allow a 3rd party to see your emails, and that is why I will not be using them for anything important - not to mention if they disappear, all access to those emails are gone. This is simply to anonymize who knows what, I would personally use a custom domain with my provider for more important matters.

    Your method also works, just that it is only you using the domain, allowing people to identify you.

    Hope this helps, cheers.