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Tuta is a end-to-end-encryption mail and calendar provider. They recently wrote a good blog-post about changing to european services.

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[โ€“] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Sigh, I have just one problem with Tuta - why such a stupid, stupid name?! I can already imagine myself on the phone saying "yes, T. U. T. A. Tuta dot com"

[โ€“] pjusk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I sadly agree. It is an odd choice for a name. Tutanota wasn't much better either, their former name. Apparently "tuta" means secure in Latin. However as I am using my own custom domain it doesn't bother me very much personally as it's not a part of my digital identity ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Oh! I didn't know it has a latin origin. Then I guess it makes sense but still ...

[โ€“] HereIAm@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I got a question about custom domains for email. I know getting trust if you host your own email server is a difficult thing to do. When you use a custom domain on for example tuta, are you piggy backing off of their trust as a email server, or do you run into the same issue?

[โ€“] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You use their servers and IPS. You're just pointing your DNS to their stuff.

Much easier and more trustworthy than running your own, like you said.

[โ€“] HereIAm@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Right, that makes it a bit easier to go that route. Now I just need to secure a decent domain name that's easy to spell out over the phone ^^

[โ€“] HowRu68@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It really is. Could've been worse, like having some "I love Tuta" stickers. smh

TIL: they used to be called Tutanota. The word โ€œTutaโ€ comes from Latin, which roughly translates into โ€œSafeโ€. This acts as a nice successor to what โ€œTutanotaโ€ meant in Latin, which was โ€œSecure Noteโ€.

[โ€“] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago

How about some pcloud in these trying times?

[โ€“] clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago

Don't get me started! In Romanian 'tuta' is a designation for a very stupid woman! ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't know if keemailme is better but that's another option from them.

[โ€“] pjusk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah good point. If tuta is a big throw off they do offer:

coolName@keemail[.]me

[โ€“] 0x0@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

They have other domains available.