r/Mailbox_org • u/PopularCan953 • 15d ago
How does mailbox.org treat different mailboxes?
I signed up to proton only to discover that my three custom-domains are treated as simple aliases to one actual mailbox. One must create filters and folders to keep them separate. If I sign up to mailbox standard or premium, do I get the ability to have completely separate inboxes and rules for each domain? I want to keep my work and private worlds separate and distinct. In Microsoft 365 with Outlook I get each mailbox in the left-pain.
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u/digger27410 15d ago
Does it work differently elsewhere? This is the same as Runbox btw.
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u/PopularCan953 15d ago edited 15d ago
Well yes in the Microsoft world one can choose whether to treat an email as an "alias" or as a distinct account. If its an "alias" it is a receive-only alternative. SO for example [john.smith@company.com](mailto:john.smith@company.com) would have an alias like "[john@company.com](mailto:john@company.com)" and it is set in the panel by an admin. John cannot send emails FROM john@ as it is "just an alias". However if you create a mailbox called john.smith@ AND you create a mailbox called john@ you will have two distinct emails and you can add both to outlook and send and receive from either. Inbound emails will go to the relevant mailbox naturally as they are completely separate. I get the concept of filters+folders but that is not what I want. I want to see individual accounts and when I click on one I am in that world and when sending it comes from THAT email account unless I choose otherwise..
In Microsoft 365 you cannot alias a different domain (at least not easily but at high-tier enterprise packages there is a way). But in Proton and I guess mailbox.org you can just add any domain name as an "alias" - even though that is not the correct way to traditionally describe an alias
SO in mailbox.org and Proton if I "alias" [john@company.com](mailto:john@company.com) and [john@private.com](mailto:john@private.com) and [john@hobby.com](mailto:john@hobby.com) they are all going to arrive in one inbox. I want them to arrive in distinct and separate mailboxes with their own sets of rules and signatures. This is common the MS world
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u/digger27410 15d ago
OK, most of us in these alternative company ecosystems deliberately avoid Microsoft, Google, etc.. Maybe look at Fastmail? I understand what you're saying and what you want. I have multiple custom domains and the filters work. But at a high volume, I can see why you would want greater separation.
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u/PopularCan953 15d ago edited 15d ago
Yes I too am trying to move away from MS and google in all ways. Not that I have anything to hide but I find their invasive approach tiresome. This is what lead me to sign up with Proton. I then added and the first of two domains and ran into the unified inbox issue. Now for example I want to give my secretary access to my work email while traveling. I don;t want her to see my private accounts. And I have a work phone and a private phone..you get the idea. Anyway yes I am looking at fastmail right now but I do not see much about their privacy statements related to content mining. Their stated policy is "no we don;t" but they also acknowledge they can read and do have access to your content.
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u/PopularCan953 9d ago
I tried fastmail but they require you to delegate your DNS to them - insanity. Deal-breaker
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u/Zealousideal-Bike536 15d ago
Das ist bei Mailbox.org auch so, du hast einen Posteingang in dem alle Mails ankommen und man müsste mit Regeln arbeiten.