Zoho -- masked-alias email plus many other tempting functions.

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Posted by Larry_in_Bangkok
Oct 1, 2021 at 09:06 AM

Zoho – Thank you, Steve, for mentioning it.

I’d never heard of Zoho (from India), but very impressive website!
I don’t mean impressive for web design gimmicks, but impressive for clear presentation of a massive amount of detailed information.
One of the clearest descriptions I’ve ever seen for any software, let alone highly complex Software As A Service (SAAS).
And videos surprisingly helpful: short, concise, move quickly. (Suggestion: watch at 0.25 speed, sound muted.)

Plus, hardly any “virtue signalling” nonsense.
(In fact, one video shows a quote from Ayn Rand! Imagine that in today’s corporate world!)

https://www.zoho.com

https://siliconangle.com/2019/02/14/zoho-adds-infusion-ai-office-suite/

Zoho is aimed at businesses, but modules are available for individuals.
I’ve just signed up for the email module.
https://www.zoho.com/mail/

For those of us who are security-minded, it’s possible to do semi-anonymous sign-up.
I used an IP in Europe.
Phone number in Asia (for two-factor authentication).
Masked email from USA.
And a fake name.
Zoho didn’t even gulp.

More security: email encryption available with S/MIME.

The email interface can be combination of conventional text plus social networking features.
I’ve never seen anything like that before.
https://www.zoho.com/mail/streams.html (time 0:01:15)

They also offer a notebook module:
https://www.zoho.com/notebook

For single users, module subscriptions are very low cost, US$1-5/month.
Of course, heavy-duty corporate functions cost more.

Next I’ll look at Zoho’s document storage/retrieval options.
Wondering if they offer an alternative to DEVONthink.

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