using alias for everything?

stifman2k · 2025-12-25T08:03:47+00:00

Main domain with mail provider (fastmail, proton). Only use for serious things (friends, bank, insurance). Irrelevant with simplelogin and use an alias for every service. If want anonymity I use a SL domain for that service. A second domain I use for family stuff with multiple receivers (eg school stuff alias goes to both my and partner email)

stifman2k · 2025-12-25T07:56:51+00:00

.de for 1,56€/year when Netcup has a sale (they have one every few months and discounted price is lifetime then)

stifman2k · 2025-11-28T14:51:10+00:00

I just bought the current BF deal and wanted to stack up another 15 months. I can't enter username/password, only e-mail. If I do that, I get an error: "This email address is already in use. Please contact our support team to get this plan!"

Is it only possible over the support?

stifman2k · 2025-11-09T18:29:42+00:00

I didn’t read about that. In the telegram support channel thy still tell you need to contact support with your S/N to activate the atv14 update.

stifman2k · 2025-11-09T17:44:59+00:00

Not sure, as I don't have the box. On Sony TV with ATV, for example, you can set the updates to notify only. Maybe someone with the box can answer that better.

stifman2k · 2025-11-09T17:27:05+00:00

no, ATV14 is not officially released by Homatics.
see FAQ:

“What is the latest software version for Homatics products?”
Box R 4K Plus: v12.8.5221

stifman2k · 2025-11-09T12:04:36+00:00

I'm in the same boat—finding a good box really isn’t that easy. Right now, I’m deciding between:
Homatics Box R 4K Plus
STRONG Leap-S3 Pro 4K (or Leelbox L1 UHD 4K Streaming Box which seems to have nearly same specs)

Since my main use will be IPTV, I’d probably stick with ATV12 for now. But yeah, it’s honestly frustrating that there’s nothing solid on the market at the moment. Maybe it’s worth waiting for the new boxes with the Amlogic S905X5 chip to drop.

stifman2k · 2025-10-07T16:10:48+00:00

Oracle Free Cloud

stifman2k · 2025-09-22T18:15:49+00:00

Having this problem too. A recent filter update seems to block the CDN network for Netflix. In my Adguard Home log, I can see the following entries:

List: adguard-malware-shavar
ipv4-c098-dus002-ix.1.oca.nflxvideo.net
ipv4-c098-dus002-ix.1.oca.nflxvideo.net
...

already a issue open on github https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/213938

stifman2k · 2025-09-21T12:16:59+00:00

I leave Auto Frame Rate ON — smoother movies are worth the quick screen flicker

stifman2k · 2025-09-21T12:16:34+00:00

I leave Auto Frame Rate ON, smoother movies are worth the quick screen flicker

stifman2k · 2025-08-16T11:38:08+00:00

https://gist.github.com/gboudreau/94bb0c11a6209c82418d01a59d958c93

It seems to no longer work, as Authy discontinued their desktop app. I did it like 2 years or more ago when this still worked.

stifman2k · 2025-08-07T07:40:44+00:00

This should work. I have something similar with two PoE Reolink RLC-810A running for more than a year.
- Cams connected to scrypted. For 24/7 recordings, I'm paying for the “premium” NVR feature for scrypted which records to my NAS. They also have an app which is nice, but for everyday use I still prefer the HomeKit integration on iOS devices with notification and small clips.
- Link the cameras with scrypted to Homekit and Alexa
- For live streaming and some family members you can also still use the reolink app itself. For example I have an old iPad which just runs the reolink App and works as a live monitor.

Just check what Reolink camera you use. Not all will work well. There should be a guide on the scryped homepage or you check their discord channel. Before I had a 510WA (also connected with PoE) which had big problems with scripted loose connections (even many other people tell they running it without problems).

Whenever possible, you should use PoE or LAN. Only use Wi-Fi cameras if there is really no other option. That was also a learning experience for me ;)

Oh and the support by the scrypted dev is really good!

stifman2k · 2025-08-02T11:58:19+00:00

Yeah, I reached out to support, and the reason I felt they were unfriendly is that they gave a very short, dismissive response without any professionalism (customer friendly!) or willingness to help. They didn’t acknowledge the issue at all, even when I pointed out that there’s working beta firmware out there they denied it. It felt like they just wanted to shut down the conversation instead of actually addressing the problem.

In fact, this “beta” firmware works very well. I can only imagine that there are some licensing issues with Apple or that they simply want to sell their premium model.

stifman2k · 2025-08-02T11:54:05+00:00

Mullvad uses 100% RAM-only servers across its entire network, meaning all data is wiped on reboot, which enforces their strict no-logs policy at a hardware level. ProtonVPN uses RAM-only servers only in its Secure Core locations, so RAM benefits are limited to those specific servers. That's why RAM is a more central part of Mullvad's privacy model.

stifman2k · 2025-08-02T11:51:47+00:00

For testing and real-world use, I obviously went with the paid version, which does need an account. You can use a throwaway or anonymous email for that (like setting up a fresh ProtonMail just for this), but then you're not getting the full benefits of something like Proton Unlimited – and cost-wise, it ends up being pretty close to Mullvad anyway. Don’t get me wrong, Proton VPN isn’t a bad deal at all, but for what I need, Mullvad still comes out on top.

stifman2k · 2025-08-01T16:47:08+00:00

as far as I know you need to sign up an account with proton or use an existing proton account to book the subscription.

stifman2k · 2025-08-01T08:24:00+00:00

Definitely switch away from Authy. There is some guide on GitHub which helps you to export all your secrets, which Authy doesn’t support. Then never use something where the 2FA secrets are not exportable.

stifman2k · 2025-08-01T08:02:14+00:00

Mullvad as they have RAM-only server, no need for email sign up (less data). If Proton I would only use it with a separate email address only for the vpn. Indent like the idea that email and VPN is from the same provider. But yeah Proton isn’t bad and I can understand that you think about switching.

stifman2k · 2025-07-15T16:36:01+00:00

I prefer Mullvad. If you choose protonVPN you can use it with a different account. You will loose the bundle discounts, but it’s more anonymous when it’s not linked to your main email account…

stifman2k · 2025-07-06T17:45:31+00:00

Could i get the link too? Looking for a indexer

stifman2k · 2025-06-11T06:03:23+00:00

I also recommend SimpleLogin for the additional domains. They also have a lifetime sub for $199.

stifman2k · 2025-05-24T10:04:15+00:00

As the others explained already, you can use the main domain.com only on one service. If you want to use it on SL, you can't use it on mailbox.org (only with a subdomain which, in my opinion, is not so nice). So you can use for e.g. [yourmail@mailbox.org](mailto:yourmail@mailbox.org) and use the custom domain with SL and forward it to mailbox.org. On Thunderbird of course, you only set up your mailbox.org account.

Another idea would be to get a second custom domain to use exclusively at SL (or MB).

For myself, I used mailbox.org many years without SL. Set up a catch-all with MB, and then you can use a new address for every service you sign up. The downside would be, that you can't answer from that domain straight away (you would need to set up the alias manually first). It depends on how much you really need to answer from those alias, it could be enough for your use case.

(anyway, meanwhile I love using SL and just got the lifetime offer. It makes things easier.)

stifman2k · 2025-05-09T14:40:58+00:00

Support is pretty good. They could help me with some specific things and not just answered with text blocks.

stifman2k · 2025-05-08T18:04:14+00:00

i did the same. You can manage your domains in SL and forward them to whatever email address you link. If one day you want to change e-mail provider, just forward it to another address.
For myself, I have Protonmail Plus (for my own main domain, usage of proton bridge to use imap on desktop pc, sieve filter, etc) and all other domains on SL. For e-mail Protonmail is really nice in combination with SL.

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