Reply from Simple Login Alias
Reply from Simple Login Alias
If an email is received via forwarding from a simple login alias, I want the ability to reply to the sender through the proton email web client without leaking my proton email address. Currently, email replies originate from my proton email. Emails received from a simple login forwarding alias should default to the simple login alias in the 'Sent From' field if I reply to the email.
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Dennis
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Hey pat, What you said only applies to forwarding emails, since you are forwarding the mail not your alias.
Apart from that, your email is shielded.
When you reply, you reply to the simplelogin address which forwards your email. Basically SimpleLogin sits as postman during the process.
Try doing this with a test account. See what the sender sees.
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Pat Bloomfield
commented
I’d like to suggest an improvement to how aliases are handled.
Current behaviour
When I send an email using a SimpleLogin reverse alias (e.g. pat.test@slmail.me), the recipient correctly sees the alias in the From field. However, when I forward or reply to that same message, ProtonMail automatically changes the From field back to my real ProtonMail address (pat.example@proton.me).
Why this matters
This creates an unintended privacy leak. The main reason many of us use aliases is to protect our real email address, but any forward or reply can expose it.
Suggested improvement
When replying to or forwarding a message that was originally sent via an alias, ProtonMail should default to (or at least remember and offer) that same alias in the From field.
This small change would make the alias feature significantly more robust and privacy-preserving.
Thanks for considering this request — I believe many users who rely on aliases for privacy would really appreciate it.