General Discussions Misc. and Safety Tips

[Charon]

Please feel free to share carefully safety tips. vpns. email companies to use.

[barq2]

Protonmail. Some vendors won't take you seriously unless you use a secure email like that.

[peacemaker]

Can someone please let me know what it means when there is a cross/line through someones name?
I just noticed that on one of the threads i posted on the vendor had a cross through their name.
I thought it meant banned but it usually says banned under their name but in this case it does not say this.
Thanks alot

[Chinchillin777]

Just off the top of my head, regarding VPNs. They are indeed an excellent security tool, even if not “100% secure” - this is particularly true of those designed to work on iOS/Android, but one word of caution... *rememberer* what country/region/server you are connecting via when accessing a specific vendor’s site, especially when placing orders. 

Without realizing it, I have, in the past, used conflicting VPN addresses (one server was UK based, another one was NYC based) when contacting & placing orders with vendors. In one case this lead to a great misunderstanding and almost got me banned from a very valuable resource. 

Lesson learned : VPNs can be great, but it’s best to try to avoid “red flags” by being consistent - at least with the general region - of the chosen proxy(s) you are using when accessing a particular address.