I just realized I still had my old skiff email address connected to my lemmy account, so I just switched it to my Proton address, and I got the verification message immediately. I'm not sure why you can't. Could it be an instance-specific setting?
I'd be curious to know what you learn. I wouldn't be surprised if they're being rate limited. It seems like the big guys always try to hurt anything that's not monetizable in any way they can.
I'm in exactly the same situation. I've noticed worse and worse ads on Startpage, and they seem to find new ways around uBO so it's a constant battle. Not to mention the news tab on Startpage forcing me to view almost everything via MSN, making it useless.
Sear XNG instances work great, when they're up, but turns out there are no very reliable public instances (which, to be clear, is totally understandable ... but often I find myself searching things in a pinch, and I don't want "how to stop the bleeding" with no results on searx.tiekoetter.com to be the last thing my loved ones find on my phonescreen).
I really loved this show when I was a kid. Uncle Jesse was my favorite. But as an adult, I don't think I could get past the whole "General Lee" thing and the Confederate flag.
I didn't know about this, I'm sorry. I've had my Proton account for a long time. It's good to know it should work after a time.