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#ADHD folks & #minimalism fans with overflowing #email inboxes (or some #GNOME devs with too many mailing lists & bug tracker emails) might be pleased to discover that @EvolutionGnome has a secret gsetting (that you can toggle in dconf-editor) to disable unread mail counts for folders in the sidebar: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evoluti…

Because what's the point of knowing you have 787 unread emails instead of 785, anyway? :patcat:

Wish I had per-folder notifications to go with that: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evoluti…


Much of what is commonly said about #email and #openpgp is wrong. It can very well be fast and secure and that's a claim backed by working code and deployments and audits (#chatmail servers and the #deltachat family of apps). There is no both-sides-have-opinions game to be played here. Internet-scale messaging alternatives are arguably either centralized or brittle. There is however much room for further improvements including deep changes in how we commonly understand email today. Stay tuned :)


Fully appreciating that the people who see this are unlikely to be representative of the general population, I ask this nevertheless:

Do you, currently, run your own email server, without significant problems with email deliverability?

(I am asking because, so often, one hears that it is not possible, so I wonder how many other people here are successfully doing the impossible :))

#email #selfhosting

  • Yes (32%, 53 votes)
  • No (55%, 92 votes)
  • I have an answer which, despite it being a yes/no question, is not covered by "yes" or "no" (12%, 20 votes)
165 voters. Poll end: 1 week ago


Hum, are we the only cross-platform messenger project present in 15+ app stores that primarily announces on, and interacts with, the Fediverse while others use X and maybe Bluesky? If you know of others please mention them in the replies :)

In any case, we are pretty happy here, as we are finding meaningful interactions, and organically evolving interest and collaboration with other people and projects. Probably it helps that #email shares several traits with #ActivityPub protocols? Cheers.


So Thundebird on Linux stores its temporary files in Downloads folder, because of #snap distribution. Plenty of user complaints as this goes against everyday logic of everything in Linux: forum.snapcraft.io/t/thunderbi…
And @Mozilla and @thunderbird keep ignoring it. #thunderbird #ux #email #linux


OK nerds, what's the best email client on Linux?

I'm interested in both GUI and terminal email clients. I consider them to be in separate categories, not competing with one another.

Until recently I've just been using Gmail webmail + official clients because I'm a creature of habit, but I'm trying to transition away from Google. Currently experimenting with Migadu for email hosting.

EDIT: My goal is self-hosting, so no Proton or Tuta. (Also encrypted email is a bad idea.)

#email #linux


@Tutanota Apparently #tuta still hasn't set a concrete, near term date for the availability of the *option to export all emails in one go* .

So: Customers can easily import their emails to #Tutamail, but they have to manually select and export all of their emails if they want to migrate away to a different #email provider.

To me, that looks like a vendor lock-in.

You can keep on telling that it's already planned, but you should really walk the talk!

#vendorlockin
#hotelcalifornia
#privacy


I know that Tuta has been planning it for years. But that wasn't my question.

Apparently #Tuta still hasn't set a concrete, near term date for the availability of the *option to export all emails in one go*.

So: Customers can easily import their emails to #Tutamail, but they have to manually select and export all of their emails if they want to migrate away from Tuta to a different #email provider.

To me, that looks like a vendor lock-in.

#vendorlockin
#hotelcalifornia
#privacy


Important reminder, if you own a domain name and don't use it for sending email.

There is nothing to stop scammers from sending email claiming to be coming from your domain. And the older it gets, the more valuable it is for spoofing. It could eventually damage your domain's reputation and maybe get it blacklisted, unless you take the steps to notify email servers that any email received claiming to come from your domain should be trashed.

Just add these two TXT records to the DNS for your domain:
TXT v=spf1 -all
TXT v=DMARC1; p=reject;

The first says there is not a single SMTP server on earth authorized to send email on behalf of your domain. The second says that any email that says otherwise should be trashed.

If you do use your domain for sending email, be sure to add 3 records:
SPF record to indicate which SMTP server(s) are allowed to send your email.
DKIM records to add a digital signature to emails, allowing the receiving server to verify the sender and ensure message integrity.
DMARC record that tells the receiving email server how to handle email that fails either check.

You cannot stop scammers from sending email claiming to be from your domain, any more than you can prevent people from using your home address as a return address on a mailed letter. But, you can protect both your domain and intended scam victims by adding appropriate DNS records.

UPDATE: The spf and the dmarc records need to be appropriately named. The spf record should be named "@", and the dmarc record name should be "_dmarc".

Here's what I have for one domain.

One difference that I have is that I'm requesting that email providers email me a weekly aggregated report when they encounter a spoof. gmail and Microsoft send them, but most providers won't, but since most email goes to Gmail, it's enlightening when they come.

#cybersecurity #email #DomainSpoofing #EmailSecurity #phishing


@Tutanota Thank you for the Black Friday sale. The main domain of mine had a serious issue with the forwarding address at Outlook, so much so that the registrar suspended the domain. Although they reactivated it later, I decided to take advantage of the sale and upgraded to Legend for the price of Revolutionary (for a year), so I could move the domain (had already 3 domains registered) over to Tuta. I feel GOOD. #email #security #tuta


in the next #ArcaneChat release: new option to control behavior of notifications of reactions and replies to your messages as well as the new mini-apps notifications in muted chats

don't lose important replies or reactions to your messages while keeping all the uninteresting chat flood/noise away 😌

#DeltaChat #email #decentralization #e2ee #messenger #chat #im


Black Weeks at @Tutanota Save 62% On Our Legend Plan! 💎 tuta.com/blog/black-weeks-at-t…

#Encrypt #privacy #BlackFriday #Email #Calendar #FLOSS #OSS #OpenSource

Not endorsing the #degoogle hashtag here just because a hell of a lot of spackle is needed for a comparable experience, but if you're interested in #cloud email servoces, this is one of the better ones in this space.


Wooooow… It’s been so long. Still love you, @thunderbird!

updates.thunderbird.net/en-GB/…

#email #thunderbird #foss #openSource


@thunderbird Hey Thunderbird!

So the Android app is finally there. Yay! Job well done! And the export QR code is visible, too!

Buuuut. On the very same email Server, with the very same connection options, 1 account can be exported, 3 are not shown. The only difference? The Username and password.

Is this known?

#email #thunderbird #mobile #android #bug


Thunderbird wird 20 Jahre alt, vielen Dank für diese großartige #OpenSource Software die mich fast genau so lange im Netz begleitet hat - das "Schweizer Taschenmesser" der #Email-Clients - Danke an @mozilla und die Open Source Community für @thunderbird und den langen Atem.

Wer dafür spenden möchte um das Projekt zu unterstützen, kann das hier tun: updates.thunderbird.net/de/thu…

#Donate #FOSS #Mozilla


I released ThirdStats v1.11.1 🥳

📜 Update to Manifest v3
🎨 Color improvements
🔑 Security fixes

Full Release Notes:
github.com/devmount/third-stat…

Get your own Email Stats:
addons.thunderbird.net/thunder…

#thunderbird #email #statistics #analytics


🔐 Sending a password-protected email to anyone is easy with Tuta Mail! 🔐

Check out our latest guide on how to send encrypted, password-protected emails here 👇👇👇
tuta.com/blog/how-to-password-…

#encryption #security #privacy #email


@Tutanota I just realised that all the comments I have added to my contacts over the years, including family-related and medical important information, are gone...

github.com/tutao/tutanota/issu…

Bugs are becoming more common recently, and this one made me lose data. I'm quite disappointed.

#Email #OpenSource #FOSS #Security #Privacy


Gmail, Outlook, they all offer an “Unsend” feature – but did you know that this only delays sending your email?

Do you use the “Unsend” feature or do you dislike the forced delay? Let us know in the comments!

Find out more about the “Unsend” feature 👉tuta.com/blog/how-to-unsend-em…

#Email #Emailtips #Unsend #Emailundo


For all the email writing pros - comment your best email greeting 🥰

And if you can't decide on the email greeting - we can help!

Read our QUICK GUIDE to starting an email 👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-start-an-…

#email #emailwriting #tuta #emailtips #encrypted


you could be recommending #DeltaChat that is an #e2ee #email client with an UI that looks like #WhatsApp, you could even provide it to your users as a chatting #decentralized solution using your email server, which fits with your business, but instead you prefer to recommend centralized phone-number based apps like #Signal 😭


Nice write-up over on @ZDNet for @thunderbird Appointment. We're so glad to see appreciation for this open source scheduling tool - and we're just getting started.

#opensource #thunderbird #email #calendar

zdnet.com/home-and-office/work…


I hope to hear from @Tutanota very soon. Lack of key verification is a major flaw in the technical design of the platform, allowing a malicious Tuta server to read end-to-end encrypted exchanges (both emails and shared calendars).

github.com/tutao/tutanota/issu…

The issue has been opened 6 years ago.

#Security #Privacy #Crypto #Cryptography #Email #FOSS


Deleting your Gmail account is easier than you think! 😊 Here's how you can permanently delete Gmail, and opt for a private mailbox with Tuta! ❤️

Click here 👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-delete-gm…

#gmail #email #mailbox #deletegmail #degoogle


ArcaneChat (previously known as #DeltaLab) an alternative Delta Chat client for #Android is now available in official F-Droid store!

If you already have it you can securely continue to upgrade it now from F-Droid (or #IzzyOnDroid) thanks to #ReproducibleBuilds which ensures the apk matches the source code and not me nor F-Droid is manipulating the binary 🎉

f-droid.org/en/packages/chat.d…

#encryption #decentralization #anonymous #email #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat #fdroid


If you follow us here, you might know the benefits of a email client over webmail, but if you or anyone in your life needs a refresher, we have you covered in a quick, informative overview of why email clients (like Thunderbird!) are the better choice: blog.thunderbird.net/2024/09/w…

#Thunderbird #email #webmail


Why did you choose Tuta? ☺️

Is your answer not included? Let us know in the comments 👇👇

#Tuta #TutaMail #Poll #Encryption #email #privacy


📢 ❤️ Good news alert: We are proud to announce that Tuta has officially opened it's second office in Munich! 🇩🇪 🥳

Read more about our new office here:
tuta.com/blog/tuta-in-munich

#email #privacy #encryption


Some updates on my #Libervia work:

- Kicked off #email #gateway project (nlnet.nl/project/EmailXMPPgate…) using IMAP/STMP. Basic gateway should be coming soon.
- Preparing next major release: web frontend design & internal improvements in progress. The release will be *huge*.
- Started new desktop frontend; more details to follow.
- Aiming to resume blogging and weekly videos this week, if time allows.
- Targeting a Libervia-based service by the end of the year.

#XMPP #nlnet #FOSS #decentralization


Creating an #anonymous email account isn't rocket science.
👉 tuta.com/blog/anonymous-email

Tuta Mail supports both #Tor and #VPN signups & never asks for a phone number or recovery #email address.

This is #privacy done right 💪


What is the best way to start your emails? 📨

Dear XYZ? To Whom It May Concern? I hope this #email finds you well? 🤔

Let us know in the comments!

Not sure? We've created a #guide to drafting emails from start to finish! 👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-start-an-…


Using encryption to protect your privacy is very #demure, very #mindful. 💅

Learn more about our world's first quantum-safe #encryption for #email here 👉 tuta.com/blog/post-quantum-cry…


Data breaches have become an almost daily occurrence. Most of their contents are self-explanatory like #email addresses or #phone numbers.

Others might sound a bit odd, like hashed #passwords.

Let's dive into the details with today's cryptography lesson!
👉 tuta.com/blog/what-is-a-passwo…


Email aliases offer more than just keeping your primary address secret! 🤫

Email Aliases can:
✅ Reduce spam
✅ Protect your identity
✅ Reduce the risk of phishing
✅ Help with mailbox organization

Check our tips: tuta.com/blog/secure-email-ali…

#alias #email #privacymatters #opsec


Hey Linux users! 🐧

Did you know that Tuta offers a dedicated encrypted desktop client for protecting your emails, contacts, and calendar? 🔐

Best of all it's completely free!

What distro will you be installing it on?
#linux #privacy #email #security #distro


Google drops it's plan of disabling 3rd-party tracking cookies by default in Chrome. 🍪

Looking for a Chrome alternative? Check out our recommendations.
👉 tuta.com/blog/best-private-bro…
#browser #email #privacy #encryption #foss #cookies