Group: Free Software Webmail Systems
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This page is a place to find and share resources for people interested in doing their email on the Web without compromising their freedom. There are a variety of good choices for free software webmail. | This page is a place to find and share resources for people interested in doing their email on the Web without compromising their freedom. There are a variety of good choices for free software webmail. | ||
| − | * [https://www.gmail.com Gmail]: You can sign in and use Gmail without non-free Javascript, but you have to make the account in a special way, through [https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount]. This is an old sign-up form; the currently recommended sign-up form is no good, since it requires nonfree Javascript code. | + | * <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.gmail.com Gmail]</span>: You can sign in and use Gmail without non-free Javascript, but you have to make the account in a special way, through <span class="plainlinks">[https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount]</span>. This is an old sign-up form; the currently recommended sign-up form is no good, since it requires nonfree Javascript code. |
| − | * [https://www.mail.ru Mail.ru]: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly. | + | * <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.mail.ru Mail.ru]</span>: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly. |
| − | * [https://www.fastmail.fm Fastmail]: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly. This is a paid service with a 60-day free trial. | + | * <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.fastmail.fm Fastmail]</span>: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly. This is a paid service with a 60-day free trial. |
| − | * [http://tormail.org/ Tormail]: Requires usage of Tor anonymity network, but the website provides an easy tutorial | + | * <span class="plainlinks">[http://tormail.org/ Tormail]</span>: Requires usage of Tor anonymity network, but the website provides an easy tutorial |
| − | * [http://www.mailoo.org/ Mailoo]: '''Explicitly states it runs on Free Software'''. Currently (June 2013) <s>under maintenance, no new accounts</s> up and running again. | + | * <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mailoo.org/ Mailoo]</span>: '''Explicitly states it runs on Free Software'''. Currently (June 2013) <s>under maintenance, no new accounts</s> up and running again. |
| − | * [http://www.openmailbox.org/ OpenMailBox]: '''Runs explicitly on Free Softwares'''. Service started in June 2013. | + | * <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.openmailbox.org/ OpenMailBox]</span>: '''Runs explicitly on Free Softwares'''. Service started in June 2013. |
* Some services will let you sign up and sign in without non-free Javascript, and use IMAP/POP3 from a desktop program, but have broken webmail: | * Some services will let you sign up and sign in without non-free Javascript, and use IMAP/POP3 from a desktop program, but have broken webmail: | ||
| − | ** [http://www.vfemail.net Vfemail.net] | + | ** <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.vfemail.net Vfemail.net]</span> |
| − | ** [https://www.safe-mail.net Safe-mail.net] | + | ** <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.safe-mail.net Safe-mail.net]</span> |
| − | ** [https://www.shortmail.com Shortmail.com] | + | ** <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.shortmail.com Shortmail.com]</span> |
'''Last updated June 13, 2013.''' | '''Last updated June 13, 2013.''' | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 30 July 2013
This page is a place to find and share resources for people interested in doing their email on the Web without compromising their freedom. There are a variety of good choices for free software webmail.
- Gmail: You can sign in and use Gmail without non-free Javascript, but you have to make the account in a special way, through https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount. This is an old sign-up form; the currently recommended sign-up form is no good, since it requires nonfree Javascript code.
- Mail.ru: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly.
- Fastmail: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly. This is a paid service with a 60-day free trial.
- Tormail: Requires usage of Tor anonymity network, but the website provides an easy tutorial
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Mailoo: Explicitly states it runs on Free Software. Currently (June 2013)
under maintenance, no new accountsup and running again.
- OpenMailBox: Runs explicitly on Free Softwares. Service started in June 2013.
- Some services will let you sign up and sign in without non-free Javascript, and use IMAP/POP3 from a desktop program, but have broken webmail:
Last updated June 13, 2013. Original list provided by Trevor Vartanoff.
This page was a featured resource in June 2013.
