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Issue for https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems
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'''Use https://gitlab.com/ryanwhite/webmail-systems pull requests. - The page is maintained by Ryan says the FSF.'''
  
* The "Recommended" section
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Issue for https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems. The proper FSF email address to send this issue to is: [mailto:resources@fsf.org resources@fsf.org]
** Remove SIGAINT -- Both the Tor and regular website have been taken offline.
 
*** Complemente Riseup with their Tor service - http://j6uhdvbhz74oefxf.onion/ -- uses Roundcube
 
*** Mail2Tor http://mail2tor2zyjdctd.onion -- uses SquirrelMail
 
*** TorBox - http://torbox3uiot6wchz.onion/
 
** To this section: "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:"
 
*** Mailnesia - https://mailnesia.com/
 
* The "Not Recommended" section. Add
 
** OpenMailBox -- used to be listed in the "Recommended" section before but then got removed without any explanation. I've heard that registration requires nonfree JS.
 
** Microsoft Exchange
 
** Microsoft Hotmail
 
** Microsoft Live
 
** Microsoft MSN
 
** Microsoft Outlook.com
 
** Yahoo! Mail
 
** Yandex Mail
 
  
Ian: I think hosting your own mail should also be mentioned on
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==Todo==
that list. I recently transitioned to doing that, and I recommend
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it. For someone else wanting to do it, I would recommend mailinabox. The
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===Urgent===
other one people talk about is http://mailcow.email/. I did my own setup
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* Add this to https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems under "Not Recommended": Apple [https://www.icloud.com/ iCloud] (@icloud.com. Old emails: @[https://me.com/ me.com], @[http://mac.com/ mac.com]<!-- not https:// -->) -- iCloud account creation requires Apple devices (either an iOS device or a Mac).
with exim and dovecot, and I forward port 25 from a remote server to my
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* Change "@msn.com" to "@[https://www.msn.com/ msn.com]"
home machine to get around the standard isp residential service port 25
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* Sort Microsoft Outlook.com alphabetically in the list
block.
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* Add "Tor operated: [http://grrmailb3fxpjbwm.onion/ TorGuerrillaMail] under "These disposable email services have been verified to work without proprietary JavaScript:"
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===OpenMailBox===
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* https://www.openmailbox.org/why-we-were-down
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* https://www.reddit.com/r/openmailbox/comments/9ffqap/what_is_happening_with_openmailbox/
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* https://www.techmansworld.com/2017/08/openmailbox-removes-imap-support-for.html
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** IMAP status seems to be ok at https://www.openmailbox.org/service-state though. But Icedove cannot connect as described below.
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====Cannot create account====
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The "Create my account" opens the CAPTCHA each time I click on it no mattter if I've finished the CAPTCHA several times.
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====Broken Thunderbird settings====
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[I have emailed this issue to the OpenMailBox team 2019-03-20]
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It's not possible to add OpenMailBox accounts in Thunderbird that displays this warning message:
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<pre>
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Thunderbird failed to find the settings for your email account.
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</pre>
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I've seen this error message that also made it impossible to add an account:
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<pre>
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Certificate Status
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This site attempts to identify itself with invalid information.
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Wrong Site
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The certificate belongs to a different site, which could mean that someone is trying to impersonate this site.
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</pre>
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It's not possible to use the "Confirm Security Exception" button.
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The "Get Certificate" button reads:
  
==Bitmessage==
 
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
> Bitmessage also known as Bitmessage Mail Gateway (BMG), is a service
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No Information Available
> that allows you to use your E-Mail client (or the webmail) for sending
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Unable to obtain identification status for this site.
> and receiving Bitmessages over clearnet, Tor, and I2P.[3] This allows
 
> sending and receiving of email anonymously, to email addresses inside
 
> and outside these networks. Bitmessage.ch offers webmail, pop3, IMAP and
 
> SMTP access to email clients. -
 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmessage.ch#Bitmessage.ch Bitmessage is
 
> a decentralized, encrypted, peer-to-peer, trustless communications
 
> protocol that can be used by one person to send encrypted messages to
 
> another person, or to multiple subscribers.
 
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>
 
>
 
>
 
> --
 
> RMS: Bitmessage is no good because it won't scale, according to the
 
> expert I consulted.
 
> DBH: What do you mean with scale?
 
> RMS: It won't work if lots of people use it.
 
> --
 
> On Mon, November 9, 2015 1:50 pm, David Hedlund wrote:
 
> DBH: Can Bitmessage.ch be used by tens of thousands of more users?
 
> Bitmessage.ch: Yes. Bitmessage.ch internally operates as a regular
 
> e-mail system, so it
 
> can support many users.
 
> There was a time where nearly 20'000 users had registered accounts here,
 
> but sadly, interest in bitmessage has declined ever since.
 
> The bitmessage network itself is not affected by the number of users, but
 
> the number of messages. Scaling proposals have been made, but nothing has
 
> been implemented since.
 
> To support a lot more users, the bitmessage.ch service would need to be
 
> scattered across more servers. At that point, money is a problem again, as
 
> this is run on my personal account. Adding more servers also adds more
 
> cost.
 
--
 
> DBH: It doesn't really matter if your expert says that bitmessage.ch won't
 
> scale -- they have been running for years.
 
> RMS: What do you propose that I do or say about bitmessage?
 
> DBH: Can you please ask the FSF to put Bitmessage under the section "Under
 
> Review" at https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems ?
 
> RMS: I asked the person who evaluates them.
 
> DBH: Thanks, that was kind of you.
 
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
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I guess we should move OpenMailBox under the "Under Review" section and include the above text to it.
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===Riseup===
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Structure the links and add Tor links:
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* [https://riseup.net/ Riseup][1]
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** [https://mail.riseup.net/rc/ Roundcube], [https://mail.riseup.net/sm/src/login.php SquirrelMail]
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** Tor: [http://zsolxunfmbfuq7wf.onion/rc/ Roundcube]. See [https://riseup.net/en/security/network-security/tor#riseups-tor-onion-services Riseups Tor onion services] for email configuration
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1: "In order to create a Red Account you will need an invite. Obtain an Invite Code from a friend." - https://riseup.net/en/email/settings/mail-accounts#how-do-i-create-an-email-account
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==New services==
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These new webmail services could be added to the "Recommended section in https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems :
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* [https://bitmessage.ch/ Bitmessage.ch] (requires Tor Browser despite not being an .onion address)
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** Tor: [http://bitmailendavkbec.onion/roundcube Roundcube], [http://bitmailendavkbec.onion/squirrelmail SquirrelMail]
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* [http://torbox3uiot6wchz.onion/sm/src/login.php TorBox] (SquirrelMail over Tor)
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==External links==
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This link is useful because it lists if the webmails requires JS or not, and it lists privacy issues.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_webmail_providers#Digital_rights Comparison of webmail providers, digital rights (Wikipedia)]

Latest revision as of 00:23, 8 August 2019

Use https://gitlab.com/ryanwhite/webmail-systems pull requests. - The page is maintained by Ryan says the FSF.

Issue for https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems. The proper FSF email address to send this issue to is: resources@fsf.org

Todo

Urgent

  • Add this to https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems under "Not Recommended": Apple iCloud (@icloud.com. Old emails: @me.com, @mac.com) -- iCloud account creation requires Apple devices (either an iOS device or a Mac).
  • Change "@msn.com" to "@msn.com"
  • Sort Microsoft Outlook.com alphabetically in the list
  • Add "Tor operated: TorGuerrillaMail under "These disposable email services have been verified to work without proprietary JavaScript:"

OpenMailBox

Cannot create account

The "Create my account" opens the CAPTCHA each time I click on it no mattter if I've finished the CAPTCHA several times.

Broken Thunderbird settings

[I have emailed this issue to the OpenMailBox team 2019-03-20]

It's not possible to add OpenMailBox accounts in Thunderbird that displays this warning message:

Thunderbird failed to find the settings for your email account.

I've seen this error message that also made it impossible to add an account:

Certificate Status
This site attempts to identify itself with invalid information.

Wrong Site
The certificate belongs to a different site, which could mean that someone is trying to impersonate this site.

It's not possible to use the "Confirm Security Exception" button.

The "Get Certificate" button reads:

No Information Available
Unable to obtain identification status for this site.

I guess we should move OpenMailBox under the "Under Review" section and include the above text to it.

Riseup

Structure the links and add Tor links:

1: "In order to create a Red Account you will need an invite. Obtain an Invite Code from a friend." - https://riseup.net/en/email/settings/mail-accounts#how-do-i-create-an-email-account

New services

These new webmail services could be added to the "Recommended section in https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems :

External links

This link is useful because it lists if the webmails requires JS or not, and it lists privacy issues.