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A few critical questions: 1) How are spam filters implemented if they can't access the content? 2) How is metadata protected? 3) Also, can I use POP/IMAP and
by hackuser 11y ago
A few critical questions:
1) How are spam filters implemented if they can't access the content?
2) How is metadata protected?
3) Also, can I use POP/IMAP and store my mail locally, or must I trust them with my data?
- brightball 11y ago1) Seems to be that its stores encrypted but on arrival would still be scannable just as on send it would. Without the people sending to you or receiving from you having a key there's not much that can be done about it.
- jboynyc 11y agoRegarding 3, no, there is no protocol to store mail locally. You have to use webmail or one of their applications. https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/imap-smtp-and-pop3-setup/ https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/imap-smtp-and-...
- e12e 11y agoIt's odd. Seems like a no-brainer to allow power users access over IMAPS; just put the encrypted private gpg key in an IMAP folder, and let the users mirror their encrypted mail.