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I think fastmail is trying for an 'everyone supports this standard except for you' strategy could work, I feel like the bigger question is 'will email still be

I think fastmail is trying for an 'everyone supports this standard except for you' strategy could work, I feel like the bigger question is 'will email still be the standard' in 5 years -- it has iffy security, it's complex, nobody can self host it, it doesn't integrate well with other applications (i.e. 'push messaging' features)

broodbucket 4y ago
If we haven't gotten rid of asking users for postal addresses when there is no chance they will ever be used, we are absolutely never getting rid of email. It's decentralised, there's a paper trail that doesn't disappear when a host goes down or gets compromised, and it's still a competent method of asynchronous communication. Plus, the whole world is never going to agree on the same new thing anyway.
- awinter-py 4y ago
  yeah I'm not certain you're wrong but I think your point about postal addresses is important part of the reason we still require snail mail for legal process is dumb legacy stuff, but the other part is that email isn't a good replacement