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Each Sparkmail client connects directly to my Google workspace account and emails are read in app and are not passed through their servers. I authenticate the

Each Sparkmail client connects directly to my Google workspace account and emails are read in app and are not passed through their servers. I authenticate the application with OAuth nothing goes through their backend. Which is also how old outlook works but new outlook wants to man in middle all my email. Edit: https://sparkmailapp.com/help/general/email-storage-and-backups https://sparkmailapp.com/help/general/email-storage-and-back... I don’t use Teams or the Send later feature which does involve their servers.

TheCleric 3y ago
Are you sure this is true? I used Spark a few years back and my work actually froze my account because Spark was accessing it from THEIR server so it showed up for our security team as a leaked password.
- alemanek 3y ago
  Thanks, I will double check. I was basing this off of this doc https://sparkmailapp.com/help/general/email-storage-and-backups https://sparkmailapp.com/help/general/email-storage-and-back... . Also using the older v2 client and not using teams or send later. EDIT: you are correct. Looks like I know what I am doing today. Ugh I just want a local only email client that supports archive/snooze
pfrex 3y ago
I think you're wrong about this. Looking at their privacy policy they clearly state that they store credentials. https://sparkmailapp.com/legal/privacy-app https://sparkmailapp.com/legal/privacy-app Summary of Retention Details: Email address, email content, mail server credentials, APNS device token, appToken assigned by us, device info - During the services provision period services + archive time If you delete Spark Account: 3 months after deletion of your Spark Account.
- alemanek 3y ago
  I will look into it but from my previous reading it was only storing that for the Teams functionality and if that wasn’t used it wasn’t stored. Thanks though I will double check. If it is storing this I will need to move clients again lol. EDIT: you are correct I misread the privacy policy. Deleting a spark account and moving clients again. I guess it’s back to the standard Apple Mail app for now.

TheCleric 3y ago

Are you sure this is true? I used Spark a few years back and my work actually froze my account because Spark was accessing it from THEIR server so it showed up for our security team as a leaked password.

alemanek 3y ago
Thanks, I will double check. I was basing this off of this doc https://sparkmailapp.com/help/general/email-storage-and-backups https://sparkmailapp.com/help/general/email-storage-and-back... . Also using the older v2 client and not using teams or send later. EDIT: you are correct. Looks like I know what I am doing today. Ugh I just want a local only email client that supports archive/snooze

pfrex 3y ago

I think you're wrong about this. Looking at their privacy policy they clearly state that they store credentials. https://sparkmailapp.com/legal/privacy-app https://sparkmailapp.com/legal/privacy-app Summary of Retention Details: Email address, email content, mail server credentials, APNS device token, appToken assigned by us, device info - During the services provision period services + archive time If you delete Spark Account: 3 months after deletion of your Spark Account.

alemanek 3y ago
I will look into it but from my previous reading it was only storing that for the Teams functionality and if that wasn’t used it wasn’t stored. Thanks though I will double check. If it is storing this I will need to move clients again lol. EDIT: you are correct I misread the privacy policy. Deleting a spark account and moving clients again. I guess it’s back to the standard Apple Mail app for now.