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Yes: run your own mail server. This raises the barrier enough so that the NSA/FBI can't just request access to your mail. Instead now they would have to either
by mrb 13y ago
Yes: run your own mail server.
This raises the barrier enough so that the NSA/FBI can't just request access to your mail. Instead now they would have to either physically access the mail server, or use extremely offensive techniques (backdoor your computer, take control of your mail server via a software vulnerability, etc).
- darrylb42 13y agoIf only running your own mail server, spam detection etc was a trivial exercise. I did this for many years running sendmail on OpenBSD, but it is so much nicer having Gmail now.
- bigiain 13y ago"Those who would trade security for convenience deserve neither" (with apologies to Mr Franklin) Having said that, I'm in exactly the same position. (Though I'm very seriously considering going back to running a mail server myself - probably on a RaspberryPi inside a locked cabinet at home…)