Here's a list to get you started: - No Encryption (security) - Phishing (security) - Spam (annoyance) - Tracking when it's been opened (privacy) - No confi

Here's a list to get you started: - No Encryption (security) - Phishing (security) - Spam (annoyance) - Tracking when it's been opened (privacy) - No confirmation that it's been received by the recipient server. (Did it get lost in the mail? I'm not talking about read receipts.) - Not easy for the average person to implement one s own server reliably. (privacy - trading convenience for allowing companies to read your e-mails) Technology is supposed to make our lives easier right? E-mail does a few things better than snail mail (cost and scalability), but it completely fails when it comes to other things.