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0 pointsyjftsjthsd-h2y ago0 comments

> I prefer to use a monster that actually has security mechanisms, and protocols in place designed by professionals.

Like a mail server?

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bastardoperator2y ago

I don't know, sending sensitive information over plain text doesn't scream security to me. So no, unlike a mail server.

yjftsjthsd-hOP2y ago

It's 2023; mail servers have been using TLS for a very long time.

bastardoperator2y ago

Yes, you can transmit messages via SMTP using TLS, but you don't need any special tools to read the email once it's reached its destination which is the point you seem to be missing. And before you scream PGP, almost nobody uses it.

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0 pointsyjftsjthsd-h2y ago0 comments

> I prefer to use a monster that actually has security mechanisms, and protocols in place designed by professionals.

Like a mail server?

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bastardoperator2y ago

I don't know, sending sensitive information over plain text doesn't scream security to me. So no, unlike a mail server.

yjftsjthsd-hOP2y ago

It's 2023; mail servers have been using TLS for a very long time.

bastardoperator2y ago

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