well, we all are smart in few things and dumb in many others, sure. But even
a computer illiterate, the one that only knows to read English, point and
click with a mouse and can remember two instructions, can learn how to use it
in, well, let's say 15 minutes :)
I'm not talking about
An then of course there is the issue of whether the receiver using pgp
If you don't mind me asking, is there any particular reason you or your wife
want an alternative to GMail?
I don't as such, but what is the story of and about your nick?
Anything is better than a google service as far as privacy
I agree
Enigmail with icedove takes 5 minutes to understand and employ, even for
absolute computer illiterates
I do not agree
Being an itiot - or computer illiterate as you put it - I know for a fact
that things are not as easy as
Thanks.
I might give it go then.
Anything is better than a google service as far as privacy. That being said,
the claims of privacy are claims and not trusting a stranger is always better
than trusting them, especially when "business", and data is big business.
Encrypt your mail with gpg. Enigmail with icedove takes 5
I switched to posteo two weeks ago and i like it a lot!
It integrates easy into my existing setup and has easy to understand
guidelines.
I also like the feature to copy your existing emails into your new account.
They integrate gpg support in their webmailer as long as you installed the
Firstly, a few brief points of note:
*The FSF recommends Free Software, not Open Source Software. There's little
practical difference between the two, but the philosophies are totally
different.
*The recommendation isn't because the service uses free software, but because
it can be used
I am looking for an alternative to G-mail to my wife. Amongst others FSF
recommend posteo.de for their use of OSS.
Have any of you looked into posteo, their business model and claims of
privacy?
