Sadly, even MyKolab isn't really secure [0] Realistically, what are you looking for? It's like the famous "Easy, cheap or secure, pick 2" statement...
If it's protecting the messages you have sent from inspection (casual or otherwise on the server), use something like GPG/PGP. Consider backing MailPile [1] which is a mail client which bakes GPG into the UI, it's not an after thought. Bear in mind however, that GPG doesn't protect the metadata of your e-mail, so all the headers are still there. You may be able to circumvent that by going via Tor, but still... If it's protecting the messages in-transit between your client and your server (in case of someone running a packet capture between you and your mail server), ensure they're running TLS encrypted SMTP and TLS encrypted IMAP. If you want to completely harden your mails, look at BitMessage [2], which as a benefit, doesn't require a "mail server", as your client is a P2P node, in a very similar way to how bitcoin works. Bear in mind though, it's a very new technology, has a small number of users, has limited client support (nothing on Android/iOS etc), and hasn't even had a security audit yet. Out of interest though, please let us know how you get on, and where you decided to go next. [0] https://twitter.com/SGgrc/statuses/370210611411423232 [1] http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mailpile-taking-e-mail-back [2] https://bitmessage.org Regards, -- Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs On 3 September 2013 10:32, Alan Pope <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3 September 2013 10:18, Gordon C Burgess-Parker <[email protected]> wrote: >> Given the revelations about PRISM, I now use an encrypted cloud service, but >> am concerned about using the usual suspects for email. >> Does anyone have any thoughts about a free or minimal cost secure email? >> (Must support IMAP). >> > > https://mykolab.com/ > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
