[wplug] New FOSS Gmail alternative - now funded!

[Zachary Uram]

Can you use your existing Gmail account with Mailpile?


On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Justin Smith <justin at js-wordsmith.com>wrote:

> Not too long ago, I sent out an announcement about Mailpile, an open
> source webmail program made to compete with the likes of Gmail and
> Outlook.com in terms of features and elegance. Well, as of today, it's been
> fully funded!
>
> http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mailpile-taking-e-mail-back/x/4051643[1]
>
> Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to the campaign. I'll bet
> you're as excited as I am. If you haven't donated yet, there's still time
> to
> help! Some of the stretch goals are XMPP instant messaging,
> sending/receiving email over Tor, accessing your Mailpile over Tor, and an
> Android email app.
>
> Compare that to Gmail. Google disabled access to the decentralized XMPP
> instant messaging network so it could push Hangouts, a proprietary
> alternative. Tor isn't supported because Google is more interested in
> harvesting your personal information rather than keeping it private. Both
> the Gmail web interface and Android app are proprietary.
>
> Once Mailpile is stable enough for everyday use, I, your friendly email
> afficionado, will give a presentation on how to roll your own email server
> and access it with Mailpile. It doesn't have to be difficult! Mailpile
> will be
> able to import your existing messages from proprietary providers.
>
> If you'd like to learn more, the official site is mailpile.is[2].
>
> --
> *Justin S. Smith*
> Vice chair/secretary, WPLUG Board of Directors
> http://www.wplug.org[3]
>
> /"Isn't it ironic that the proprietary software developers call us
> communists? We are the ones who have provided for a free market, where
> they allow only monopoly."/
> -Richard Stallman
>
> --------
> [1]
> http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mailpile-taking-e-mail-back/x/4051643
>
> [2] http://www.mailpile.is
> [3] http://www.wplug.org
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