Where’s My $26M? The History of 419 Scams
From Nigerian prince emails to modern phishing, 419 scams evolved with the internet — exposing how email’s openness can be exploited.
The Unreasonable Barrier of Email Support
A look at how support actually works at email providers, why it often breaks down at scale, and what good support should look like in practice.
Email Is Still a Craft — Even When We Pretend
Email used to be the product. Now it’s bundled into productivity suites and buried under notifications. But for many of us, it remains a deliberate craft — slower, clearer and more intentional than the tools that replaced it.
Amazon WorkMail: Built for Resilience
Amazon WorkMail looks basic at first glance, but beneath its minimal interface sits serious AWS infrastructure built for operational resilience, strict governance, and disaster recovery.
Why We’ll Pay for Everything — Except Email
Most people think nothing of paying for everyday comforts, yet hesitate to spend even a few pounds protecting the email account that underpins their online identity.
Proton Mail to Fastmail: Why I Switched and How to Move
I still care about privacy, but I moved my main inbox from Proton Mail to Fastmail. Here’s why, what I kept at Proton, and the exact steps to switch without losing mail or changing your address.
Forward Email: Control Before the Inbox
A deep dive into ForwardEmail.net — how domain-level routing, security, and automation work before messages reach an inbox.
The 6 "From" Addresses Inside Every Email (and Which One to Trust)
The address you see in an email is only one of six sender identities. Here is what each does, which ones SPF, DKIM and DMARC check, and how to read the real headers.
