Fastmail is the best pure email service I've used: fast, private and built on open standards. So why does my mail now run through Google Workspace? An honest long read on what I loved, what I miss, and why I still left.
Tuta Mail, formerly Tutanota, encrypts subjects, contacts and search but drops IMAP. Here is what it protects, what it costs, and how it compares with Proton and StartMail.
Spam didn’t disappear — it was pushed out of sight. Reputation systems like Spamhaus reshaped email abuse at internet scale, trading noisy volume for quieter, more dangerous attacks. This is the infrastructure that keeps email usable — and the compromises it relies on.
DMARC passes only when SPF or DKIM passes and aligns with your From domain. Here is what a DMARC fail means and how to fix it.
SPF lists which servers may send email for your domain, but it checks the delivery path, not the sender people see. This guide covers record syntax, ~all vs -all, the 10-lookup limit and why legitimate mail fails.
Email was built on trust, so the From line can be faked. This guide explains how SPF, DKIM and DMARC work together, adds MX, MTA-STS and BIMI, and points to the detailed guide for each.
Privacy rarely fails through dramatic hacks. It erodes quietly as the same email address is reused across accounts, services, and years of digital life — turning a simple inbox into an identity anchor.
Spam hasn’t disappeared — it has adapted. From mass junk to quiet impersonation, modern spam blends into routine digital life.
