@ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 days agoEmail is still great for DMs if you only use it for talking to individuals, and not to sign up to thingsmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down17
arrow-up1130arrow-down1message-squareEmail is still great for DMs if you only use it for talking to individuals, and not to sign up to things@ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink4•2 days ago Sadly, Google and Microsoft are trying their best to lock down email. What do you mean?
minus-square@fossphi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 day agoVery solid reasons mentioned by @nobody158@sh.itjust.works in the sibling comment. Another issue is that they forced people towards top posting which combined with the rise of html email led to the decline of plain text email, which really sucks for not just privacy but also accessibility
minus-square@nobody158@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink9•2 days agoHosting your own email server has gotten extremely difficult and time consuming.
What do you mean?
Very solid reasons mentioned by @nobody158@sh.itjust.works in the sibling comment.
Another issue is that they forced people towards top posting which combined with the rise of html email led to the decline of plain text email, which really sucks for not just privacy but also accessibility
Hosting your own email server has gotten extremely difficult and time consuming.