• Victor@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Oh I see what you mean now. Thanks!

    But by captive, you mean inaccessible by any other means than their own interface, right?

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      1 year ago

      Yes. With a service that uses standard IMAP/POP3 protocols you can always download your entire mailbox and upload it somewhere else. If it’s dependent of their apps and they don’t provide full download as a feature, you’re stuck.

      Of course if you’re the type that doesn’t keep much email on the server it wouldn’t affect you that much but then the whole encryption thing makes even less sense.

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        1 year ago

        Gonna be honest, I don’t use email in a way that I need my data locally. I always just use their respective web interfaces or apps. Maybe I should be worried, maybe I’m naive. 😅

        But these are very good points of info, so appreciate your help here! Thank you, friend!