[nmglug] Comcast refuses to send mail to Linux desktop email clients

[Casey Dentinger]

I don't find receiving mail to be that bad but getting it successfully
delivered is a place where the internet is hamstrung by corporations.

On 18-12-07 15:45:26, chochoms at earthlink.net wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Casey Dentinger <dentinger at regnitned.net>
> >Sent: Dec 7, 2018 2:46 PM
> >To: nmglug at lists.nmglug.org
> >Subject: Re: [nmglug] Comcast refuses to send mail to Linux desktop email clients
> >
> >That escalated quickly :)
> >
> >Also you don't need imap if you just use mutt locally
> >
> >On Fri, Dec 7, 2018, at 2:43 PM, J Marsden DeLapp wrote:
> >> On Fri, 7 Dec 2018 10:49:39 -0700
> >> jason schaefer <js at jasonschaefer.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> > On 12/1/18 10:47 PM, Tom Ashcraft wrote:
> >> > > What they can't steal from us most of seem to be willing to give to
> >> > > them for free. So much for any hope of anonymity or privacy from our
> >> > > corporate overlords. Might as well let them tatoo a barcode on your
> >> > > forehead--though that wouldn't be nearly as effective.  
> >> > 
> >> > Its worth pointing out that if you are concerned about these issues
> >> > you shouldn't be using comcast for email...
> >> 
> >> With a simple
> >> apt install postfix dovecot-imapd
> >> you can run your own mail server.
> >> 
> >> Mars
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> >> President
> I am following this discussion with great amusement.  Maybe you guys know something I don't, but having your own email server or an email client on your desktop (phones of course are too insecure to use for anything important) seems like a lot of un-needed work trying to keep things secure.  I concluded several years ago that I had neither the time nor the inclination (plus I am not expert enough in Linux) to harden my computer against email-carried malware. Also since someone could conceivably get into my computer I don't want them to have access to my email. Consequently I use web mail, (not GOOGLE!), because the ISP can do a lot better job than I at filtering out the malware and protecting against crackers. If I need to send something encrypted or very sensitive I use Protonmail from CERN.
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> Problem solved. Doesn't matter what Comcast or anyone else allows, plus I can check my mail on any computer in the world.
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> If I am wrong, please explain to this Linux neophyte why.
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