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Does email (SMTP/POP3) count as a member of the fediverse? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i think it might in theory

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

English isn’t my first language so I might be using “inherently” incorrectly, but I thought it means:

in a way that exists as a natural or basic part of something

So in its basic and natural form, email is not secure. It wasn’t designed as such. Full E2E encryption was only implemented recently by certain providers within their own domains, and won’t work across the board unless all of them cooperate, which won’t happen.