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mingky 7 Jan 2017 11:34 AM

sfletter.com
 
Just signed up for an account on www.sfletter.com

Has anyone used this free email provider before? Opinions?

janusz 7 Jan 2017 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mingky (Post 598746)
Opinions?

From their Product Comparison page:
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Email messages and attachments can be accessed only on the computer where they were opened for the first time
I'm not sure everybody is thrilled by this feature.

Berenburger 7 Jan 2017 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by janusz (Post 598750)
From their Product Comparison page:

I'm not sure everybody is thrilled by this feature.

It's intended as secure email service. It protects against forwarding to third parties and against copying and unauthorized use of the attachments.

janusz 8 Jan 2017 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Berenburger (Post 598751)
It protects against forwarding to third parties and against copying and unauthorized use of the attachments.

Quoting from the sfletter's documentation again:
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If you choose "Protect the attachments", the text of the email message will be displayed as an ordinary message, and a recipient needs to install StarForce reader to open the received attachments. An instruction about how a recipient can open a protected document will be placed in the attachment [...] Linux users will not be able to open a protected document, but it will remain protected. In this case, we recommend you to use Wine or other systems to work with Windows-based applications.
This, plus the restriction on the systems where one can read messages, makes it too messy for an ordinary user.

There is a borderline between usability and security, and to my mind, sfletter has gone much too far towards overprotection. Of course your requirements may differ.

beeboy 8 Jan 2017 03:30 AM

Interesting service. Their approach is novel.
If they had a linux solution other than wine I would try it out.
Getting contacts to install software would be a major hurdle and having every platform covered is a must.


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