EmailDiscussions.com  

Go Back   EmailDiscussions.com > Discussions about Email Services > Early Warning...
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
Stay in touch wirelessly

Early Warning... If an email service has closed down or changed the services it offers, or if there are indications it is about to do so, post about it here.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 19 Jan 2017, 05:04 PM   #1
David
Ultimate Contributor
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Canada.
Posts: 10,355
Hopefully a new beginning.

It has been a long, long, time, since anything new and exciting, has appeared on the scene. I am hopeful
David is offline   Reply With Quote

Old 19 Jan 2017, 05:43 PM   #2
edu
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 194
David: do you know if it's some Ladar Levison project again or maybe the NSA?
edu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 Jan 2017, 02:22 AM   #3
David
Ultimate Contributor
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Canada.
Posts: 10,355
Quote:
Originally Posted by edu View Post
David: do you know if it's some Ladar Levison project again or maybe the NSA?
I have no clue, edu, but believe that Ladar Levison is still the owner of the domain name.
David is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 Jan 2017, 08:18 AM   #4
DigitalOrchard
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
Posts: 19
Can you share where Lavabit has its servers? On US soil wouldn't be much good, especially after tomorrow.
DigitalOrchard is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 Jan 2017, 08:21 AM   #5
DigitalOrchard
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
Posts: 19
Quote:
Originally Posted by DigitalOrchard View Post
Can you share where Lavabit has its servers? On US soil wouldn't be much good, especially after tomorrow.
Yah, Lavabit.com itself appears to be hosted in the US, so that doesn't give much hope to the whole "private" aspect of their email services, but we'll see what comes in 20 hours...
DigitalOrchard is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 Jan 2017, 04:37 PM   #6
ogburn
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1
I also don't loose hope yet. Let's see what will happen.
ogburn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 Jan 2017, 05:43 PM   #7
edu
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 194
Quote:
Originally Posted by DigitalOrchard View Post
Yah, Lavabit.com itself appears to be hosted in the US, so that doesn't give much hope to the whole "private" aspect of their email services, but we'll see what comes in 20 hours...
And thatīs very strange, when Ladar Levison told us that we canīt trust anymore in an email service working in US...
edu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 Jan 2017, 09:37 AM   #8
philtec
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: YouEssAey
Posts: 145
Question Are you sure??

The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'Lavabit.com', Server: 'lavabit.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error: 10065, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
Same with IMAP using WLM can not download folders.
philtec is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 Jan 2017, 12:45 PM   #9
David
Ultimate Contributor
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Canada.
Posts: 10,355
I think I will pass on the new Lavabit, I don't like the way they are rolling it out
David is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21 Jan 2017, 05:25 PM   #10
zinneken
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
likewise, not liking paying (half price) AND giving all my details to lavabit which is as far as we can tell under US legal scrutiny. In the name of privacy and freedom he could have put bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies as standard.

Also, He's had the email data of his users all this time? OMG EEK!
zinneken is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24 Jan 2017, 02:31 PM   #11
Just Bill
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 192
Thanks but no thanks. I don't like the fact that the servers are in the U.S.
Just Bill is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25 Jan 2017, 12:59 AM   #12
mailcheap
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: CZ & USA
Posts: 21
Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Bill View Post
Thanks but no thanks. I don't like the fact that the servers are in the U.S.
Switzerland isn't any better after the recent surveillance laws passed there.

Pavin.
mailcheap is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4 Feb 2017, 05:02 AM   #13
Jerry
Essential Contributor
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hollywood, CA
Posts: 451
It works fine. I followed the instructions for setting up an email client, and my old account came back perfectly. There's no web interface anymore -- you must use an email client.
Jerry is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4 Feb 2017, 05:50 AM   #14
philtec
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: YouEssAey
Posts: 145
No more Free Lavabit accounts?

Still doesn't work for me.
I only had a free account for many years.
I see on the sign up page pay accounts but no more free ones.
Does this mean all my old meaningless emails are gone forever?
philtec is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 8 Feb 2017, 11:43 PM   #15
philtec
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: YouEssAey
Posts: 145
Thumbs up Works Now for free account

Now working with my old free account, both with POP & IMAP (OE & WLM)
To me this was just another free email account that no spam was received at.
I've got nothing to hide so security means almost nothing to me.
philtec is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +9. The time now is 08:04 AM.

 

Copyright EmailDiscussions.com 1998-2022. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy