{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/665039d6f749480012b06ac1/691d361d295fc6e848eacd62?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Email Provider Google Doesn't Want You to Know About (Fastmail Interview)","description":"<p>Ricardo Signes, Chief Engineer at Fastmail, explains why Gmail's email experience has become increasingly fragmented, and what it would take to actually fix the decades-old IMAP protocol that powers most of the internet. We dive deep into JMAP (the modern replacement Gmail won't adopt), privacy-by-design vs. encryption theater, and the hidden trade-offs between convenience and security that no one talks about. If you've noticed your email client feeling broken, this interview reveals why.</p><p><br></p><p>📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO:</p><p>• Fastmail: https://fastmail.com</p><p>• Fastmail Values Statement: https://fastmail.com/about/values</p><p>• Cyrus IMAP/JMAP Server (open source): https://www.cyrusimap.org/</p><p>• JMAP Standard (RFC 8620): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8620</p><p>• Web Push Standard (RFC 8030): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8030</p><p>• Signal (for encrypted messaging): https://signal.org</p><p>• Fastmail Data Transparency Report: https://fastmail.com/about/transparency</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>0:00:00 INTRO</p><p>00:01:36 WHAT DRAWS YOU TO FASTMAIL?</p><p>00:03:29 FASTMAIL VALUES &amp; PHILOSOPHY</p><p>00:08:49 FASTMAIL TARGET USER</p><p>00:12:43 LACK OF NATIVE E2EE</p><p>00:16:16 WILL EMAIL EVER BE PRIVATE?</p><p>00:18:23 FASTMAIL E2EE OPTIONS</p><p>00:23:43 FASTMAIL CLIENT OPTIONS</p><p>00:26:18 FASTMAIL INTEGRATIONS</p><p>00:29:49 BEING GOOD INTERNET CITIZENS</p><p>00:33:13 BAD INTERNET CITIZENS</p><p>00:38:26 JMAP &amp; OTHER EMAIL PROTOCOLS</p><p>00:48:15 REAL-WORLD BENEFITS OF JMAP</p><p>00:53:07 ISSUES WITH GMAIL ON IOS</p><p>00:56:06 LACK OF E2EE FOR EMAIL WITH ADP</p><p>00:57:29 DOES JMAP MAKE E2EE EASIER?</p><p>01:00:43 FASTMAIL + OPEN SOURCE</p><p>01:10:48 PROTECTIONS AGAINST BAD ACTORS</p><p>01:14:46 PHONE NUMBER REQUIREMENTS</p><p>01:22:55 AUSTRALIAN JURISDICTION</p><p>01:25:55 THE FASTMAIL TEAM</p><p>01:28:45 PRODUCTIVITY-FOCUSED EMAIL CLIENTS</p><p>01:34:27 FASTMAIL + IMAP</p><p>01:35:49 WHY THE NAME \"FASTMAIL\"?</p><p>01:38:27 IS JMAP WHY FASTMAIL IS SO FAST?</p><p>01:42:03 FASTMAIL'S IDEAL AVATAR + FUTURE PLANS</p><p>01:46:25 HOW TO FOLLOW RICARDO + FASTMAIL</p><p>01:48:03 OUTRO</p><p>—</p><p>Keep Techlore Independent:</p><p>• Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s</p><p>• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore</p><p>• YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join</p><p>• Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates</p><p>• All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support</p>","author_name":"Techlore"}