Mailpile
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| Original author(s) | Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson, Brennan Novak, Smári McCarthy[1][2] |
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| Developer(s) | The Mailpile Team |
| Initial release | 13 September 2014[3] |
| Preview release | 0.4.0 / 13 September 2014 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux, Mac OS, Windows |
| Platform | Web platform |
| Available in | More than 14 languages[4] |
| Type | Webmail |
| License | Dual licensed Affero General Public License v3 and Apache 2.0 License |
| Website | www |
Mailpile is a webmail client with user-friendly encryption and privacy features. Mailpile is Free software.
Encryption, Security, and Features[edit]
As an email client Mailpile is part of a growing number of email projects with a heavy focus on providing users with encryption & privacy features by default.[5] Mailpile currently supports PGP encryption natively and stores all locally generated files in encrypted form on-disk. Its first publicly tagged release was 0.1.0 in February 2014. According to the announcement, it supports a HTML5-based interface, an original typeface, also named "Mailpile", integrated PGP support for secure transmission of e-mails, UI feedback of encryption & signatures, a fast, extensible custom search engine, integrated SPAM-filtering support, and translations to around 30 languages.[6]
Mailpile released a beta version on Sept 13th, 2014. This included a desktop GUI installer for Windows and Mac OS which comes bundled with PGP support natively.[7]
Crowdfunding[edit]
The project ran a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo from August to September 2013, and successfully raised $163,192.[8][9] In the middle of the campaign PayPal froze a large portion of Mailpile's funds but was subsequently released after Mailpile took the issue public on blogs and social media platforms like Twitter.[10][11]
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References[edit]
- ^ Finley, Klint (August 26, 2013). "Open Sourcers Pitch Secure Email in Dark Age of PRISM". Wired. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "Mailpile.is". Mailpile Team. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ Mailpile Team (13 September 2014). "One Year Later: Mailpile Beta". Mailpile Blog. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Mailpile translation statistics". mailpile.is. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ Finley, Klint (3 September 2014). "The Open Source Tool That Lets You Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone". Wired. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Mailpile Team (1 February 2014). "Alpha Release: Shipping Bits and Atoms". Mailpile Blog. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Hutchinson, Lee (15 September 2014). "Mailpile enters beta—It’s like Gmail, but you run it on your own computer". Ars Technica. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Lomas, Natasha (20 August 2013). "Mailpile Is A Pro-Privacy, Open Source Webmail Project That’s Raised ~$100,000 On Indiegogo". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Mailpile - taking e-mail back". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Hutchinson, Lee (5 September 2013). "PayPal freezes $45,000 of Mailpile’s crowdfunded dollars". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Masnick, Mike (5 September 2013). "Insanity: PayPal Freezes Mailpile's Account, Demands Excessive Info To Get Access". TechDirt. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
