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Some Email Providers Comparison based on providers' TOS / Privacy Policies – as of Jan. 2013**
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|| . || Free / Paid Inbox storage ||Attachment size (msg size) ||Offer Pop/IMAP Use w/clients ||Log IP address at login / send IP addr w/msgs||Time email is retained||Keep email server LOGS -of sent / rec email records || Scan mail for Ads /Ads in outgoing||
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||Fastmail||100MB_$5, 20 MB 1000MB_$20 (free service at MyOpera)||20 MB ||Free: NO Paid: Yes ||Yes / Yes||NO TIME LIMIT in backups or logs||Yes – in backups & logs||No ads||
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||HideMyAss* Can rec'v mail only||.||.||.||.||.||.||.||
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||Hushmail* can only rec'v mail ||25 MB / 1GB+ ||.||Yes ||Yes / No ||No limit||.||No||
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||Lavabit||Free:128MB No ads, or (1GB w/Ads); Paid: 1GB-$8 ||(32/64/64MB)||Yes ||Only in server logs; typically delete in 7 days / YES ||Out: until deliv. In: until deleted by user||Out: typically for 7 days. IN: no record after del mail||No / No||
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||Riseup* must apply for acct||20 MB_can be increased; all accts donation||? 2 MB?||Yes||No / No||Rarely retained||.||No / No||
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| . | Free / Paid Inbox storage |Attachment size (msg size) |Offer Pop/IMAP Use w/clients |Log IP address at login / send IP addr w/msgs|Time email is retained|Keep email server LOGS -of sent / rec email records | Scan mail for Ads /Ads in outgoing|
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|Fastmail|100MB_$5, 20 MB 1000MB_$20 (free service at MyOpera)|20 MB |Free: NO Paid: Yes |Yes / Yes|NO TIME LIMIT in backups or logs|Yes – in backups & logs|No ads|
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|HideMyAss* Can rec'v mail only|.|.|.|.|.|.|.|
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|Hushmail* can only rec'v mail |25 MB / 1GB+ |.|Yes |Yes / No |No limit|.|No|
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|Lavabit|Free:128MB No ads, or (1GB w/Ads); Paid: 1GB-$8 |(32/64/64MB)|Yes |Only in server logs; typically delete in 7 days / YES |Out: until deliv. In: until deleted by user|Out: typically for 7 days. IN: no record after del mail|No / No|
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|Riseup* must apply for acct|20 MB_can be increased; all accts donation|? 2 MB?|Yes|No / No|Rarely retained|.|No / No|
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Part 2
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||.||Reset PW if lost?||Encryption||Encrypted mail storage ||Pay Accts $ ||Tech Support Free / Paid Accts ||Advertising||Allow signup using Tor? ||Allow Aliases?||
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||Fastmail||Yes||yes||No||$5,20 / yr||Free: Self Automated on low $ accts; webform; forum||Free: "Sent from Fastmail.fm" tagline||Yes||Yes||
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||Hushmail||NO-all data lost ||End to end; can send encrypted msg to non Hush users||.||35 / yr start||.||.||.||.||
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||Lavabit||Free: No Pay: Yes||Yes||On pay accts||$8 / yr $16 / yr||ALL - web contact form||On "Personal Free" acct. No targeted ads.||No||??||
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||Riseup||Yes; No-if del all private data; Yes-if have alt.email||.||Yes, incl. contacts||Only donation based||.||No||??||??||
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||Cell 1||Cell 2||Cell 3||Cell 4||Cell 5||Cell 6||Cell 7||Cell 8||Cell 9||
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|.|Reset PW if lost?|Encryption|Encrypted mail storage |Pay Accts $ |Tech Support Free / Paid Accts |Advertising|Allow signup using Tor? |Allow Aliases?|
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|Fastmail|Yes|yes|No|$5,20 / yr|Free: Self Automated on low $ accts; webform; forum|Free: "Sent from Fastmail.fm" tagline|Yes|Yes|
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|Hushmail|NO-all data lost |End to end; can send encrypted msg to non Hush users|.|35 / yr start|.|.|.|.|
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|Lavabit|Free: No Pay: Yes|Yes|On pay accts|$8 / yr $16 / yr|ALL - web contact form|On "Personal Free" acct. No targeted ads.|No|??|
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|Riseup|Yes; No-if del all private data; Yes-if have alt.email|.|Yes, incl. contacts|Only donation based|.|No|??|??|
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* Fastmail Service Plans: https://www.fastmail.fm/pages/fastmail/docs/pricingtbl.html
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