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Email is short for "electronic mail". Email is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients.

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Enable "Standard" security level for a *single* website in Tor

Many of you are certainly aware that Proton mail is broken when using any security level but "Standard" in Tor, that is, the lowest security level available. Whitelisting Proton in NoScript ...
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<crossout>onionmx broken due to torsocks ipv6 abandonment</crossout>

Edit: Actually the torsocks v1.4.0 --ipv6 option has been working for me. See https://github.com/ehloonion/onionmx/issues/38#issuecomment-1173104130 [I've been trying][1] to get [onionmx][2] working ...
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Samsung Email Client

I have tor running through Termux on my phone and I was able to set up Firefox Android to use that tor connection without any problems. Now, I'd like to be able to use the stock Samsung Email Client ...
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How to setup email server for my Tor Hidden Service?

I'm wanting to setup an SMTP server for my tor hidden service. I'm assuming doing so would be as simple as setting up a normal email server and just giving its domain name as the hostname for however ...
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email and ip address security

If I'm using the The Tor Browser and a gmail account would my identity be safe. In other words would the receiver be able to find my IP address
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Tor exit node for email

I'm sending email to different country using Tor Browser. Is there an advantage or disadvantage, specifing the Tor exit node be located in the country the email is addressed to?
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How do I use tor network to access my email account

Is there anyway to use tor network to securely access me email accounts like with onion? I use tor browser to access my email account and sent my self an email to another email service and it showed ...
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Sending Email through tor for android

I recently losty computer and am unable to check email with from onion network. I found tor tor which enables me to browse the dark web however I am unable to send and receive messages. I found ones ...
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Emails that work with Tor

I need a list of non-darknet emails that work fine with Tor. I just need a list of well known email providers(like Google,Hotmail,etc) that work with Tor. I know Yandex works with Tor, but you get ...
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How to connect to a mail server as a user (through Tor) and send e-mails from a hidden service webmail in perl?

I have an account with the Tor-based e-mail provider Mail2Tor. Their hidden service has been down lately; therefore I cannot access my e-mail account either to send or receive e-mail. I have been ...
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Torified IMAP and SMTP

I’m a newcomer to Tor, so please take that into account. :) I wonder if it is useful to torify (actually, torsocks) programs such as msmtp and offlineimap, which I use to receive and send emails (I ...
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Gmail and Yahoo access using Tor

I used the firefox add-on "Export Import Cookies" to import cookies and logs into email accounts like gmail and yahoo with Tor Browser 6.5 successfully, but that does not work in Tor Browser 7.05. In ...
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Is this setup to send anonymous email secure?

I am working for a company that engages in unethical business practices with a customer. I need to send an anonymous email to the labor board and the customer. I need to keep my identity a secret, but ...
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Need help to trace an abusive email hacker

Can anyone help me how to trace back a pc/MAC address/IP Address/Location of an abuser. A mail was sent using one of our department's common email id by hacking into our email id and very abusive ...
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Protonmail login does´t work any more with TOR Browser 7.0 and later

https://protonmail.com/login or https://protonirockerxow.onion/ Alfter loggin in with username and password skript seems to stuck -> nothing goes -> no login With TOR Browser 6.5.2 it worked. ...
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sending email through .onion

If an email provider uses an .onion address, does the email exit their servers into the internet through a tor exit node? Could a powerful adversary track it?
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How to configure mail2tor with thunderbird

I've been tying to set up my mail2tor email with thunderbird, but not having any luck. I've followed a couple of guides online which provide server settings etc, but it still doesn't work. Most ...
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What apps on android need to be routed using Orbot to be completely anonymous?

Let's say for example I create a fake Google account and I want to use my Google account anonymously on my android phone. Without using the "route all apps through Orbot" feature, What are the ...
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How to send emails from my server with TOR?

I've a linux server with Postfix and I want to send emails from my server with TOR to clear email addresses like "gmail", "yahoo", etc. How can I setup Postfix to send emails with TOR? Can you ...
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Unix command 'mail', send mail to an .onion address mail

In my server, I installed tor and postfix. I can send an email via this simple shell commands : echo "foo" | mail -s "example" [email protected] No problem here, its work. Now, I want be able ...
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After Downloading and Installing Tor My E-Mail Program is Drastically Slow

After Downloading and Installing Tor My E-Mail Program is Drastically Slow ... I am using Windows - 7 and Outlook 2013. Earthlink.net is my e-mail server. Prior to downloading and installing TOR, my ...
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onionmail : its anonymity privacy and security

Onionmail as introduced there: http://onionmail.info/rulez.html (English language home page http://en.onionmail.info/ ) is a system that aims at providing highly secure private and anonymous email, ...
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Can this anonymous email be traced back to me?

I used TOR browser and guerillamail to send an email anonymously (or so I think). Is there any way this can come back to me? I used my own laptop on my home wifi network. I just opened Tor, did some ...
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Can't use onion mail service with torified claws-mail

I tried to use the hidden service of an email provider with claws mail. I start the client with torify claws mail, but it doesn't work. I only get: Connection to hiddenmailservice.onion:995 failed. ...
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Outlook.com and Gmail don't like TOR

I'm currently travelling a lot and have been using TOR to check my emails, in Outlook.com and Gmail. I do it for security and because it's often the quickest way to access them. However, both Outlook ...
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How possible to use "Email Link" button in Tor?

In usual Firefox there is a very convenient (for me) button: Email Link. When I'm clicking it the Thunderbird activates and creates an Email with link on the page in letter body. In the Tor clicking ...
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Send emails to external addresses

I would want to send emails to external addresses from an external web site (for example [email protected] or .org etc) from my mail2tor account, but I received the next e-mail: Subject:   ...
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Email anonymity [duplicate]

I'm using Tails on a newly formatted pc at home, conncting to internet via wifi. I need to remain anonymous to the recipients (no matters email encyption) so i wonder if it's enough to register a new ...
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Does Claw compromise anonymity provided by Tails?

I'd like to know if anonymity is comprised while setting Claw with my everyday mail addresses (name.surname@gmail, hotmail). My first thought would answer yes, but i'm not expert. if so, what could ...
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Problem with sending mail via tor from freemail

I have problem with sending mail via tor. I have freemail seznam.cz and centrum.cz. After I updated on Tor Browser 5.5a4 I have problem. I send mail, but nobody gets my mail.
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Error message on Claws mail - ssl handshake fail

I am not sure what's going on here, I configured claws mail using a video tutorial i saw online, I decided to send a test message to myself after configuring and I got an error message saying I should ...
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How do I ensure my email client (Thunderbird) is using Tor?

How do I direct my email client (Thunderbird) to use Tor when sending and receiving? Or am I not understanding this correctly?
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Opening Attachments

I am presently unable to open attachments via email when accessed with Tor. I have have tried 2x different email providers with the same result, whereby the attachment is loaded but cannot be opened. ...
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Does Claws in TAILS actually accomplish anything for anonymity?

I don't see much chance of persuading non-techie friends and family to use Tor or TAILS. So sending them e-mail from TAILS will identify me for other traffic on the same circuit? Or does SMTP and ...
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Signign into gmail with tor

I would like to use Tor to bypass filtering/firewall rules that don't allow me to access gmail (rest assured it is not for malicious purposes). I've tried doing so in the past by gmail has an awful ...
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Hiding my location anonymous email

apologies for asking such a basic question but I'm having trouble finding a clear answer. I want to send an email anonymously (I'll create a new email account). I don't want the recipient to know ...
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Start only TOR without Firefox

I have installed the tor-browser-package and I'd like to use tor only in combination with Thunderbird\torbirdy and without Firefox therefore I tried to start only tor.exe (I also tried tor.exe with ...
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Will I be anonym while I connect to onion domain through Tor?

If the connection not leave the Tor network, so I am browsing only onion site, for example: Tor email through Tor browser/network, Tor website admins know my identifiable data? What kind of data is ...
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Is it possible to have "[email protected]" addresses and FULLY avoid DNS with email?

I'm only just starting to look into email on Tor - and so far I'm only finding either email hosts whose sites (including webmail login) are hosted on .onion addresses, or whose POP, IMAP and SMTP ...
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Create a completely anonymous account on a hosting service

I want to create a completely anonymous account on a hosting service, like rapidgator or 4shared and the like, but you need to supply an email account, which apparently cannot be created using Tor or ...
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Anonymous new email account 2015 [closed]

I'm a complete newbie, so first of all sorry for the terminology and if this is not the best place to ask. I want to create a new email account of my own using Tor browser, but I've come across the ...
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Safe to login to personal accounts (email, Amazon, etc.) when using Tor?

Is it less or more safe to login to personal accounts (email, Amazon, etc.) when using Tor, compared to not using Tor? For example, using Tor browser, or Firefox/Chrome with Tor extensions. What ...
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Is there any SMTP (business email) service for Tor?

I'm running a onion website and was wondering if there is any (Tor) business email service for my website so I can send out emails without revealing my server IP. Currently I have emails disabled. ...
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Sending anonymous email

I need to send a completely anonymous email, with no trace of myself, my IP and my computer. Can I send it via Tor using an ordinary email server, ie, gmail, yahoo, whatever? PLEASE, I'm an ordinary ...
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Do secure channels provide a good means for asking bridges in order to stay annonymous

After going through this post Do utilization of bridges and/or Pluggable Transports bridges hinder anonymity? I ask is there any secure communication channel through which we can receive bridges as ...
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Does using Email to send bridges and pluggable transport bridges hinder anonymity?

Bridges can be advertised by Email to clients. This procedure hinders anonymity as in new revelations by Das Erste. May this procedure be halted until more anonymous ways are found and/or the ...
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So once I download Tor, do I get rid of other browsers?

I guess I have a lot of reading to do, but as someone who is not a computer specialist, I often don't understand the instructions. My main issue is how to use Tor if you have another browser ...
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,Why is TorBirdy not deployed in Tails?

Why is TorBirdy not deployed in Tails? It is possible to combine Thunderbird and TorBirdy for anonymous and secure email. Instead, Tails ships Claws Mail without any visible Tor specific ...
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Where do I find more information about using Claws Mail combined with Tails and OpenPGP?

Where do I find more information about using Claws Mail combined with Tails and OpenPGP? There is only a detailed howto for Pidgin available on the Tails website. But for Claws Mail, one can find ...
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Why does Claws Mail included in Tails generate PGP keys with only 1024 key length?

Why does Claws Mail included in Tails generate PGP keys with only 1024 key length? Wouldn't 2048 or 4096 key length be more secure?
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