Security Information

  • TLS[1] with proper certificates for SMTP(s), IMAP(s), POP3(s)


encryption of all incoming/outgoing email connections of the server.

  • Certificate pinning[2] for other collective email services (riseup.net, so36.net, aktivix.org, autistici.org, etc[3])


certified and secure connection of mail.espiv.net with the servers of most collectives/email providers for activists.

  • Forced TLS connections for public email services (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo!, etc)


exclusively encrypted connections between mail.espiv.net and the servers of most commercial email providers.

  • Anonymized (Client IPs are removed) logs for mail and webmail


no IP address is recorded on the server.


all data traffic between the computer browser and the webmail (mail.espiv.net) is encrypted.

  • Autodiscovered settings mechanism for Thunderbird[4]


automatic settings for@espiv.net accounts in Thunderbird mail client.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security#Certificate_pinning
[3] https://we.riseup.net/riseuphelp en/radical-servers
[4] https://skytal.es/wiki/Mail_providers