Rebirth of the email client

Posted Aug 9, 2024 13:58 UTC (Fri) by smurf (subscriber, #17840)
In reply to: Rebirth of the email client by pizza
Parent article: Lessons from the death and rebirth of Thunderbird

Isn't then the fix to simply create a throwaway gmail account and then auto-forward all mails to someplace where you have reasonable access?

… or can they disable that too?

Rebirth of the email client

Posted Aug 9, 2024 14:12 UTC (Fri) by pizza (subscriber, #46) [Link]

> Isn't then the fix to simply create a throwaway gmail account and then auto-forward all mails to someplace where you have reasonable access?
>… or can they disable that too?

They not only can, but do, and IMO should.

Putting aside the obvious security concerns, it's also a spam vector.