[MlMt] OT: iOS mail client

[Charlie Garrison]

On 5 Sep 2020, at 0:36, Robert Goldman wrote:

> That sounds right from what I see here: 
> https://sparkmailapp.com/blog/privacy-explained

Yep, that's the one. They have certainly put some marketing spin in 
there:

> Spark needs to check and send emails from your email account. 
> Otherwise, you won’t be able to read or compose emails in the app. 
> This is how every email client works.

Personally, I read that as a flat-out lie. Pretty much every email 
client works just fine without sending your email password to store on 
remote servers somewhere else.

> Spark requires the server-side processing to send you push 
> notifications, so you don’t miss important emails. This is how the 
> Apple Push Notification service works.

That one isn't a lie, but very misleading. The IDLE command (or whatever 
it's called) works a treat within IMAP itself, so I get timely 
notifications for email (without needing Apple's push notification 
service).

Having re-read their privacy policy, I stand by my comments earlier. 
Just be aware that Spark is keeping your password and processing email 
on their __servers__, not just on your phone. If you are OK with that, 
then go for it; Spark has a good UI.

This is now way off-topic for this list. But I still feel the pain where 
I got burnt and have scars from dealing with Spark, and I feel I have to 
warn others who obviously have good taste since they have chosen 
MailMate. :-)

-cng

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     Charlie Garrison                   <charlie at garrison.com.au>
     Garrison Computer Services      <http://www.garrison.com.au>
     PO Box 380
     Tumbarumba NSW 2653  Australia
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