What we decided and why, and guides to protecting your email in plain words.https://methmail.com/enhttps://methmail.com/learn/email-metadata/https://methmail.com/learn/email-metadata/Who, to whom, when and from where: email metadata stays visible even with encryption. What it includes, what it reveals, and how to leave less of it.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/anonymous-email-explained/https://methmail.com/learn/anonymous-email-explained/Temporary inboxes, anonymous senders, email without a phone number. Why email is never fully anonymous, and what gives you away: IP, payment, recovery address.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/email-tracking-pixels/https://methmail.com/learn/email-tracking-pixels/A tracking pixel tells the sender you opened an email. How it works, how to block it in Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail and Thunderbird, and what blocking can't do.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/blog/first-rows-of-the-inventory/https://methmail.com/blog/first-rows-of-the-inventory/We promised to publish the inventory before launch. What is printed already, what is still printing, and how it will change.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/glossary/https://methmail.com/learn/glossary/Short definitions of email security terms: end-to-end and zero-access encryption, PGP, TLS, metadata, passkeys, phishing and more, with links to full guides.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/blog/how-invites-will-work/https://methmail.com/blog/how-invites-will-work/The inviter's device will create the invite code, and our server will certify it blindly, without seeing it. What will stay visible, and what it will cost us.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/how-to-choose-secure-email/https://methmail.com/learn/how-to-choose-secure-email/No email provider is the most secure for everyone, but you can check any of them yourself. 17 questions on encryption, your data, account security and honesty.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/blog/how-we-caught-ourselves/https://methmail.com/blog/how-we-caught-ourselves/Before we publish a promise, we check it against how the product is built. Five times the words said more than the design, and what we changed.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/open-source-email/https://methmail.com/learn/open-source-email/What open source means for an email app, webmail and a mail server, how to tell if your app is built from the published code, and what open code doesn't prove.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/recover-email-access/https://methmail.com/learn/recover-email-access/How to get back into Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo or Proton Mail without your password or phone: each provider's own steps, and what to set up in advance.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/blog/subject-and-recipients-are-content/https://methmail.com/blog/subject-and-recipients-are-content/Who writes to whom, and about what, is part of the email. Why we will store subject lines and addresses encrypted, and what that will cost.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/tor-email/https://methmail.com/learn/tor-email/What an onion email address is, what using email over Tor hides from your provider and from people watching your connection, and what it doesn't hide.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/what-is-end-to-end-encryption/https://methmail.com/learn/what-is-end-to-end-encryption/End-to-end encryption in plain words: who holds the keys, how it differs from encryption in transit, and what stays visible even in an encrypted email.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/blog/where-your-password-goes/https://methmail.com/blog/where-your-password-goes/How password sign-in will work: what the server will see, what a leak of our database would give, and what it will cost us.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/blog/why-we-start-with-the-inventory/https://methmail.com/blog/why-we-start-with-the-inventory/Before there is a product, we decided what we will keep about people and publish it as a four-part list. Why we do it this way, and what it costs us.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/email-alias/https://methmail.com/learn/email-alias/An email alias is a separate address that forwards mail to your inbox. How it works, when it helps, what it hides from websites, and what it doesn't.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/email-encryption-types/https://methmail.com/learn/email-encryption-types/Encrypted email can mean four things: TLS in transit, encryption at rest, zero-access or end-to-end. Who holds the keys, and who can read your mail.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/how-to-send-encrypted-email/https://methmail.com/learn/how-to-send-encrypted-email/How to encrypt an email in Thunderbird, in webmail, in Outlook and Gmail, or send a password-protected file. What each way protects, and where it stops.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/how-to-spot-phishing/https://methmail.com/learn/how-to-spot-phishing/Phishing pretends to come from your bank, a service or a friend. The signs that give it away, how to check an email and its links, and what to do after a click.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/pgp-explained/https://methmail.com/learn/pgp-explained/PGP and OpenPGP in plain words: keys, signatures, fingerprints, how PGP differs from S/MIME, what it does not hide, and how to start using it.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/temporary-email-vs-alias/https://methmail.com/learn/temporary-email-vs-alias/A temporary email lasts minutes, an alias hides your real address, a private inbox stays with you for years. How they differ and when to use each.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/unsubscribe-safely/https://methmail.com/learn/unsubscribe-safely/Clicking unsubscribe tells the sender your address is active. When to unsubscribe, when to report spam, and how in Gmail, Yandex Mail and Mail.ru.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/zero-access-encryption/https://methmail.com/learn/zero-access-encryption/Zero-access encryption: a provider stores your email encrypted with a key it doesn't have. How it differs from end-to-end encryption, and how to check it.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/post-quantum-encryption/https://methmail.com/learn/post-quantum-encryption/How a future quantum computer threatens today's encryption, what harvest now, decrypt later means, and how hybrid post-quantum encryption protects email.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://methmail.com/learn/protect-email-from-hacking/https://methmail.com/learn/protect-email-from-hacking/Your email unlocks almost every other account. How to protect it: password, second factor, breach checks. And what to do, step by step, if it has been hacked.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT