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		chiefalchemist on Aug 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making email more modern with JMAP On the server, the emails are all encrypted like say passwords? Or are they stored as text?

TazeTSchnitzel on Aug 17, 2019 [–]

Passwords aren't encrypted, they are hashed.

Every email service out there stores email in what by password standards is plaintext, but hopefully encrypted at rest.

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