Hello Friends!
Bnkops is thrilled to have been accepted for Proton Mails SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol) services!
This means that we are able to send programmatic encrypted emails from our services! We are excited because this:
- uncaps the amount of email we can send through our hosted apps like Simple Targeter or the bnkops Server Stack,
- allows us to fully automate inbox monitoring with Daisy on a much higher security standard, and
- gets our entire operating stack off of corporate services like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
well bunker admin, isn't proton just another corporation?
We don't believe so! We believe that Proton is working as a non-profit with a foundational backing in Switzerland. Proton was crowdfunded to start, and since then, has maintained the path of remaining a non-profit entity. You can check out that story here.
Cool! How do we get these kind of services?
Great question! We had to go back and forth on email with the Proton folks for about a week after first clicking on the 'request smtp' services button inside our proton account. We worked with our service representative (imagine that, a real service rep) to answer questions about our services to ensure what we where proposing to do was not just straight up spam. After which, they enabled the services in our account, and we are good to go:
Okay! That seems like more work then just using the free email and smtp services at other places?
It sure is! However, with like 10 emails and a bit of patience, bnkops no longer supports genocide or is forced to share space with Donald Trump with our data or dollars.
Genocide? Donald Trump? The heck?
Yes friend! Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are all backers of the genocide in Gaza. Donald Trump is Nationbuilders largest customer (i just learned it was also the Brexit campaigns choice software 🙃). These are mercenary software; every dollar and data point we give them enables crimes against humanity.
Damn dude, that is a lot for a Tuesday morning
Truly. This information is annoying, heavy, and frustrating. It is why we are so excited to be using Proton 🙂
Funner News
Today we are on-boarding contributors to the repo! Excited for some folks to start producing content using our system.
Personally, I am making slow progress on transferring all of my data to the repo. With our first active contributors, I am excited to showcase how the system might be used as a social system. The repo dream is starting to take shape.
