I don’t think any business owner plans on shutting down their business, but it’s naive to assume or claim that this will never happen. Lavabit didn’t plan on going out the way they did when they started.
Hi folks 
We now support encryption on TXT records for free! 
As of today we now allow you to encrypt records even on the free plan at no cost. Privacy should not be a feature, it should be inherently built-in to all aspects of a product. As highly requested in this Privacy Guides discussion and on our GitHub issues #254 and #251, we’ve added this!
Visit https://forwardemail.net/encrypt or click the “Encrypt Plaintext TXT Record” link in the nav/footer of any page on our site. We’ve also mentioned this tool in our FAQ as well.
Behind the scenes we encrypt your input with ChaCha20-Poly1305 and then convert it to a Base64 string.
Thank you for your patience, we’ve been hard at work! Our IMAP/POP3/CalDAV service is snappy now – and we’re going to integrate iOS Mailbox IMAP Push support sometime soon too.
Here is a screenshot of the encrypt plaintext TXT page in action:
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This is something that does need to be reviewed as it seems like a solid product from the outside. Unfortunately I’ve not personally had the time to do so yet.
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Why can’t I create an account without paying ? Is it free only when you own a domain?
Yes, the free plan is for bringing your own domain. We offer several vanity domains for $3/mo.
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Also we just released iOS Push support today!
https://github.com/nodemailer/wildduck/issues/711#issuecomment-2254114016
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Personally, I don’t trust the service because the free accounts are only valid for two years with their vanity domain. This isn’t mentioned on their webpage. I just found out about this on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/slundk/cautionary_note_about_forwardemailnet/) after I was banned without notice. I am not an OP on Reddit, thus I am not in that predicament. I was simply suspended without notification at all.
What is the key difference between simplelogin anon addy and forwardemail can you explain.
Hi there, your statement is not true. We clarified it in that false Reddit post too at https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/slundk/comment/j77mwbu/.
We absolutely do NOT ban free users after two years.
That is simply not the case and never has been a thing. Please read our answers in that Reddit thread.
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I like your service that us why i have created this post for inclusion in recommendation list
Services such as SImpleLogin and AnonAddy do not provide actual mailboxes. They’re simply disposable email services and can do very simple email forwarding.
Is not this propagating misinformation?
Another thing that is not tolerated is knocking down the opponent in order to elevate oneself through deceptive and marketing language.
Yeah, I would consider that statement (“They’re simply disposable e-mail”) misinformation.
Simpleogin and Anonaddy, do not provide (or intend to provide) actual traditional inboxes, but they are not “disposable email.” An aliasing service =/= disposable or temporary e-mail.
I feel like some people in this thread are interpreting things in bad faith. Let’s assume that whoever you’re replying to wrote their comment in good faith, try to understand what they mean if what they literally said is slightly off, and keep things constructive.
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Hey all,
Big fan of PG and long time lurker. Also, happen to be an avid forwardemail user and code contributor and this discussion gave me the nudge to want to jump into the awesome discussion so far.
Also want to put the code of conduct (GitHub - privacyguides/privacyguides.org: Protect your data against global mass surveillance programs.) front and center just to make sure the discussion stays on topic and we can continue the great progress!
I personally was using the free tier for over 2 years and have never seen that limitation. You can either avoid signing up and configure your DNS records appropriately or sign up with the free tier and go through the onboarding and DNS verification process. I was even a contributor to the recent encrypted TXT records which are a free offering as well. I’ve also been on the enhanced and team tiers the last 3-4 years and those prices haven’t changed since.
Just looking back at the discussion (github included), I see Jonah may be unavailable until later next week. Anyone have notes on where we may be on the criteria? Skimming back through myself to collect some bullet points and happy to contribute along this privacy / security journey to help get forwardemail onboarded!
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Today we’re rolling out an improved UX for macOS/iOS & Android users!
Under the My Account → Domains → Aliases → Generate Password pop-up, you can now easily scan a QR code which will open a signed mobile config (provisioning profile) at the generate password page for your IMAP/POP3/CalDAV mailboxes/aliases.
This means you don’t need to enter a password nor host/port configuration, and saves you a lot of typing (albeit K-9 mail still requires you to enter a password, but we provide 1-click copy-to-clipboard buttons).
Screenshot:
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@forwardemail can you consider adding xmr as a payment option? Otherwise I have to use payment aliasing services 
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Can’t wait!
@forwardemail if you offer free servicve than what the hell is the reason you charge people for using higher tiers (see here)? Either free or paid.
First, but dann serious, red flag.
Second red flag, even more serious: in your FAQ there is:
Will you ever increase prices?
No. Prices will never increase. Unlike other companies, we will never shutdown our service either.
@forwardemail How do you know you wiill never shutdown?
Would be cautious with signing up.