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-Fripost - The Free Email Association
-====================================
-
-Technology has never been neutral. The ownership structure of technology
-companies and their endeavour for profit ensures that usage of their services
-for work and communication will never be free.
-
-At the same time, only a fraction of the everyday Internet users have knowledge
-and resources enough to create free alternatives on their own. The question is
-also: What can reasonably be expected from an average user in terms of
-engagement in their privacy and freedom?
-
-For any one individual, the goal of user freedom may be unattainable. Together,
-we can move mountains.
-
-We are proud to present the Association for Free Email, Fripost. Fripost has
-since late 2010 delivered a free and reliable email service, with a distributed
-network of servers.
-
-[[!toc levels=2]]
-
-Join Now
---------
-
-We are happy do declare that the membership fee has been decreased. Since the
-yearly meeting in Mars 2012 we lowered the entrance fee from 300 to 200
-SEK. Fripost consists of all members together, and the only way to strengthen
-our strives is to become more. A lowered fee has been one of the wishes of
-Fripost's members, and a lowered fee also lowers the threshold for to free your
-mailing.
-
-You become a member by sending 200 SEK to the association
-
- * Through bank payment
- * By cash payment at one of the association's meetings
- * PayPal
-
-200 SEK - A small price for freedom
-
-Paying the membership fee corresponds to the smallest effort members commit to
-in the association, but we expect members to take larger part in the work of
-Fripost. That means, for example, to sometime show up at the association's
-activities, or take part in the
-[mailing lists](https://lists.fripost.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo)
-or at [Fripost's wiki](https://wiki.fripost.org).
-
-Donations are also appreciated. Fripost suggests that one can join and at
-the same time contribute with 300 SEK. To do so, pay 500 SEK to one of the bank accounts
-or use the special PayPal button.
-
- * Plusgiro - 477884-1
- * Bankgiro - 311-5060
-
-For international bank transfer details write to
-[[info@fripost.org|mailto:info@fripost.org]]. It is also possible to
-use cash payment in contact with someone in the association.
-
-Fripost cares about its members integrity, and encourages vigilance against
-giving out personal information. In that spirit Fripost offers anonymous
-memberships, for which the only information needed is
-
- * The desired email address (e.g. `your.name@fripost.org`).
-
-However, in order to make it possible for Fripost to reach to you with important
-information, you may want to provide:
-
- * Full name
- * Current email address (recommended)
- * Phone number
- * Physical address
- * Whether you want to join the member mailing list
-
-After payed membership fee, write to
-[[admin@fripost.org|mailto:admin@fripost.org]], provide the above
-information, requests for domains and aliases, together with some
-reference to the bank transfer. Alternatively you can wait for Fripost
-to take contact.
-
-More details (in Swedish) are found at
-the [membership page](/medlemskap) and in
-the
-[frequently answered questions page](https://wiki.fripost.org/faq).
-
-
-The deal
---------
-
-A membership means:
-
-- One email address, one inbox, and the possibility of one extra alias at fripost.org
-- The possibility to associate your own domain(s) to our mail servers
-- Unlimited number of aliases on the associated domain.
-
-Contact
--------
-
-To contact us, send an email to
-[info@fripost.org](mailto:info@fripost.org).
-
-Mailing lists
--------------
-
-Internally, we use the mailing lists to communicate. If you are a
-member but not yet on the list, contact us so we can add you.
-
-The member mailing list is the main channel for information within the
-association. Members are not added by default, so you have to
-explicitly state that you what to be added to the list. The members
-list is open for all members and participation is strictly voluntary.
-
-IRC
----
-
-If you use [IRC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat),
-you may want to join
-[#fripost](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#fripost) at
-[OFTC](https://www.oftc.net/).
-
-Fripost - Free Mailing
-======================
-
-Free your mailing!
-
-The Internet is the most important communication medium in the majority of the
-industrialised world. For those who take user freedom seriously it is saddening
-to see how the Internet has changed from being a highly distributed network to
-the increasingly privatised web we encounter today. A few strong parties control
-major segments of important infrastructure that millions of users depend on
-every day.
-
-Software as a Service
----------------------
-
-A concept introduced in the spirit of centralisation is Software as a Service
-(SaaS). SaaS means that users perform their computer work on or through a
-network server on the Internet or a local network. Examples of SaaS are Amazon
-Cloud and Google Docs. One of the main problems with SaaS is that the users has
-no control over their data.
-
-Privacy and Surveillance
-------------------------
-
-With large clientele comes a lot of power. Large transnational operators, such
-as Google, are profiting from efficient use of privacy invading
-schemes. Together with e.g. Google's email service one also gets things that was
-probably not asked for: advertisement, semantic analysis of email contents, and
-spying. One part of Google's marketing strategy is to sell the collected
-information to third party.
-
-The Free Email Association
---------------------------
-
-Fripost was founded in order to take back a small, but important, part of our
-Internet life, namely the email communication infrastructure. We gather around
-several servers that receive and stores the members' email. The reliability of
-the service is of course of great importance.
-
-Apart from reliability, also integrity preserving, democratic participation and
-transparency are the watchwords of Fripost. The association will never be
-interested in the content of its members' emails or other dealings. The
-association never supplies information regarding members activities to third
-party. Fripost keeps logs, and that is a part of all responsible service. But
-these logs are only for reliable maintenance, and will never be used for other
-purposes.
-
-All work within the association is voluntary. The association is administrated
-by a democratically elected board, and the server administrators are chosen on
-democratic grounds.
-
-What's the Difference?
-----------------------
-
-With mail services on today's market, users have no power over their mailing,
-and must follow suit the provider's all whims. In that sense, those services can
-never be regarded as free, as in freedom. However, the email service provided
-through Fripost is free! This because of the co-ownership of the association's
-means and the democratic structure of non-profit organisations. No private
-for-profit corporation can offer that, at whatever price.
-
-Through collective organisation, Fripost render it possible for individuals to
-bring yet another part of their computer usage under their own control.
-
-User freedom is possible!
-
-Participate
------------
-
-The membership fee, 200 SEK, is a small price for freedom.
-
-Fripost is based on voluntary work. There are always things to do for those who
-want to get involved. As said before, paying the membership fee corresponds to
-the smallest effort members take in the association, but we expect members to
-take larger part in the work of Fripost: sometime show up at the association's
-activities, or be active on the association's [wiki](https://wiki.fripost.org),
-[email lists](https://lists.fripost.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo), and
-chat channel [#fripost](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#fripost) at
-[OFTC](https://www.oftc.net/).
-
-Many of Fripost's members also participate by just configuring their email
-clients and free their mailing.
-
-Members are as active in the association as they like, and all members have the same
-possibilities to take part in the association's democratic process.
-
-More Information
-----------------
-
-Fripost's official language is Swedish. however, many members, also in
-the administrators team, are non Swedish speakers. Therefore by-laws
-and similar documents are written in Swedish, but documentation and
-such is all in English. Documentation is in English also because of
-that one of the main ideas with Fripost is to encourage others to
-follow Fripost's initiative. Fripost's documentation is a good way to
-get started.
-
-More sources of information:
-
- * [Abstract of a talk](https://fscons.org/2010/infrastructure/distributed-email-system.html),
- given by Gustav Eek and Stefan Kangas at FSCONS, November 2010
- * [Fripost's wiki](https://wiki.fripost.org) contains ideas,
- instructions, and minutes
- * [The Git repositories](https://git.fripost.org)
-
-For further questions see [contact page](/kontakt) for how to get in
-contact with Fripost.
-
-Fripost started as a project within Göteborg Fellowship of FSFE, but
-is now an independent association.
-
-A version of this text is available as a
-[leaflet](https://fripost.org/material/leaflet.pdf), which you can
-print and use to spread the word.
-