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-# Fripost - The Free Email Association
+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
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ network of servers.
[[!toc levels=2]]
-## Join Now
+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
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@ that you what to be added to the list.
More details (in Swedish) are found at the
[membership page](medlemskap)
-## The deal
+The deal
+--------
A membership means:
@@ -82,12 +85,14 @@ A membership means:
- The possibility to associate your own domain(s) to our mail servers
- Unlimited number of aliases on the associated domain.
-## Contact
+Contact
+-------
To contact us, send an email to
[info@fripost.org](mailto:info@fripost.org).
-## Mailing lists
+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.
@@ -95,14 +100,17 @@ member but not yet on the list, contact us so we can add you.
The members list is open for all members and participation is strictly
voluntary.
-## IRC
+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
+
+Fripost - Free Mailing
+======================
Free your mailing!
@@ -113,7 +121,8 @@ 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
+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
@@ -121,7 +130,8 @@ 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
+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
@@ -130,7 +140,8 @@ 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
+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
@@ -149,7 +160,8 @@ 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?
+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
@@ -163,7 +175,8 @@ bring yet another part of their computer usage under their own control.
User freedom is possible!
-## Participate
+Participate
+-----------
The membership fee, 200 SEK, is a small price for freedom.
@@ -182,7 +195,8 @@ 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
+More Information
+----------------
Fripost's official language is Swedish. however, many members, also in
the administrators team, are non Swedish speakers. Therefore by-laws