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Re: [tor-talk] anyone created an acct on GMX using Tor?
Riseup is not a company or corporation. https://help.riseup.net/en/about-us
That being said, I have no way to verify what they do and do not log.
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Joe Btfsplk <joebtfsplk@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 8/2/2012 6:04 PM, Douglas Lucas wrote:
>
>> I use riseup. My current storage quota -- which I believe would be
>> yours, were you to sign up -- is 92 MB. Riseup says the storage
>> quota fluctuates a bit and might go up in the future. I think you
>> can also request a higher quota if you have good reasons. Since I
>> mostly POP everything out, the quota doesn't cause me trouble. Maybe
>> it would if I suddenly became famous/notorious while in an extended
>> coma, receiving a zillion Twitter auto-emails notifying me of new
>> followers. :) :(
>>
>> My attachment limit is 2 MB, which is reckoned per email -- I assume
>> it'd be the same for you. The attachment limit presents something of
>> a difficulty for me, a freelance writer, since big .DOCs and .PDFs
>> can exceed 2 MB. But clients can deal with workarounds.
>>
>> Never seen an ad on Riseup (of course, I use adblockers). I don't
>> know if there's a size limit for incoming attachments.
>>
>> I don't think they offer premium services, but I could be wrong.
>> It's free with donations strongly encouraged.
>>
>> One good way to donate to Riseup is through Flattr!
>> https://flattr.com/thing/**523584/Donate-to-Riseup<https://flattr.com/thing/523584/Donate-to-Riseup> With Flattr you can
>> shoot Riseup a micro-donation via a flattr click, a recurring
>> subscription of flattr clicks, or just send a straightforward
>> donation up to your monthly Flattr donation limit, which as of this
>> May is EUR150.
>>
>> Thanks Douglas, very helpful. The approx. 92 MB storage isn't much
> problem. Yes, 2 MB is tiny. I suppose IF they really don't log IPs or
> data, that's what you're paying for (if that's important), rather than free
> providers that gather data & sell it. I just have a health suspicion of a
> TINY % of companies in *any* industry that say, "/we're different than all
> the rest/." Riseup may be, but usually in sum total, most companies in an
> industry are similar. One will cut a little here, but add it back somewhere
> else.
>
> If the U.S. gov't allowed them not to keep ANY records, _every terrorist_
> in this country & many others would be flocking to Riseup. Or maybe that's
> the plan. Since it's unlikely they'll allow that... anymore than they'd
> allow 1 or 2 phone Co's. NOT to keep records or build phone systems that
> couldn't be wire tapped.
>
> BTW, did send Riseup support a question about their limits.
>
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