How does it differ

BitMaelum tends to fix a few problems with current email systems. Many of the problems originate from the fact that mail should be backward compatible and thus the proposed solutions are often bandages instead of real solutions.

This system wants to provide the following benefits over regular email:

• Secure by default
• Fast on slow connections
• Automatically deal with spam and spoofing
• Control who puts you on their email lists
• Own your data
• Easy setup
• Easy migration of your email data to another service

This means:

• Complete BC breaks with email. Current email clients, servers, etc do not need to communicate with the new email setup.
• Assumes all components can AND WILL be controlled by malicious entities.
• When "hacked", effects should be minimal.
• Fast. It should work on low-speed internet connections.
• Easy to use for end-users. They need to worry about as little as possible.
• Stand on the should of giants. Combine proven technologies to solve problems.