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		SomeUserName432 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: That's not how email works Just your ISP, their ISP, your hosting provider (if applicable) and the browser vendor. Adding in an optional HTTPS there would not greatly increase the amount of intermediaries, though I by no means argue that it matters.

direwolf20 35 days ago [–]

It brings in one central intermediary used by most of the internet, converting a decentralised system to centralised.

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