On 17/03/2014, at 20:21, Daniel Ouellet <dan...@presscom.net> wrote: >>> [1] https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/ >>> [2] https://github.com/agl/pond >>> >>> If you want absolute privacy, don't use computers. >>> If you want to get things done, keep your gmail. >>> If you want to read documentation, become your own "mail provider >>> using OpenBSD". >> No I don't need absolute privacy about this topic, I mean that needs >> encryption etc ... >> Yes I want things done, I keep the gmail account, yet I'm interested in >> a more private solution where I can be absolutely sure that privacy is >> totally respected. >> I have tried some time ago third solution, however I think since I have >> a local dynamic IP, I got soon identified as spam mail server and mails >> would'nt reach their destination. > > So, you know you still can run your own mail server, encrypted your > email if that's what you want and still relay via your gmail as well. > > There is nothing wrong to run your mail server, but instead of relay > from it, you can relay from it to your ISP, or to GMail as well so your > point of "a local dynamic IP, I got soon identified as spam mail server > and mails would'nt reach their destination" wouldn't apply. > > If that's what you want, this doesn't stop you from doing exactly what > you say you want to do. > > Having you authenticate to GMail to send out or your server authenticate > on your behalf to GMail is not different. > > You may want to check it out if that's what you want and you would have > what you say you want. > > Best regards, > > Daniel
The last time I checked (and it was a long time ago), GMail rewrote either the sender or the reply-to address with the one you use to authenticate the connection. Again, it might not be true now, but it has happened to me in the past.