[ghusto]

I'll only tackle the two points in your comment nobody's seemed to bother with yet:

> There aren’t too many people capable of jumping through all the hoops

The people who would be willing to put effort into trying Eppie out, are the same that will put effort into setting up (what is nowadays the trivial task of) setting up a mail server. Guess which one they'll pick? Hint: It's the one which works with all the other mail servers on the planet.

> but yes, if you go as far as self-hosting your email, your data is under your control, not Google’s. The address though is still not yours.

If you mean in so much as the domain you've registered could be taken away from you, then, I guess? How likely is that? The bloody _piratebay.org_ is still up and running.

[valeryeppie]

These are valid considerations, we do keep them in mind. But we still hope to the majority of users setting up Eppie is much easier compared to private mail server. But hey, would you subscribe for early access to see for yourself?

Domain names are indeed unlikely to be taken away. But Eppie provides you the actual cryptographically guaranteed ownership of your address and data. For a considerable number of internet users this is enough of a reason to give it a try. These are our early adopters, and then we'll see where it gets us.