Can someone read my E-Mail if I lose access to my domain?
Let's assume I have a server set up with an email address like me@mydomain.tld. Now I have distributed my business card with the e-mail address to all people all over the world and they keep sending me confidential emails. But now I don't feel like paying for the domain mydomain.tld anymore.
Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
No, I can't tell them to stop sending confidential mails because I can't contact them.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
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Let's assume I have a server set up with an email address like me@mydomain.tld. Now I have distributed my business card with the e-mail address to all people all over the world and they keep sending me confidential emails. But now I don't feel like paying for the domain mydomain.tld anymore.
Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
No, I can't tell them to stop sending confidential mails because I can't contact them.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
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How much is your domain costing you every year?
– forest
4 hours ago
About $14. Still pretty much for a student. But thanks for your answer. I'll probably pay for it another 5 years and then I'm gonna let it expire.
– Skiddie Hunter
3 hours ago
$14 a year is nothing. Paying $140 over a period of 10 years is nothing (you won't be a student forever!). Forgo a cup of coffee during one day only once every three months and it'll pay for itself indefinitely.
– forest
3 hours ago
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Let's assume I have a server set up with an email address like me@mydomain.tld. Now I have distributed my business card with the e-mail address to all people all over the world and they keep sending me confidential emails. But now I don't feel like paying for the domain mydomain.tld anymore.
Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
No, I can't tell them to stop sending confidential mails because I can't contact them.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
email domain
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Let's assume I have a server set up with an email address like me@mydomain.tld. Now I have distributed my business card with the e-mail address to all people all over the world and they keep sending me confidential emails. But now I don't feel like paying for the domain mydomain.tld anymore.
Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
No, I can't tell them to stop sending confidential mails because I can't contact them.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
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How much is your domain costing you every year?
– forest
4 hours ago
About $14. Still pretty much for a student. But thanks for your answer. I'll probably pay for it another 5 years and then I'm gonna let it expire.
– Skiddie Hunter
3 hours ago
$14 a year is nothing. Paying $140 over a period of 10 years is nothing (you won't be a student forever!). Forgo a cup of coffee during one day only once every three months and it'll pay for itself indefinitely.
– forest
3 hours ago
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How much is your domain costing you every year?
– forest
4 hours ago
About $14. Still pretty much for a student. But thanks for your answer. I'll probably pay for it another 5 years and then I'm gonna let it expire.
– Skiddie Hunter
3 hours ago
$14 a year is nothing. Paying $140 over a period of 10 years is nothing (you won't be a student forever!). Forgo a cup of coffee during one day only once every three months and it'll pay for itself indefinitely.
– forest
3 hours ago
How much is your domain costing you every year?
– forest
4 hours ago
How much is your domain costing you every year?
– forest
4 hours ago
About $14. Still pretty much for a student. But thanks for your answer. I'll probably pay for it another 5 years and then I'm gonna let it expire.
– Skiddie Hunter
3 hours ago
About $14. Still pretty much for a student. But thanks for your answer. I'll probably pay for it another 5 years and then I'm gonna let it expire.
– Skiddie Hunter
3 hours ago
$14 a year is nothing. Paying $140 over a period of 10 years is nothing (you won't be a student forever!). Forgo a cup of coffee during one day only once every three months and it'll pay for itself indefinitely.
– forest
3 hours ago
$14 a year is nothing. Paying $140 over a period of 10 years is nothing (you won't be a student forever!). Forgo a cup of coffee during one day only once every three months and it'll pay for itself indefinitely.
– forest
3 hours ago
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Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
If they register the domain name, they will receive all email being sent to it from that point on. They will not have retroactive access to previously sent emails. There is nothing to fundamentally prevent this.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
You can request that all contacts to you encrypt their communications with PGP using your public key, which will prevent anyone who obtains the domain later from reading new messages, but it requires people actually use PGP, which may not be likely if you are distributing the address to average people in a business card. However, if you maintain or at least renew the domain for, say, 20 years, then what are the chances that anyone is going to seriously send an email to such an ancient address?
If you are registering a new domain and want to protect yourself from a future incident, you may be able to register a domain with your trademark, allowing you to take legal action if it is later registered.
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Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
If they register the domain name, they will receive all email being sent to it from that point on. They will not have retroactive access to previously sent emails. There is nothing to fundamentally prevent this.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
You can request that all contacts to you encrypt their communications with PGP using your public key, which will prevent anyone who obtains the domain later from reading new messages, but it requires people actually use PGP, which may not be likely if you are distributing the address to average people in a business card. However, if you maintain or at least renew the domain for, say, 20 years, then what are the chances that anyone is going to seriously send an email to such an ancient address?
If you are registering a new domain and want to protect yourself from a future incident, you may be able to register a domain with your trademark, allowing you to take legal action if it is later registered.
answered 4 hours ago
forest
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Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
If they register the domain name, they will receive all email being sent to it from that point on. They will not have retroactive access to previously sent emails. There is nothing to fundamentally prevent this.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
You can request that all contacts to you encrypt their communications with PGP using your public key, which will prevent anyone who obtains the domain later from reading new messages, but it requires people actually use PGP, which may not be likely if you are distributing the address to average people in a business card. However, if you maintain or at least renew the domain for, say, 20 years, then what are the chances that anyone is going to seriously send an email to such an ancient address?
If you are registering a new domain and want to protect yourself from a future incident, you may be able to register a domain with your trademark, allowing you to take legal action if it is later registered.
answered 4 hours ago
forest
32.1k1598108
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Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
If they register the domain name, they will receive all email being sent to it from that point on. They will not have retroactive access to previously sent emails. There is nothing to fundamentally prevent this.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
You can request that all contacts to you encrypt their communications with PGP using your public key, which will prevent anyone who obtains the domain later from reading new messages, but it requires people actually use PGP, which may not be likely if you are distributing the address to average people in a business card. However, if you maintain or at least renew the domain for, say, 20 years, then what are the chances that anyone is going to seriously send an email to such an ancient address?
If you are registering a new domain and want to protect yourself from a future incident, you may be able to register a domain with your trademark, allowing you to take legal action if it is later registered.
answered 4 hours ago
forest
32.1k1598108
Now if someone buys the domain and creates a mx record pointing to the his own mail server he can read all my confidential emails the people are sending me right?
If they register the domain name, they will receive all email being sent to it from that point on. They will not have retroactive access to previously sent emails. There is nothing to fundamentally prevent this.
Are there ways to prevent that or is the only option I have is to pay for the domain until I die?
You can request that all contacts to you encrypt their communications with PGP using your public key, which will prevent anyone who obtains the domain later from reading new messages, but it requires people actually use PGP, which may not be likely if you are distributing the address to average people in a business card. However, if you maintain or at least renew the domain for, say, 20 years, then what are the chances that anyone is going to seriously send an email to such an ancient address?
If you are registering a new domain and want to protect yourself from a future incident, you may be able to register a domain with your trademark, allowing you to take legal action if it is later registered.
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How much is your domain costing you every year?
– forest
4 hours ago
About $14. Still pretty much for a student. But thanks for your answer. I'll probably pay for it another 5 years and then I'm gonna let it expire.
– Skiddie Hunter
3 hours ago
$14 a year is nothing. Paying $140 over a period of 10 years is nothing (you won't be a student forever!). Forgo a cup of coffee during one day only once every three months and it'll pay for itself indefinitely.
– forest
3 hours ago