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 Bluemail has arrived for Linux, so I took a look and liked what I saw: a neat and tidy interface, and the free version has all the options I require.
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 Then I cam across reports that it is malware, that it sends your mailbox's login credentials to Blix's servers - Blix being the manufacturers. If you're running Bluemail on Android, there's pretty much nothing you can do about it. You should uninstall it and change your mailbox password. I can't think of any reason they need to store that info, except to synchronise your details on different devices you own, but there are better ways to do that without storing the data on a middle-man server. In fact, they store it there whether or not you want to sync with another device - which you may not have, so then they have no legal or legitimate reason to hold that info. Period. Besides that, the fact that they store your login credentials represents a serious security flaw. A disgruntled employee (or just a criminal employee) could sell your data, or Blix could get hacked - and let's face it, with such valuable information to be had, black-hat hackers will definitely be trying.