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Is there any technical detail on how these features are implemented?

I would like to support improved email but at least some of this has to be implemented at the protocol level, otherwise it’s just another walled garden that will wither and die out in a few years.

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> otherwise it’s just another walled garden that will wither and die out in a few years

Or worse it's another walled garden that doesn't die out in a few years. Not because what it offers in trade for locking you in is worth it, but because the inertia it creates makes sticking with it seem more appealing than migrating to something that could be even worse.

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