The STAMP blog
Notes on email,
written by people who hate it.
Opinionated essays about inbox zero, triage, keyboard workflows, and why every email client built before 2020 was wrong about the wrong things.
Privacy · 4 posts
On-device email classification, explained
How email triage works without sending your inbox to a server. The architecture, the tradeoffs, and why we made the bet.
Why your email client shouldn't read your email
A primary email client sees more of your private life than your bank does. Here is why "AI features" should never be the reason your inbox visits a server you don't own.
IMAP, SMTP, OAuth — what actually happens when you connect an account
A plain-language explanation of the three protocols that move every email you send and receive. What they do, where they leak, and what to look for.
Email privacy in 2026 — what to ask before you trust a client
A short, practical framework for evaluating email-client privacy in 2026. Five questions, five red flags, and one thing every honest vendor should publish.