FairEmail/FAQ.md

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Frequently Asked Questions

(1) Which permissions are needed and why?

• Full network access (INTERNET): to send and receive email
• View network connections (ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE): to monitor internet connectivity changes
• Run at startup (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED): to start monitoring on device start

(2) What are operations?

The low priority status bar notification shows the number of pending operations, which can be:

• Mark message as seen/unseen in remote folder
• Add message to remote folder
• Move message to another remote folder
• Delete message from remote folder
• Send message

(3) What is a valid security certificate?

Valid security certificates are officially signed (not self signed) and have matching a host name.

If you have another question, you can use this forum.