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It was fun while it lasted. The recent addition of PGP support was very welcome, and I thought that such support might have been a sign that they were in it for the long-term with the email product, but I thought wrong.

Dear Skiff Community,

We are excited to share that Skiff is joining Notion.

Skiff’s mission is to bring freedom to the internet by helping people collaborate and communicate with freedom and privacy. We see a deep alignment with Notion’s vision to build a connected workspace and enable everyone to build tools that reflect their values.

We’re extremely excited to accelerate our mission by joining forces with Notion’s world-class team. We sincerely hope that the Skiff community will join us for this next stage of our journey. We’re pursuing big plans for making all of our online lives freer and more empowered, and these plans will carry forward directly the ambitions we’ve strived for alongside the Skiff community.

As we begin to shift focus to our shared efforts with Notion, we will be closing down Skiff’s product suite after a 6-month sunset period We are deeply appreciative of the trust users have extended to us, and we are committed to honoring that trust by ensuring that all data on Skiff is easily exportable. For the next 6 months, Skiff services will continue to operate without disruption, and users can freely duplicate, migrate, or export data. You can now also set up a forwarding address to redirect mail to any other provider.

Our commitment to privacy and security is unchanged. All user data remains end-to-end encrypted, and Skiff products will never monetize your data. Accounts and data on Skiff will not be converted into Notion accounts.

We encourage you to export your data and migrate custom domains within the next 6 months. We’ve prepared this guide to make that process as easy as possible. For any other questions, our support team is readily available via the in-app “Send feedback” option or at support@skiff.org.

The Skiff community has lifted, inspired, and energized us at every step. We are humbled by your support and we apologize for any disappointment or inconvenience this change may cause you. We remain as committed as ever to bringing about the vision for a better internet that brought us together. Thank you for being part of the Skiff family, and we look forward to continuing to serve you with our future efforts.

Sincerely, Skiff Team

  • Cheradenine@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    91·
    9 months ago

    We’re pursuing big plans for making all of our online lives freer and more empowered, and these plans will carry forward directly the ambitions we’ve strived for alongside the Skiff community.

    That’s some nice corporate speak right there.

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
    61·
    9 months ago

    I run an email service, and it seems pretty awful to me to sell your company and not stipulate that the email domain should be migrated to another provider. Forcing your users to migrate away from their addresses is really rude.

    • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      It is some bullshit, to be sure. Basically a middle finger as they waltz out the door.

      “Show yourself out.”

  • ashtrix@lemmy.ca
    50·
    9 months ago

    So glad I didn’t switch my email to them but sad that another promising service is gone.

  • KrapKake@lemmy.world
    24·
    9 months ago

    Came here looking for this, I just got the email. I do not use their email service as a main email, so I wont be missing a lot. Still disappointing however, but not really surprised.

  • Sassy@lemm.ee
    21·
    9 months ago

    I was really enjoying using Skiff Pages as an alternative to Google Docs. Glad I didn’t get more entrenched before they pulled this stunt. So disappointing.

  • morrowind@lemmy.ml
    19·
    9 months ago

    Oh come on, I was just about to move my calendar there from outlook

    Anyone know of another privacy friendly calendar that has a nice and lightweight desktop app?

  • Jayb151@lemmy.world
    16·
    9 months ago

    I might just be dumb… But does this mean that in 6 months I just don’t have an email there anymore? I didn’t see any kind of messaging about transitioning services, just like, ‘grab what you can and GTFO.’

    • lemmyreader@lemmy.ml
      14·
      9 months ago

      But does this mean that in 6 months I just don’t have an email there anymore?

      Yes, sounds like it. I can imagine that they have decided for this path, instead of a server migration Skiff->Notion, to make sure that previous non paying Skiff users do pay at Notion if they choose for Notion.

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
    13·
    9 months ago

    If they’re joining Notion, does that mean Notion is looking to add encrypted services?

  • DrQuint@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    9 months ago

    MAKE PRODUCT AT LOSS

    GET CAPITOL TO MAKE PRODUCT LOOK BIGGER

    SELL PRODUCT FOR MORE THAN SPENT

    FIRE EVERYONE TO “MAKE SUSTAINABLE” (LIE)

    LEAVE WITH GOLDEN PARACHUTE

    REPEAT TILL YOU CAN BUY ENOUGH PROPERTIES TO RAISE SHITHEAD KID WHO WILL RUIN YOUR FORTUNE

  • InterSynth@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    121·
    9 months ago

    I was using their quick aliases all the time to get free Adobe trials. Is there any alternative? Gmail’s “+” aliases are detected as aliases, Skiff was unpopular enough that they hadn’t blacklisted them.

  • MagneticFusion@lemm.ee
    121·
    9 months ago

    Sad. I switched from Tuta kinda recently because Tuta’s UI was just bad and no PGP support. Looks like I’m going to start using the paid Proton plan.

  • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
    132·
    9 months ago

    Lessons to learn:

    STOP SHILLING EVERY NEW PRIVACY SERVICE PROVIDER

    STOP FALLING FOR PRIVACY/SECURITY SNAKE OIL MARKETING

    STOP HYPING STUFF TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL ACTIVITY IN PRIVACY COMMUNITY