Hey Lemmy!
Exactly as the title says, where self-destructing means that no matter what email provider I, or my recipients use, the email will be gone after a set amount of time.
The methods I have come up with are:
- using a PrivateBin or PasteBin link.
- requires the recipient to click on a link that opens in another app/tab
- easy to set up
- using an HTML remote content stylesheet with CSS
::afterto inject the body text of the email; then, if I control the server, I can delete the stylesheet and the email will be gone.- embedded in the email, but plain text only. I’m not even sure if it can do line breaks.
- loading an SVG from a remote source
Does anyone have more methods?
No. This isn’t a thing. Don’t try to make it a thing.
Once something leaves your computer you lose control of it. The recipient can do whatever they want with the message. If you don’t trust the recipient not to be malicious then don’t send them anything sensitive. You can’t untell a secret.