Unverified60% confidenceFactExact time
STARTTLS is opportunistic encryption that falls back to plaintext transmission if the peer server does not support it; MTA-STS and DANE attempt to address downgrade attacks but have limited adoption rates.
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60%
Confidence
Long-term
Relevance
8/9/2026
First Seen
Sources
Fastmail推出欧盟数据区：邮件数据主权的新选择
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