u/latitude7181

having some small outages once in a while is usually not a big deal, but in the last few weeks, it has really gotten out of control. More issues in a single month than all my other services combined over the last few years is really not something I expect from a provider like Mailbox.

For me, it’s especially frustrating after the recent price hike and the lack of any new updates or features in the last few months. I’m really wondering what Mailbox is doing nowadays.

Since my previous post what is mailbox currently working on? was not really answered, I would like to ask again: What does mailbox have planned for 2026?

When comparing mailbox's output in the first half of this year (no major announcements or fixes for highly requested features) to what competitors achieved in the exact same timeframe, it feels mailbox is either planning a major surprise release soon or is falling further behind.

This should not be a feature-to-feature comparison to the other competitors, but should rather show how much the competitors achieved in this time frame while mailbox did not communicate anything new or announced what is to come.

Proton Mail introduced:

• Post-quantum encryption for emails.
• New app enhancements (Liquid Glass design, encryption status, etc.).
• Proton Workspace and Proton Meet.
• The ability to connect external Gmail accounts.

Tuta deployed:

• Faster synchronization and search functionality.
• Tuta Drive (currently in beta).
• An "Undo Send" feature.
• New, improved spam filters.
• Thunderbird add-ons for Tuta Mail and Calendar.

So while competitors are actively shipping updates and communicating their roadmap, mailbox has remained silent regarding upcoming features and fixes.

I just saw that it's possible to gain access to a microsoft account by only having the 25-character long recovery key.

So even when you have a strong password, a backup phone number and activated 2FA via a TOTP app, all an attacker would need is the recovery key to bypass all security measures.

So there isn't a real 2FA when all you need is 1FA?