[GH-ISSUE #244] @.onion email addresses rejected #779

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opened 2026-03-14 10:33:22 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-14 10:33:22 +03:00

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Originally created by @bruceleerabbit on GitHub (Dec 24, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy/issues/244

When supplying an onion email address for delivery of forwarded msgs, the UI responds with:

“The email must be a valid email address”

Onion email addresses are valid but the mail server needs to be configured to handle it. There are some email services which don't even offer clearnet email addresses, in which case users are excluded from anonaddy. And because most senders don't know what to do with an onion email address, those email services tend to go underutilized among scant options in the clearnet apart from tech giants.

To date, I don't believe there is a single email forwarding provider who knows how to accommodate onion email addresses. So adding that capability would be yet another unique feature by which anonaddy would stand apart from the crowd.

Originally created by @bruceleerabbit on GitHub (Dec 24, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy/issues/244 When supplying an onion email address for delivery of forwarded msgs, the UI responds with: “The email must be a valid email address” Onion email addresses are valid but the mail server needs to be configured to handle it. There are some email services which don't even offer clearnet email addresses, in which case users are excluded from anonaddy. And because most senders don't know what to do with an onion email address, those email services tend to go underutilized among scant options in the clearnet apart from tech giants. To date, I don't believe there is a single email forwarding provider who knows how to accommodate onion email addresses. So adding that capability would be yet another unique feature by which anonaddy would stand apart from the crowd.

kerem commented

2026-03-14 10:33:27 +03:00

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@willbrowningme commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2022):

Thanks, I'll have to look into what changes need to be made to the server to handle onion addresses to see if I can add support for this.

@willbrowningme commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2022): Thanks, I'll have to look into what changes need to be made to the server to handle onion addresses to see if I can add support for this.

kerem commented

2026-03-14 10:33:32 +03:00

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@bruceleerabbit commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022):

You might find these instructions useful if you use Postfix:

https://github.com/JavaRockstar/onionmx/blob/master/postfix.md

@bruceleerabbit commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2022): You might find these instructions useful if you use Postfix: https://github.com/JavaRockstar/onionmx/blob/master/postfix.md

kerem commented

2026-03-14 10:33:38 +03:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2022):

I too am looking forward to this feature!
Onion email support will allow anyone to self-host their email server, even those without open ports.
It will help decentralize the Internet, giving people more choice and allowing them to own their own data.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2022): I too am looking forward to this feature! Onion email support will allow anyone to self-host their email server, even those without open ports. It will help decentralize the Internet, giving people more choice and allowing them to own their own data.

kerem commented

2026-03-14 10:33:43 +03:00

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@willbrowningme commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2022):

Thanks for the link, looks very helpful. When I get time I'll try to set this up and also an onion site for the landing page.

@willbrowningme commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2022): Thanks for the link, looks very helpful. When I get time I'll try to set this up and also an onion site for the landing page.