NMail is Neat

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve written a lot of longer blog posts lately, time to get back into the classic “Nate talks about the thing he just read about and finds neat.” So, without further ado, I just read about NMail (github) - and I think it’s neat. In fact, I think it’s actually one of the most interesting decentralized communication tools I’ve seen in a while.

Email is still king

Email is still the king of communication - according to Wikipedia, 50 million non-spam emails are sent every day. Whether it’s a contact feature for a blog, the need to send a (small) file, or helping setup a church website - email is usually my go to because of its ubiquity. Unlike something like messengers, which vary a lot between different communities, nationalities, and interests; you’ll have a hard time finding somebody without an email address. Even if it’s becoming a little less popular in my generation (gen z) and lower - probably because companies like to spam like no tomorrow, and I doubt most people use filters on their inbox - it’s still universal across all age groups as well. Not to mention it’s, unlike most messengers or social media platforms, an open protocol where you can feasibly own¹ your own identifier and server².

Email on An Untitled Blog

NMail is Neat

Email is still king