FairEmail/FAQ.md

Safe email
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Frequently Asked Questions
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**(1) Which permissions are needed and why?**

* Full network access (INTERNET): to send and receive email
* View network connections (ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE): to monitor internet connectivity changes
* Run at startup (RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED): to start monitoring on device start

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**(2) What are operations?**

The low priority status bar notification shows the number of pending operations, which can be:

* Mark message as seen/unseen in remote folder
* Add message to remote folder
* Move message to another remote folder
* Delete message from remote folder
* Send message

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**(3) What is a valid security certificate?**

Valid security certificates are officially signed (not self signed) and have matching a host name.


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If you have another question, you can use [this forum](https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/source-email-t3824168).