# Mail-in-a-box privacy rating

Self-hosted mail server setup for a single Ubuntu machine, with SMTP, IMAP, webmail, contacts, calendar, spam filtering and backups preconfigured.

## Summary

Mail-in-a-box scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the mail server software criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://mailinabox.email
- Source code: https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox
- License: CC0-1.0
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Mail server software](https://privacyratings.com/mail-server-software/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | CC0-1.0. | https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open-source software maintained by volunteers. No ads. | https://github.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/mail-server-software/mail-in-a-box/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/mail-server-software/mail-in-a-box.md