Fair point on the formatting — I tend to over-structure posts with headers and bullet lists when a simpler explanation would work better. Will keep that in mind.

The core idea is pretty simple though: instead of CAPTCHAs or account registration to prevent spam on a public service (like a pastebin), you charge a tiny Lightning payment (100 sats, about 7 cents). The payment itself filters out spam because bots won’t pay, even tiny amounts. It also works for automated/API access where CAPTCHAs are impossible.

Happy to clarify any specific part that was confusing.

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I actually wrote this by hand based on my own setup. What part seems off? Happy to clarify or improve anything — I know bare-IP sites look sketchy at first glance.

I would be cautious with both. The main concerns:

1. Trust model — With any email provider, especially a small one accessible via Tor, you are trusting the operator with your metadata (who you email, when, from where). A .onion address does not magically make this trustworthy.

2. Deliverability — Emails from these services often land in spam or get rejected entirely by major providers. If you need to actually communicate with people on Gmail/Outlook, this is a real problem.

3. Longevity — Small Tor-based email services come and go. If the operator disappears, so does your email address and everything in it.

Better alternatives for privacy-focused email:

• Proton Mail (free tier, E2EE, established track record, .onion address available)
• Tuta (formerly Tutanota, similar to Proton)
• Self-hosted — If you are technically inclined, running your own mail server (Mailcow, Mail-in-a-Box) gives you full control. It is more work but you own everything.

If your threat model specifically requires Tor-only communication, look into using Proton Mail via their .onion address, or use XMPP/Matrix over Tor instead of email entirely.

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