Spam Abuse of the Mail Service

Update (2026): Self-registration was never reopened. Accounts are handed out personally instead, which suits a service for friends rather well. If you would like one, just ask.

What happened? Link to heading

I’m very sorry to everyone who received unwanted mail as a result of spam sent through this service. Someone registered several mail accounts and abused them to send unsolicited messages.

What I did Link to heading

Self-registration has been temporarily disabled while I look into the issue and work on additional safeguards. I want to be confident that the service cannot easily be abused for spam before opening registration again.

A note about the service Link to heading

At the time of this incident, trustserv.de was still in an alpha state. Unpleasant as this kind of abuse is, finding and fixing weaknesses early beats discovering them once people genuinely depend on the service.

Thanks to everyone affected for your patience.