NCF Email
The facts below are what the maker publishes about NCF Email, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From NCF Email's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| NCF Email | C$1 a month | 3 GB storage per account · NCF membership required · Recommended donation: $1 per month |
| NCF Email | C$12 a year | 3 GB storage per account · NCF membership required · Recommended donation: $12 per year |
The facts
Each one read from NCF Email's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Ad-free inbox
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
What it does
- Connection settings
- NCF lists IMAP over SSL on port 993, POP-3 over SSL on port 995, and outgoing submission using TLS or STARTTLS on port 587.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data location
- NCF says its email is locally hosted in Ottawa, Ontario, and mailboxes are stored in Canada.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email aliases
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Features
- The service includes spam filtering, calendars, contacts, folders, mailing lists, aliases, and tagging.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mail clients
- NCF documents email setup for clients including Apple Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail, and mobile devices.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Message limit
- NCF's help page states a maximum message size of 50 MB, with attachment capacity reduced by encoding.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Organization
- National Capital FreeNet describes itself as a local not-for-profit alternative to commercial internet providers serving Canada's National Capital Region.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- NCF says it does not gather or sell personal information, scan emails, or target users with ads.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sending limit
- NCF limits sending to 200 messages over a four-hour period and asks members with larger distribution needs to contact the office.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Service
- NCF members receive an email address based on their Member ID, with the option to personalize it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Spam controls
- YellowMail holds questionable messages for review, and disposable addresses can help protect a primary address.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- NCF provides email help pages and a HelpDesk for members.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Webmail
- Members can use browser-based NCF Webmail without installing software, and mail is stored and backed up on NCF computers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- Email is available to NCF members, including people who join to support its digital access work and do not use its internet service.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform access
- web_mobile_desktopchecked 22 Sep 2026
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