How long are emails stored on ram? If I navigate away, what happens? Does it stop?
To ensure a smooth experience if you accidentally navigate away or refresh, I’ve recently implemented IndexedDB local caching on the client side. This keeps your messages accessible in your browser's local storage without them ever being written to our server's hard drive.
However, Mephisto follows a strict 'Zero-Persistence' policy: the moment you explicitly clear your session or the session naturally expires, a wipe sequence is triggered, and all data is cryptographically purged from both the server's RAM and your browser's local cache. If you navigate away without a cache, the signal is lost—just like a true burner phone.
However, I'm exploring a 'Transfer & Purge' logic where, once a message is successfully delivered and acknowledged by the primary client, it could be encrypted or removed from the server-side RAM entirely, leaving the responsibility of persistence to the client-side IndexedDB. It’s a delicate balance between UX and the absolute 'zero-trace' goal.