First-Class Email Bridge

Email is one of the longest standing communication methods since the beginning of the internet and is still widely used and almost every internet user has an email address. One of the core ideas of Matrix is interoperability. Having the option to communicate with everyone without having to worry if the other person is also on the same platform as you are is a major concern while switching to another communication platform.

The entry barrier to the Matrix ecosystem is lower as compared to similar projects due to the support of bridges. IRC, Telegram, Slack, Signal and Gitter bridges, to name a few, have reduced the barrier very much. By bringing email support to the ecosystem, we will be able to push the barrier to almost nil. Imagine the matrix system which will be able to communicate with virtually everyone that has a personal internet address!, i.e, the email ID.