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DBT TIME CAPSULE

Write to your
future self

Write a letter to yourself 100 days, a year or a graduation away — what you are thinking, what scares you, what you intend to do. We encrypt it, keep it, and email it back on the day you chose. Nobody can read it in between, not even us.

  • Encrypted while it waits
  • Emailed back on the day
  • Up to 10 years ahead
  • Cancel any time
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The site mailer is still in test modeLetters are stored but not actually sent until an admin configures SMTP.
Stuck? Tap a starter line
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3 things to have done by then (optional)
HOW TO USE

How the time capsule works

Write a letter to your future self, choose the day, and it comes back by email — encrypted the whole time it waits.

  1. Write the letterSay how things are now, what worries you and what future you should remember. Stuck? Tap a starter line under the box.
  2. Set three goalsList what you intend to have done by then, such as "get an A in Databases" — you will tick them off when the letter arrives.
  3. Choose the opening dayUse a shortcut — 100 days, a year, graduation — or pick any day from tomorrow up to ten years ahead.
  4. Confirm by email to seal itUse a personal address you will still have, then click the confirmation link — only then is the letter kept.

Tips

  • Avoid your university mailbox — it may close after you graduate.
  • Add the .ics to your calendar so you do not forget a letter is coming.
  • Nobody can read it while it waits — not even the site admins — because the text is encrypted.
FAQ

Frequently asked

Who can read my letter?

Nobody. The letter, nickname and goals are AES-256-GCM encrypted before they are stored, with the key kept outside the database. The admin console sees only the address, the date and the state. It is decrypted only to email you and when you open the link in that email.

What if the email never arrives?

It is retried automatically and stays readable online for 180 days. If it is not in spam either, contact the department with the address you used and staff can resend it (without seeing the content).

How many can I write? Can I cancel?

Up to 10 waiting per address, opening any day from tomorrow to 10 years out. Cancel from the link in the confirmation email or the sealed page — the letter is erased at once.