wouldn’t have to be an open email system… and could be encrypted and only work between registered users and their storagenodes and storj labs and all storagenodes… doesn’t need to allow any outside email stuff… it could simply use the mail system because it’s convenient and well established way to communicate cross platform.
Yep, even Windows autoupdate mechanism can be paused for some time.
The current too. However, you have a penalty in place already. Unlike Windows you will not be paid if your version is too old…