@dvolps
@gerrymcgovern

Impossible to compare, but likely quite similar. A byte of network traffic consumes the same resources regardless of what it represents. Encryption wrappers should be similar too.

However, I think Slack is fully app-layer (HTTP) while email protocols are probably more direct.

We've also had 50 years to optimize email send and storage.

Literally, only Slack knows how much extra effort happens behind their scenes. Feeding data into LLMs uses a lot of power.