Subj : Re: PGP / GPG end to end encryption on F
To   : Exodus
From : esc
Date : Mon Aug 14 2023 10:25 pm

 Ex> If you've EVER used a BBS, you'd know that email/messages on a BBS are
 Ex> NOT  private and can be read by the sysop.  Anything on their system is
 Ex> free game,  as it is THEIR system.  It's a PERSONAL system, not a
 Ex> company.

Private messages seem like a reasonable thing to consider here in 2023. A lot has changed since the 90s. Hell, even passwords on modern BBSes are encrypted, whereas classic softwares stored them in plaintext...something that feels pretty lame these days.

Then you get the sysops that watch your every move while you're on their boards. Don't even get me started. I guess if some sysops start BBSes because they want to eavesdrop and monitor what people do, more power to them. But if I were able to offer private messaging on my BBS in a secure fashion, I'd do it immediately.

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