Subj : Re: PGP / GPG end to end encryption on F
To   : All
From : nugax
Date : Tue Aug 15 2023 03:19 pm

Wait - you guys get callers to even have a discussion if they are to/not to be watched? Lol. 

On 17:25 14/08 , esc wrote:
> 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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