Subj : FTN-style mailers/re
To   : Ogg
From : deon
Date : Fri Dec 20 2024 03:26 pm

  Re: FTN-style mailers/re
  By: Ogg to deon on Thu Dec 19 2024 10:40 pm

Howdy,

 > I also like OpneXP's support for PGP signing and decryption,
 > and direct/crash netmail delivery.

Hmm, I've actually thought about adding PGP support to clrghouz, but I've been held back by two things:
* An easy way to create/read PGP signed messages, openxp might be easy, but not sure what PGP "doors"/"plugins" exist for BBSes that most folks use?
* A valid use case

I think using PGP would be a valid usecase for netmail messages - since they are in the clear, and routed netmail could be read by anybody in the path to the destination.

Not sure for echomail though - unless you wanted to sign your message, but that doesnt really add that much more value. (Like DNA, it would proove the same person authored many messages, but doest proove who that person is until a trusted authority validates it.)

I was thinking of creating a voting system - which you get one vote and that is validated by a PGP signature, but if nobody can generate signed messages (easily) its pointless... (EG: Vote for an echoarea creation, etc)

Good to know though, I'll have a play nonetheless.


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