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On Lu, 31 mai 21, 08:48:48, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 08:55:32PM +0000, ghe2001 wrote:
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > Hash: SHA256
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > On Sunday, May 30, 2021 2:24 PM, Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> wrote:
> > 
> > >... (snip)
> > 
> > Look into ProtonMail.  Web based,
>                          ^^^^^^^^^
> This would disqualify it for me, 100%. AFAIK, the OP was
> asking for a MUA anyway, not for a web service.

Yes, it's off-topic for this thread, but...
 
> > ... slow sometimes (they're in Switzerland), but PGP encryption if possible,
> 
> 
> How does "web based" and PGP go together, anyway? Web based
> means mail handling (and thus encryption/signing) is done
> on other people's computers.
> 
> This means your private keys are on other people's computers.

Yes.

> > ...and free.  Works, too.
> 
> As in free beer or as in free speech?

The service is free as in beer for the basic limited account.

They are publishing most (all?) their software under free licenses, 
including the JavaScript handling the encryption part in the web 
interface.

> No. Just... no.

Their target audience is different.

As far as I can tell it's the most usable out-of-the box encrypted email 
(including at rest) I know of, if one is willing to trust them not to 
brute-force your GPG key passphrase.

Mails between ProtonMail subscribers are encrypted by default, from 
browser to browser (or the IMAP gateway for paid subscriptions).

For non-subscribers there is the option to encrypt messages with a 
password. Instead of the full message the other party receives a link to 
a webinterface they can use to read and reply to the message.

Additionally, there are no ads, unless you count the occasional (once 
per month?) message with latest updates (including new functionality, 
like the calendar) and the "Upgrade to a paid account" buttons in the 
webinterface.

For me it is definitely an upgrade to Gmail for stuff I want to keep 
away from Google and it gives me the option to communicate reasonably 
secure with non-technical users.

Kind regards,
Andrei
-- 
http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser

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