On 01-06-2021 18:10, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 31 mai 21, 08:48:48, to...@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 <b...@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.
If we're looking at this sort of thing, you might like to take a look at tutanota, also. https://tutanota.com/ Cheers! Harry. > > 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 -- ‘The issues are too important to be left for the voters’. ― Henry Kissinger
