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<p>Blah: /* How does BitMessage compare? */</p> <hr /> <div>==The basics==<br /> <br /> ===Where can I find the white paper for BitMessage?===<br /> The pdf can be found [https://bitmessage.org/bitmessage.pdf Here]<br /> <br /> ===Where can I find the technical paper for BitMessage?===<br /> The pdf can be found [https://bitmessage.org/Bitmessage%20Technical%20Paper.pdf Here]<br /> <br /> ==Installation and configuration==<br /> <br /> ===How do I install BitMessage?===<br /> A great write up for setting up and using BitMessage can be found [http://cryptojunky.com/blog/2013/03/09/setting-up-and-using-bitmessage-an-encrypted-communications-platform-based-on-bitcoin/ Here.]<br /> Currently BitMessage is Windows only. Other platform support is still under development.<br /> <br /> ==How do I setup BitMessage to work with Tor?==<br /> To get bitMessage to use Tor as a proxy follow these steps. If you are using Tor Browser Bundle please skip to the next section.<br /> *Navigate to Settings &gt; Network Settings and select SOCKS5 from the Type: drop down under the Proxy server / Tor section.<br /> *Next to 'Server hostname:' enter 'localhost' and next to 'Port:' enter '9050'.<br /> *Select ok.<br /> *Restart BitMessage.<br /> <br /> If you are using Tor Browser Bundle, follow the steps above but use port '9150' instead.<br /> <br /> ==Usage==<br /> ===How many connections should I have?===<br /> As long as you have at least one connection, you can communicate with the network. If your connection indicator is yellow, you can have a maximum of 8 connections.<br /> <br /> ==How does BitMessage compare?==<br /> Here is a table comparing BitMessage to other common messaging services.<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |+ Comparison of Messaging Services<br /> ! &amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> ! Bitmessage<br /> ! Standard Email<br /> ! Email + GPG<br /> ! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging OTR]<br /> ! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TorChat TorChat]<br /> ! [http://www.skype.com/en/ Skype]<br /> ! [http://www.scayl.com/ Scayl]<br /> ! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2P#E-mail I2P Bote]<br /> ! [https://crypto.cat/ CryptoCat]<br /> ! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat IRC]<br /> ! SMS<br /> ! [http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/ RetroShare]<br /> ! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenet#Tools_and_applications Freenet+Frost]<br /> |-<br /> ! Trustless<br /> | Yes<br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> |-<br /> ! P2P<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> |-<br /> ! Open Source<br /> | [http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT]<br /> | Depends<br /> | Depends<br /> | GPL V2.1<br /> | GPL<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | GPL V3<br /> | GPL<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | GPL<br /> |-<br /> ! Requires Proof of Work<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | No<br /> |-<br /> ! Hide Sender?<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> |-<br /> ! Hide Receiver?<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> |-<br /> ! Mobile Version<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | Alpha<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | <br /> | No<br /> |-<br /> ! Application or Web Based<br /> | Application<br /> | Both<br /> | Application<br /> | Application<br /> | Application<br /> | Application<br /> | Application<br /> | Application<br /> | Both<br /> | Both<br /> | Application<br /> | <br /> | Application<br /> |-<br /> ! Text Only Messages<br /> | <br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> |-<br /> ! Attachments<br /> | Small only<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | Yes<br /> | Very Large<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | Yes<br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> |-<br /> ! Acknowledge delivery<br /> | Yes<br /> | No<br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Yes<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | No<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |}</div>

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