Difference between revisions of "FAQ"

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! Trustless
 
! Trustless
 
| Yes
 
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| No
 
| No
 
| No
 
| No
| No
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| 6
 
 
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| No
 
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! Proof of Work
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! Requires Proof of Work
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| No
 
| No
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! Text Only Messages
 
! Text Only Messages
| Yes
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| No
 
| No
 
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! Attachments
 
! Attachments
| Small
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| Small only
 
| Yes
 
| Yes
 
| No
 
| No

Revision as of 16:28, 24 March 2013

Please feel free to re-organize and add to the table below.

Comparison of Messaging services
  Bitmessage Standard Email Email + GPG OTR TorChat BitCoin-OTC Scayl I2P Bote CryptoCat IRC Text Messaging
Encryption (Type) Yes None GPG AES+SHA1 Yes 6 7 8 Yes Depends No
P2P Yes Yes Yes 4 Yes 6 Yes Yes No No No
Open Source Yes Depends Depends GPL V2.1 GPL 6 7 GPL V3 GPL Yes No
Trustless Yes No No Yes 7 8 No
Requires Proof of Work Yes No No No No 6 7 8 No No No
Hide Sender? Yes No No No Yes 6 7 8 No No No
Hide Receiver? Yes No No No Yes 6 7 8 No No No
Mobile Version No Yes Yes 4 No 6 7 8 Yes Yes Yes
Application or Web Based Application Both Application Application Application 6 7 8 Both Both Application
Text Only Messages No Yes Yes Yes 6 7 8 Yes Yes No
Attachments Small only Yes No No Yes 6 7 8 No No Yes