FAQ

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

Comparison of Messaging services

	Bitmessage	Standard Email	Email + GPG	OTR	TorChat	Skype	Scayl	I2P Bote	CryptoCat	IRC	SMS
Trustless	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No	7	8	No
P2P	Yes	No	No	4	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Open Source	Yes	Depends	Depends	GPL V2.1	GPL	No	7	GPL V3	GPL	Yes	No
Requires Proof of Work	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	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	No	7	8	No	No	No
Mobile Version	No	Yes	Yes	4	No	Yes	7	8	Yes	Yes	Yes
Application or Web Based	Application	Both	Application	Application	Application	Application	7	8	Both	Both	Application
Text Only Messages		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	7	8	Yes	Yes	No
Attachments	Small only	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	7	8	No	No	Yes