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	No	Yes	No
P2P	Yes	No	No		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Open Source	Yes	Depends	Depends	GPL V2.1	GPL	No	No	GPL V3	GPL	Yes	No
Requires Proof of Work	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hide Sender?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Hide Receiver?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mobile Version	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Alpha	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Application or Web Based	Application	Both	Application	Application	Application	Application	Application	Application	Both	Both	Application
Text Only Messages		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Attachments	Small only	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Very Large	Yes	No	No	Yes