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Revision as of 06:44, 27 March 2013
Contents
The basics
Where can I find the white paper for BitMessage?
The pdf can be found Here
Where can I find the technical paper for BitMessage?
The pdf can be found Here
Installation and configuration
How do I install BitMessage?
A great write up for setting up and using BitMessage can be found Here. Currently BitMessage is Windows only. Other platform support is still under development.
How do I setup BitMessage to work with Tor?
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.
- Navigate to Settings > Network Settings and select SOCKS5 from the Type: drop down under the Proxy server / Tor section.
- Next to 'Server hostname:' enter 'localhost' and next to 'Port:' enter '9050'.
- Select ok.
- Restart BitMessage.
If you are using Tor Browser Bundle, follow the steps above but use port '9150' instead.
Usage
How many connections should I have?
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.
How does BitMessage compare?
Here is a table comparing BitMessage to other common messaging services.
Bitmessage | Standard Email | Email + GPG | OTR | TorChat | Skype | Scayl | I2P Bote | CryptoCat | IRC | SMS | RetroShare | Freenet+Frost | |
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Trustless | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
P2P | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
Open Source | MIT | Depends | Depends | GPL V2.1 | GPL | No | No | GPL V3 | GPL | Yes | No | GPL | |
Requires Proof of Work | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Hide Sender? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
Hide Receiver? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
Mobile Version | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Alpha | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Application or Web Based | Application | Both | Application | Application | Application | Application | Application | Application | Both | Both | Application | Application | |
Text Only Messages | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Attachments | Small only | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Very Large | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Acknowledge delivery | Yes | No | No | No |