Private Message

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A private message is a message intended for a single recipient.

Encryption

It is encrypted using the receivers public key. Only the receiver can decrypt the message.

Acknowledge

if a private message reaches its destination the receiver sends back an ACK Message to notify the sender of the successfull decryption of the message.

Resending

Private messages expire after 2.5 days and are resentin the intervals of power to the number 2: 2 days, 4 days, 8 days, etc. This is repeated until acknowledge is received or the message is deleted from the "sent" tab.