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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I've been wondering about something
along these lines for a little while. Is there a potential
capability in FreedomBox to transmit substantive, asynchronous
messages between two or more parties directly through the mesh
network, or at least within Tor? And can this be done without the
highly complex and confusing business of running a mailserver?<br>
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It would clearly be a little silly if messages between dissidents
on a mesh network, especially in a closed country, could route one
another's packets but generally had to deposit messages at Google
or another service to actually be read. <br>
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For real-time two-person messaging, there is already an
off-the-shelf solution: including some form of torchat (jtorchat
maybe?). <br>
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For real-time multi-person messaging, the cryptocat protocol might
have some promise, particularly if it could easily be tweaked to
put the chatroom address on a hidden service.<br>
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If the FBXs have very high uptime, then the synchronous instant
messaging protocol(s) might sort of work alright: the message just
waits for the user to read it, or the sending FBX puts it in an
outbox until it can establish a connection. <br>
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But if there are significant uptime limitations (power outages,
internet outages, people feeling the need to turn off or hide
their FBXs when not in use), then maybe something more complex and
robust needs to be considered. Or has the consensus been that a
full-on mailserver will be part of the setup?<br>
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Adam Colligan
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<a href="http://www.AdamColligan.net">AdamColligan.net</a>
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On 2012-12-17 06:00,
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