Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Encrypted cell 2 gentoo

Not if you use smtp with port 587 and not use plain login options.

Max R.D. Parmer <maxp@××××××××.is> wrote:

> The recipients mail server could still see the message in plaintext.
>
> If you are concerned your correspondent's mail server might be used to
> try to read their messages then another layer of encryption is needed
> that only the recipient themselves can decrypt and that would be
> GPG/PGP.
>
> It depends on your particular needs whether that extra step is needed.
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> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016, at 13:45, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> > If you have your own mta and use imap-s won't that do it?
> >
> > Max R.D. Parmer <maxp@××××××××.is> wrote:
> >
> > > Ahh, OK. So secure communications between all these clients.
> > >
> > > The two big players for client-side encryption for email or messaging
> > > data would be GPG and OTR; for VoIP you would want to look into ZRTP.
> > > There are several clients that support these three protocols on all the
> > > platforms you've listed (though support for ZRTP is across the board
> > > pretty rare).
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any single cohesive guide to tie it
> > > altogether.
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> > > On Mon, Mar 28, 2016, at 09:13, James wrote:
> > > > Max R.D. Parmer <maxp <at> trystero.is> writes:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Do I understand correctly that you're looking to set up a Gentoo server
> > > > > as a "hub" from which you can retrieve your mail using any of your
> > > > > client systems?
> > > >
> > > > Not really. Yes that has to work but... What I want to read up on
> > > > and test is encrypted (secure) communications between the (2) major
> > > > cell phone types and whatever client on a gentoo workstation. The
> > > > goal is good security, that is reasonable to setup and manage
> > > > and allows folks to use any of those 3 devices to exchange encrypted
> > > > mail.
> > > > Suppose I had a friend that has an ios phone. What page do I send him to
> > > > to encrypt his emails? What will work with thunderbird, sylpheed, etc.
> > > > Some discussion, url links that I can refer others to and then
> > > > recommendations.
> > > >
> > > > > If I understood correctly, interoperability should be easy because
> > > > > mostly it comes down to IMAP/SMTP/POP3 and support for those protocols
> > > > > is pretty good across lots of applications. But maybe I got it wrong?
> > > >
> > > > What I want to do is find documents that at least provide an overview
> > > > of which specific apps to put on a cell phone (android or ios) some
> > > > example configs and then a few docs on the gentoo side.
> > > >
> > > > Free or do you buys those apps from a vendor on the cell phones?
> > > > Which ones are better, i.e. more trusted or have different algos
> > > > for encryptions (bit-lenght etc). May, I just need to find
> > > > a forum where this is routinely discuss to see what's new, what's
> > > > not secure, what may be prohibited by whom, etc etc.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OK?
> > > >
> > > > James
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > How do
> > you spend it?
> >
> >          John Covici
> >          covici@××××××××××.com
> >
>

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