[tor-talk] Torbirdy

Formidable formidable at riseup.net
Tue Jan 27 08:02:34 UTC 2015


This is header what i see in my sent message:

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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:01:38 +0000
From: Formidable <formidable at riseup.net>
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Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Torbirdy
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Date is wrong, i looks like UTC, my system timezone is +9

So whats wrong with TorBirdy i cannot get.

Formidable:
> Why torbirdy is shit?
> Only because it leave in header system's timezone?
> 
> spencerone at openmailbox.org:
>> Cypher cypher at cpunk.us:
>>>> A few months ago, I seem to remember the general advice being not to
>>>> use Torbirdy. But I see the software was updated only a few months ago
>>>> so I assume it's in active development. Can I assume Torbirdy is safe
>>>> to use?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Cypher
>>>>
>> Jacob Appelbaum jacob at appelbaum.net:
>>> Using TorBirdy is fine - the two time leaks are very small issues
>>> compared to using Thunderbird without TorBirdy. This is especially so
>>> for weak crypto, or a total lack of crypto, which may be possible
>>> without TorBirdy.
>>>
>>> It isn't perfect but it is a whole lot better than plain old
>>> SMTP/POP/IMAP, HTML email, etc, etc.
>>>
>>> Remember we're comparing Thunderbird without TorBirdy vs with
>>> TorBirdy: it is strictly better, even if imperfect.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>> Jacob
>>
>> In short, TorBirdy is the shit!
>>
>> Wordlife,
>> SpencerOne
>>


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