[tor-talk] Torbirdy

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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!

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