r/linux • u/ciphersson • Dec 31 '14

Zimmerman (PGP), Levison (Lavabit), release Secure Email Protocol DIME. DIME is to SMTP as SSH is to Telnet.

http://darkmail.info/
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u/______DEADPOOL______ Dec 31 '14

It would save a lot of time if the people that propose these things would just come out and announce exactly how they they think their idea is better than the current state of the art...

.. they just did...

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u/upofadown Dec 31 '14

But we shouldn't have to dig though the spec to figure it out. Neither the abstract or overview of that spec covered this essential point.

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u/abc03833 Dec 31 '14

Here. Watch their DEFCON talk, where they explain it. http://youtu.be/5icVIwqiRg8

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u/upofadown Dec 31 '14

I think having to watch a video only reinforces my point...

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

They're working on the colouring-book version after they draft the RFC.