TID: FMail-lnx64 2.1.0.18-B20170815   
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   Hi Michiel,   
      
   On 2019-12-14 00:44:32, you wrote to me:   
      
    WV>> But I don't see it's absolute usefullness. Because binkd already   
    WV>> encrypts (most) sessions. Only the initial connection setup is   
    WV>> unencrypted. But that only contains already public information. Maybe   
    WV>> if you live under a really surpressive regime, and you want to hide   
    WV>> the fact you are communicating in fidonet? Maybe it helps a bit... But   
    WV>> not if they take a closer look, at which IP's you communicate with all   
    WV>> the time...   
      
    MvdV> It may even have an adverse effect. IMHO for us small fish the best   
   defence   
    MvdV> against a hostile regime is to stay below the radar. Refrain from being   
   an   
    MvdV> interesting target, so they don't take that closer look. Using TLS may   
   draw   
    MvdV> their attention....   
      
   On the contrary. There are probably bilions of TLS connections every day.   
   Multiple from every device on the net. So a couple of extra don't get noticed   
   at all. On the other hand. A special and encrypted binkp protocol connection   
   stands out.   
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
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