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On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 10:19:47AM +0100, Jonathan Roberts wrote: > I'm starting to wonder, after first joining the DCLUG and being told > to use plain text rather than HTML(!), what is the benefit of using a > mail client vs a web based mail interface (like Googlemail). Certainly > with the web based system I can get access to my mail from anywhere > which to my mind is a huge benefit! > True, so can I using SSH and wireless browsing from my mobile phone. > My second question is about encryption and PGP (or GNUPG); simply, > why? I've looked around at various faqs but they all seem to skip the > basic questions about encryption like this and wondered if any one > could fill me in? > Simple answer is that it is easy to borrow someone's email address. with GPG the identity of the person who sent the email is confirmed
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