Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Jon Spriggs
On 3 September 2013 14:51, Liam Proven wrote: > Doesn't everyone with 0.5 of a clue know this? Frankly, No. As soon as (if not before) the "NSA whistleblower is in Hong Kong" headlines dropped off the BBC front page, outside of those of us who actually care about this stuff stopped being interest

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Liam Proven
On 3 September 2013 15:38, Jon Spriggs wrote: > On 3 September 2013 14:51, Liam Proven wrote: >> Doesn't everyone with 0.5 of a clue know this? > > Frankly, No. As soon as (if not before) the "NSA whistleblower is in > Hong Kong" headlines dropped off the BBC front page, outside of those > of us

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Liam Proven
On 3 September 2013 13:51, Jon Spriggs wrote: > unless your [...] Server > to Server [...] connections are also [encrypted] then no matter how "secure" > your [...] client to server [...] connection is, [...] whenever the resultant > mail leaves that server and crosses an > interception point, i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Jon Spriggs
OK, there's a longer form version of it on a recent Security Now podcast (again, Steve Gibson), but the long and short of it is that the NSA (and GCHQ, and I'm sure there are many many more) are (in theory) inspecting traffic upstream of the various Data Centres that Google, Yahoo, et al are using,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Alan Pope
On 3 September 2013 11:55, Jon Spriggs wrote: > Sadly, even MyKolab isn't really secure [0] > Got anything better than a single tweet from Steve "RAW SOCKETS!" Gibson? I have a hard time taking anything he says seriously. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Jon Spriggs
Sadly, even MyKolab isn't really secure [0] Realistically, what are you looking for? It's like the famous "Easy, cheap or secure, pick 2" statement... If it's protecting the messages you have sent from inspection (casual or otherwise on the server), use something like GPG/PGP. Consider backing Ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Tony Arnold
Gordon, On 03/09/13 10:18, Gordon C Burgess-Parker wrote: > Given the revelations about PRISM, I now use an encrypted cloud service, but > am concerned about using the usual suspects for email. > Does anyone have any thoughts about a free or minimal cost secure email? > (Must support IMAP). Wha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Alan Pope
On 3 September 2013 10:18, Gordon C Burgess-Parker wrote: > Given the revelations about PRISM, I now use an encrypted cloud service, but > am concerned about using the usual suspects for email. > Does anyone have any thoughts about a free or minimal cost secure email? > (Must support IMAP). > h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Oliver Read
http://hak5.org/episodes/hak5-1410 Worth a look. On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Gordon C Burgess-Parker wrote: > Given the revelations about PRISM, I now use an encrypted cloud service, > but am concerned about using the usual suspects for email. > Does anyone have any thoughts about a free

[ubuntu-uk] OT - secure email?

2013-09-03 Thread Gordon C Burgess-Parker
Given the revelations about PRISM, I now use an encrypted cloud service, but am concerned about using the usual suspects for email. Does anyone have any thoughts about a free or minimal cost secure email? (Must support IMAP). Ta! -- Sent from my Kindle -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lis