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But then what is the benefit? As far as I can tell there's no reason for me to move from one to the other; but then I think there must be some benefits as people use desktop mail clients alot (or it seems that way!). It's a good point about being able to borrow an e-mail address - maybe I will look in to pgp etc... On 20/10/06, Henry Bremridge <henry.bremridge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFFOJdtFr/I+3p/xIIRAnsSAJ92me7f67hxR8ReUOnIb/+pGHt1hgCggoy+ > H9vYoGrGV77JS+BuWaFe1Ps= > =nJAy > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > > > -- Jon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html