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RetroMessenger Linux – Secure and Serverless Instant Messenger

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 18, 2008

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“You need an open source application to keep in touch
with your friends? RetroMessenger is a easy to use and simple
Instant Messenger to keep all your friends listed in a friendlist
and to message them.

“You want to secure chat based on PGP-keys? All messages to your
friends are secure and encrypted, so no third party is listening.
You just need to swap with your friend a PGP-Key and you are done.
RetroMessenger is encrypted out of the box, that means no difficult
installation or extra-downloads for the encryption part is
needed.

“You do not want to send your chats over a server or a
registered central server account? RetroMessenger does not need a
central server. So the network never will be down or monitored by
one central authority sending you adds or “weather notices”. With
RetroMessenger you are not on anyones “needle”, you are only
connected to your community.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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