IanG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >4. Skype. Doesn't do email, but aside from that minor character flaw, it >cracked everything else. It's the best example of what it should look like.
The UI still leaves quite a lot to be desired. Try sitting a non-geek user in front of a fresh Skype install and see how long it takes them to figure out how to make a phonecall to (say) a Skype user name supplied via email. I've seen times of 15+ minutes to make the first call (OK, so I treat neighbours and family as UI guinea pigs :-). Skype still has a lot of fundamental usability flaws like the inability to remember a password (requiring it to be manually re-entered each time it's run unless you choose to start Skype on system boot) that make it a less-than-perfect example of usable security. The scary thing though is that even with all its flaws, it's still more usable than virtually all other crypto-using apps around. Peter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
