Ah, I see now. That actually makes a lot of sense. I think that is pretty close to what Carsten had envisioned with the original extension, basically a standalone app that plugged into gmail. However, if we could make it completely standalone using IMAP, that could provide a better solution for those not looking for direct gmail integration.
I absolutely agree with PGP being too complicated to use, that's what basically brought me to this project. Sean On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Tankred Hase <[email protected]> wrote: > I wasnt trying to suggest that you or anyone do this work. Sorry if it > came across like that. I was mearly trying to get your technical opinion on > such an email app, since you had already done the gmail extention. > > One of the painpoints I see with PGP on the desktop is getting everything > installed and configured is probably too much for the average user. What > struck me when I saw imap client implemtation in js, is that one could take > this and bundle it with openpgp.js into a simple to use preconfiged email > app. > > The point with the seperate namespace is interesting though. Thanks. > > Tankred > Am 13.08.2012 06:11 schrieb "Sean Colyer" <[email protected]>: > >> I hadn't seen that work, but it does look interesting. I'm not quite sure >> what work you were envisioning I, or the openpgp.js team, would help with >> this project. I think the most likely path would be to just make openpgp.js >> work with Firefox (when it's ready) and allow gaia to craft an >> implementation. >> >> For my intentions, the sandboxing is actually advantageous for security >> of the extension because it means that the private key is stored in the >> extension namespace rather than gmail's. >> >> I do not foresee myself extensively working on a direct implementation >> with gaia, but perhaps I could help them get a start if that would be >> helpful. >> >> Sean >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Tankred Hase <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hey Sean, >>> >>> I was wondering if you've seen the work Mozilla is currently doing on >>> its Firefox OS email client. They are building an IMAP client in js, which >>> is being optimized for syncing with gmail and yahoo mail. >>> >>> https://github.com/mozilla-b2g/gaia-email-libs-and-more >>> >>> Also David Dahl confirmed window.crypto.getRandomValues() is now >>> implemented in gecko and is to be in "FF 17, maybe sooner". >>> >>> I dont know if you have been following crypto.cat in the last few days. >>> They are going extention only in cryptocat 2, offering apps for chrome and >>> mozilla WebRT and disallowing direct webusage over https. >>> >>> I have taken a look at your Chrome extention for Gmail. A complete >>> signed installable email app could perhaps deal with some of the issues >>> regarding sandboxing, code delivery and storing the private key in the >>> gmail domain. What do you think? >>> >>> Tankred >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> http://openpgpjs.org >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> http://openpgpjs.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > http://openpgpjs.org > >
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