PyBitmessage/README.md
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PyBitmessage
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Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to
another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless,
meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate
authorities. It uses strong authentication, which means that the sender of a
message cannot be spoofed, and it aims to hide metadata, like the
sender and receiver of messages, from passive eavesdroppers like those running
warrantless wiretapping programs.
Development
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Bitmessage is a collaborative project. You are welcome to submit pull requests
although if you plan to put a non-trivial amount of work into coding new
features, it is recommended that you first solicit feedback on the DevTalk
pseudo-mailing list:
BM-2D9QKN4teYRvoq2fyzpiftPh9WP9qggtzh
References
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* [Project Website](https://bitmessage.org)
* [Protocol Specification](https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Protocol_specification)
* [Whitepaper](https://bitmessage.org/bitmessage.pdf)
* [Installation](https://bitmessage.org/wiki/Compiling_instructions)