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		Raed667 on Feb 13, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Encrypted email is still a pain The naming confusion is legitimate (PGP, GPG, openPGP) but it literally takes one Google query "PGP GPG" to answer that question in 30 seconds.

jvdh on Feb 13, 2017 [–]

The naming of "private key" versus "secring.pgp" is very valid criticism.

Also the fact that it crashes on first use, and that it is all not very user-friendly are all valid criticisms (still!).

PS. please don't down vote because you disagree.

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