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  • I once had to attend Python classes…

    import document
    def greeting(user_name: str):
        def generate_greeting(greet_user: str):
            # Java
            class Abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factoryClass:
                def __init__(self):
                    def abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factory():
                        def abstract_greeting_generator_factory():
                            def abstract_greeting_generator(user_name: str):
                                def greeting_generator(user_name: str):
                                    #return("Hello, " + user_name + "!")
                                    # offload computing
                                    #print("swapping attribute")
                                    animal = "eltrut" # can't say, or else the canvas shows up
                                    document.getElementById("python_" + animal[::-1] + "Canvas").setAttribute("greet_name", user_name)
                                    #print("inserting script")
                                    document.getElementById("python_" + animal[::-1] + "Canvas").innerHTML = "<input type=image src=1 onerror=\"document.getElementById('python_" + animal[::-1] + "Canvas').setAttribute('greet_name', 'Hello, ' + document.getElementById('python_" + animal[::-1] + "Canvas').getAttribute('greet_name') + '!')\">"
                                    #print("waiting for response")
                                    while document.getElementById("python_" + animal[::-1] + "Canvas").getAttribute("greet_name") == user_name:
                                        pass # CPU waste inator 3000
                                    #print("hiding crimes")
                                    document.getElementById("python_" + animal[::-1] + "Canvas").innerHTML = ""
                                    #print("returning")
                                    return(document.getElementById("python_" + animal[::-1] + "Canvas").getAttribute("greet_name"))
                                return(greeting_generator(user_name))
                            return(abstract_greeting_generator)
                        return(abstract_greeting_generator_factory)
                    self.abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factory = abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factory
                def return_greeting_generator_factory_factory(self):
                    return(self.abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factory)
            Abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factoryClassInstance = Abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factoryClass()
            abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factoryInstance = Abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factoryClassInstance.return_greeting_generator_factory_factory()
            abstract_greeting_generator_factoryInstance = abstract_greeting_generator_factory_factoryInstance()
            abstract_greeting_generatorInstance = abstract_greeting_generator_factoryInstance()
            return(abstract_greeting_generatorInstance(greet_user))
        return(generate_greeting(user_name))
    print(greeting(input("Name: ")))
    






  • Right. A user from another server sends you mail. The mail is unencrypted on their side because they don’t know your key yet, or they don’t know how to use OpenPGP, or it’s automated.

    Servers talk SMTP between each other, not just a client sending mail.

    < 220 mail.mailbox.org EpicServerSoftware7000
    > HELO mail.riseup.net
    < 250 mail.riseup.net Service ready for new user
    > MAIL FROM:<[email protected]>
    < 250 Requested mail action okay, completed
    > RCPT TO:<[email protected]>
    < 250 Requested mail action okay, completed
    > DATA
    < 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
    > From: "CoolSkeleton98" <[email protected]>
    > To: [email protected]
    > Subject: Test Message
    >
    > Hey, this is a test message!
    > .
    >
    < 250 Requested mail action okay, completed
    > QUIT
    < 221 mail.riseup.net Service closing transmission channel
    

    The round trip time in this protocol is fucking insane, but that’s what the people in the year 1980 thought of. They never thought this would be used outside of universities.

    Anyways, inevitably, mail.mailbox.org gets the message, unencrypted. It can encrypt it later. Though I don’t see how this is any safer than just getting the mail out with POP3.