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- | Communications are essential in today’s world. Qortal already demonstrated | + | Communications are one of the primary needs of an ' |
- | Q-Chat | + | SECURE communications |
- | Many modifications | + | However, unless the centralization component is removed, |
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+ | **Qortal** (as of November 2023) has TWO communications platforms considered ' | ||
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+ | ===== Current Qortal-based messaging systems ===== | ||
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+ | Qortal as of November 2023, contains **two** primary messaging platforms. **Q-Chat, and Q-Mail**. Q-Chat, operates as a 'UI plugin' | ||
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+ | As of November 2023, Q-Mail DOES have a ' | ||
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+ | ==== Q-Chat ==== | ||
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+ | Q-Chat was the first application that demonstrated Qortal’s communications capability. | ||
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+ | Both UI plugins and Q-Apps can be built for communications. The difference between the two is that Q-Apps are published on QDN, under a registered name, and can be published by ' | ||
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+ | Q-Chat has evolved significantly since its inception as a humble text-only messaging system with a very low character limit. Q-Chat now has the ability to publish | ||
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+ | As time goes on further improvements to Q-Chat | ||
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+ | Currently Q-Chat messagaes last 24 hours, as they have since inception, and utilize unconfirmed transactions on the Qortal blockchain, to send messages. These transactions have been increased in the total size they are capable of, as such increasing the total amount of characters that can be sent in any given Q-Chat message. | ||
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+ | Groups, on Qortal, can be utilized in combination with Q-Chat, to create ' | ||
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+ | More specific details about Q-Chat can be found [[q-chat|HERE]]. | ||
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+ | ==== Q-Mail ==== | ||
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+ | The second primary messaging platform on Qortal as of November 2023, is Q-Mail. Q-Mail is a long-term messaging platform meant to be utilized as that of an **e-mail replacement platform.** With Q-Mail users can send long-term messages with attachments (of up to 25MB as of Nov. 2023, increases here will be made in the future.) to any other **registered name on Qortal.** Registered names are required for the use of any Q-App that publishes | ||
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+ | Q-Mail also has a system | ||
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+ | With the combination of Q-Chat and Q-Mail, there is the potential for both long-term and short-term messaging between both groups and individual users on Qortal. | ||
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+ | **Q-Mail is also the only messaging system as of Nov 2023 that contains GROUP ENCRYPTION** for messaging. Utilizing **threads** in Q-Mail, users may now post ENCRYPTED group messages to one another, and attachemnts of up to 25MB. (Attachment limits and modifications to the methodology of the group encryption utilized, will be taking place in the future.) | ||
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+ | Read more about Q-Mail [[q-mail|HERE]]. | ||
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+ | ===== Overview Continued ===== | ||
Overall, there is no comparison to a completely decentralized P2P communications system. These types of systems are very rare, as most companies and people building messaging apps are wishing to make use of those apps to ‘make money’. A truly decentralized application has no ‘owner’ and therefore cannot be used to enrich anyone. Also, a truly decentralized platform that is capable of building applications with features like those that exist on centralized systems, does not really exist. Qortal will be one of the first platforms to have all the functionality necessary to facilitate complex, decentralized P2P encrypted messaging systems. | Overall, there is no comparison to a completely decentralized P2P communications system. These types of systems are very rare, as most companies and people building messaging apps are wishing to make use of those apps to ‘make money’. A truly decentralized application has no ‘owner’ and therefore cannot be used to enrich anyone. Also, a truly decentralized platform that is capable of building applications with features like those that exist on centralized systems, does not really exist. Qortal will be one of the first platforms to have all the functionality necessary to facilitate complex, decentralized P2P encrypted messaging systems. | ||
- | Many other communications applications claim to be secure, encrypted, and unable to infringe on users’ privacy. However, it has been proven multiple times in the past (more recently with the encrypted | + | Many other communications applications claim to be secure, encrypted, and unable to infringe on users’ privacy. However, it has been proven multiple times that ' |
Qortal’s infrastructure will allow any type of messaging application. From text to video, to audio calls and more, to be accomplished with true encryption that can only be accessed by the accounts involved (true decentralization and no ‘authority’ at all). Qortal will allow people to communicate completely securely without concerns of their information being viewed, used, and/or manipulated by centralized control. | Qortal’s infrastructure will allow any type of messaging application. From text to video, to audio calls and more, to be accomplished with true encryption that can only be accessed by the accounts involved (true decentralization and no ‘authority’ at all). Qortal will allow people to communicate completely securely without concerns of their information being viewed, used, and/or manipulated by centralized control. | ||
More info can be found on the [[Q-Chat]] page. | More info can be found on the [[Q-Chat]] page. |