I'm not sure I see myself using BitMessage (yet) but if nothing else this FAQ has introduced me to TorChat, which looks promising for simple private text messag

I'm not sure I see myself using BitMessage (yet) but if nothing else this FAQ has introduced me to TorChat, which looks promising for simple private text messaging - and whatdoyaknow, the latest version is in Debian Sid (and a slightly older one is in Wheezy).