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Show HN: Parley.co Pre-Beta Launch - Encrypted Email for Everyone

9 points by napoleond 13y ago

napoleond 13y ago
Parley's been in the works for the better part of a year, but this simplified version of the original vision started from scratch about two months ago. It's still very rough around the edges, but we thought people would appreciate being able to poke around a bit!
bhauer 13y ago
Sounds interesting. When you say it will interoperate with existing end-to-end encryption, does that mean that I could suggest it to my clients as a viable alternative for receiving secure content I send via GPG/Enigmail? That would be fairly fantastic since, while I am vaguely comfortable with GPG (the user interface is abysmal but the functionality is fine), my clients hate the very idea of using it. So what do we do? Send sensitive data via phone calls. Don't we feel like fools lately, eh? Also, thank you for building a Windows client. It's so untrendy to do so these days, but we Windows users appreciate it when it's done. I'm a little hesitant to sign up just yet, but I'll keep an eye on the project!
- napoleond 13y ago
  does that mean that I could suggest it to my clients as a viable alternative for receiving secure content I send via GPG/Enigmail? Absolutely! Also, thank you for building a Windows client. To be honest, it was a bit outside of our comfort zone but we thought it was important. So, you're very welcome :) I'm a little hesitant to sign up just yet, but I'll keep an eye on the project! Awesome! Thanks bhauer. I totally understand your hesitation--it's still a very young, raw piece of software. Is that the only thing holding you back, or do you have other questions/concerns?
  - bhauer 13y ago
    My concern right now is that I don't feel mentally up to evaluating the product. If I signed up for this early build I would feel obligated to provide you with meaningful feedback (even if you said, "don't worry, just use it," just because it seems like the right thing to do). Sounds lame, but it is what it is. That said, I do really like the idea of a PGP/GPG endpoint that laypeople would be comfortable using!
    - napoleond 13y ago
      No, that makes complete sense! Thanks for your candor, and I look forward to showing you a more polished version of Parley when it's ready :)

9 points by napoleond 13y ago

Parley's been in the works for the better part of a year, but this simplified version of the original vision started from scratch about two months ago. It's still very rough around the edges, but we thought people would appreciate being able to poke around a bit!

bhauer 13y ago

Sounds interesting. When you say it will interoperate with existing end-to-end encryption, does that mean that I could suggest it to my clients as a viable alternative for receiving secure content I send via GPG/Enigmail? That would be fairly fantastic since, while I am vaguely comfortable with GPG (the user interface is abysmal but the functionality is fine), my clients hate the very idea of using it. So what do we do? Send sensitive data via phone calls. Don't we feel like fools lately, eh? Also, thank you for building a Windows client. It's so untrendy to do so these days, but we Windows users appreciate it when it's done. I'm a little hesitant to sign up just yet, but I'll keep an eye on the project!

napoleond 13y ago
does that mean that I could suggest it to my clients as a viable alternative for receiving secure content I send via GPG/Enigmail? Absolutely! Also, thank you for building a Windows client. To be honest, it was a bit outside of our comfort zone but we thought it was important. So, you're very welcome :) I'm a little hesitant to sign up just yet, but I'll keep an eye on the project! Awesome! Thanks bhauer. I totally understand your hesitation--it's still a very young, raw piece of software. Is that the only thing holding you back, or do you have other questions/concerns?
- bhauer 13y ago
  My concern right now is that I don't feel mentally up to evaluating the product. If I signed up for this early build I would feel obligated to provide you with meaningful feedback (even if you said, "don't worry, just use it," just because it seems like the right thing to do). Sounds lame, but it is what it is. That said, I do really like the idea of a PGP/GPG endpoint that laypeople would be comfortable using!
  - napoleond 13y ago
    No, that makes complete sense! Thanks for your candor, and I look forward to showing you a more polished version of Parley when it's ready :)