Messaging with Reticulum and LXMF

The first kind of application you could try after setting up Reticulum, or with it, is messaging. I think Reticulum protocol designer Mark Qvist knew that without a practical example of the protocol’s use, people might not use it. Messaging seems obvious. LXMF (Lightweight Extensible Message Format) is a universal messaging protocol built on top of Reticulum. It’s a distributed (doesn’t need an account with a service provider), secure, versatile messaging system. It also supports store and forward (Propagation Node), so you can receive messages even when you are offline. It can also handle non-text messages, meaning you can send and receive MessagePacked data fields. For example, you can send telemetry, sensor data, etc. There are quite a few apps. The quality of apps differs. They are all still evolving. Give them six months to a year; you’ll definitely see some good apps. At present, Desktop apps are generally better than mobile ones. Sideband is an extensible LXMF messaging and…