Simply download Beepip from and run the file when it arrives at your computer.

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1 Beepip User Guide

2 How To's: How do I install Beepip? Simply download Beepip from and run the file when it arrives at your computer. How do I set up Beepip? Once you've opened up Beepip, you need to create an identity. Do this by going to the "My Identities" tab and clicking "new". Create as many identities as you like. How do I send my first message? Go to the "send" tab and enter the Beepip address of the user you want to send your message to. Choose one of your identities as the "from" address. Type your message in the message field and click "send". It will take a few minutes to scramble and send your message so don't shut down Beepip during that time. How do I use Tor as a proxy? Navigate to Settings > Network Settings and select SOCKS5 from the Type: drop down under the Proxy server / Tor section. Next to 'Server hostname:' enter 'localhost' and next to 'Port:' enter '9050'. Select OK. Restart Beepip. Note: if you are using the Tor Browser Bundle, skip this section and follow the instructions under: "How do I set up Beepip to work with Tor browser Bundle". How do I setup Beepip to work with Tor Browser Bundle? Navigate to Settings > Network Settings and select SOCKS5 from the Type: drop down under the Proxy server / Tor section. Next to 'Server hostname:' enter 'localhost' and next to 'Port:' enter '9150'. Select OK. Restart Beepip.

3 Frequently Asked Questions: Can I send spam? No. The beepip system is designed to stop spam. The proof-of-work required to scramble and send messages makes spamming uneconomical. In addition, beepip addresses are designed to be thrown away and changed frequently. They are also unable to be found or guessed, so there is very little chance that you will ever get any type of unsolicited message. Is Beepip completely secure? There will not be any way for someone without access to your computer to read your beepips. An interested party will only gain access to your beepips if they gain access to your computer. How is Beepip different to ? relies on central servers to store and process messages. This means you have to trust that other people won't snoop on your messages. Governments are now able to gain access to ALL - even encrypted . Beepip does not rely on central servers so you don't have to trust third parties like providers or root certificate authorities. Is Beepip fully distributed? Yes. Does Beepip acknowledge delivery? Yes. Is it okay to create lots of Beepip identities/addresses? Yes! We want you to throw away and change your beepip addresses/identities frequently. Create and destroy as many identities/addresses as you like - they are completely disposable. What is the maximum size of file attachments? 180 MB

4 Formatting - Which HTML tags can I use? Tag a address b big blockquote body br center cite code dd dfn div dl dt em font h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 head hr html i img kbd meta li nobr ol p pre qt s samp Description Anchor or link Address Bold Larger font Indented paragraph Document body Line break Centered paragraph Inline citation Code Definition data Definition Document division Definition list Definition term Emphasized Font size, family, and/or color Level 1 heading Level 2 heading Level 3 heading Level 4 heading Level 5 heading Level 6 heading Document header Horizontal line HTML document Italic Image User-entered text Meta-information List item Non-breakable text Ordered list Paragraph Preformated text Qt rich-text document Strikethrough Sample code

5 Tag small span strong style sub sup table tbody td tfoot th thead title tr tt u ul var Description Small font Grouped elements Strong Style sheet Subscript Superscript Table Table body Table data cell Table footer Table header cell Table header Document title Table row Typewrite font Underlined Unordered list Variable Formatting - What CSS Properties Can I use? Property Values background-color <color> background-image <uri> color <color> font-family <family name> font-size [ small medium large x-large xx-large ] <size>pt <size>px font-style [ normal italic oblique ] font-weight [ normal bold ] text-decoration none [ underline overline line-through ] font [ [ <'font-style'> <'font-weight'> ]? <'font-size'> <'fontfamily'> ] text-indent white-space normal pre nowrap pre-wrap margin-top margin-bottom margin-left

6 Property Values margin-right padding-top padding-bottom padding-left padding-right padding vertical-align baseline sub super middle top bottom border-color <color> border-style none dotted dashed dot-dash dot-dot-dash solid double groove ridge inset outset background [ <'background-color'> <'background-image'> ] page-break-before [ auto always ] page-break-after [ auto always ] float [ left right none ] text-transform [ uppercase lowercase ] font-variant small-caps word-spacing <width>px What are subscriptions? Subscriptions allow you to receive beepips that were broadcast by addresses you subscribe to. When someone broadcasts a beepip, it is sent out to everyone who is subscribed to the address. Since broadcast messages are meant for widespread use, rather than secrecy, everyone who is subscribed to the address is able to decode the message. Is there a mobile version of Beepip? Not yet, but we hope to have one in the future. Is there Mac or Linux versions of Beepip? Not yet, but we are working on them and they should be ready soon. My connection indicator is red. What does this mean and how can I fix it? A red connection light indicates that you are having connection difficulties. Check that you can access the internet and check that you firewall isn't blocking Beepip. Some firewalls have restrictions on outgoing connections, so make sure

7 that you allow unrestricted access for Beepip. Also check that your anti-virus software or other security software isn't blocking Beepip. Sometimes Beepip takes a long time to connect to the network, especially when your version of Beepip has a large list of IP addresses and ports which run Beepip. Please allow up to 30 minutes for Beepip to connect. If Beepip is still not connected after this time, try deleting your "knownnodes.dat" file (this file is stored in the same folder as your "keys.dat" file and your "messages.dat" file). How many connections should I have? You only need 1 connection for Beepip to work. As long as your connection indicator is green, you have a connection. How do you copy an address. Is there an easy way of doing this? Simply right click on the address and select "copy address to clipboard".