Quote from: Guru on August 07, 2012, 02:55 amQuote from: brutusk on August 07, 2012, 02:35 ammy understanding is that pms stay on the server for four months, another good reason to always use pgp+1. Also remember, that even if PMs are deleted, they may still exist on older copies of site backups. Brutusk is spot-on -- that is why you should be using PGP for your PMs, both here on the Forums, and on SR proper. Have you seen the thread on buyer etiquette yet?http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=33621.0The OP discourages encryption for everything except what he views as"sensitive" information. Which is obviously a matter of opinion.