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Use cases

See also this page on russian.

Occasional connection to mail server:  
Lightweight fast POP3/IMAP4 replacement:  
Unreliable/expensive communication link:  
Slow/expensive link for high-volume data, bad QoS:  
Extreme terrestrial environments, no link:  
One-way broadcasting communications:  
Satellite links:  
Private, isolated MitM/Sybil-resistant networks:  
Highly secure isolated air-gap computers:  
Network censorship bypassing, health:  
Reconnaissance, spying, intelligence, covert agents:  
Cheap night transfers:  
Multicast flooding transmission: