From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 19:32:58 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: RE: PGP on local machine
In-Reply-To: <58809.drzaphod@ncselxsi>
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> From: "DrZaphod" <ncselxsi!drzaphod@ncselxsi.netcom.com>
> >The comm program shoves the cyphertext into the uploadt editor to write your messages then
> you've just lost the whole reason for encryption.

I think what you're trying to say is that writing the message on an 
insecure machine gives it away.  This is entirely true, but it sure
beats giving away your secret key and passphrase.  People were saying
that they were unable to do their message editing locally -- if this
is an insurmountable limitation, you'd do well to limit your disclosure
to the one message rather than every secret you posess.  If you *can*
edit and encrypt locally, do it, of course.

> [drzaphod@ncselxsi.uucp]

   Eli   ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.edu