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1994-08-24 - PGP use

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From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
To: dave@esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
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Reply To: <Pine.3.88.9408241838.B9071-0100000@eram.esi.com.au>
UTC Datetime: 1994-08-24 08:37:38 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 01:37:38 PDT

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From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 94 01:37:38 PDT
To: dave@esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: PGP use
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> Perhaps the readers of this list may be interested in a thing called
> PGPsendmail, which automatically encrypts/decrypts mail.
> 
> Are you on this list, Richard?
> 
> -- 
> Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) | dave@esi.com.au | VK2KFU @ VK2AAB.NSW.AUS.OC | PGP 2.6

There are several such tools. Tools for editors, for mailers, tools
etc.

What is being missed here is the issue of where the PGP operations are
being done. If done on a machine outside the direct control of the
user, obvious security holes exist.

--Tim May


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