From: wlkngowl@unix.asb.com (Rob)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 21:22:49 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: It can be disabled (was Re: PGPMail Log File)
Message-ID: <199702010545.AAA06450@unix.asb.com>
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On 31 Jan 1997 09:27:45 -0500, you wrote:

>At 02:22 AM 1/31/97 +0000, "Robert Rothenburg 'Walking-Owl'" 

>< WlkngOwl@unix.asb.comwrote:
>> Is there a way to disable the \WINDOWS\PGPW_32.LOG?
>> In subtle ways it's a security hole if left to accumulate over time,
>> since it keeps records of which keys you encrypted messages to.

>This is a damn good question.  I do NOT have the "write to a log file"
> option slected in the misc. tab and it STILL writes a log file.  How DO 
>we disable this?

It's disabled, with the exception of keeping when it was last run.
Technically
a 'security hole' but so minor I can live with it.

Maybe your version (I'm using beta 11) has a problem, but mine's
fine. I was just careless and didn't look closely (not something one
should do with crypto...)

Rob


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