From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc51.attbi.com ([204.127.198.38]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16xsog-0002xF-00 for ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:01:58 -0400 Received: from h00e02947db5d.ne.client2.attbi.com ([24.62.33.141]) by rwcrmhc51.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20020417170129.NLND1143.rwcrmhc51.attbi.com@h00e02947db5d.ne.client2.attbi.com> for ; Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:01:29 +0000 Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:01:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Gueths X-X-Sender: igueths@igueths To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: file encryption options under GNU/Linux In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Greg. Sorry about the last post, but I just saw the other reply regarding pgp. In terms of the plugin, if you have Debian, there is a debianized version of the pgp plugin for pine. Hope this helps. On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Toby Fisher wrote: > On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I looked at my howtos and mini-howtos directories, but didn't find any > > info on this. Can I use something to encrypt files under GNU/Linux? > > I've heard about doing something like encrypting a file as part of an > > mp3 file, but I don't want anything like that. I just want a > > stand-alone encrypted file. Is this possible, and if so, then how is > > it done and are there any docs on it? I used to use Mcafee fortress > > that came with nuts and bults for this under windblows. Thanks in > > advance for any help. Greg > > Hi Greg, > > I'd recommend pgp, it's really secure, I mean *really* secure, > go to: > http://www.pgp.com/ > Make sure you go to .com and not .org, hehehe, you get some community site > in Texas. Also, PGP will integrate with Pine and other things, so you can > send encripted files to others, once you've gsent them your key that is. > The only thing is, you may want to read up on public key cryptography if > you haven't done so already, neat system imho. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >