This loosk interesting, and perhaps worthwhile in the category of doing at
least what can be done even if it's not optimal, but since the encoding is
transparently decoded at both ends this will provide *only* for secure
*transmission*. All your data will still be sitting in plaintext on your
computer when all's said and done, waiting for any FBI/ATF sucker to swoop
in and snag it. Still, I suppose it's better than nothing, especially if
you're working with people who won't or can't use stronger encryption
methods and you at least want to make sure no one's stealing or sniffing
your crap in transit.
E
On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Lorin wrote:
> http://pps.sourceforge.net
>
> Curious as to anyone else's thoughts on this project. From what i've read
> on the page, it's a scheme for transparent email encryption using the
> client to handle encryption rather than the mail server.
>
> The 2 email clients, say pine and gnus negotiate a key exchange over an
> initial conversation, then all emails between those 2 email addresses are
> automatically encrypted.
>
> Sounds interesting, as it would enable automatic transparent encryption
> even through insecure mailservers. Because there's no enforced
> passphrase, it wouldn't be all that secure at either end, but it does seem
> like it could be useful as a method for protecting the message in transit.
>
> -Lkb
>
>
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bullfrog doing it again
some kind of happiness
is measured out in miles
what makes you think you're something special
when you smile
childlike no one understands
jack knife in your sweaty hands
some kind of innocence
is measured out in years
you don't know what it's like
to listen to your fears
you can talk to me
you-can-talk-to-me
you can talk to me
if you're lonely
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