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Thank you...that's what I was looking for...
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> From: Graham Booker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:36:18 -0500
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Newbie: IM security
>
> Yes, if one watched the network traffic, they can see your IM messages. I
> would do that when watching packets debugging a change I made in FIRE and I
> managed to catch some of my roommate's messages.
>
> Fire has a method of securing your messages, but both sides must be using
> Fire. It is called GPG (GNU Privacy Guard). Bascilly, install GPG (check
> versiontracker, it should have an easy installer), and generate a key.
> After that is done, open FIRE and select the key you just made as your key
> in the preferences. Have the other side do the same.
>
> In the IM windows in Fire, there is a lock icon. Click on it and select
> send Public Key. Have your friends do the same and accept their keys.
> After that, under the lock, select Encrypted or Encrypted & Signed. At this
> point, if someone intercepts your messages, they will have considerable
> difficulty reading them as this is some of the strongest encryption
> available to the consumer.
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