At 03:11 PM 6/16/2003 -0500, you wrote: >On 2003.06.16 12:31 Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > Another problem with the solution you want is that anyone can read your > > email on the email server where your mail is being relayed. So using > TLS to > > encrypt the channel doesn't prevent Cox from reading your mail, whereas > PGP > > and S/MIME will. > > > >I think you forgot that my whole beef is that I can't run my own mail >server and not need Cox relaying anything but packets. This prevents a >good practice that would be useful to everyone who does want to encrypt >their mail. Widespread use of bad practices does not make them any better.
What prevents the "good practice that would be useful" that is emailed tunneled using TLS/SSL is not Cox but a lack of anyone in the world supporting it. :) PGP and S/MIME are on the other hand well supported, quite popular, and more comprehensive solutions. TLS/SSL only secures the communication channel while PGP and S/MIME secures the actual email message. Echo. ECHO. Echo. ECHO. I think it would be cool to have a topic on this at a future meeting. Everyone interested step forward. <EVERYONE STEPS BACK BUT SCOTT.> Scott! What a great guy! --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com
