Steve, I've been telling my friends and colleagues about encryption (in general) and email encryption (in particular) since I was able to lay my hands on Phil Zimmerman's original PGP back in the 1990s. And I've had it on my computers all this time ... except for the past three years when an upgrade to the Mac OS crashed PGP. The PGP company at the time said they'd have an upgrade ready soon – and that it would cost a lot more than I was able to pay. Then came GPG and GPGMail, and I became happy again!
However ... "spreading the word" has been really frustrating! Although once in a while someone sees the necessity and wisdom of encryption right away, they're a rarity. Most people say, "I don't have anything to hide, so why should I bother with something I don't need anyway?" I've never learned how to change such people's viewpoint. If anyone on the list has ideas on this, please send 'em along. The other block is the complexity of use. (Not GPGMail, however ... it's a sweet implementation!) But to ask someone who has interfaced to a computer only with a GUI to work on a UNIX command line ... as trivial as it is for GPG ... is an exercise in futility. But I keep trying. My German wife smilingly tells me I'm a "Weltverbesserer" ... someone who's always trying to make the world a better place. I guess she's right. On 2011 Apr 05, at 15:18 PM, Steve wrote: > >> YES! You Did It! I tested it by sending an encrypted email to myself, and >> it worked perfectly. I am r-e-a-l-l-y clam-happy! >> >> I have to give all my best thanks and appreciation to everyone who helped >> with this. You're a bunch of good and knowledgeable and supportive people. >> 1024 thanks to all of you! > > Glad to hear it's now working. Please spread the word and tell your friends > about mail-encryption. :) ____________________________________________ Charlie Rose Boulder, Colorado, USA Oberaudorf, Deutschland Web Site: http://www.ros5e.com My PGP Public Key: Temporarily Unvailable ------------------------------------- When LuteFisk is outlawed, Only outlaws will have LuteFisk
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