On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:15:08 -0400, J. Michael Morse wrote:

> I switched from Windows/Netscape 4.8 to Linux Fedora Core
> /Mozilla 1.7.  With Netscape, I used a PGP encryption add-on.
> Mozilla uses the GnuPG program.  Is it possible to use the 
> keys or do I have to generate a new pair?
> 
> I downloaded the HOW TO from
>  http://webber.dewinter.com/gnupg_howto/english
> but did not see a section for importing keys.
> 
> Michael
You can switch from Pgp to Gnupg if your version of PGP was 2.X.Y , if
your version it's 5.x.y , 6.x.y and 7.x.y ; you can't switch because this
versions of Pgp uses the Idea algorithm which is patented and Gnupg only
uses algorithms without patents.

Samuel Gimeno Artigas

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