Why not just post the documents to Google Docs and give everyone view access?
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Bert Van Kets <[email protected]> wrote: > I just tested 7Zip and it does create self extracting files (SFX > option). Combined with the 256bit AES encryption it's a pretty good > solution. The only hurdle now is that EXE files are not accepted by some > e-mail applications, ex. Outlook. Of course zipping the EXE with regular > Windows Zip compression prior to emailing is one possible solution. I > know that with Outlook renaming the EXE to something else is enough to > make it pass. Of course that is a bit less user friendly. > > Thanks for the solution! > You guys rock! > > Bert > > David A. Gershman wrote: > > Sounds to me the only way to go would be for your brother to install the > > software that would encrypt but make a self-extracting executable. This > > way the other end would (hopefully) scan for viruses and just run the > > program which would prompt for the password key. > > > > Any one know of specific programs that do the encryption *and* create > > self-extracting .exe's? > > > > > >> Hi Guys, > >> > >> I got a pretty interesting question from my brother yesterday. He's a > >> medical doctor in the UK and he needs to send reports to other doctors > >> by e-mail regularly. The reports are in MS Word format. These doctors > >> are in different locations and not connected to a common organization > >> (hospital or company). > >> At the moment he uses the MSWord password protection to try to keep the > >> sensitive data away from prying eyes. We all know how secure that method > >> is (not!). > >> I told hem he'd better use some other system that guarantees a bit more > >> protection but the problem is he can not ask of the people who receive > >> the reports to install extra software (like PGP or GPG encryption). The > >> security may not get in the way of the usability. Asking the receivers > >> to install extra software and configuring it is not an option. These are > >> not IT guys and don't even know how to spell GPG, let alone install it. > >> Passing a password over by telephone is the maximum these guys are > >> willing to go. 8-O > >> > >> Do you guys have some ideas on what could be a better solution for this > >> "three legged stool" problem? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Bert > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Pauldotcom mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > David A. Gershman > > [email protected] > > http://dagertech.net/gershman/ > > "It's all about the path!" --d. gershman > > _______________________________________________ > > Pauldotcom mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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