RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Encrypted Email

2008-01-18 Thread McTure, Greg
Hi Clint: I haven't a business need to work with such an issue yet but in just quickly thinking about your issue I would consider the following factors. 1. Encryption method for encrypting the email content from the source (sender). 2. The ability of the recipient's email client

RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Encrypted Email

2008-01-18 Thread Joseph . S . Johnson
John, The data would be sensitive. We now have convinced the business owner that if it is that sensitive you really shouldn't be emailing it anyway. They have agreed and the issue is dead. But thanks for your input. I appreciate the responses. Thanks, Joseph S. Johnson 404.498.8148 *

RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Encrypted Email

2008-01-18 Thread John Mason
Joseph, Just asking, what is the nature of the data being transmitted in the email? Just asking because certain information should never be sent via email. Don't want you burning time on this and make a bigger issue. John Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] 770.337.8363 _ From: [EMAIL

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Encrypted Email

2008-01-18 Thread Joseph . S . Johnson
Thanks for the input on this encrypted email question. Can you tell me exactly what the parameter cfmail useTSL = yes would be used for if it doesn't excrypt the body of the email. Thanks, Joseph S. Johnson 404.498.8148 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dean H. Saxe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:

Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Encrypted Email

2008-01-18 Thread Dean H. Saxe
I thought I did... TLS is transport layer security between the mail client (CF) and the SMTP server. Its essentially SMTP over SSL. -dhs Dean H. Saxe, CISSP, CEH [EMAIL PROTECTED] What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are

RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Encrypted Email

2008-01-18 Thread John Mason
It wraps the transmission between the client and smtp (sending) mail server in SSL. Works just like https does on the web world. But after the mail leaves the smtp server, it travels clear text. To protect the data thoughout the transmission (sender to receiver) you need to look at PGP or GPG. A