Nathalie Marlier Seigneuret wrote on Sunday, April 14, 2002:
> Hello,
> I noticed that on at least four occasions recently, people sent email
> from other computers, using my own email address as if I was the
> sender. I want to secure the email I send to as to be able to say :
> "No, it wasn't me" and prove it.
> The certificates (PGP/Mime) feature seems very complicated to setup
> and heavy to manage, unless someone gives me a step by step procedure
> to follow.
> My question is: Would SecureBat! do the trick with its hardware key?
No. SecureBat! will only protect the email functions of your
account(s) at your computer. It will not guard against someone's
setting up a different account or email program at your computer
(although a properly configured firewall could secure against that
risk), nor would it guard against someone else at another computer
falsely adopting your name.
You have at least two remedies against your problem, which should be
used together. One is to notify the appropriate legal authorities,
because in most Western jurisdictions of which I'm aware there are
laws against usurping someone else's identity; there may also be
private legal actions based on invasion of privacy, but that is more
uncertain. Second is to learn how to use digital signatures, whether
PGP, S/MIME, or GnuPG. Yes, there is a day or two of learning
involved, but, if your objectives are simple, e.g., digital
signatures, then you only have a limited amount to learn. They are
not at all difficult to manage after the initial learning.
If there are other remedies, I'll be glad to read the suggestions.
--
JN
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