On 1/28/07, Stephan Arts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Is it possible to create a zip file with password through > > > > > thunar-archive-plugin? > > > > > > > > These features need to be provided by your default archiver. If they > > > > do, then it is supported. > > > > > > > > Currently, neither file-roller, Xarchiver nor Squeeze support this IIRC. > > > > > > > > Though i would not know why anyone would want to 'protect' an archive > > > > with a password, > > > > simple rwx------ permissions would do the trick just fine. > > > > > > Obviously, to secure the data in transmission. I recall using password > > > protected ZIPs in the DOS days of shareware. You buy the software, > > > they mail you the unzip password for the full version > > > > Certainly, for security reasons, in particular to send sensible files > > through e-mail. And it is false that the plugin is able to insert > > passwords in case of archivers with that feature; as an example, take > > file-roller that has password support. > > No, my argument is correct. The archiver provides the dialog shown to > you... if you want it to give you the password-protection option. It > should be added there. > > Currently all the archivers i mentioned above provide password-entry > inside the 'add' dialog. > But it is the 'new' dialog which you get to see when using the > thunar-archive-plugin. > > When passing command-line options (which is what tap does), these > archivers should (optionally) allow you to enter a password in the > 'new' dialog. > > Neither of them presents this feature. > > But still... there are better ways to transfer files from A to B over > a secure line.
Thanks, Stephan. Now, your argument is clear. Paul _______________________________________________ Thunar-dev mailing list [email protected] http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev
