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Subject: Re: E-mail Encryption
From: David Lang <dlang @ diginsite . com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 10:14:10 -0800 (PST)
To: MacGyver <macgyver @ tos . net>
Cc: Peter da Silva <peter @ baileynm . com>, Steve Kruse <jsk347 @ sprynet . com>, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <Version . 32 . 19980107163553 . 01064e50 @ smtp . tos . net>

PGP 5. allows you to use the RSA keys. If you do it is compatable with the
2.6 version, however if you use the default settings you cannot
inter-operate with the RSA encryption.

David Lang



On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, MacGyver wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> At 04:27 PM 1/7/98 -0600, Peter da Silva wrote:
> >> I think it might have been mentioned on here, but there is a $5.00
> >> "up-downgrade" that lets you use the RSA which IS compatabile with PGP 2.x.
> >>  Check the PGP website for info.  
> >
> >And if I'm not running Windoze?
> > 
> 
> If you're not running on a Mac or Win95/98, you can grab PGP 4.x.
> It fully supports RSA, as does the COMMERCIAL version of PGP 5.x, which if
> you plan to use it for anything other than personal use, you have to buy
> anyway.  PGP 5.x (commercial) is NOT incompatible with previous versions of
> PGP, but is a superset of functions provided in previous versions.
> 
> 
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> 
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: PGP for Business Security 5.5.2
> 
> iQCVAwUBNLQKL1TtNfTWxXdNAQH/uQP/STbPuT3/+6Fc6gzMPC3/Nc6wSUC8p5kl
> qfb4cv4q8TYeXms8Kx6Z2VxPNsE//oT2ls5obfZsibVEjl3DM/HW6Chcv857B2Lo
> TfkB1MzFupr9vbLWRcRVj4YSBt6IEY2lVhGrFZzm3H4yknb8Gj16aHf5ddePorN1
> ocFl+MNLg8A=
> =g8hP
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> 
> 



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