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Subject: Re: Digitally signed and/or encrypted list emails
From: "Georg Zumstrull" <Georg . Zumstrull @ brunata-huerth . de>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 11:43:44 +0200
To: "Dr David Hingston" <tortise @ paradise . net . nz>,<Majordomo-users @ greatcircle . com>
Importance: Normal
In-reply-to: <035b01c1f87f$67732920$1000a8c0@P1200N>

I would not recommend doing so. If you distibute a private key, you could as
well use a symetric cipher. What I want to say is: majordomo is not a good
solution (and was not intended) for sending encrypted mail.

Georg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: majordomo-users-owner@greatcircle.com
> [mailto:majordomo-users-owner@greatcircle.com]On Behalf Of Dr David
> Hingston
> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 2:04 AM
> To: Georg Zumstrull; Majordomo-users@greatcircle.com
> Subject: Re: Digitally signed and/or encrypted list emails
>
>
> Thanks George
>
> How does one arrange / ensure that all users have the single private key?
> They would have arranged their own private keys.  Is more required?
>
> With thanks again
>
> David
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Georg Zumstrull" <Georg.Zumstrull@brunata-huerth.de>
> To: "Dr David Hingston" <tortise@paradise.net.nz>;
> <Majordomo-users@greatcircle.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:42 PM
> Subject: RE: Digitally signed and/or encrypted list emails
>
>
> > Digital signed messages should not be a problem. But encrypted mail will
> not
> > work unless all recipients know the (single private) key.
> >
> > Georg Zumstrull
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: majordomo-users-owner@greatcircle.com
> > > [mailto:majordomo-users-owner@greatcircle.com]On Behalf Of Dr David
> > > Hingston
> > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:22 AM
> > > To: Majordomo-users@greatcircle.com
> > > Subject: Digitally signed and/or encrypted list emails
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I am wondering about hosting a "secure" (relatively!) list.  I
> > > wonder about
> > > using digital certificates with the participants.  Can majordomo
> > > be used in
> > > this case?
> > >
> > > With thanks
> > >
> > > David Hingston
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>




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