Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:56:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Marty Poulin <mpoulin@rascal.honk.org> To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strange security / mail question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990408135507.1252A-100000@rascal.honk.org> In-Reply-To: <370CE79B.C95C0198@tdx.co.uk>
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On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Karl Pielorz wrote:
>
> Even if you could secure your box, and have it encrypt the mail as it came in
> etc. - Can you vouch for everyone on the 'inbetween' networks not snooping you
> or your friends mail? - You would be better off looking at solutions such as
> PGP - and getting your friends to encrypt the mail _before_ they send it via
> SMTP, and _decrypt_ the mail when it's on their machine IMHO...
>
> -Karl
>
A very good point. I'll look into it.
M.
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