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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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