In a message dated: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 12:43:46 PST
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" said:
>At 11:33 AM 10/12/2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Robin Lynn Frank wrote:
>>
>> > 1. Is there any way to encrypt all "system" mail to a specific key by
>> > default?
>>
>>If you use scripts it should be feasible to use GPG for this in an
>>automated manner.
>
>Just remember that anything that can be automatically done, can be
>automatically "un-done". That's like locking the door but leaving the key
>under the mat.
Well, yeah, but in order to decrypt the mail, one would need both the
private key *and* the passphrase. Even if the get the key, it's
still a royal pain to brute force it.
Of course, that doesn't prevent anyone from intercepting the mail
before it's delivered/encrypted :)
--
Seeya,
Paul
----
God Bless America!
...we don't need to be perfect to be the best around,
and we never stop trying to be better.
Tom Clancy, The Bear and The Dragon
