On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Jarred White <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ugh. I hate all of the crap that our SMTP server appends to emails. > > > > You’re right. It doesn’t exist. It’s buzzword crap that companies who don’t > know any better put on their emails to make their clients (who don’t know > any better) feel better. > > > > In fact, since the emails with the login information are in plain text and > could be intercepted, if someone stole a registration email, they could > simply login to the server and retrieve the file as well. I’m not sure how > this makes documents safer to send by email, except by adding additional > steps for an attacker to get the credentials. > yeah.. I was wondering how the initial account setup was handled, ala statement here: The first time you receive a secure email from the firm you will be required to setup a password. This will be your password to access future attachments. > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shannon Roddy > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 08, 2009 8:48 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [brlug-general] email encryption - Was Re: [Discuss] Dell Mini > 10 > > > > Ok. This has been bugging me for a while now. > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Jarred White <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > New Email Encryption Software to Further Protect Confidential Data > > > > [snip] > > Emails with attachments will include a link to a secure web server. Click > on the link to download the attachment. > > The first time you receive a secure email from the firm you will be required > to setup a password. This will > > be your password to access future attachments. > > [snip] > > Someone please explain to me how this is email encryption? Stripping > attachments and placing them on a web server does not make it "email > encryption". Nor does placing a file on a SSL web server make the file > encrypted. > > My $.02, probably worth less. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Pursuant to IRS Circular 230 and IRS regulations we inform you that any > federal tax advice > contained in this communication is not intended or written to be used, and > cannot be used, > for the purpose of avoiding penalties imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Postlethwaite & Netterville Implements New Email Encryption Software to > Further Protect Confidential Data > > Confidentiality is a hallmark of the accounting profession and it is of the > utmost importance to our client > relationships. At P&N, we are committed to keeping your data confidential > which is why we are implementing > new email encryption software. This software inspects all outbound emails > from our firm. Emails that > contain attachments will require you to enter a password to download the > file. This ensures that your > confidential data cannot be read by anyone other than the intended recipient. > > Emails with attachments will include a link to a secure web server. Click on > the link to download the attachment. > The first time you receive a secure email from the firm you will be required > to setup a password. This will > be your password to access future attachments. For our clients and others, > there will be a small step to > download the encrypted files; however, we believe the added confidentiality > benefits far outweigh the few > seconds that are required to access the attachment. > > If you have questions regarding this new process or if you forget your > password, please contact Jessica Aymond, > P&N Network Administrator, at 225.922.4600. > ===================================================================================================== > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
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