Hi
On Wednesday 5 January 2011 at 2:07:56 AM, in <mid:1674303343.20110105030...@otten.tv>, Roelof Otten wrote: M>> 3. What happens if you try to set up OTFE with a M>> blank password? > It's easy to guess the password If TB! allows a blank password during installation, does the encryption still work? M>> 5. Can you change the password? > Only by creating a backup, uninstalling TB, delete > everything in the mail directory, install TB again, > restore the backup That sounds like a bit of hassle, to say the least! M>> 6. Does forgetting the password prevent any further M>> access to the messages? > Yes, unless you've created a backup. Even when you're > using OTFE, TB's backups are unencrypted, though it's > possible to set a password with encryption for your > backups. I just found that if you select to encrypt the backup, the encryption algorithm is RC2. M>> 9. How is using TB!'s OTFE better than simply M>> locating your mail folder in an encrypted M>> location, such as a TrueCrypt container? > The difference is that when you've mounted the > encrypted location, third party programs (doesn't > matter whether they're Santa's 'good' or 'bad' list) > can access your message base. When you're using > OTFE you're message base can only be accessed by TB and > it's plug-ins. Interesting - I'd not thought of that. Doesn't TB! need to place a decrypted version of a file in a temp directory while actually working with/editing it? -- Best regards MFPA mailto:expires2...@ymail.com Look, it's a hat! It's not going to hurt you. Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
