Hello TBUDL@thebat., Sunday, September 10, 2017, 2:19:29 AM, you wrote:
JSL> Hello Paul, JSL> On Saturday, September 9, 2017 you wrote: PB>> Hello TBUDL@thebat., PB>> Saturday, September 9, 2017, 3:21:01 PM, you wrote: JSL>>> Hello Paul, JSL>>> On Friday, September 8, 2017 you wrote: PB>>>> Hello TBUDL@thebat., PB>>>> Saturday, September 9, 2017, 1:20:17 AM, you wrote: JSL>>>>> Hello TBUDL'ers, JSL>>>>> I recently had to supply my accountant with my banking information via email. JSL>>>>> Fortunately the account in question rarely has more that $2000 in it so even if JSL>>>>> the message were intercepted, I wouldn't lose very much. The account has no JSL>>>>> overdraft protection. JSL>>>>> So I wondered, is it possible to send an encrypted email to someone who has no JSL>>>>> encryption in use on his email client? If so, how? PB>>>> I use 7-zip to create a self-extracting zip file wilth password and PB>>>> then email it. JSL>>> But then don't you have to give the recipient the password? I must be missing JSL>>> something. PB>> Yes - you are quite right- I do this in a separate email. JSL> It seems that if the encrypted email was intercepted wouldn't you assume that JSL> the subsequent password email might also be intercepted? JSL> Regarding 7-Zip; is it necessary to use a zipping program in order to JSL> password-protect a file or files? Is there no way from within TB! to encrypt an JSL> email without zipping it first? JSL> Thanks for your patience with this. Thank you, Jack. Yes - there is a facility to use PGP. It would need putting in time to relearn how to use it. I normally use encryption at the end of each month when backing up all my data onto cloud storage like mega.nz.. So am used to it. https://mega.nz/login You are quite right - I would need to tell the recipient the password verbally or by separate email (a bit of risk there as you say). -- Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using The Bat! v7.4.16 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 ...The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep. ________________________________________________ Current version is 7.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
