Hello TBUDL@thebat., Sunday, September 10, 2017, 12:47:57 PM, you wrote:
TF> Hello Paul, TF> On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 09:55:48 +1000 GMT (10-Sep-17, 06:55 +0700 GMT), TF> Paul Berger wrote: 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). TF> I agree that the password should be sent by another means - we used to TF> use fax, but SMS or a chat program will do, or, as you say, the good TF> old phone. TF> However, encrypting anything means that nobody who does not have the TF> password can decrypt it. So, the accountant needs the password, hence TF> it has to be transmitted. And he also needs the software to decrypt TF> it, be it 7zip or PGP. Probably too much for a one-time use. TF> What I did when I had to send log-in data to one of my company TF> accounts to an accountant is that I sent him the login by email and TF> the password by another means. So he did not need to install any TF> software and learn how to decrypt. This is not as safe as sending him TF> the login by encrypted mail, but even if encrypted, I would not send TF> the login and the password on one single email. TF> Just my two cents. Thanks, Jack. It is all very helpful. -- Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using The Bat! v7.4.16 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 ...I can't be overdrawn, I still have cheques left! ________________________________________________ Current version is 7.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
