On 27/03/2008, mbm mbm@rlogin.net wrote:
On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:24:51 +0000 "member jessejazza" jessejazza@opensuse.us allegedly wrote:
I haven't used it but what about encryption - in TB you've got GPG and enigmail. I think it is the only email client offering this! Worth using if you need to send important documents - but then again email isn't secure they tell us. If i'm going to buy something and need to send a credit card number i use a fax as it is secure [unless you dial the wrong number which is a bit harder to do than email auto-complete].
James
No public key encryption system (such as (G)PGP) will help here unless you have the recipient's public key. And public key crypto is not widely used in email. I routinely sign my emails and will happily accept encrypted email from anyone who cares to send it to me. But I canmnot send you any such email unless you give me your key.
Mick
(And TBird is not the only email client offering GPG integration. I use clawsmail.)
Well ok... thanks for the correction. Too much messing about when one can send a fax i reckon... and be sure it gets there.
Talking of which i've just been in touch with the PM. It is fine having a fancy party but everyone seems to have forgotten who sold Exocet missiles to the Argentinians during the Falklands War. I asked him to explain how the French are our allies - we of course put France on the right track after WW2 but what have they ever done for us! Invented lots of EU rules... but never follow them!
james