Re: tlug: Encrypted Email

[urs roesch <urs@example.com>]

Christopher Sekiya wrote:

[snip]

> There are several reasons that I'd recommend PGPi over PGP.

> * Export restrictions.  If I understood your email correctly, you have
>   pgp2.6.3 (and live in Japan), and your father has PGP 5.5 (and lives in
>   the states).  ITAR is nasty stuff.

> * Source code availability.  PGPi source code is freely available (and is
>   derived from the US sources -- should be damned near identical).  PGP
>   source code is only available via the PGP book.  I think the Linux
>   binary that's on the NA site is timelimited, too, but don't quote me on
>   that.

> * Functionality.  You're not losing anything by running PGPi versus PGP --
>   completely interoperable, equally secure ... and you have source code.

Plus the new version 5.53i supports RSA, though that is the Windoze and
Mac version only. With RSA it is now backward compatible to 2.6.x.

ftp.de.pgpi.com/pub/pgp/5.5/

(source c't No.10 page 91 for those who can read German)

urs
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