[aclug-L] Re: Digital Signatures

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I also don't understand how this relates to viruses.

Well it is due to the fact that 'both of our' email address were 'SPOOFED'
by the KLEZ virus in the past few days and people received email which
looked as if it was from us.. where we were not the originators of the
email.

I use to use a digital signature that was Versign approved, but it was not
supported under Linux and caused troubles in this and other email groups
that I am a member of.

I will check into 'GnuPG' and again into PGP.

--David


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Hall" <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 6:02 AM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Digital Signatures


>
> PGP.  The original one--everything else is a copy.  PGP was around before
> Win 3.1, and is still wideley used.
>
> The new GnuPG does the same thing, an is completely 'free' (as in
> freedom--PGP is also free as in beer).  I don't know how well GnuPG
> interopoerates with Windows.
>
> I also don't undertand how this relates to viruses... but oh well.
>
> -- Jonathan
>
>
> On Sat, May 18, 2002 at 05:35:11AM -0500, David Carmichael wrote:
> >
> > Digital Signatures
> >
> > Is ther a program which will sign email with a digital sigature that
works
> > in both 'Linux' and 'Windows'?
> >
> > I know of a number that work in Windows.. but leave a total mess on the
> > screen in 'Linux'.
> >
> > Now from my understanding the viruses that are out there that send email
are
> > unable to digitally sign their dangers payloads.
> >
> > --David
> >
> >
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