[aclug-L] Re: Digital Signatures

[Denis Medvedev <t_mdl@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > 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.
It actually IS supported under Linux by using
OpenSSL...
But the documentation for doing this is really awful
> 
> I will check into 'GnuPG' and again into PGP.
> at 
> --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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