Re: Source Code NOT available for ViaCrypt PGP

Simon Trask writes:

>  A) No source code will be available, due to the nature of the
> agreement between PKP and ViaCrypt.

So we are supposed to trust it sight unseen?
Why in the world would anyone buy an encryption program of questionable
security --which any program for we can not get the source is-- when we can
get a supposedy virtually identical program that we know is secure for free? 

>  B) He is under 'a lot' of pressure to have a product 'on the shelves
> in under two months', and therefore the first release will be a
> MS-DOS version, then Macintosh, SVR4, SUN OS, and all of those unix
> versions, and that they will eventualy put out a windows product and
> start makeing improvements to the actual product.

I can't help but wonder if the guy is feeling other pressures besides time
pressures. Just thinking. I don't think that ViaCrypt will make much money of
the people on this list.

--Marc

> >  B) He is under 'a lot' of pressure to have a product 'on the shelves
> > in under two months', and therefore the first release will be a
> > MS-DOS version, then Macintosh, SVR4, SUN OS, and all of those unix
> > versions, and that they will eventualy put out a windows product and
> > start makeing improvements to the actual product.
> 
> I can't help but wonder if the guy is feeling other pressures besides time
> pressures. Just thinking. I don't think that ViaCrypt will make much money of
> the people on this list.

I think he's trying to run ahead of Clipper and the resulting encryption ban.
Make a lot of $$$ from people by selling them soon-to-be-"useless" software.

What a scam...
-- 
Ed Carp, N7EKG			erc@apple.com			510/659-9560
                            anon-0001@khijol.uucp
If you want magic, let go of your armor.  Magic is so much stronger than
steel!        -- Richard Bach, "The Bridge Across Forever"

On Aug 26,  1:14am, Ed Carp wrote:
> 
> I think he's trying to run ahead of Clipper and the resulting encryption ban.
> Make a lot of $$$ from people by selling them soon-to-be-"useless" software.
> 
> What a scam...

Is anyone taking bets on encryption bans?

I can't believe that the public would allow the gov't to get away with
one.  Of course, that's no reason to get complacent.  We still need to
continue flooding the country with decent S/W (non-escrowed)
encryption.

If each user of RIPEM or PGP would get one newcomer to start using it
every month, for example, it would take less than 18 months to get the
whole US covered.

 - Carl