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Re: How do *I* use PGP?

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NODE 70a29112Re: How do *I* use PGP?
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At 5:30 PM 12/1/94, TheElusiveMatthew wrote:
>It has been my belief that there isn't an effective way for me to use PGP, 
>but with all the hubbub, I thought it might be worthwhile to verify this.
>
>My internet access is through a personal account provided by my employer. 
>It is on a machine used exclusively by employees of the University of
>Illinois (no student accounts). 

What kind of machine is it?  How do you read mail?  A PC mail reader? 

>My primary access to this account is through my IBM xt (dos 3.3) at work. 
>This machine is occasionally used by others and is outside of my control. 
>I also use many of the public access Win/Mac machines on campus. 
>I have no pc of my very own.

The XT might be difficult because of memory issues, but there are versions of
PGP for UNIX, Mac, and PC, sp.....

Bob

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Bob Snyder N2KGO                               MIME, PGP, RIPEM mail accepted
snyderra@post.drexel.edu                      PGP & RIPEM keys on key servers
         When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.
NODE 9fef094dRe: How do *I* use PGP?
On Sat, 3 Dec 1994, Bob Snyder wrote:

> At 5:30 PM 12/1/94, TheElusiveMatthew wrote:
>
> >My internet access is through a personal account provided by my employer. 
> >It is on a machine used exclusively by employees of the University of
> >Illinois (no student accounts). 
> 
> What kind of machine is it?  How do you read mail?  A PC mail reader? 

I read my mail with pine on my account.
I think the login excerpt below answers your other question.

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UofI CCSO - Sequent S81 (ux1.cso.uiuc.edu - ttyt9)
4.2+ BSD/5.3 UNIX - Dynix 3.1.2

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 TheElusiveMatthew
NODE 9f4cffc9Re: How do *I* use PGP?
On Sat, 3 Dec 1994, Bob Snyder wrote:
> 
> What kind of machine is it?  How do you read mail?  A PC mail reader? 
> 
> >My primary access to this account is through my IBM xt (dos 3.3) at work. 
> >This machine is occasionally used by others and is outside of my control. 

Use PGP DOS and keep your key on a diskette.  W/640K you should be ok.


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