OT: GPG/PGP keys (Re: [mythtv-users] cable splitting with a cable modem)

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Dec 16, 2003, at 17:21, Lance Simmons wrote:

> * Joel Anderson <myth at jobless.ca> [031216 19:05]:
>> I get them like that from you too, and a few others.  They come with 2
>> attachments, one text with your message, and the other your sig.  I
>> use Outlook Express, and so already assumed that to be the issue.  It
>> is quite annoying, but not quite enough to change my mail client -
>> yet.  ;)
>
> Outlook and Outlook Express do not conform to the relevant RFC's (RFC
> 2015, RFC 3156) for PGP/MIME or OpenPGP email, so they don't treat
> GPG/PGP keys correctly.

Ah, that I did not know. Thank you for the tidbit, I'll have to 
remember that one for future reference. I'll have to look at Outlook 
2003 at work tomorrow to see if that is still the case (I actually 
almost like Outlook 2003, which I use at work for my company email).

> A suspicious person might think Microsoft
> doesn't want consumers having easy access to email privacy and 
> security.

Well, they are perfectly willing to let you have privacy and security 
if you're willing to use the Microsoft "standard" for such things 
(S/MIME)... They'll let you be secure if you're willing to use 
absolutely nothing but Microsoft products, send and receive email only 
to and from Microsoft products, etc., etc., etc.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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