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Eric Thomas <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 24 Feb 1993 17:54:05 +0100
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On Wed, 24 Feb 1993 11:20:35 EST Wes Morgan <[log in to unmask]> said:
 
>At a minimum, I would use  encryption techniques on *every* anonymous or
>pseudonymous message. I've seen postings  using PGP and other public key
>schemes; that's  a step  in the right  direction. Plaintext  *cannot* be
>considered  secure or  confidential in  today's network  environment; no
>'alias server' or third-party email  forwarding can provide the level of
>privacy/confidentiality you want.
 
What does PGP  do for you? What you  want to hide is the  identity of the
sender -  username, hostname,  full name.  The header  isn't going  to be
encrypted. PGP buys you nothing. Plus, I wouldn't entrust my safety to an
algorithm such as PGP or RSA.
 
  Eric

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