Re: ANNC: Fortify updated for OS/2 Communicator v4.04: 128-bit crypto

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5 total messages Started by robin Tue, 06 Oct 1998 00:00

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Author: robin
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 00:00

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fbm@jolt.mpx.com.au (Farrell McKay) writes: > 
> Sydney, Australia. (2 Oct, 1998).  Fortify for Netscape now supports
> the first non-beta version of Netscape Communicator on OS/2, which was
> released by IBM yesterday, as version 4.04 (980928).

Where is Netscape Communicator v. 4.04, and on what systems
will it run?  v.3....v4?

> This functionality is available immediately, as part of the
> fn128os2.zip distribution.  You can download this from the
> Fortify web site, at http://www.fortify.net/, or from the Fortify 
> mirror FTP sites (after propogation is complete).
> 
> Farrell McKay
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> About Fortify for Netscape:
> 
> Fortify for Netscape is a system that provides world-wide, unconditional,
> full strength, 128-bit encryption to users of Netscape's Web browsers.

What happens if the recipient's system doesn't support it?

> If you routinely use Netscape's export grade Web browsers (i.e. the ones
> that are available on the net), then you need Fortify. 
> 
> Fortify costs nothing to download and use. Nil. Zippo. Zilch.  It currently
> supports most, if not all, of the non-beta versions of Netscape Navigator
> (3.0x) and Communicator (4.0x), that have been released on the following
> platforms:-

Re: ANNC: Fortify updated for OS/2 Communicator v4.04: 128-bit crypto

Author: Dion Gillard
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 00:00

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In article <36196209.0@139.134.5.33>, robin_v@nospam.bigpond.com says...
|   fbm@jolt.mpx.com.au (Farrell McKay) writes: > 
|   > Sydney, Australia. (2 Oct, 1998).  Fortify for Netscape now supports
|   > the first non-beta version of Netscape Communicator on OS/2, which was
|   > released by IBM yesterday, as version 4.04 (980928).
|   
|   Where is Netscape Communicator v. 4.04, and on what systems
|   will it run?  v.3....v4?

Go to software choice at the Ibm web site. Yes v3 and v4 from memory.

|   
[snip]
|   > Fortify for Netscape is a system that provides world-wide, unconditional,
|   > full strength, 128-bit encryption to users of Netscape's Web browsers.
|   
|   What happens if the recipient's system doesn't support it?

Support what? Netscape??

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Re: ANNC: Fortify updated for OS/2 Communicator v4.04: 128-bit crypto

Author: Will Honea
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 00:00

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Maybe I missed it, but what does Fortify offer over the secure version
of Comm/2 - if anything.

Re: ANNC: Fortify updated for OS/2 Communicator v4.04: 128-bit crypto

Author: Dan Casey
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 00:00

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In article <361FEA82.99DAE1EC@codenet.net>,
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
>Maybe I missed it, but what does Fortify offer over the secure version
>of Comm/2 - if anything.

Nothing !!! (unless you don't live in North America and can't get the
128 bit version).


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Re: ANNC: Fortify updated for OS/2 Communicator v4.04: 128-bit crypto

Author: Dion Gillard
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:00

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In article <ZxCI2kDg6Z4a090yn@ibm.net>, dcasey@ibm.net says...
|   In article <361FEA82.99DAE1EC@codenet.net>,
|   Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net> wrote:
|   >Maybe I missed it, but what does Fortify offer over the secure version
|   >of Comm/2 - if anything.
|   
|   Nothing !!! (unless you don't live in North America and can't get the
|   128 bit version).
Which is why Fortify is built down here - export laws mean a fortified 
netscape is often more useful than just Netscape, especially for security 
reasons.

And remember, lots of us don't live in North America....

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