Re: Message interception

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From: David Sternlight
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 16:08

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In article <1992Oct4.064606.582@duphy4.physics.drexel.edu> lane@duphy4.physics.drexel.edu writes:
>Obviously one way that messages could be intercepted is by tapping off
>of a line (phone or RS232) between a terminal and the mainframe it is
>connected to....no doubt this is part of the reason why PGP is discouraged
>on mainframe systems.

The wise user with security needs having financial value will use a
desktop or portable computer, not a dumb terminal. He will use PGP on
his portable, and send the encrypted text to the mainframe for
retransmission.

So does anyone know when the rumored PGP for the Mac will be ready?

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From: strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight)
Subject: Re: Message interception
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