Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site luke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!gymble!lll-crg!dual!qantel!intelca!hplabs!oliveb!bene!luke!steven From: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List) Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: mail encryption/decryption Message-ID: <256@luke.UUCP> Date: Sat, 29-Jun-85 15:21:41 EDT Article-I.D.: luke.256 Posted: Sat Jun 29 15:21:41 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jul-85 00:14:39 EDT References: <518@dicomed.UUCP> Reply-To: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List) Organization: Benetics Corp, Mt.View, CA Lines: 19 Xref: watmath net.unix:4954 net.unix-wizards:13711 In article <518@dicomed.UUCP> salmi@dicomed.UUCP (John Salmi) writes: >Is is possible to use crypt with mail? THe experience I've had says no. >-- > john salmi {ihnp4,mgnetp}!dicomed!john Wouldn't your purpose be served by using something like: crypt < mailfile | btoa | mail on the sending side and the reverse on the receiving side? It shouldn't be too difficult to write a mail front end program (similar in concept to the `smail' program I posted recently?) to perform all this stuff for you at both ends. -- *** * Steven List @ Benetics Corporation, Mt. View, CA * Just part of the stock at "Uncle Bene's Farm" * {cdp,greipa,idi,oliveb,sun,tolerant}!bene!luke!steven ***