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Re: Using PGP on Insecure Machines
> At the risk of repeating what Tim's said in the past, shellscript
> wrappers are useless to people who use Macs, Windows/WinNT, and so on.
>
> At the risk of repeating what Tim, Perry, and several others have
> said, using PGP- with or without shell scripts- on a machine which you
> do not physically control is also risky.
I understand the first objection. The second is moot if you're running
something other than a dumb tube at home.
I run Linux on a 486/25 at home, DOS/Windows on a 386SuX laptop on the
road. Works for me.
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If you want magic, let go of your armor. Magic is so much stronger than
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