Sendmail is also beginning to address this issue. 8.11.x is supposed to include SSL code to do end-to-end encryption. However, this still leaves an opening at the destination host for snooping. Aside from that, this assumes that both ends are using sendmail 8.11, which is a pipe dream for a while to come. For end-to-end security, PGP or GPG encryption is the way to go. On Thu, May 25, 2000 at 09:14:20AM -0500, Daniel Taylor wrote: > The closest reliable method in that area is PGP encryption > of e-mail. In theory only those people who have the message > signed with their public key will be able to read it. > > In practice I haven't heard otherwise. > > The only place where it isn't appropriate to encrypt (maybe only sign) > is on public mailing lists. > > Daniel Taylor Embedded and custom Linux integration. > dante@plethora.net (612)747-1609 -- --Brad ============================================================================ Bradley M. Alexander | Co-Chairman, Beowulf System Admin/Security Specialist | NoVALUG/DCLUG Security SIG Winstar Telecom | balexander@winstar.com (703) 889-1049 | storm@tux.org ============================================================================ Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around you. --Murphy's Laws of Combat
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