Forgive me if I've missed it on alt.security.pgp, but what would people think of implementing PGP or other crypto schemes using a print driver ? A model could be some of the fax software that lets you fax directly from other applications by issuing a print command. These packages have print drivers that let you enter the name and phone number of the person you are faxing, or select a name from an address book after you give the print command. You can also select high or low resolution, what kinds of headers you want added to the message, and make file attachments. This is a very easy way to send faxes, and seems like it would be an easy way to create and send encrypted messages too. For persons who aren't technically adept, this would be a lot simpler than say pem -e -r recipient@bighost.edu -p bigpubkeyfile -s mysecret or even PGP equivalents. --Jeff