-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hi, While the list is busy knocking PGP for not doing the "right thing" or being the "first ones to blink" I though I would share with the list what some of the "big boys" are doing for the spread of "Strong Crypto to the Masses". Below is from the most current S/MIME draft "draft-dusse-smime-msg-05" dated 19-Oct-1997: 2.6 ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier Receiving agents MUST support decryption using the RC2 [RC2] or a compatible algorithm at a key size of 40 bits, hereinafter called "RC2/40". Receiving agents SHOULD support decryption using DES EDE3 CBC, hereinafter called "tripleDES" [3DES] [DES]. Sending agents SHOULD support encryption with RC2/40 and tripleDES. I think that when taking pot-shots at PGP, Inc. and Phil Zimmerman one should look at what the alternatives are and who are really are friends here. IMNSHO companies like RSA, Netscape, Microsoft, Verisign, et al, who would sell us all out if it improved their bottom lines do not qualify. - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting Cooking With Warp 4.0 Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. OS/2 PGP 2.6.3a at: http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii/pgpmr2.html - --------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: cp850 Comment: Registered_User_E-Secure_v1.1b1_ES000000 iQCVAwUBNE8Iqo9Co1n+aLhhAQGWswP+MnvOCL1EoURWpEPt23I/UIuRWBovby8d AxZS3N8/exnI2M3kDCC2mTUWmvaKdsUnwErnXCQ9nQTDa9B+2VUBlijtkC+nsTV8 Vuv484AU51havdyttE87YMDXx8LSkdWnGXLs8TpjrRXiDZlxPJWIif3haK1hC5kg I3VmdwaZc/4= =7Fan -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----