Quoting Greg Broiles
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 07:34:27AM -0500, brflgnk@cotse.com wrote:
I think that's it exactly. Doesn't look like VerySafe is bringing anything new to the table. PGP already does self-decrypting files, and has better support than just an Outlook plugin.
Self-decrypting (and self-anything files that need executable permission)are tragedies waiting to occur.
I have to agree, and wasn't intending to promote their proliferation. This is an essential problem, I think. Self-decryptors are easy for Joseph Q. Sixpack, but train him to trust executable attachments in general.
People who aren't technical enough to install their own copies of PGP shouldn't be encouraged to run unknown email attachments, no matter what the associated pretty icon looks like.
Which implies that such people will be denied crypto's benefits entirely. Perhaps this is evolution in action?