-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Adam Back posted re PGP 2.63ui
I was under the impression that with the Legal_Kludge option for pgp263i, that it already was compatible with old versions of pgp using the version byte of 2.
We kept the control structure of the original ui version by "Matthew". But the compatibility of 2.63ui has been expanded to allow it to Export public keys generated with Version=3 (Legal_Kludge=on) to old versions (2.3a) of PGP.
What else does pgp263ui offer? The GNU license? What about pgp3? Some people aren't going to be very happy if you do a GNU version of that, as GNU doesn't preclude selling commercially provided that source is provided.
See the original announcement for the numerous fixes & enhancements not currently available in 2.6.2 or 2.6.3ia including Added CONFIG.TXT parameters/functions LabelEncrypt and PrePendSigV Expanded disk write error checking Ability to edit other people's keys's UserID's. We have no current plans re PGP 3.0. Probably a GNU version of it is not legally possible. But if source is released independent enhancements would be, depending on the license. It also remains to be seen if or how fast PGP 3.0, if it ever comes, will supplant previous versions of PGP in public acceptance.
PS Steve and friends: I've got some stealth code close to usable in the form of a patch to pgp263 if you want it :-)
Yes. Please send me a copy and we'll take a look at it. But the
external stealth utility currently available is quite adequate in
my view.
Steve Crompton