-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I'm very happy with the PGP 5.0 beta after less than an hour of testing. The new PGP 5.0 seems to work well. I'm finding a few bugs, and I had a configuration problem or two. But this is much better than using the DOS version from Windows. And much nicer than using Private Idaho. For crypto to have widespread acceptance, crypto must work seamlessly on common platforms such as Windows. While any Linux administrator can use PGP without much problem, the average Windows based knowledge worker has had problems with this. PGP seamlessly integrates with Eudora and provides features required for electronic commerce. I have used the keyserver lookup feature (from PGPkeys) and found it worked well. PGP options have been added both to the Eudora menu and the toolbar. While I was not able to download PGP on Friday or Monday (day), customer support worked with me, and the technical people installed server updates to the US verification process on Friday and Monday afternoon, allowing me to finally download the 5MB file tonight. PGP 5.0 takes advantage of the 32-bit APIs and uses the Win95 interface. My existing 2.6 keyring was imported with no problem, and I have been able to use PGP 2.6 to verify signatures created with 5.0. Best I can tell, the new product is backwards compatible with older versions. I've also gotten email from a PGP person who has assured that source code will be available later. The new product, when combined with Eudora seamlessly integrates * Email * Spell checking * Digital Signatures * Certification Authority (CA) * Web of trust * Encryption * Availability from a commercial source This seamless integration is what is required to allow for successful implementation of Digital Signature initiatives most states have passed or are considering. Overall, I'm happy. I'd recommend that people obtain the beta and test it out. I don't know what it will be selling for, but I'm sure it will be worth the price. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 5.0 beta Charset: noconv iQBVAwUBM4EgnUGpGhRXg5NZAQFvugIAojhDAbHQfIhe48LYveKNmlSHez0MBn8+ dLrBMM3+tTCdKJrRZRQKvY+Qux4YFc5tJnn+EZFf5tSsGV/7jGqsVQ== =Gi0T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Robert Costner Phone: (770) 512-8746 Electronic Frontiers Georgia mailto:pooh@efga.org http://www.efga.org/