-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- It occurred to me that if we are going to be posting pgp'ed files to a newsgroups it might be best to remove the PGP headers and make the ciphertext look more text-like. So here is some code to do that, sort of. Basically I kept it simple so it's easy to read. To make this: - -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: 2.3a pgAAANL6C1+DERhOIhjtLQnEA0GZOnXmXa7xSqPTdX1Retrkn+CnnqkBrdGXQ/sO 9Gl+k4MjG/8991Erhl+cay+SBSKS+YoGNp79mwEnvwHICq/WsMs6lTo6GudHku/e 9gnXVHkYg5/lYbAWFLRnIMDhGpeeUqCEoG5vlhl++JMwzgc/lqGCwZAeUd+q5UXG bqm/sGAo80xtG2hs1LqLPP0lCoqSZ5cJkuNRJBgpm+r8P4PHijCLr9iAE4InFy+F otm+Ut8SDYbt8OjR9WPig8V7aYdp8x0= =i8Hu - -----END PGP MESSAGE----- turn into this: - --- --BEG IN PGP M ESSAG E ---- -.. Ver s ion : 2.3a .. .. pgAAA N L 6C1+ DER hO IhjtL Qn E A0G ZO n X mXa7 x SqP TdX1 Retrk n+Cnn qk Br dG XQ/sO ..9Gl +k4 MjG/8 9 91Er hl+ca y+SB SKS+ Yo GNp 79 m wEnv w HICq /W sMs 6lT o 6GudH ku /e..9 gn XVHk Yg 5/lY bAW FLRn IMDh Gp e eUq CEo G5 v lhl++ J M w zgc / lqGCw ZAe Ud+q5 UXG ..bq m/s GAo 80xt G2 hs1Lq L PP0lC oqS Z5c JkuN RJBg pm+r8 P4P H ijC Lr9iA E4 InFy + F..ot m+U t8 SD Ybt8O jR 9WPig 8V 7 aYd p8x 0=..= i8 H u..--- --E ND P GP ME S SAG E---- -.. type "st e < infile > outfile" And to convert it back type "st d < infile > outfile" ST.C: #include <stdio.h> #include <time.h> #ifdef MSDOS || __OS2__ #include <stdlib.h> // for exit() #endif void main(int argc, char **argv) { int i = 0, j = 0, k; char c; if (argc > 2) fprintf(stderr, "\nUsage: %s [e|d] < infile > outfile\n", argv[0]), exit(1); srand(time(0)); while (!feof(stdin)) { if (toupper(*argv[1]) == 'E') { k = rand() % 5; for (i = 0; i < k + 1; i++, j++) { if (!(j % 50)) putchar('\n'); c = getchar(); if (c == '\n') printf(".."); else putchar(c); } putchar(' '); } else if (toupper(*argv[1]) == 'D') { switch (c = getchar()) { case ' ': case '\n': break; case '.': if (i == 1) putchar('\n'); i = !i; break; default: putchar(c); break; } } else fprintf(stderr, "\nUsage: %s [e|d] < infile > outfile\n", \ argv[0]), exit(1); } } -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a iQCcAgUBLdh1frhnz857T+PFAQH9RQQ2KC5uYfO8tLlq1X8PcmuJy0Akog84lyfK sYEiiwMHJsNm6/isVWvihZHBct/DuBkqtNsWXzwxl1rxlVvjTjOMyyDioidbfqnb IOWLXkY+/vzdvgxr/Z0tV31mwCVoCcHIMUeBZ9+PBCHt16YCEb7emPE0/QzLFWnB VNUSkSW+hYtP8Ezg1UoS =TESU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----