winpgp2.6 was the most succesfull pgp shell I could find but the interface was stale and non descript. including the fact that when it executed the commands it opened a window and I was interfacing with the dos pgp interface, I found that a little redundant for a shell program; but then again I'm not sure if an interface with pgp can be done any other way.

Try ftp.netcom.com:/pub/ec/ecarp/pgpwind.zip - you might find it a bit more to your liking. There are others out there, and their authors will probably speak up :) -- Ed Carp, N7EKG Ed.Carp@linux.org, ecarp@netcom.com 801/534-8857 voicemail 801/460-1883 digital pager Finger ecarp@netcom.com for PGP 2.5 public key an88744@anon.penet.fi ** PGP encrypted email preferred! ** "What's the use of distant travel if only to discover - you're homeless in your heart." --Basia, "Yearning"