-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- -=> Quoting In:ericm@lne.com to Harka <=- In> If your mail goes to an intermediate MX site, it'll sit in the In> clear on the disk there until its sent to its final In> destination. Even if all mailers supported ssmtp, the mail In> would not be secure. True, but an encrypted tunnel to fetch your e-mail will at least render wiretaps on your phone-line useless. While that doesn't really matter if all your e-mail is PGP-encrypted, the truth is that a lot of e-mail is still in the clear. That at least would be protected to a degree... Btw., does anybody know if there's an crypto-enhanced direct-dial-up program such as minicom out there? Ciao Harka ... "Use a Cipher - Be Free!" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAgUBNE0TyjltEBIEF0MBAQEsawf/SyzCJ5vHC9gvn9aX4Efuxt9rNe6UqXoh 78ZpKba5X0QvkvPyG+4TAopLZUXL5Qjs5TKQmEhBcCnw4+bHv36T4nzaDPNKsD39 RFtCddWgpF1pIUQ7GIdY/mMTh5UGMibXgqU9Z1kZKP0j8pJJPn4aK1uSas+Yne69 /OdDX3PBBgbw66DxOqjdE6+pC0v5LS1janXUuEMXo8nV1MfpBnStI9ORAcyNeCtu H8KlnQcLwUhuEnTn/VeEwRZJIFPf3hUFcuxVdcooHgqDbY9d+zbSsFiqVE3EyMji bSiBTMK9N/jQ7VFllhkqLihJbA/Q27KP4M6hV4NMqDdh3Sfv6Bd7iw== =jbpL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- If encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption...