The IETF PEM working group has just decided to move the current proposal for a security multiparts extension to MIME forward to draft standard status. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR CYPHERPUNKS: a standard should soon exist for proper integration of encryption and signature programs and email. This will make for easier interoperation between PGP and mail user agents in the fairly near term. Details are available in the security multiparts draft, available for ftp from your nearest RFC repository's internet drafts subdirectory. Perry