McAfee has announced that they are giving away the commercial version of PGP 6.0.2 for free for a limited time. It also includes PGP Disk, which creates virtual encrypted drives. PGP 6.0.2 also claims to have anti-TEMPEST protection, by using a special font. My question is: what's the catch? It is a fact that Network Associates (McAfee's owner) is a member of the Key Recovery Aliance. Is the decision to give the software away part of something that's not being said (i.e. reduced security) or did I spend $39.99 on PGP and an additional $39.99 on PGP Disk for no reason because it would become available for free two weeks later? And, has anyone tested the anti-TEMPEST features in PGP 6.0.2?
On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, John Holland wrote:
McAfee has announced that they are giving away the commercial version of PGP 6.0.2 for free for a limited time.
Where is the free version available? Neither the McAfee or Network Associates web sites mentioned this.
well since mcafee and NAI are the same freekin company, they do all say it goto the pgp pages (easy link -> www.pgp.com) download PGP For personal privacy, it is under that link. www.pgpi.com has illegally exported copies aswell.
Max Inux writes:
it goto the pgp pages (easy link -> www.pgp.com) download PGP For personal privacy, it is under that link.
I think you're going to be disappointed if you go there; the pgp web page has been swallowed by nai's, & download leads you to the new McAfee store, which is surely a nominee for "web pages that suck"(tm). No free downloads. There may be something under one of the evaluation pages, but frankly the whole site turned me off & I didn't care to look so. It's hard to find any mention of pgp at all, actually.
Max Inux writes:
it goto the pgp pages (easy link -> www.pgp.com) download PGP For
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I got it! I had to use their search engine to find it though. Took 3 tries to get it because the ftp kept stalling. If anyone can't find it I will be happy to send it on as an attach. Haven't installed it yet though. You better hurry if you want if from me because I leavinf for LA for 2 weeks. Edwin At 06:48 PM 12/17/98 -0800, you wrote: personal
privacy, it is under that link.
I think you're going to be disappointed if you go there; the pgp web page has been swallowed by nai's, & download leads you to the new McAfee store, which is surely a nominee for "web pages that suck"(tm). No free downloads. There may be something under one of the evaluation pages, but frankly the whole site turned me off & I didn't care to look so. It's hard to find any mention of pgp at all, actually.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQA/AwUBNnnUPkmNf6b56PAtEQL/JACfdAlksad2RLnZ6vvZluGtpJaEut8An3JB rLZG8tG/GOCEWhRmhE6w7K5P =jjvZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- When freedom is outlawed.......Only outlaws will be free! If cryptography is outlawed, pomz pvumbxt xjmm ibwf dszquphsbqiz. Fun! Fast! Revealing! Try "The World's Smallest Political Quiz" at: http://www.self-gov.org/quiz.html IS AIDS A GOVERNMENT/DRUG COMPANY HOAX? http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/index.htm When you blame others, you give up your power to change. Dr. Robert Anthony Libertarian Party of Hillsborough County, FL http://home.tampabay.rr.com/lphc When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere. Lazarus Long
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