Encryption Programs

OBVIOUSLY the spokesman of the group. I ask for help and this is what I get? One more time, I'm well aware of the capabilities of PGP. What I'm looking for is a program that does a better job of binary encryption than just Radix 64 ASCII armoring.
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wow, a fresh newbie with his first toy! your lights work, too? cypherpunks is not for you if you need to ask for encryption....
there's only one encryption program which is both simple and effective: PGP. if you don't know where to find it, use DEC's Alta Vista web search engine in advanced mode for "mit NEAR pgp"
you can get a DOS image. there are some windows interfaces I have been told, but fuck Bill Gates and horse he rode in on.
maybe some day, you'll find enlightenment on choice of operating systems... instead of following the herd to Gate's bank of mindless.
From avatar@mindspring.comSun Feb 4 09:06:32 1996 Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 23:17:09 -0600 From: avatar@mindspring.com To: cypherpunks@toad.com Subject: Searching for the best
Hi, Folks
I am looking for the best file encryption program and the best file wiping program. PC compatible, perferably Win 95 compatible. Thanx Charles Donald Smith Jr. 582 Clifton Rd. N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30307-1787 (404)-378-7282
REPUBLICAN; smaller government, less taxes, richer people, and proud children!!
Charles Donald Smith Jr. 582 Clifton Rd. N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30307-1787 (404)-378-7282 REPUBLICAN; smaller government, less taxes, richer people, and proud children!!

OBVIOUSLY the spokesman of the group. I ask for help and this is what I get?
One more time, I'm well aware of the capabilities of PGP. What I'm looking for is a program that does a better job of binary encryption than just Radix 64 ASCII armoring.
Umm, I think you might be a little confused. Either that, or you mis-typed. What do you mean by "better job of binary encryption than just Radix 64 ASCII armoring"? PGP does a lot more than just Ascii Armor. The Ascii Armor is just a self-recognizing transport mechanism, nothing more. The real meat behind PGP is its encryption and key management utilities. PGP uses the IDEA cipher, combined with RSA key management, to securely encrypt any kind of file. The Ascii Armor is used solely to protect the PGP files during transport over email and other ascii-only protocols. I hope this clears up any possible misconceptions. -derek
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