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Don't get me wrong. I understand how difficult it is to do this and I am not ragging on the PGP developers for being slow or lazy or anything like that (I know they are underpaid). BUT, somebody must write a PGP library if we are to see major advancement in the penetration of crypto software into the mainstream. The question is, who is writing it? It almost seems as if PGP development is now happening in secret, and nobody really knows what the statusis on pgp 3.0 and the rumored library. There are people on this list who know, but nobody is telling. If the PGP people really are making progress on a PGP library, we need to know. We can probably help. If not, we also need to know so we can write one.

Here here! I agree. There are those who know, and to merely shut out all the expertise that might be on this mailing list is nonesense. I think the pgp library approach is very interesting. It could make pgp almost as common as winsock. We know that there is vast interest in finding a good front-end for pgp. The thing is, no one wants to dig around in code that utilizes poor modularity and try to flesh out an API. Once 3.0 comes out, one could build an app under windows using a PGP v2.x DLL, and a newly made PGP v3 DLL that would handle all kinds of keyfiles, a one step option to convert keyfiles, etc... I think the idea of writing a PGP DLL while the format will change in v3 of PGP is still feasable. Just use it again for backwards compatability. a PGWINP.EXE, a PGPV2.DLL, and a PGPV3.DLL. Or whatever. I've only had experience in UN*X, and maybe I'm oversimplifying everything. But, then again, what is ever simple when you have the trusty old 'windoze' GPF errors. I much preferr the unix 'segmentation fault (core dumped)'. Anyway, I will happily stand corrected on anything I say. Remember, just an idea! #include <stddisclaimer.h> #include <stdbroken_bsd_routine_defines_and_other_solaris_shortcomings.h> #include <stdbugs.h> #include <Niki_taylor.h> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBLu99gCdA5IMp25vRAQFM7gf9Fmzx1ueMjuh9iORMQG03+33Z9DRUsL7W s8AFAQCHEwSSLgCNUZBQoRXhgb56c1z+Wvjhk6FvZTF6GyMqdF/8pkJTeQl2tHgo ayX61LDPqu7Xlx5tDyBblfJZ0kJJpF/SIpBe6dUIquSq5NxHodNcH8UmWNXzJ7LO 9fYl5/UJozyqLZHFPISNI/yIZtMJmFn1ogzIFagxrF4YxUVGe6+UAw+ZYfxiYYfb 8yVDdfmCkcjk3ksEcFtgmXs1ZJwAZ8B1IVeAWuJZSxSsO9Au6sO3q3rtFLEY3Vgu Ml45vI9gTJDlR0lwB0tAfx/R/VDfr2ji5Bra27ru69NUvt2zB54pMg== =Jx1p -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----