pgp / passphrase / capture / yikes!

[Derek Atkins]

> just wondering , if i use pgp on my pc , and lets say while on my unix
> connection to the net i shell to dos to do encryption or decryption , does 
> this compromise my security in any way ? can some admin catch my 
> passphrase, i don think so , but i'm really fucken paranoid ! thanks for 
> any answers felloe punks !

If you are dialed-up to a UNIX box using some terminal emulator, say
kermit, and you escape back to the local machine shell-escape to run
PGP, the SysAdmin on the UNIX side should not be able to read what you
say.

-derek