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- GIF Crypt 1.3 & Fix GIF Crypt 1.2 Documentation
- program type: Shareware
- program author: Jerry Lavis
- internet address: jlavis@aol.com
-
-
- Contents
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-
- You should have received the following with this documentation:
-
- GIFCRYPT.EXE GIF Crypt 1.3 software utility
- FIXGIF.EXE Fix GIF Crypt 1.2 program
-
-
- Fix GIF Crypt 1.2
- -----------------
-
- Two users have reported problems trying to restore files encrypted by my GIF
- Crypt 1.2 software. Thanks to them, I was able to track down the bug in the
- program. I debugged the code and found the bug to be one line of code that
- screwed everything up. Interestingly, the error will only occur on some
- machines. The error seemed dependent on hardware. I was not able to
- reproduce the bug myself on either of three different machines that I use.
- Because of this, I was unaware of it until a couple of users notified me.
-
- Fortunately, since it was a minor bug, I was able to write this "fix" program.
- Otherwise, decrypting the GIF files would be almost impossible without this
- fix program. To execute the program, enter:
-
- FIXGIF F
-
- at the DOS prompt. It will search the current directory and restore
- corrupted GIF files handled by GIF Crypt 1.2.
-
- Fix GIF Crypt 1.2 will process the GIF files in the current directory and
- check to see whether they were encrypted by GIF Crypt 1.2. If they were, it
- will try to restore the files back into their original form. After being
- tested from users, the "fix" program seems to be 100% effective. If you do
- have problems trying to decrypt GIF files processed by GIF Crypt 1.2, please
- report the problems to me via my internet address: jlavis@aol.com
-
- As stated in the documentation, when you run Fix GIF Crypt, you should only
- run the program in a directory with GIF files encrypted by GIF Crypt 1.2.
- There is a 1 in 256 possibility of corrupting "ready to view" GIF files if you
- run this program in a directory where they exist; so, please move readily
- viewable GIF files to another directory.
-
- The Fix program will restore those GIF files that were also filename encrypted
- (those files encrypted to have the new extension .DAT).
-
- After fixing all of your GIF files, use the new version of the software:
- GIFCrypt 1.3. It should have been included with these docs.
-
-
- GIF Crypt 1.3
- -------------
-
- This is a stable version of my GIF encrypting software. GIF Crypt 1.0 was a
- limited shareware yet bug-free version of my software. After making the
- program full shareware, GIF Crypt 1.2 contained a bug.
-
- For brief program documentation and usage, enter the following at the DOS
- prompt:
-
- GIFCRYPT
-
- At the end of the first page of text, you can obtain registration information
- by hitting "R".
-
- GIF Crypt allows you to encrypt your GIF picture files. It is different from
- other encryption programs because it encrypts the "signature header" of the
- file. This GIF header contains all of the information on how to handle the
- GIF data in order to view the picture. In this case, this program runs at an
- accelerated rate of a few files per second rather than several seconds per
- file! The program will encrypt GIF files at the same speed regardless of the
- GIF file size. If it takes 1/4 of a second to encrypt a 100k GIF file, it
- will take the same amount of time to encrypt a 2meg GIF file.
-
- A good place to store GIFCRYPT.EXE is in a directory that is part of your DOS
- PATH. You could put it in your C:\DOS directory or in any other directory you
- wish. You may put the GIFCRYPT file in the directory where your GIFs reside.
- Usually, this is not advisable unless you obtain the enhanced version with
- password protection through registration.
-
- When you run the program, you can either encrypt the picture files or encrypt
- the filenames as well as the picture. Here is a sample run of encrypting GIF
- files in a directory:
-
- C:\GIFS>GIFCRYPT E
-
- GIF Crypt 1.3 (C) 1993 // by Jerry Lavis
- Release date: 12-14-93 // unregistered version
- Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of CompuServe Inc.
- GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Inc.
-
- Encrypting LAKE.GIF
- Encrypting COMPUTER.GIF
- Encrypting EARTH.GIF
-
- C:\GIFS>
-
- Instead, if you wanted to encrypt the filenames of the picture files also,
- you would instead enter the following:
-
- C:\GIFS>GIFCRYPT FE
-
- GIF Crypt 1.3 (C) 1993 // by Jerry Lavis
- Release date: 12-14-93 // unregistered version
- Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of CompuServe Inc.
- GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Inc.
-
- Encrypting LAKE.GIF -> KH<E.DAT
- Encrypting COMPUTER.GIF -> W-)P99'R.DAT
- Encrypting EARTH.GIF -> ~HYTW.DAT
-
- C:\GIFS>
-
- To decrypt the files, enter the following:
-
- C:\GIFS>GIFCRYPT D
-
- GIF Crypt 1.3 (C) 1993 // by Jerry Lavis
- Release date: 12-14-93 // unregistered version
- Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of CompuServe Inc.
- GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Inc.
-
- Decrypting KH<E.DAT -> LAKE.GIF
- Decrypting W-)P99'R.DAT -> COMPUTER.GIF
- Decrypting ~HYTW.DAT -> EARTH.GIF
-
- C:\GIFS>
-
- If you observe, it is a simple and fast process. Note that ALL of the GIF
- files in the current directory will be affected. After encrypting files in a
- directory, you can move new GIF files to that directory. When you run
- GIF Crypt to encrypt more files, it is "smart" in the sense that it will only
- encrypt the new, normal GIF files in the directory; it will NOT re-encrypt or
- try to encrypt already encrypted GIF files. The same applies to decrypting
- GIF files. It will only decrypt those files encrypted by GIF Crypt.
-
- If you use this software for more than 30 days, you are required to register
- the program. There are benefits when you register this software. The biggest
- benefit is getting "password" protection. When encrypting GIF files, you
- supply a password associated with those files. Decrypting them cannot be done
- without the proper password. Also, you can encrypt different sets of GIF
- files with different passwords. Observe the following:
-
- C:\GIFS>DIR
- KITCHEN.GIF
- C:\GIFS>GIFCRYPT E:PASSWORD
- Encrypting KITCHEN.GIF
- C:\GIFS>COPY C:\SPOON.GIF
- 1 file(s) copied.
- C:\GIFS>GIFCRYPT E:PROTECT
- Encrypting SPOON.GIF
-
- If you execute the following commands, notice how it decrypts only those files
- with the associated password:
-
- C:\GIFS>DIR
- KITCHEN.GIF
- SPOON.GIF
- C:\GIFS>GIFCRYPT D:PASSWORD
- Decrypting KITCHEN.GIF
-
- With this flexibility, you can allow others to decrypt certain files by using
- different passwords for different sets of GIF files.
-
- Again, the enhanced version of GIF Crypt with password protection is only sent
- to users who wish to register. Registration information can be obtained when
- running the GIF Crypt program without any parameters.
-
- If you have any enhancement suggestions, comments, or problems, please send
- e-mail to my internet address: jlavis@aol.com
-
- I read my mail daily and usually respond within 24 hours. Thank you for
- trying GIF Crypt!
-
-
- Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of CompuServe Inc.
- GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of CompuServe Inc.
-