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- From: pg@sanitas.stortek.com (Paul Gilmartin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: PGP - public key encryption for the Mac, anyone???
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.205838.19505@stortek.com>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 20:58:38 GMT
- References: <67957@hydra.gatech.EDU>
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- Organization: Storage Technology Corp.
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- David Meyers (gt9022a@prism.gatech.EDU) wrote:
- : I am interested in public key encryption,
- ...
- : If someone out there either already has PGP for the Mac, or is
- : working on it, or lastly, if they have generic sources (perhaps
- : unix) for it, PLEASE let me know.
-
- I understand that PGP encroached on the intellectual property of a firm
- called RSA. RSA reached an agreement with the author of PGP that RSA would
- regard PGP as a scholarly publication rather than an infringing software
- product, _provided_ that the author _never_ issues any upgrades, enhancements,
- or bug fixes.
-
- The chance of seeing PGP for Mac seems pretty slim.
-