PGP Corp.

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Thu Sep 11 12:08:34 EDT 2003


Well, GnuPG-1.0.7 isn't completely OpenPGP compatible, either.
I can guarantee you that PGP 8 and GnuPG 1.2.x are compatible
if you use openpgp-mandated algorithms.  For example, are you
sure you have Bill's key to verify his signature?

I will admit that MUA integration is a different matter.

-derek

eric <superuser at eloder.com> writes:

> well, i guess pgp corp and gnupg don't play together.  i'll switch to
> gnupg.  there are some front ends that might make life easier for the
> noob.  thanks for the help.  eric.
> 
> Bill Horne wrote:
> 
> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >Hash: SHA1
> >
> > - ----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "eric" <superuser at eloder.com>
> >
> >
> >>hello big dogs, it is the supernoob again.  i remember hearing that
> >>PGP Corp products and GnuPG didn't like to play together.  i already
> >>have PGP 8.0.2 on my wintel box (i really like the gui and other
> >>toys) .  will this version work with GnuPG?  they say they're
> >>compliant with some open pgp standard, but don't say whether it
> >>works.  thanks for any suggestions.
> >>
> >
> >Well, let's do a little test. This email was signed with GPG 1.0.7.
> >
> >If your PGP software can validate the signature, I'd bet that they're
> >compatible.
> >
> >HTH.
> >
> >Bill Horne
> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> >Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux)
> >
> >iD8DBQE/X+VbugnqrmbF6SQRAj2VAJ4/5gmSFvwUgNojNPD/6EGTnhPOZACdHK1s
> >lQGPe3JL5u9sWnvq+OWd5nw=
> >=ND0t
> >-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available



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