home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Readme for PGPEASY V1.1.1
- =========================
-
- 1.Introduction
-
- PGP Easy Rider is a front-end for "Pretty Good Privacy", the encryption
- software developed by Phil Zimmermann and others. While PGP itself provides a
- pretty good way of ensuring you a valuable piece of privacy - based on public
- key encryption - it requires the user to handle a rather complicated
- command-line interface. PGP Easy Rider will help the user in easy PGP command
- generation and display of PGP results. Read the online documentation for
- details, please.
-
- What is different in PGP Easy Rider from other OS/2-front-ends:
-
- - transparent handling of multiple public keyrings: you may use a small
- keyring for your daily transactions and still have a big one for
- special situations
-
- - you may encrypt a whole directory or part of it in one run. Just
- specify a directory and a file mask, and start!
-
- - you may directly send encrypted files with "sendmail" if you are
- connected to a network
-
- - easy administration of a "password file" where you may keep all your
- secret passwords, pins, telephone numbers etc.
-
- - display, check and modify the generated PGP-command - this feature thus
- serves as a tutorial for PGP.
-
- - and some other features - just have a look!
-
- 2.Installation
-
- Prereqisites: OS/2 with REXX, PGP
-
- pgpeasy.zip contains the following files:
-
- pgpeasy.exe
- pgpeasy.hlp
- vrobj.dll
- order.txt
- bmtmicro.asc (BMT Micro's public key)
- philipp.asc (my public key)
- pgpeasy.chg (the change history)
- readme.1st (this file)
-
- Unzip this file into a temporary directory.
-
- a) Copy pgpeasy.exe into a directory in your PATH (I prefer the PGP-directory).
-
- b) Copy vrobj.dll into a directory in your LIBPATH. This is version 2.1D, so
- pay attention that there is no other vrobj.dll which is older and perhaps
- not compatible.
-
- c) Copy pgpeasy.hlp into a directory in your HELP-path.
-
- d) Copy bmtmicro.asc into your PGP-directory - you may need this public key
- for encrypting your registration form.
-
- With the first call of the program you will create a PGPEASY.INI file
- which will be used to store your default options. Note however, that PGP Easy
- Rider will NEVER store your passphrase on your hard disk or other permanent
- media. If you prefer to enter it once for several uses it will be kept in
- memory and wiped out from there when you select to do so or after you exit
- the program.
-
- 3. Registration
-
- This program is shareware, not freeware. After a trial period you should
- register. For details of registration see the menu item
-
- "How to register" under "Registration"
-
- or print and fill out the file order.txt and send it to BMT Micro or via
- Email to
-
- bmt@wilmington.net
-
- 4. Warranty
-
- I will not in any event be liable for any damages, including without
- limitation consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or exemplary
- damages, lost data, or lost profits, arising out of use or inability to use
- the product, or for any claim by any third party.
-
- Philipp Schaeck
- schaeck@ibm.net
-