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- PGP QuickStart 1.0b1 (beta) - freeware
- 5/1/96
- copyright 1996 Joel McNamara
-
-
- What is it?
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- PGP QuickStart is a Windows utility designed to help people who
- want to use strong crypto, easily download, install, and configure
- PGP.
-
- PGP QuickStart is not a full-featured front-end. It's only purpose is
- to simplify PGP's installation process. It is meant as a companion
- application for Private Idaho, for people who need to initially get
- started with PGP before they start using a front-end/shell.
-
- If you're an experienced PGP and/or Private Idaho user, you don't
- need this utility. This is something you give or recommend to your
- crypto-novice friends when they want to start exchanging encrypted
- e-mail with you.
-
-
- Installing
- ----------
- INSTALL.EXE is a self-extracting .ZIP file. It contains the following
- files:
-
- PGPQUIK.EXE - The PGP QuickStart application
- PCDEZIP.EXE - An application PGP QuickStart uses to uncompress files
- QSREADME.TXT - The file you're reading now
- CMDIALOG.VBX - A support file - if this file isn't already in your
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, move it there
-
- PGP QuickStart requires the VBRUN300.DLL file (which isn't included in
- the .ZIP archive). This file needs to be in the \WINDOWS directory.
- If you don't have this file, you can get a copy from:
-
- http://www.eskimo.com/~joelm/pi.html
-
-
- Running
- -------
- Just run PGP QuickStart and it was take you step-by-step through the
- entire installation and configuration process.
-
- It assumes you have access to the Internet and a Web browser (for
- downloading copies of PGP and looking up other information sources).
-
-
- Feedback
- --------
- This is a beta release. My goal is to make this utility so simple,
- anyone can use it to get PGP and install it. I think I'm going in the
- right direction, but please send any comments on the interface (or
- bugs) to:
-
- joelm@eskimo.com
-
- Current releases of this utility will be available at:
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- http://www.eskimo.com/~joelm/pi.html
-
-
- In order to encourage widespread use of strong crypto, PGP QuickStart
- is free.
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