Re: Automate GPG or PGP to make an .exe

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:57:03 +0200, Kristian Gjøsteen wrote:

> TC <gg.20.keen4some@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
>>You have to be joking.
>
> I'm afraid not.
>
>>But you propose that the recipients of the OP's EXE file, can not
>>exercise a similar judgement.
>
> He cannot exercise a similar judgement, because there is no easy
> way for a user (without special programs installed) to distinguish
> the real message-executable received in an e-mail from an executable
> that will steal the password.

Absolutely correct but if you look outside in the real world, where 99.9%
of the real people live outside of sci.crypt, their issue is that
encryption covers the opening of their email after it leaves their computer
and until it reaches the recipient.

The average user is mainly concerned with opening of their emails in the
transportation process (of which they don't know jackshit). If this makes
them feel at ease, then wtf is wrong with that?

If they are trying to overthrow the Nigerian gov't, and they want to use
.exe automatically, then they are fucked so who gives a shit?

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