Re: Email List Encryption - Problem
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Re: Email List Encryption - Problem

From: Stephen K. Gielda <steve@packetderm.com.bogus>
Date: Tue Nov 29 2005 - 05:46:39 CET

In article <162pjbgbf3qvb.xty3y7jl7zhh.dlg@40tude.net>,
abcarisilversteinn@yahoo.comxyz says...
> Scenario:
>
> 1,000 email discussion list users who are trading information regarding
> private health issues in women and children who have been victimized by
> domestic violence. The information does not contain SSN or ID by name
> (HIPAA compliant), each user wants to use their own email address and
> client of choice. Medical, law enforcement, volunteers, emergency room
> personnel, etc are typical users.
>
> The problem is how to encrypt the data from start point to end point
> (Sender to Recipient):
>
> a) *without* installing encryption at the Sender's machine.
> b) with installing encryption at the Sender/Recipient's machine yet the
> program encrypts and decrypts automatically with no user interaction and
> invisibly (to the typical user).
>
> The users have resisted PGP, closed system emailing and any other type of
> active participation, in short, they want security without any appreciable
> effort.
>
> Comments appreciated. Advise going to a non profit.
>

I want my truck to run on carrot juice and get 400 miles to the gallon,
but I don't want to alter it at all nor have to go to a different gas
station.

/steve

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Received on Sat Dec 3 04:20:17 2005