Subject: PGP and Pine

From: VampLestat <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 16:50:37 -0800 (PST)

I used to have scripts in ELM that I used to automatically sign or verfy 
mail with PGP.  Is there any way to accomplish this with Pine?  Or is 
anyone working on including any form of encyption/digital signatures with 
Pine?

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From: "Robert A. Hayden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 20:07:16 -0600 (CST)

> anyone working on including any form of encyption/digital signatures with 

It is pretty simple to set up pine to sign a message.

The first step is to write a simple script.  I call this script 'picopgp'

--->  Begin
	#!/bin/sh

	pico -z -t $1
	pgp -sat $1
	mv $1.asc $1
--->  End

Next, set your alternate editor to this script file.

Then, whenever you invoke your alternate editor, it will launch pico 
again, but when you finish, it will sign your mailing.

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To decrypt stuff, you will have to wait for the pipe command to be 
implemented (unless it was in 3.89, we have 3.88).  To encrypt on the 
fly, I'm afraid that I don't know of a way.

Hope this helps.

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From: VampLestat <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 1994 16:07:19 -0800 (PST)

> > anyone working on including any form of encyption/digital signatures with 
[snip snip] 
> fly, I'm afraid that I don't know of a way.

Has anyone attempted to get any other forms of encryption working with 
Pine, like RIPEM?  I think the security of one's mail is becoming 
increasingly important as the net grows, and being able to sign my 
messages is nice, but I think we need to find a way to encrypt/decrypt on 
the fly.

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From: "Robert A. Hayden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 1994 18:14:48 -0600 (CST)

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> messages is nice, but I think we need to find a way to encrypt/decrypt on 

I agree, I think it is important.  But there are some very serious legal 
issues that surround cryptography.  Not only are there export controls, 
but PGP has some legal problems with the RSA patent.  There's also the 
problem of determining which crytographic method will become the standard 
(I like PGP, myself).

Hope the signing script helps.

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From: [email-masked] (Mark Delany)
Date: 10 Jan 1994 19:56:29 +1100

>issues that surround cryptography.  Not only are there export controls, 

That may be true of the programs themselves, but surely not a
framework within pine that allows one to transparently run such
programs?

M.

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From: Charlie Brady <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 1994 12:27:12 +1100 (EST)

> framework within pine that allows one to transparently run such

Isn't it about time that the State Department or whoever it is recognised 
the stupidity of the export controls, which are unnecessary, 
and unenforceable anyway? Has there been any interest or progress in 
removing that obstacle?

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