Subject: File privacy

From: VirtualBalls <[email-masked]>
Date: 9 Apr 99 01:55:56 EDT

I need someone to email me about a problem.

  I have NO IDEA why, I can't TRUST my ISP, but I seemingly can't.

  I would like to know if there is a way to set my PINE account so MY ISP
  doesn't read my DEVELOPER info, that they have NEVER seen before.  :)

  I actually am kind of doumbfounded.  I just receintly REALIZED that they 
  were doing this.

  Thanks,

  JEn

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From: Joseph Scanlan <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 10:07:14 -0700 (PDT)

On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, VirtualBalls wrote:

>   I would like to know if there is a way to set my PINE
> account so MY ISP doesn't read my DEVELOPER info, that
> they have NEVER seen before.  :) 

Some methods for keeping your files private.

o  Encrypt them with the very best algorithms available.
Gaurd the keys jelously (but *don't* forget them).  Of
course, you're limited to the tools your ISP provides.

o  Keep your files on a system that you administer and can
keep secure (a laptop in a safe, perhaps).  Lock your
backups away.  Access may be a little les conveinent this
way.

o  Hide in the crowd.  Use an ISP with *lots* of customers
and try not to draw attention to yourself.  Use a service
such as MailAndNews for persenal e-mail instead of the
systems at work.  Pick a user name that doesn't draw
attention to yourself.

o  Trust No One...

It all depends on how much effort you're willing to go to
and how much trouble you'll have to deal with if your files
are compromised.

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