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From: Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM
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Subject: Re: encrypt a directory
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Date: 4 Jun 91 16:10:17 GMT
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In-Reply-To: sullivan@csn.org's message of 3 Jun 91 18: 12:39 GMT
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>>>>> On 3 Jun 91 18:12:39 GMT, sullivan@csn.org (Steve Sullivan) said:

Steve> Is there a way to encrypt a directory, so that it
Steve> and all files & dirs below it are completely 
Steve> inaccessable to anyone?  This would be much preferred
Steve> to encrypting all files in a large tree.

Maybe encrypt a tar(1) or cpio(1) archive of the directory.