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From: darrell@urbsdc.Urbana.Gould.COM
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: encrypted mail
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Date: 6 Apr 88 14:47:00 GMT
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/* Written 11:37 am  Apr  5, 1988 by arosen@eagle.ulowell.edu in urbsdc:comp.mail.elm */
/* ---------- "Re: encrypted mail" ---------- */
In article <4394@b-tech.UUCP> zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) writes:
So how do you do this?  I looked in the man page and the help files for elm
and couldn't find anything on encrypting mail.  I suppose you could do it by
setting the E)ditor to 'vi -x' and D)isplay using to 'crypt | less', but that's
side-stepping the issue.
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The answer is in the "Elm Reference Guide".  There are two keywords used
for this feature: "[encode]" and "[clear]".  You simply bracket the text
to be encrypted with these keywords.  For example, the following message
would have some encrypted text:

	Hi,

	This text isn't encrypted.

	[encode]
	This text is encrypted.
	[clear]

	This text isn't encrypted.

Elm will prompt for the encryption key when you confirm that you want to
mail the message.  The person receiving the message will be prompted for
the key when they attempt to read it so you must have already agreed
upon the key.

Good luck.

--
Darrell McIntosh
Gould Electronics, Computer Systems Divison, Software Development Center
1101 E. University Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 384-8500
Internet: darrell@xenurus.Urbana.Gould.COM
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