File encryption solutions

[strandjs at gmail.com (John Strand)]

Crap... I should read the full question...

I prefer gpg:

www.gnupg.org

On Jul 23, 2009, at 10:57 PM, Mad Marv wrote:

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> Speaking of Enigmail, is it (v0.96) borked for anyone other than me?
> For some reason it cannot find the path to GnuPG on my Vista  
> laptop.  I
> input the path manually and it still doesn't execute gpg.exe.  I  
> have to
> roll back to 0.95.7.
>
> Getting back to the original topic, I would use 7-zip w/ AES-256
> encryption if you have to send the file to a fairly unsophisticated
> group of users.  Getting them to install 7-zip is probably easy, but
> transmitting the key securely would be the hardest part.  Picking a
> strong key may be discouraged if you plan to call the recipient on the
> phone and read a long string random characters.  Even more so if you
> distribute the file among a large group of users.
>
> GPG is better if you are sending the file(s) to users who know what  
> they
> are doing.  GPG4WIN should also have a plug-in for Outlook  
> integration.
> I've never tried it though.
>
> Marv
>
> David A. Gershman wrote:
> > I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet: GnuPG (http://gnupg.org/)
> > It's effectively free PGP.
> >
> > It has a windows port (Gpg4Win) and integrates nicely into Mozilla
> > Thunderbird via the Enigmail plugin (both Win and Linux).
> >
> > Anyone know if it works as well on MAC?
> >
> > > > All,
> > > >
> > > > in the past i used PGP to encrypt file and send them off via email.
> > > > Looks like PGP is playing more in the commercial space these days.
> > > > What's everyone using for the purpose of encrypting files to be  
> > > > sent
> > > > offsite?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
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