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Comment from Jeffery on 2009-03-03

2009-03-04T02:02:38Z

Leo,

I have a similar problem and I am just looking for something that will work for me and my company. All of us in the office use GMAIL which has great security features. However we would like to take the extra step to insure that we are really protected. Reason being is because we from time to time have to send things across the internet like company taxes and we only want these to be able to be viewed by who it was sent too. So currently I am scanning the documents to adobe and password protecting the documents then emailing them. Is there a way to just encrypt it using GMAIL by downloading some kind of software?
Thanks,
Jeffery

Password protecting scares me, because application vendors have a history of getting it wrong, and the password being easily cracked. I'd, instead, encrypt using a standalong tool, and send the encrypted file. This article has more: How do I encrypt email?

- Leo
04-Mar-2009

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Comment from latoya on 2008-12-28

2008-12-28T20:59:10Z

how can i protect my email to be read by other people using their computer?

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Comment from Jim Estes on 2008-06-20

2008-06-20T13:37:26Z

Thanks Leo and all respondents to my question. It appears that encryption is the most widely recommended solution. Appreciate your comments and help. Jim

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Comment from Fil on 2008-06-16

2008-06-16T22:31:40Z

I am running OE6 on XP Pro. I can 'see' old dbx files on a backup drive using Windows Explorer. On going through the normal import messages routine (I've done it many times in the past), OE cannot find the .dbx file I want to import. It is definitely there, I can see it in WE, OE6 can't seeit!

Thanks Fil

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Comment from ben on 2008-06-11

2008-06-11T07:08:49Z

if you use Outlook express there is a solution. All you have to do is create a new identity on Outlook express and then password protect it. this is not extreemeley secure but it will work for home use!
in outlook express click 0n File, Identities, Manage identities. then click new. On the options for the identities you can check the box "require a password"
I hope this is helpful, for further questions contact me at revengeofthesquirrels@gmail.com

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Comment from C on 2008-06-10

2008-06-11T00:05:38Z

I have Outlook Express, and I can have different identities and password protect each one.

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Comment from David on 2008-06-10

2008-06-10T22:48:01Z

Truecrypt is great, I've used it for years and highly recommend it. You could also install a keylogger yourself just to see if anyone on YOUR computer is even trying to ummm go where they're not supposed to....lol

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Comment from Glenn P. on 2008-06-10

2008-06-10T18:16:49Z

Ah, yes -- but what is *theoretically* possible and what is *practically* possible can (and very frequently are!) two extremely different things. The person who *I* share our computer with, is my 70-year-old mother, who wouldn't know a "keylogger" from a chance string of random characters. She is also computer-inept -- she asks me (on a regular basis!) "Glenn, how do I get on Google?" Folks, confronted with this level of computer (in)expertise, encryption is actually overkill. I could probably do just as well burying my private data in multiple obscure subfolders, and it would be just as secure, at least from my Mom. For me, encryption does VERY nicely for keeping private things Private -- I mainly use it as a precaution, in case Someone Else -- online, or breaking into our home -- should try to access my files. I use Cryptext v3.4 (by Nick Pane), PC-Encrypt v10.2 (by PC-Encrypt.COM), and WinZip v11.2 (by WinZip.COM) for my main encryption needs, and the occasional sundry "Other Program" (e.g., Abi-Coder v3.6.1.4 (by AbiSoft.NET)) for special needs. They all work very well! :)

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Comment from Ken B on 2008-06-05

2008-06-05T14:40:56Z

While a USB drive would allow you to physically remove the data when you're not using the computer, nothing prevents spyware from reading the data off the USB drive while it's plugged in.

As Leo said: "If it's not physically secure, it's not secure."

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Comment from Ziggie on 2008-06-05

2008-06-05T14:19:29Z

Another solution would be to use a webmail app. The emails would be locked behind a password on a remote server.

It doesn't solve the keylogger problem, but then, very little does.

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Comment from Rahul on 2008-06-04

2008-06-04T20:46:57Z

How 'bout keeping the emails on a USB drive (key or other portable), duly true-crypted?

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