[Users] PGP in claws
Brian Morrison
bdm at fenrir.org.uk
Thu Apr 2 20:42:47 CEST 2015
On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 19:49:47 +0200
Johan Vromans <jvromans at squirrel.nl> wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 16:47:00 +0100
> Brian Morrison <bdm at fenrir.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > If you want to store mail sent encrypted in an unencrypted form then
> > surely that is an enormous security hole?
>
> Not necessarily.
>
> My hard drive is encrypted. I want to store mail in plain format so I can
> use search and other tools. There's no additional benefit from storing
> mails in encrypted format on an encrypted disk. (Provided the hard disk is
> locked when not in use, etc.)
That's fine, if the OP had mentioned doing something like that I would
not have commented, he gave the impression that he only wanted his
emails encrypted in transit.
--
Brian Morrison
"I am not young enough to know everything"
Oscar Wilde
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