Subject: Re: uploaded dvi2tty_5.1-6_i386.deb to chiark

From: Guy Maor <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 06:40:23 -0500 (CDT)

On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Erick Branderhorst wrote:

> > >  29767e79788ee25f75d167d579e85773  1626  tex  -  dvi2tty-5.1-6.changes
> > 
> > Would everyone please stop doing this?  Surprise, surprise, the md5sums
> > aren't going to match.
> Ok but what should we do?

To guarantee that the changes file is uncorrupted?  Nothing for now.
After 1.1 is released, I'll start requiring all changes files to be pgp
signed.  That will guarantee their sanctity.

Guy

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From: [email-masked] (David Engel)
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:37:06 -0500 (CDT)

> signed.  That will guarantee their sanctity.

Can you suggest a good introductory document for setting up and using
pgp?

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From: Michael Meskes <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 08:36:52 +0200 (MET DST)

> Can you suggest a good introductory document for setting up and using

I believe Carl Streeter (was that you?) had some infos on his web site.

Michael

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From: [email-masked] (Erick Branderhorst)
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 09:10:50 +0100

> > Can you suggest a good introductory document for setting up and using
I don't want to reinvent the wheel, please provide a step to step approach
on what should be done. Or it is it far more complicated?

Erick

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From: Juergen Menden <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:12:07 +0200 (MET DST)

> on what should be done. Or it is it far more complicated?

(1) install the pgp package
(2) generate a public/secret key pair by typing
      pgp -kg 
    and answering the questions. be prepared to write some
    arbitrary text when it's asked for. pgp generates it's
    true random numbers by measuring the intervalls between
    your keystrokes.

two comments:
- if you want to protect your privacy you should read /usr/doc/pgp 
  very carefully. this is the best introductory document on pgp
  i know of.
- to sign your .changes file just relax and let dchanges do the job.
  (by omitting the -p switch).

my $0.02
jjm

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From: "Darren/Torin/Who Ever..." <[email-masked]>
Date: 12 Jun 1996 11:12:28 -0700

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>    true random numbers by measuring the intervalls between

Two other points:
1. Sign own key!  Without this protection, others can change the
   descriptive text on your key.
2. Add your key to the keyservers.  This allows folks to automatically
grab your key when they need it, compare it to your key fingerprint and
use it if it matches.  Using the keyserver is really easy, just send an e-mail message to
<[email-masked]> with a subject line of "ADD" and a
body containing your public key block. (Mailcrypt allows you to do this
really easy, just use C-c / x).

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From: [email-masked] (Emilio Lopes)
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 96 21:43 EST

>>>>> "Engel" == David Engel <[email-masked]> wrote:

Engel> Guy Maor writes:
>> To guarantee that the changes file is uncorrupted?  Nothing for
>> now.  After 1.1 is released, I'll start requiring all changes files
>> to be pgp signed.  That will guarantee their sanctity.

Engel> Can you suggest a good introductory document for setting up and
Engel> using pgp?

That's a good idea. I had bad times reading that looooong pgp manuals
the first time I setup pgp.

What about a PGP-Howto?

Emilio.

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