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1.1     ! root        1:           Pretty Good Privacy version 2.0 - READ ME FIRST
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        !             4: You are looking at the README file for PGP release 2.0.  PGP, short for
        !             5: Pretty Good Privacy, is a public key encryption package; with it, you
        !             6: can secure messages you transmit against unauthorized reading and
        !             7: digitally sign them so that people receiving them can be sure they
        !             8: come from you.
        !             9: 
        !            10: The files pgpdoc1.txt and pgpdoc2.txt contain documentation for the
        !            11: system. 
        !            12: 
        !            13: Before using PGP, PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION.  This tends to get
        !            14: neglected with most computer software, but cryptography software is
        !            15: easy to misuse, and if you don't use it properly much of the security
        !            16: you could gain by using it will be lost!  You might also be unfamiliar
        !            17: with the concepts behind public key cryptography; the manual explains
        !            18: these ideas.  Even if you are already familiar with public key
        !            19: cryptography, it is important that you understand the various security
        !            20: issues associated with using PGP. 
        !            21: 
        !            22: The file SETUP.DOC contains information on how to install PGP on your
        !            23: system; this document is broken up into several sections, each dealing
        !            24: with a different operating system: PGP is known to run on MS-DOS,
        !            25: UNIX, and VMS.  Part of the information in SETUP.DOC might make more
        !            26: sense if you have already read the manuals.
        !            27: 
        !            28: PGP 2.0, which was released on September 3, 1992, will likely be
        !            29: followed by updated versions within a few months of the release date.
        !            30: Bugs will likely be found and fixed, this being a new major release of
        !            31: the software, and we will try to get these fixes out to the public as
        !            32: soon as possible.
        !            33: 
        !            34: Given this, if you have received PGP 2.0 substantially after the
        !            35: initial release date, you may want to check around for a more recent
        !            36: release.  If there is a more recent release, please acquire it, and
        !            37: please get the place you got PGP 2.0 from to update their release,
        !            38: too.
        !            39: 
        !            40: 
        !            41: MANIFEST for PGP 2.0 MSDOS executable release
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        !            43: 
        !            44: Here is a list of files included in the PGP 2.0 MSDOS executable release
        !            45: file PGP20.ZIP...
        !            46: 
        !            47: README.DOC     - This file you are reading
        !            48: SETUP.DOC      - Installation guide
        !            49: PGP.EXE        - PGP executable program
        !            50: CONFIG.TXT     - User configuration parameter file for PGP
        !            51: LANGUAGE.TXT   - Sample language file for French and Spanish
        !            52: PGP.HLP        - Online help file for PGP
        !            53: ES.HLP         - Online help file in Spanish
        !            54: FR.HLP         - Online help file in French
        !            55: PGPDOC1.DOC    - PGP User's Guide, Vol I: Essential Topics
        !            56: PGPDOC2.DOC    - PGP User's Guide, Vol II: Special Topics
        !            57: KEYS.ASC       - Sample public keys to add to your keyring
        !            58: PGPSIG.ASC     - Detached signature of PGP.EXE, to detect viruses
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        !            60: 
        !            61: For Clinical Paranoia Sufferers Only
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        !            63: 
        !            64: It is always possible that the PGP you have received has been tampered
        !            65: with in some way.  This is a risk because PGP is used as a system to
        !            66: assure security, so those wishing to breach your security could likely
        !            67: do it by making sure that your copy of PGP has been tampered with.  Of
        !            68: course, if you receive PGP in a binary distribution, it makes sense to
        !            69: check it for viruses, and if you receive PGP as source code, looking
        !            70: for signs of obvious tampering might be a good idea.  However, it is
        !            71: very difficult to actually determine if the code has no subtle bugs
        !            72: that have been introduced and that the executable you are using has
        !            73: not been tampered with in any way.  If you are a really paranoid
        !            74: person, try getting a cryptographically signed copy of the software
        !            75: from someone you trust to have a good copy.  It would also likely be
        !            76: good for you to read the sections of the manual on "Vulnerabilities",
        !            77: which you should have read anyway since you have read the
        !            78: documentation already, haven't you?
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