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1.1.1.2 ! root        1:           Pretty Good Privacy version 2.1 - READ ME FIRST
        !             2:                        Notes by Perry Metzger
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        !             4: 
        !             5: You are looking at the README file for PGP release 2.1.  PGP, short for
        !             6: Pretty Good Privacy, is a public key encryption package; with it, you
        !             7: can secure messages you transmit against unauthorized reading and
        !             8: digitally sign them so that people receiving them can be sure they
        !             9: come from you.
        !            10: 
        !            11: The files pgpdoc1.txt and pgpdoc2.txt contain documentation for the
        !            12: system. 
        !            13: 
        !            14: Before using PGP, PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION.  This tends to get
        !            15: neglected with most computer software, but cryptography software is
        !            16: easy to misuse, and if you don't use it properly much of the security
        !            17: you could gain by using it will be lost!  You might also be unfamiliar
        !            18: with the concepts behind public key cryptography; the manual explains
        !            19: these ideas.  Even if you are already familiar with public key
        !            20: cryptography, it is important that you understand the various security
        !            21: issues associated with using PGP. 
        !            22: 
        !            23: The file SETUP.DOC contains information on how to install PGP on your
        !            24: system; this document is broken up into several sections, each dealing
        !            25: with a different operating system: PGP is known to run on MS-DOS,
        !            26: UNIX, and VMS.  Part of the information in SETUP.DOC might make more
        !            27: sense if you have already read the manuals.
        !            28: 
        !            29: PGP 2.1, which was released on December 6, 1992, is the first update
        !            30: after the September 1992 release of PGP 2.0.  It will likely be
        !            31: followed by more updated versions in the months to come, so check 
        !            32: around for more recent updates, especially if you received PGP 2.1
        !            33: substantially after the release date.  If there is a more recent
        !            34: release, please acquire it, and please get the place from which you
        !            35: got PGP 2.1 or 2.0 to update their release, too.
        !            36: 
        !            37: This PGP 2.1 release has numerous bug fixes over PGP 2.0, and some
        !            38: extra features.  New features include a command to display the hash
        !            39: of a public key to facilitate verifying a key over the phone, using
        !            40: the key ID or user ID to select a key, and a way to send unencrypted
        !            41: signed messages through E-mail that may be read without using PGP.
        !            42: 
        !            43: 
        !            44: MANIFEST for PGP 2.1 MSDOS executable release
        !            45: ---------------------------------------------
        !            46: 
        !            47: Here is a list of files included in the PGP 2.1 MSDOS executable release
        !            48: file PGP21.ZIP...
        !            49: 
        !            50: README.DOC     - This file you are reading
        !            51: SETUP.DOC      - Installation guide
        !            52: PGP.EXE        - PGP executable program
        !            53: CONFIG.TXT     - User configuration parameter file for PGP
        !            54: LANGUAGE.TXT   - Sample language file for French and Spanish
        !            55: PGP.HLP        - Online help file for PGP
        !            56: ES.HLP         - Online help file in Spanish
        !            57: FR.HLP         - Online help file in French
        !            58: PGPDOC1.DOC    - PGP User's Guide, Vol I: Essential Topics
        !            59: PGPDOC2.DOC    - PGP User's Guide, Vol II: Special Topics
        !            60: KEYS.ASC       - Sample public keys you should add to your keyring
        !            61: PGPSIG.ASC     - Detached signature of PGP.EXE, to detect viruses
        !            62: 
        !            63: 
        !            64: For Clinical Paranoia Sufferers Only
        !            65: ------------------------------------
        !            66: 
        !            67: It is always possible that the PGP you have received has been tampered
        !            68: with in some way.  This is a risk because PGP is used as a system to
        !            69: assure security, so those wishing to breach your security could likely
        !            70: do it by making sure that your copy of PGP has been tampered with.  Of
        !            71: course, if you receive PGP in a binary distribution, it makes sense to
        !            72: check it for viruses, and if you receive PGP as source code, looking
        !            73: for signs of obvious tampering might be a good idea.  However, it is
        !            74: very difficult to actually determine if the code has no subtle bugs
        !            75: that have been introduced and that the executable you are using has
        !            76: not been tampered with in any way.  If you are a really paranoid
        !            77: person, try getting a cryptographically signed copy of the software
        !            78: from someone you trust to have a good copy.  It would also likely be
        !            79: good for you to read the sections of the manual on "Vulnerabilities",
        !            80: which you should have read anyway since you have read the
        !            81: documentation already, haven't you?
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