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Subject: Re: Coming up with a usable software crypto format - 'EnvelopeMail'
From: Alan Olsen (alanclueserver.org)
Date: Tue Dec 26 2000 - 01:13:22 CST

On Mon, 25 Dec 2000, Sandy Harris wrote:

> Greg Rose wrote:
> >
> > See "ssmail -- opportunistic encryption in Sendmail", Bentley et. al.,
> > proceedings of USENIX LISA '99 conference (online at www.usenix.org
> > somewhere). Alternatively available at http://www.home.aone.net.au/qualcomm
> > . The paper describes the initial implementation, and I've been planning to
> > upgrade it but never have the time.
> >
> > I think it meets your criteria.
> >
> Sendmail 8.11 is available and the page announcing this says:
>
> > Due to the easing of crypto export regulations in the United States, we have
> > been able to include the STARTTLS and SMTP Authentication Security Layer
> > code in the open source version.
>
> Does this overlap with or replace ssmail? If not, would they take the ssmail
> work and incorporate it?

Does anyone know if this is going to be ported over to Postfix any time
soon?

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