SDAs and GnuPG on Win (was: FW: Inquiry)

[Anthony E. Greene]

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On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Owen Blacker wrote:
>disastry@saiknes.lv wrote (2001-10-16 T 19:21 +0200):
>>
>> GnuPG does not need any instalation. just unpack executable and
>> type: gpg conventionaly_encrypted_file.asc and enter passphrase :)
>
>It's still much more complex than I'd expect my Mam to be able to do.

Yeah, it'd be nice if it were packaged into a self-extracting EXE using
Info-Zip. Info-Zip is licensed under a BSD style license, but someone with
a DOS machine would have to do it.

>And some people can't even download executables from a website.  I could
>arrange to send myslef an SDA, were I going to the clients' offices, but
>I might not be able to download GnuPG there (and certainly wouldn't be
>allowed to install it without spending far too much time persuading
>idiot IT staff that it's OK.

The required files for English users add up to less than 700k, and would
presumably be able to run from a floppy. A reasonably sized set of
keyrings, trustdb, and a random_seed file should fit too. It would not
make a good permanent setup, but you could carry it to a client's office
and use it without installing anything. You should be able to get around
the registry setting by specifying "--homedir a:/" on the command line.

Still, SDA's to serve a purpose for sending to people without having to
worry about them downloading anything.

Tony
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