File size support on Windows beta version

[Erick Thompson]

Werner.

Thanks for the reply, and the feature list.

I'm currently testing a 1.1.9 (I believe) copy on a 12 gig file. If anyone
is interested, I'll let the list know if it worked.

Thanks,
Erick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Werner Koch" <wk@gnupg.org>
To: "Erick Thompson" <ethompson@nbr.org>
Cc: <gnupg-users@gnupg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: File size support on Windows beta version


> On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:45:00 -0700, Erick Thompson said:
>
> > A question on the beta for the 1.2 version of gpg. Will it support files
> 2
> > gigs on the Windows platform?
>
> Lacking a Windows  machine with a > 4 gig partition I won't be able to
> test it.  However any Windows version of GnuPG should be able to cope
> with files of any size as long as you run gpg as a filter; i.e.
>
>   gpg -e -r someone <foo >foo.gpg
>
> This requires that the process running gpg and doing the redirection
> (e.g. cmd.exe) is able to handle large files.
>
> > Is there a list of new features for 1.2?
>
> Basically all what you find in the development version:
>
>     * The default configuration file is now ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf.  If an
>       old ~/.gnupg/options is found it will still be used.  This
>       change is required to have more consistent naming scheme with
>       forthcoming tool.
>
>
> Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.91 (2002-08-04)
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>     * All modules are now linked statically; the --load-extension
>       option is in general not useful anymore.  The only exception is
>       to specify the deprecated idea cipher.
>
>     * When using --batch with one of the --delete-key commands, the
>       key must be specified by fingerprint.  See the man page for
>       details.
>
>     * There are now various ways to restrict the ability GnuPG has to
>       exec external programs (for the keyserver helpers or photo ID
>       viewers).  Read the README file for the complete list.
>
>     * New export option to leave off attribute packets (photo IDs)
>       during export.  This is useful when exporting to HKP keyservers
>       which do not understand attribute packets.
>
>     * New import option to repair during import the HKP keyserver
>       mangling multiple subkeys bug.  Note that this cannot completely
>       repair the damaged key as some crucial data is removed by the
>       keyserver, but it does at least give you back one subkey.  This
>       is on by default for keyserver --recv-keys, and off by default
>       for regular --import.
>
>     * The keyserver helper programs now live in
>       /usr/[local/]libexec/gnupg by default.  If you are upgrading
>       from 1.0.7, you might want to delete your old copies in
>       /usr/[local/]bin.  If you use an OS that does not use libexec
>       for whatever reason, use --libexecdir=/usr/local/lib to place
>       the keyserver helpers there.
>
>     * The LDAP keyserver handler now works properly with very old
>       (version 1) LDAP keyservers.
>
> Noteworthy changes in version 1.1.90 (2002-07-01)
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>     * New commands: --personal-cipher-preferences,
>       --personal-digest-preferences, and
>       --personal-compress-preferences allow the user to specify which
>       algorithms are to be preferred.  Note that this does not permit
>       using an algorithm that is not present in the recipient's
>       preferences (which would violate the OpenPGP standard).  This
>       just allows sorting the preferences differently.
>
>     * New "group" command to refer to several keys with one name.
>
>     * A warning is issued if the user forces the use of an algorithm
>       that is not listed in the recipient's preferences.
>
>     * Full revocation key (aka "designated revoker") support.
>
>     * The preferred hash algorithms on a key are consulted when
>       encrypting a signed message to that key.  Note that this is
>       disabled by default by a SHA1 preference in
>       --personal-digest-preferences.
>
>     * --cert-digest-algo allows the user to specify the hash algorithm
>       to use when signing a key rather than the default SHA1 (or MD5
>       for PGP2 keys).  Do not use this feature unless you fully
>       understand the implications of this.
>
>     * --pgp7 mode automatically sets all necessary options to ensure
>       that the resulting message will be usable by a user of PGP 7.x.
>
>     * New --attribute-fd command for frontends and scripts to get the
>       contents of attribute packets (i.e. photos)
>
>     * In expert mode, the user can now re-sign a v3 key with a v4
>       self-signature.  This does not change the v3 key into a v4 key,
>       but it does allow the user to use preferences, primary ID flags,
>       etc.
>
>     * Significantly improved photo ID support on non-unixlike
>       platforms.
>
>     * The version number has jumped ahead to 1.1.90 to skip over the
>       old version 1.1 and to get ready for the upcoming 1.2.
>
>     * ElGamal sign and encrypt is not anymore allowed in the key
>       generation dialog unless in expert mode.  RSA sign and encrypt
>       has been added with the same restrictions.
>
>     * [W32] Keyserver access does work with Windows NT.
>
>
>
>
> Salam-Shalom,
>
>    Werner
>
>