AW: New mirror for WinPT + GnuPG installer

Thu Dec 5 16:08:01 2002

Is possible with WinPT ->Preferences ->GPG .
I just changed the rings to my USB stick and it works fine.
Dunno how it tells GPG where to crawl around searching the rings ;)

Greetz from Berlin

Mortimer

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: gnupg-users-admin@gnupg.org 
> [mailto:gnupg-users-admin@gnupg.org] Im Auftrag von Per Tunedal
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. Dezember 2002 15:13
> An: gnupg-users@gnupg.org
> Betreff: Re: New mirror for WinPT + GnuPG installer
> 
> 
> At 18:41 2002-12-04 +0100, you wrote:
> 
>  >It may also be critical for security concerns.
>  >I have seen guides on the web whose advice results in 
> storing the private  >key file in C:\Programs\GnuPG\ even on 
> a multi-user W2k system - readable  >for all other users.  >  
> >A good installer would use the user's private directory instead (the
>  >- -outdated- GnuPP installer does).
> 
> This is an excellent idea! But then GPG must look for the 
> right keyring for 
> the right user ...
> It would be very good be able to use different keyrings for different 
> users. What if one user would like his key on disk, but an 
> other would like 
> it on un external USB-disk? It would be fine if it was 
> possible to choose 
> keyring-paths individually by user!
> 
>  >
>  >How about adding a link to the download section of 
> www.gnupg.org:  >"Other distributions using our > code" with a 
> disclaimer like:  >"We can not guarantee for the integrity of 
> other people's compilations.  >You have to check for this on 
> your own."?
> 
> A great idea! That would be very convenient for users. But 
> would users take 
> care of them selves? Maybe it would be useful to have a link 
> to some page 
> about trust on that page ...
> 
> Should anyone offering a distribution have the right to 
> publish a link on 
> the GPG-site? Or should it be some means for qualification? I 
> would be 
> happy if you put a link to my "simple tools ei batch-files" 
> and what ever 
> that I will produce after that ...
> 
> Per Tunedal 
> 
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