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Back in 1994, we read about a revolutionary piece of software called Pretty Good Privacy. This software allowed anyone anywhere to send completely private messages to people they have never physically met. The story of the genuis that created Public Key Cryptography, and the visionary that implimented it in software is the stuff of legend; this was the first time in history that such a powerful system existed, and what amazed us was that anyone with a modem could get it. For free. This was back in the days of the BBS scene, before we were aware of the Internet, in the days of the Black Dog Towers, Renegade Legion, Bluewave, CCInet…you know the score. We downloaded the first version from a US BBS, released our first keypair on 8/28/94, and ever since, we have encouraged others to use this software, to the dismay of email users everywhere.

'Why would you install a system that prevents ordinary users from communicating with you' our PR man the great John Bourke used to say.

Why? because we are private individuals.The eavesdropping systems that are in use world-wide have made it impossible for anyone, anywhere to have private text conversations or voice telecommunications. 

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Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use 

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Copy and paste the text above and then use pgp to import the key onto your keyring...
Yes! you DO have to read the manual!

 

Every phone call (fax included) and every email is now routinely and transparently monitored, on an unimaginably large scale. Back in 1994, these capabilities were assumed to exist; now we know for sure that they do, and this is more than enough of a reason for everyone to encrypt their phone calls and emails as a matter of course. Now, in the UK, shortsighted ISPs are collaborating with the police, allowing unauthorized copying of the email traffic of any user that they like without a warrant. We say, don't even bother complaining about it; simply PGP encrypt all of your email, and demand that anyone who wishes to email you use PGP to encrypt mail to you. Not only will this stop anyone from reading your mail in transit as it passes through the internet, but if any unauthorized / police person wishes to read your private mail, she will have to go to your home or your office, and confiscate your computer (At the time of writing, they still need a warrant to do that) . If email sent to you is PGP'd all of your mail that sits on your ISPs server waiting for you to collect it will be encrypted and uncrackable.

And by the way, part of the ISP/police deal states that they will hold all users email for at least a week, to give the cops a fair chance to get at the stored mail.Using PGP has never been easier. PGP version 6 is free, installs in minutes, and works seamlessly with all of the most popular email programs. We have upgraded to version 6.0, and have generated a 2048 Diffie Helman keypair, which is to the right. If you want to email Irdial-Discs, you should send your email encrypted with our public key. We always answer encrypted mail first, and more promptly. At the end of the 20th century, people everywhere have the means to take control of many aspects of their lives; all you need to do is do it!

Get PGP By far the most painless way to use PGP is to do so with Mozilla and Enigmail.
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