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Conference abbott::macintosh_office

Title:Macintosh Office
Notice:V2.5 of Mail Available, see note 30.48
Moderator:ORION::chayna.zko.dec.com::tamara::eppes
Created:Thu Jun 20 1991
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:700
Total number of notes:2612

691.0. "FileCrypt and TeamLinks" by GIDDAY::BACOT () Tue May 06 1997 22:05

    
    TeamLinks for Mac 2.6
    Mailworks V1.3-A for OpenVMS V6.1
    
    
    We have a customer that is using a product called FileCrypt with
    TeamLinks.  When an encrypted message is read FileCrypt can be
    activated to decrypt a message. FileCrypt copies the contents of the 
    "Cover Memo", decrypts the message and then attempts to paste it over
    the existing encrypted message.  
    
    TeamLinks does not allow this to happen so FileCrypt requests that a 
    new message be created so it can "paste" the clear text.  
    Unfortunately, the "clear text" ends up as an attachment, which can't be 
    opened TeamLinks suggests that you open the source document. 
    
    The work around is to NOT decrypt inbound messages, but to reply
    (include original text) and decrypt the "reply".  This works because
    you can copy and paste in a new/reply message.
    Or to open the document with an editor and activate FileCrypt from
    within the editor which allows the decrypted message to be pasted over
    the original.
    
    Is there anyway to make TeamLinks allow "edits" to occur to read
    mail messages perhaps in the same way that it allows 'decoding' 
    of encoded messages?
    
    TIA,
    
    angela
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691.1RE: 691.0TAMARA::coril.zko.dec.com::CLARKLee Clark,DTN:381-0422,TeamLinksWed May 07 1997 10:0129
>     Is there anyway to make TeamLinks allow "edits" to occur to read
>     mail messages perhaps in the same way that it allows 'decoding'
>     of encoded messages?

No. Received messages cannot be "edited." Additional workaround which may or 
may not be easier on the user, depending on screen real estate, etc.:

Place an alias to a viewer application (TeamLinks Viewer, SimpleText, etc.) 
on the desktop. Drag cover memo or other attachment to the desktop, then 
drag it onto the viewer icon (2 steps).

Please provide additional details so that we *might* be able to consider 
doing something in a future release:

Who manufactures FileCrypt?

Is there a way for TeamLinks to "know" that the attachment (cover memo 
internally looks like an attachment) is encrypted (so that it can invoke 
FileCrypt while opening the attachment for display in the read window)?

Where does the encryption take place (at what point between the user's 
having typed the text of the cover memo (for example) and another user's 
having received the mail)?

Also, how does encryption occur (is the system set up to do this 
automatically, or does the user have to explicitly mark a cover memo (for 
example) as encrypted)?
691.2highware GIDDAY::BACOTMon May 19 1997 04:3424
    Here is the contact information that I have for FileCrypt: 
    
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Axel de Landtsheer  Product Manager        |  Voice: + 32 2 537-6810
    Highware, Inc.      ([email protected]) |    Fax: + 32 2 537-5155
    109 Ave H. Jaspar   1060 Brussels, Belgium | http://www.highware.com
    Key Fingerprint:     A6 BA 12 BE AC FB 03 8E 5A A5 38 85 E8 17 03 37
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    
    There is an evaluation version available at 
    
    www.highware.com/main-fc.html
    
    and yes, apparently it is encrypted/decrypted by the user explicitly
    on a per document basis although it may be configurable.
    
    thanks for your help,
    
    angela 
    csc - sydney