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From: j...@MIT.EDU (Jeffrey I. Schiller)
Newsgroups: alt.security.pgp,sci.crypt
Subject: MIT has released PGP 2.6
Date: 24 May 1994 04:26:24 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
MIT is pleased to announce the release of PGP 2.6, a free public-key
encryption program for non-commercial use. PGP 2.6 provides for digital
signatures and confidentiality of files and messages.
PGP 2.6 is distributed in source form for all platforms. For
convenience, an MSDOS executable is also part of this release. Because
source is available, anyone may examine it to verify the program's
integrity.
PGP 2.6 uses the RSAREF(TM) Cryptographic Toolkit, supplied by RSA Data
Security, Inc. PGP 2.6 is being released by MIT with the cooperation of
RSADSI.
In order to fully protect RSADSI's intellectual property rights in
public-key technology, PGP 2.6 is designed so that the messages it
creates after September 1, 1994 will be unreadable by earlier versions
of PGP that infringe patents licensed exclusively to Public Key Partners
by MIT and Stanford University. PGP 2.6 will continue to be able to read
messages generated by those earlier versions.
Because earlier versions of PGP (including MIT's Beta test PGP 2.5
release) will not be able to read messages created by PGP 2.6 after
September 1, 1994, MIT strongly urges all PGP users to upgrade to the
new format.
The intent of the format change is to discourage continued use of
earlier infringing software in the U.S., and to give people adequate
time to upgrade. As part of the release process, MIT commissioned an
independent legal review of the intellectual property issues surrounding
earlier releases of PGP and PGP keyservers. This review determined that
use of PGP 2.3 within the United States infringes a patent licensed by
MIT to RSADSI, and that keyservers that primarily accept 2.3 keys are
mostly likely contributing to this infringement. For that reason, MIT
encourages all non-commercial PGP users in the U.S. to upgrade to PGP
2.6, and all keyserver operators to no longer accept keys that are
identified as being produced by PGP 2.3.
How to get PGP 2.6 from MIT:
PGP 2.6 is available from MIT only over the Internet. Use anonymous FTP
to login to net-dist.mit.edu. Login as anonymous. Look in the directory
/pub/PGP. In this directory, available to everyone, is a README file a
copy of the RSAREF license and a copy of a software license from
MIT. Please read the README file and these licenses carefully. Take
particular note of the provisions about export control. THe README file
contains more detailed instructions on how to get PGP 2.6.
Also in /pub/PGP is a copy of the PGP Manual (files pgpdoc1.txt and
pgpdoc2.txt) and the file pgformat.doc that describes the PGP message,
signature and key formats, including the modifications for PGP 2.6.
These are being made available without the distribution restrictions
that pertain to the PGP source and executable code.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: 2.6
iQBVAgUBLeGAOlUFZvpNDE7hAQG4yQH+PbABiBvnFQU0u084Ed9whx988IaUNpIp
Sl4Ab950SChJbewZNvcpQ/yEMjF2wi6PhUx4k3VySUvKmaC6W7rhNQ==
=+qTj
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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From: j...@MIT.EDU (Jeffrey I. Schiller)
Newsgroups: alt.security.pgp,sci.crypt
Subject: PGP 2.6.1 Available from MIT
Date: 06 Sep 1994 18:31:09 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
MIT is pleased to announce the availability of PGP 2.6.1, a free
public-key encryption program for non-commercial use. PGP 2.6.1
provides for digital signatures and confidentiality of files and
messages.
PGP 2.6.1 is distributed in source form for DOS/UNIX platforms. For
convenience, an MSDOS executable is also part of this release. Because
source is available, anyone may examine it to verify the program's
integrity.
For Macintosh users MIT is currently distributing MacPGP 2.6. An update
to MacPGP 2.6 will occur at a later date.
PGP 2.6.1 contains fixes to many of the bugs reported in PGP 2.6 and MIT
encourages all U.S. PGP users to upgrade.
How to get PGP 2.6.1 from MIT:
PGP 2.6.1 is available from MIT only over the Internet. Use anonymous
FTP to login to net-dist.mit.edu. Login as anonymous. Look in the
directory /pub/PGP. In this directory, available to everyone, is a
README file a copy of the RSAREF license and a copy of a software
license from MIT. Please read the README file and these licenses
carefully. Take particular note of the provisions about export control.
The README file contains more detailed instructions on how to get PGP
2.6.1.
Also in /pub/PGP is a copy of the PGP Manual (files pgpdoc1.txt and
pgpdoc2.txt) and the file pgformat.doc that describes the PGP message,
signature and key formats, including the modifications for PGP 2.6.1.
These are being made available without the distribution restrictions
that pertain to the PGP source and executable code.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: 2.6.1
iQCVAwUBLmywV8UtR20Nv5BtAQHsTgP/co0ff5OVXOCMo85BxWKKYulmWk1S1Xns
qypYTbKvYETn98mAqXol3dolQPW9OWhgtG2km/R4C2Zq4G/NZBjPy7yfTpO/ket8
lfC0muTQSzAVxzwMhHTRNSItwISCiVwlWDwMADlz3uXKKckJkfntAR+jXd+Foxk/
gizPTNo4ytc=
=7ndy
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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From: j...@MIT.EDU (Jeffrey I. Schiller)
Newsgroups: alt.security.pgp,sci.crypt
Subject: PGP 2.6.2 now available from MIT (for U.S. users)
Date: 24 Oct 1994 13:26:32 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
MIT is pleased to announce the availability of PGP 2.6.2, a free
public-key encryption program for non-commercial use. PGP 2.6.2
provides for digital signatures and confidentiality of files and
messages.
PGP 2.6.2 is distributed in source form for DOS/UNIX platforms. For
convenience, an MSDOS executable is also part of this release. Because
source is available, anyone may examine it to verify the program's
integrity.
For Macintosh users MIT is currently distributing MacPGP 2.6. An update
to MacPGP 2.6 will occur at a later date.
PGP 2.6.2 contains fixes to many of the bugs reported in PGP 2.6.1 and
MIT encourages all U.S. PGP users to upgrade.
There are now two ways to get PGP 2.6.2 from MIT:
1) The Traditional FTP based approach
PGP 2.6.2 is available from MIT only over the Internet. Use anonymous
FTP to login to net-dist.mit.edu. Login as anonymous. Look in the
directory /pub/PGP. In this directory, available to everyone, is a
README file a copy of the RSAREF license and a copy of a software
license from MIT. Please read the README file and these licenses
carefully. Take particular note of the provisions about export control.
The README file contains more detailed instructions on how to get PGP
2.6.2.
Also in /pub/PGP is a copy of the PGP Manual (files pgpdoc1.txt and
pgpdoc2.txt) and the file pgformat.doc that describes the PGP message,
signature and key formats, including the modifications for PGP 2.6.2.
These are being made available without the distribution restrictions
that pertain to the PGP source and executable code.
2) Via the World Wide Web
Users who have a World Wide Web browser which supports "forms" can
obtain PGP 2.6.2 with the URL:
http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp-form.html
This mechanism of distributing PGP avoids the necessity of telneting to
net-dist and answering the four questions (you answer the questions on
the form).
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: 2.6.2
iQCVAwUBLqu1fcUtR20Nv5BtAQFhtwP8DZU0qfYPjHtEA6/ubkzWXYtRrcsG/1EZ
sQdGLJM//saJP9PZGqT94oksK6pxVk1/ObPo5+ZJf5A+5sU8GiuSbOuXvJhSztsn
0rLLsnFTLTEV0tE6D2vVWpWE5zWBzV+LTdkcxoYH+eKyhe7kHb9fetcVKrZx8UqI
VIkqWz6evA4=
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-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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From: ala...@ctp.org (nathaniel irons)
Newsgroups: alt.security.pgp,sci.crypt
Subject: Re: PGP 2.6.2 now available from MIT (for U.S. users)
Date: 25 Oct 1994 06:01:10 GMT
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In article <JIS.94Oc...@big-screw.MIT.EDU>, j...@MIT.EDU (Jeffrey I.
Schiller) wrote:
> For Macintosh users MIT is currently distributing MacPGP 2.6. An update
> to MacPGP 2.6 will occur at a later date.
Sounds familiar; wasn't something similar said about 2.6.1? With that
in mind, I don't think it's too out of line to now ask for a few specifics
- if not a date, a clue about what's behind the delays. Applescript,
interface changes?
-N
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From: "Jeffrey I. Schiller" <j...@mit.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.security.pgp,sci.crypt
Subject: Re: PGP 2.6.2 now available from MIT (for U.S. users)
Date: 26 Oct 1994 03:50:24 GMT
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> Sounds familiar; wasn't something similar said about 2.6.1? With that
> in mind, I don't think it's too out of line to now ask for a few specifics
> - if not a date, a clue about what's behind the delays. Applescript,
> interface changes?
We are planning on a MacPGP 2.6.2. Before we can release it we need to
integrate the changes between PGP 2.6 and 2.6.2 into the Mac version.
The Mac version also needs extensive testing. Our original plan was
to put significant resources into MacPGP after 2.6.1 was out, but that
was derailed by the 2.6.2 work. Hopefully now we will be able to get
back to work on MacPGP.
-Jeff
P.S. Hope this posting looks reasonable. I am testing out a new news
posting software (posting via the NetScape Web Browser).