PGP 2.3A for OS/2 availability

The OS/2 version of PGP 2.3A is available from

  ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
 /pub/comp/os/os2/crypt/pgp23os2A.zip (executables)
 /pub/comp/os/os2/crypt/pgp23srcA.zip (source code)

The executables archive contains 16-bit (OS/2 1.x) and 32-bit (OS/2
2.x) executables. The 16-bit one runs under OS/2 2.x and even under
plain DOS as well, while the 32-bit one runs under OS/2 2.x only.

PGP is a free public key encryption program for personal use, the
three letters stand for "pretty good privacy". See discussions in
sci.crypt or alt.security.pgp for details or read the docs included
with the program. In the alt.security.pgp news group, a FAQ is posted
periodically which contains a lot of useful information about PGP.

I should also have mentioned, that people should not upload the
program and/or the source code to any archive in the US that is
accessible from outside the US. While PGP was written outside the US
and can be imported into the US by individuals using it, it may not be
re-exported from the US (silly regulations). If you put it onto an FTP
site or BBS where non-US users may download it, you can cause the
archive owner/maintainer a lot of trouble.

PGP is available from several european (I don't know about other, such
as australian) ftp sites. Other european sites that carry OS/2
software (there are quite a few in Germany alone) are encouraged to
mirror PGP for OS/2 from the above site.

BTW, there is a quirk with the current 32-bit version, it requires the
PGPPATH environment variable to be terminated with a trailing slash or
backslash to work correctly, otherwise it will not find the config.txt
file and complain.

Kai Uwe Rommel

rommel@ars.muc.de
rommel@informatik.tu-muenchen.de