FW: PGP products from NA a thing of the past...

[Stephen D. Williams]

> Bad news about PGP support from NA --

Now I'm really glad that I chose GPG over PGP a month ago...

I have an archive that I was testing with my extended dev team that includes
Win32 GPG, WinPT (nice gui frontend), and a quick tutorial readme I put
together.

If I was sure that the exceptions for public crypto from US restrictions on
crypto export control have solidified, I would be happy to post or link to
the package.  Has anyone analyzed this lately?

I have yet to assemble the command line equivalent or a Linux GUI equivalent
to WinPT, but it's on my list.

Thanks
sdw


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>> > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:28:35 -0800
>> > From: "PGP" <nai@nai.rsc01.com>
>> > Reply-To: "PGP" <pgp@nai.com>
>> > Subject: Important Information regarding PGP Desktop/Wireless
>> > Encryption Products
>> >
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>> >
>> > February 26, 2002
>> >
>> > Dear Valued Customer,
>> >
>> > Since October 11th of last year, we have been diligently searching
>> > to find a suitable buyer for the PGP Desktop/Wireless encryption
>> > products in order to provide a strong partner for our customers.
>> > This search has not resulted in an appropriate buyer who
> will
>> > continue to develop and support the products while providing value
>> > to existing customers. Therefore, the decision has been made to
>> > place our PGP Desktop/Wireless encryption products in maintenance
>> > mode.
>> >
>> > The support team at Network Associates will continue to honor all
>> > support agreements for existing PGP Desktop/Wireless customers until
>> > their date of termination. However, effective immediately Network
>> > Associates will cease new development on these products, and not
>> > sell additional licenses, services and support agreements. Once
>> > again, we reiterate that we will continue to honor all technical
>> > support agreements
> for
>> > the entire duration of the contract.
>> >
>> > The PGP technology and source code will remain under the control and
>> > ownership of Network Associates. Other products that utilize this
>> > encryption technology will remain a part of Network Associates?
>> > current product portfolio and they will continue to be developed in
>> > order to meet the security needs of both new and existing Network
>> > Associates customers. These products currently include McAfee
>> > E-Business Server, McAfee Desktop Firewall and McAfee VPN Client.
>> >
>> > We pledge to you our complete efforts to assist you through this
>> > transition, and to ensure that your experience as a customer remains
>> > positive. We continue to focus on delivering to you superior
>> > technology and product solutions to help you meet your business
>> > needs. Our customers are our most valuable asset, and we look
>> > forward to continuing to work in partnership with you in the future.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Best Regards,
>> >
>> >
>> > Sandra England
>> > Executive Vice President of
>> > Strategic Business Development and Research
>
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