TLUG spam

[James Knott]

Kareem Shehata wrote:
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of keith
>> Sent: Wednesday 19 September 2007 18:16
>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>> Subject: RE: [TLUG]: Re: TLUG spam
>>
>> On Fri, 2007-14-09 at 09:51 -0400, Kareem Shehata wrote:
>>     
>>> Much as I love PGP/GPG, it will never work for what I do.  The biggest
>>> problem being that I don't use a computer.  I use many computers, both
>>> simultaneously and in series.  My Linux workstation gets used when I'm
>>>       
>> at
>>     
>>> home, the tablet on the road, and gmail when away.  So where do I store
>>>       
>> my
>>     
>>> private key?  I personally wouldn't trust it on anything other than my
>>>       
>> home
>>     
>>> workstation, and that limits my ability send mail to about 25% of the
>>>       
>> time.
>>
>> You should be able to import your keys, no?
>>
>> Keith
>>     
>
> Yes, I could in theory use the same private key on both my workstation and
> tablet, but spreading one key around like that leads to a much greater risk:
> what happens if one or the other is compromised while I'm not there?  The
> risk and problem are now doubled.  It also doesn't solve my gmail problem.
>
>   

Why not keep the key on a flash drive and point to it with a symlink?


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