What is the best file encryption for linux?

[Shinoj VG]

Sounds possible.Try truecrypt and let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Shinoj.

> From: waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org
> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:19:11 -0400
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: [TLUG]: What is the best file encryption for linux?
> 
>   I plan do some travelling and take along my netbook or laptop, I want
> to be able to download+send email.  Web UI sucks.  I vastly prefer
> downloading via "getmail".  The problem is that getmail's rc files have
> userid+password in plain text for each account.  The risks of losing the
> netbook/laptop are obvious.
> 
>   What I'm thinking of doing is something like so...
> 
> - instead of actual rc files in ~/.getmail, have symlinks pointing to
>   non-existant files in /dev/shm (pseudo ramdrive)
> 
> - the email retrival script would
>   - decrypt the rc files onto /dev/shm (after asking for a passphrase).
>     This would make the symlinks in ~/.getmail valid
>   - download email, using the symlinked rc files in ~/.getmail
>   - and then immediately delete the real rc files in /dev/shm
> 
>   The symlinks in ~/.getmail would again be pointing to non-existant
> files.  Does this sound feasable, and what encryption program should I
> use?
> 
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