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["David R. Matusiak" <matusiak AT speakeasy.net>]

of course, Tanner's presentation was top-notch. he was able to touch upon the 
more difficult mathematical properties of encryption while still remaining 
accessible. he made it clear what PGP/GPG was, what you can use it for, why 
you 
would want to go thru the trouble, and how to accomplish all this.

clear, concise, and under an hour. no sys admin experience required. only a 
simple, relaxing drive out to Dreyfus Auditorium and back. yes, these 
"meetings" 
may be slated towards techies, but they are open to anyone with a hankerin' 
for 
a heap a learnin'.

all the URLs and references you could have ever dreamed of were presented. 
all 
of my stupid questions were graciously answered. all of the intelligent 
questions from the other attendees were answered in kind. food and drink was 
served -- FREE OF CHARGE. the knowledge transfer was also free.

what else is required to draw attendees?? free foot massages?? tax credits 
for 
your six children? a buff and shine on the loafers?

thanks to Tanner for such generosity. and to Lisa and Badger for being 
dilligent. and to the rest involved whom i do not get to see. it was a great 
introduction to current encryption technologies and they even promised to do 
a 
follow-up key signing in the fall to assist those (like me) who did not have 
it 
set up at this time.          ..oOo..streamline..oOo..

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On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Childers.Paula AT epamail.epa.gov wrote:

> I would be interested in a bit 'o beginners crypto, tuned to meet the
> informational needs of the less-than-ubergeekly among us.