email Crypto- third party

[Ben Laurie]

Richard Clayton wrote:
> it is possible to intercept fax calls, but it would take a fairly
> skilled operation to do it. Compared with email, there are significant
> technical hurdles to jump (or am I just showing my familiarity with some
> technologies and ignorance of others ?)

I don't see why it would be any harder than ordinary phone interception.

> When asked how to know if an email has been received and read I always
> recommend adding the magic mantra
> 
>         "please ring me to confirm receipt when you've read this far"

Asking for an emailed reply is often sufficient (with PGP of course, as
appropriate).

Cheers,

Ben.

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