go download the software, then BEFORE YOU INSTALL IT, go read
http://www.skuz.net/pgp4dummies/

It's extremely easy to use and can be used with any email client, even has some plugins for certain ones. I've been using it for years now, and it just amazes me why people don't use it!!!

Just go and do it, you'll never have to worry about hush crashing or people snooping or your messages being saved on some server somewhere. As well you can encypt your hard drive, files, icq messages etc etc etc.....

GO DO IT!!

In other words, might an email address get flagged and all emails (encrypted) get snooped/copied. You could have someone snooping all your emails just BECAUSE they are encrypted. In other words "if you encypt your email you must be doing something illicit", so snopp it. At some point they might have enough emails and decide to break the encryption (if they assume the same keys are used for more than one email)

To answer some other comments. Since many people use encrypted forms of communication (SSL, SSH, SCP etc) it's unlikely you'd get snagged simply for transmitting in a secure mode (afterall millions of people use SSL). It's more likely that you have attracted the attention of law enforcement and they are snooping your lines rather than they are snooping your lines and then they get interested.

Any questions can be thrown at my e-mail on the profile.

Thanks for your input!

PGP is simple to use and free. So it's a good option.

You never know who is snagging packets from your machine.

It's best to err on the side of paranoia.

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code:

---

#!/usr/bin/perl
use IO::Socket;
my ($line, $port, $sock, @servers);
my $VERSION='1.0';
($server = $ARGV[0]) | | &usage;
$begin = ($ARGV[1] | | 0);
for ($port=$begin;$port<=65000;$port++)	{
	$sock = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => $server,
				 	PeerPort => $port,
				 	Proto => 'tcp');
	if ($sock)	{
		print "Connected on port $port\n";
	} else {
		# print "$port failed\n";
	}
}  #  End for
sub usage	{
	print "Usage: portscan hostname [start at port number]\n";
	exit(0);
}
=head1 NAME
portscan - Scans a host on TCP ports to determine what is listening
=head1 DESCRIPTION

=head1 PREREQUISITE
uses IO::Socket
=head1 COREQUISITE
None
=head1 README

=pod OSNAMES
MSWin32, Unix
=pod SCRIPT CATEGORIES
Networking
=cut

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Although it is just multiplication, so you'd think it wouldn't take that long.

With hushmail (or any other web-based email), the mail isnt stored locally on your computer. So even when the feds take your PC, then there's nothing on it!

If you're gonna be paranoid and use PGP to begin with, might as well do it right and use hushmail/lipzip/whatever.

In either case, I've worked with several encryption companies that had former NSA mathematicians on staff, and the consensus is that a 4096 PGP key would probably take the government a couple of weeks to crack. It's actually a pretty highly regarded program. The only problem is that since it is distributed freely, there is no way of knowing whether Big Brother put out it's own identical version, with a hidden "backdoor" in it.

MUSCLEGEAR IF YOU HAVE PROBS EMAIL ME.

The person I spoke to is a good guy I know he is a regular joe (seems to be) and I have seen him around the gym, when he seen my t-shirt he approached me and disclosed the fact that he "moon lights" as an FBI consultant, I know this is true because on different ocasions I've seen him wear an FBI hat, and the towel he uses to shower has their shield on it aswell.
all i'm saying is that if I ever get raided or arrested or anything of the sort I have left instructions for people to come to this board and post a warning to the rest of my bros, I have nothing at my house there is no reason for me to get arrested, but you never know, when the FBI wants to get you they will, just look at Animal. And the fact that our name (mods) is at the top of the page that makes us even more of a target.

On a good note, he did tell me that Most of the FBI's internet resources are geared towards counter terrorism, hackers breaking into Government computers and Terrorist trying to obtain launch codes to missiles and such, He also said that some of the guys on the force Juice and he even asked me a couple of questions regarding what AS does what and how he can prevent bitch tits.

I don't know maybe I'm being paranoid, but I don't see why the FBI would have to come after us, I could say that ALL of our bros here are "proffesionals" of some sort, I havent heard of the first person who broke into a house or stole a car to finance a steroid cycle. We pay taxes and work honest 9-5 to make enought money to feed our familys and run a couple of cycles per year, we are not hurting anybody, just trying to improve our selves.

Since no one was using it I uninstalled it last week..

Damn I guess I will have to put it back on there.

I know this because I used to write algorithms for the national security agency.

But the consensus here is obvious:
not knowing how to use/download pgp (or any X.509 standard) is no excuse.

I agree with you. I never said a week -- I said a couple of weeks. Though isn't the official line "about a year"? Maybe to make people feel more at ease.