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Old 11-11-2007   #1 (permalink)
Mack


 
 

Encryption

Once you encrypt a folder and all files inside of a folder, is there
any way to have Windows keep the file encrypted when you e-mail, move
the file outside of the computer, etc.?


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Old 11-11-2007   #2 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Encryption

Well, it will remain encrypted unless you decrypt before emailing. You can't
email folders unless they zipped by the way.
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"Mack" <estatebarnes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Once you encrypt a folder and all files inside of a folder, is there
> any way to have Windows keep the file encrypted when you e-mail, move
> the file outside of the computer, etc.?
>

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Old 11-11-2007   #3 (permalink)
Mack


 
 

Re: Encryption

On Nov 11, 3:57 pm, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andre...@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:

> Well, it will remain encrypted unless you decrypt before emailing. You can't
> email folders unless they zipped by the way.
> --
> Andre
> Blog:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry"Mack" <estatebar...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> news:1194815151.998121.104610@xxxxxx
>
>
>
Quote:

> > Once you encrypt a folder and all files inside of a folder, is there
> > any way to have Windows keep the file encrypted when you e-mail, move
> > the file outside of the computer, etc.?- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
I created a test file and had it encrypted then opened up a web based
e-mail account, I then attached the encrypted file and sent it to
myself. I then opened that e-mail on another computer and was able to
open the file because it didn't remain encrypted.

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Old 11-11-2007   #4 (permalink)
Lang Murphy


 
 

Re: Encryption

"Mack" <estatebarnes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> On Nov 11, 3:57 pm, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andre...@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
Quote:

>> Well, it will remain encrypted unless you decrypt before emailing. You
>> can't
>> email folders unless they zipped by the way.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart
>> Guide:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry"Mack"
>> <estatebar...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1194815151.998121.104610@xxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
Quote:

>> > Once you encrypt a folder and all files inside of a folder, is there
>> > any way to have Windows keep the file encrypted when you e-mail, move
>> > the file outside of the computer, etc.?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> I created a test file and had it encrypted then opened up a web based
> e-mail account, I then attached the encrypted file and sent it to
> myself. I then opened that e-mail on another computer and was able to
> open the file because it didn't remain encrypted.
>

As long as you're accessing the file with the account under which it was
encrypted, it's not treated as encrypted. The encryption is to prevent other
accounts from accessing the file, not the account that encrypted it. So when
you attached it to an email under the account that encrypted it, it gets
treated like an unencrypted file, if that makes any sense... ;-) IOW... it's
only encrypted to other accounts, not the account that encrypted it.

Lang

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