OT: PGP, commercial product vs opensource stuff - viability/usability

[John Esak]

>
> | We are about to *buy* PGP. Reasons... simple, we were told if
> | we gather the source and make our own version for either SCO or
> | Windows... we will have "limited to no success".  Exact words.
> |
> | The particular partner we have chosen has specified PGP and ftp, so
> | unfortunately, should you rush to suggest some other scenario that
> | works, don't bother, we already have. It's this, or nothing.
>
> I've not used either PGP or GnuPG, but quoting from www.gnupg.org:
>
> 	GnuPG is a complete and free replacement for PGP.
>
> So why wouldn't you go down that route?
>
> --
> JP

As I said... I am gun shy from a time when buying Zmodem meant the version
you bought would not work properly (or at all) with the zmodem you could get
anywhere. Eentually, (like a year or so!) and it got fixed... sort of... but
in the meantime, one struggeled, or just gave up and used one or the other.

I do not have that luxury with this. It will either work the first time and
every time, or I won't be using it.

John