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What's New in PGP Freeware Version 6.5.3
for Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000
Copyright (c) 1990-99 by Networks Associates
Technology, Inc., and its Affiliated Companies.
All Rights Reserved.
Thank you for using Network Associates' products.
This What's New file contains important information
regarding PGP Freeware. Network Associates strongly
recommends that you read this entire document.
Network Associates welcomes your comments and
suggestions. Please use the information provided in
this file to contact us.
Warning: Export of this software may be restricted
by the U.S. Government.
___________________
WHAT'S IN THIS FILE
- About this Freeware Product
- Did You Know?
- Fixes in this Release
- New Features
- Documentation
- System Requirements
- Known Issues
- Year 2000 Compliance
- Additional Information
- Contacting Network Associates
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ABOUT THIS FREEWARE PRODUCT
Network Associates is proud to provide freeware
versions of PGP products for non-commercial use.
PGP Freeware brings easy-to-use, strong encryption
to the masses. You can use PGP to protect your
email, your files, and now even your network
connections. Let PGP bring a new level of privacy
and security to your everyday computer use
and communications with others.
NOTE: Please refer to the included license for the
specific terms and conditions of using this product.
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DID YOU KNOW?
* PGP PERSONAL PRIVACY IS AVAILABLE *
Did you know that PGP Personal Privacy, the retail
version of this product, provides many features and
benefits not included with this freeware product?
The following are just some of the added features
and benefits of using PGP Personal Privacy:
* PGPdisk
PGPdisk provides transparent, easy-to-use
encryption of files stored on your computer.
When mounted, PGPdisk appears as another
hard drive on your system. Your files are
automatically encrypted when stored and
decrypted when accessed on your PGPdisk.
PGPdisk gives you the ability to easily
protect your files from prying eyes.
* Technical support
Network Associates does not provide technical
support for freeware products. By purchasing
PGP Personal Privacy, you can contact Network
Associates technical support to answer any
questions you may have about using PGP.
* Licensed for commercial use
PGP Freeware is not licensed for commercial
use. PGP Personal Privacy and PGP Desktop
Security (the corporate version of this
product) are licensed for commercial use.
Thank you for choosing PGP Freeware as your
solution for privacy and security. We encourage you
to show your support for this great product by
buying a copy of PGP Personal Privacy today! Your
purchase will help us continue to extend and enhance
this leading personal security solution.
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FIXES IN THIS RELEASE
1. In some situations, it was not possible to
Decrypt/Verify a message after browsing your
hard drive with the Microsoft Outlook
browser. This has been corrected.
2. PGP can now decrypt files that originally
did not have a file extension.
3. PGPnet now supports Multi-Tech PCMCIA Cards on
Windows NT. Previously, this card was only
supported on Windows 95 and Windows 98.
4. PGP and CyberCop Scanner can now be installed
on the same Windows NT computer.
5. Problems with some 16 bit applications
crashing while PGPtray is running may be
resolved.
6. PGP will now permit the selection of the
destination directory if the source directory
is read-only or full.
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NEW FEATURES IN PGP
1. PGPnet. PGPnet is a landmark product in the
history of PGP. PGPnet secures all TCP/IP
communications between the local machine and any
other machine running PGPnet. PGPnet has been
successfully tested with Cisco routers (requires
Cisco IOS 12.0(4) or later with IPSec
TripleDES).
2. Self-Decrypting Archives. You may now encrypt
files or folders into Self-Decrypting Archives
(SDAs) that can be used by users who do not even
have PGP. The archives are completely
independent of any application, compressed and
protected by PGP's strong cryptography.
3. Integrated PGP Command Line. This version
incorporates the popular command line version of
PGP for Windows platforms. This product provides
a convenient way to integrate PGP with other
Windows applications and automated processes
on your desktop system. Please note that this
is intended for single user/workstation use. For
use on servers, customers are required to
purchase the PGP e-Business Server product.
Please contact your local Network Associates
Sales representative for more information.
4. Automated Freespace Wiping. PGP's Freespace Wipe
feature now allows you to use the Windows Task
Scheduler to schedule periodic secure wiping
of the free space on your disk.
5. Hotkeys. The Use Current Window feature has been
significantly enhanced by the addition of
Hotkeys. By using a configured key combination,
the Encrypt/Decrypt/Sign functions can be
automatically invoked without using PGPtray.
This feature is very useful for users using
messaging applications for which PGP does not
currently have a plug-in, such as Netscape
Messenger.
6. Fingerprint Word List. When verifying a PGP
public key fingerprint, you can now choose to
view the fingerprint as a word list instead of
hexadecimal characters. The word list in the
fingerprint text box is made up of special
authentication words that PGP uses and are
carefully selected to be phonetically distinct
and easy to understand without phonetic
ambiguity.
7. Support for Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express
5.0. This version of PGP adds support for
sending and receiving encrypted email in
Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express 5.0.
8. HTTP Proxy Support. If you are behind a
firewall with an HTTP proxy server, PGP now
supports accessing HTTP keyservers through the
proxy. To use this feature, you must configure
the proxy server address in your Internet
Explorer preferences.
9. Smart Word Wrapping. The word wrapping in PGP
now automatically rewraps paragraphs and even
quoted paragraphs resulting in much cleaner
signed messages.
* PGP ENHANCEMENTS *
1. Support for Windows 2000 operating systems. This
release of PGP introduces support for Microsoft's
latest releases of Windows. All PGP functionality
is available in Windows 2000 except PGPnet.
PGPnet will support Windows 2000 in future
releases of PGP.
2. Windows 2000 IPSec interoperability. PGPnet
running on non-Windows 2000 systems can establish
VPN connections with the built-in Windows 2000
IPSec client. (The Windows 2000 system must be
running the Windows 2000 High Encryption Pack.)
3. Intel Pentium III Random Number Generator (RNG)
support. If your computer is equipped with the
Intel RNG, PGP will use the random data generated
by the chip in addition to our own entropy
collection whenever random data is needed for key
generation and encryption. The Intel RNG is
currently only available with select Pentium III
chipsets, including the Intel 810 chipset.
4. Automatic email plug-in pre-selection. PGP will
now automatically pre-select email plug-ins to
install on your system based on what messaging
applications are installed. Nevertheless, you are
still able to change the selected plug-ins at
install time.
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DOCUMENTATION
Also included with this release are the following
manuals, which can be viewed online as well
as printed:
* Introduction to Cryptography
* PGP Installation Guide
* PGP User's Guide
* PGP Command Line User's Guide
Each document is saved in Adobe Acrobat Portable
Document Format (.PDF). You can view and print these
documents with Adobe's Acrobat Reader. PDF files
can include hypertext links and other navigation
features to assist you in finding answers to
questions about your Network Associates product.
To download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the World Wide
Web, visit Adobe's Web site at:
http://www.adobe.com/
This release also includes integrated online help
in Microsoft Windows Help format:
* Online help:
- PGP online help
- PGPnet online help
Documentation feedback is welcome. Send email to
tns_documentation@nai.com.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To install PGP on a Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT system,
you must have:
- Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0 with Service Pack
3/4/5
- 32 MB RAM
- 16 MB hard disk space for the client install
If you plan to run PGPnet on the system, you must
also have:
- Microsoft TCP/IP
- A compatible LAN/WAN network adapter
Note: PGPnet functionality is not available for
users of Windows 95a (the original release of
Windows 95) or Windows 2000. PGPnet supports Windows
95b (OSR2), Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0.
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KNOWN ISSUES
*PGP ISSUES*
1. Mismatching your keyring files can result in
data loss. Your public keyring file and private
keyring file must be kept in sync. If, for
instance, you select a public keyring file that
does not contain the public portion of your
private key without also changing the private
keyring to the corresponding file, you and
others will not be able to encrypt to exported
versions of your key after that time. In most
cases, simply updating your key from a public
copy on a keyserver will fix this. However, it
is recommended that the keyring files always be
kept in sync. A future version is expected
to correct this issue.
2. Some PGP Versions 6.0 and later features are
incompatible with previous versions of PGP, so
we feature a "compatible" export format that
strips incompatible features such as Photo IDs.
Selecting "Include 6.X Extensions" in the
Export dialog enables these features to be
exported. By default, PGP exports in compatible
mode. You may change the default in the Advanced
Preferences dialog. When sending a key to a
PGP Certificate Server Version 2.0 or above,
Photo IDs always accompany the key. The default
LDAP server in PGP 6.x supports this.
3. On Windows 95/98, the Free Space Wiper will
reset every time another program writes to your
disk while the wiping process is in progress.
This is similar to defragmentation programs,
and is required by the Operating System. For
optimal wiping, make sure to close all open
applications. On some systems with very low
amounts of RAM, it may be advisable to also
shut down Windows Explorer.
4. The Windows Explorer provides PGP with
information only about the target of a shortcut
and not the shortcut itself. If you use the
Wipe feature in the Explorer, the shortcut
itself will not be wiped. The actual target
will be wiped. When using PGPtools, the shortcut
will also be wiped.
5. Hotkeys are for use with applications that
support general text editing. Using Hotkeys
with some applications may result in
unpredictable behavior.
6. The PGP Exchange/Outlook plugin does not support
Microsoft Word as an email editor.
7. We strongly recommend that VirusScan users
upgrade to VirusScan Version 4.0.3 or later to
take advantage of the newest virus DAT file
update features.
* PGPNET ISSUES *
1. Do not attempt to manually uninstall PGPnet.
It is very important that you use the PGP
Uninstaller to remove PGPnet. PGPnet makes
extensive modifications to the registry and
changes the bindings on network adapters.
The PGP Uninstaller can be accessed via the
Add/Remove Programs control panel.
2. [Windows NT only]
As a precautionary measure, in the unusual
event that there is a incompatibility between
your network card driver and PGPnet, you can
create a "No Networking" hardware profile
prior to installing PGPnet on your system.
The "No Networking" hardware profile can be
used later if an incompatibility occurs.
To create a "No Networking" hardware profile,
right click on "My Computer," select Properties,
and then select the Hardware Profiles tab. Use
the Copy button to create a copy of the Original
Configuration. Get Properties on your copied
configuration and click the Network tab.
Finally, select the "Network-disabled hardware
profile" checkbox. Click OK to both windows
and then you are done. (Due to a Windows bug
we recommend that you restart once and
double-check that the "No Networking"
configuration is working before you
install PGPnet.)
3. [Windows 95 only]
You may experience a loss of networking after
resuming from standby mode. You must reboot
your machine to resume network activity.
4. PGPnet is not compatible with the Intel
EtherExpress 16 driver.
5. Installing virtual private network software
such as PGPnet on the same machine as a firewall
or another VPN client is highly likely to cause
problems. We recommend uninstalling the other
product prior to installing or choosing not to
install PGPnet on such a machine.
6. You cannot use the default MSN dialer to
connect to MSN if PGPnet is installed.
To connect to MSN with PGPnet, use the Microsoft
Dial-Up Networking client.
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YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
Information regarding NAI products that are
Year 2000 compliant and its Year 2000 standards
and testing models may be obtained from NAI's
website at http://www.nai.com/y2k.
For further information, email y2k@nai.com.
______________________
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PGP 6.5.3 includes support for both RSA and
Diffie-Hellman key types.
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CONTACTING NETWORK ASSOCIATES
NOTE: Network Associates does not provide technical
support for freeware products. To purchase a retail
or commercial version of PGP, please contact the
Network Associates Customer Service department at:
1. Phone (972) 308-9960
Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Pacific time
2. Fax (408) 970-9727
24-hour, Group III Fax
3. Email: custcare@nai.com
Network Associates Corporate Headquarters
McCandless Towers
3965 Freedom Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054