-=PCTechTalk=- Re: 3rd TEST. Please Ignore.
- From: Keyboard Cowboy <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ~OoO~ <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:22:21 -0700
Hey Troth......it's called Barca <chuckle> Barca is Poco on steroids as you
indicated. They also have a special program just for running on a
thumbdrive......it's called PocoMail PE. You can see more at:
http://www.pocosystems.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11&Ite
mid=29
I have not tried it though. I just copy the following folders back and forth
between AZ and OH:
Address
Attached
Mail
Filters
These folders and files fit easily on even the smaller USB thumbdrives. I
prefer to move copies of the foulders and files rather than use PocoMail PE
because if I loose the thumbdrive for any reason (failure or loss), I've
screwed
the pooch! By just tranferring the foulders and files, I have a sort of backup
on the computer I can go back to. If I get to my destination and find there is
a problem, I just run the program to get new mail......then take that mail back
to the original destination and import it back into Poco.
Hope that makes sense.
Regards from
Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
,,,,,,,,
Ô¿Ô¬
Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Monday 12/19/2005 10:13:28 PM
"If you want to play soldier with me, I will make you play it a lot longer
than
you had in mind."
Michael Barnett, Crisis Manager for DirectNIC Inc.
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On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:54:01 -0500, ~OoO~ wrote:
| The client I was talking about, Barco, has its own USB version tat
| actually comes with the USB thumbdrive. Well, you're paying for
| it, but you know what I mean.
|
| So, the client being used is Pocomail (Barca is the full PIM
| version of Poco). I would assume, then, that I can probably run
| Barco, or even Pocomail, off my thumbdrive. But, will have to toy
| with it and find out.
|
| Here's a link if you want to check it out, since you said you are
| looking for something like this as well. Very secure, from the
| looks of it: http://tinyurl.com/8ubvg
|
| ---Troth
|
|
| Ryan Greenier said the following on 12/19/2005 5:10 PM:
|
| | I've been looking for something of the same (that isn't
| | proprietary) without avail.
| | I've seen items such as TrueCrypt that allow you to
| | mount/dismount encrypted file systems (by supplying a password)
| | - but that isn't ideally what I am looking for. With TrueCrypt
| | (open source -
| | http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php) you have a file named
| | truecrypt.exeon your thumb drive (or pc) with another file
| | called anything.ext (could be anything). The program allows you
| | to mount the file (which is inherently its own file-system
| | containing encrypted data) and then is shown in My Computer as
| | another drive. If you wanted to have your mail client in here
| | you could - and would probably work pretty well for its
| | intended use (has a grip of algorithms at your disposal). The
| | TrueCrypt program can be copied over to the drive itself
| | without install - which is kinda cool.
| |
| | I want something that doesn't require me to mount the encrypted
| | "disk" to the PC though... Otherwise this is cool for sensitive
| | data that isn't accessed _all_ the time and is accessed in the
| | same OS environment (i.e. ms windows).
| |
| | - Ryan
| |
| | On 12/19/05, ~OoO~ <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| |
| |
| | | Well, unfortunately, the security features in Thunderbird
| | | really stink. You can set a master password that needs to be
| | | entered in order to be able to download new mail. BUT, you
| | | can't block access to the actual profile (equivalent to
| | | identities in Outlook Express). So, any mail that's already
| | | downloaded and in folders can easily be read.
| | |
| | | Just as Firefox has extensions, so too does Thunderbird.
| | | They have a specific extension for password-protecting the
| | | profile. However, an advanced used can probably figure out
| | | how to bypass the protection. Its clearly stated that it
| | | will not keep out advanced users. Its a simple protection
| | | scheme to require a password to just open Thunderbird. I
| | | would imagine any advanced user with a heavy desire can play
| | | with the actual data files and open it using another
| | | installation of Thunderbird.
| | |
| | | What I will be doing is looking into a program that could
| | | possibly encrypt the entire thumbdrive until a password is
| | | entered for full access. If you know of any, do share.
| | | Otherwise, as I know other thumbdrives have their own
| | | software that does this, I'm sure I could find something.
| | |
| | | Lastly... I haven't really settled on Thunderbird. I'm using
| | | it, and sort of toying with it. And, although it looks nice
| | | visually, I am unhappy with many of their features and how
| | | it works. The mechanics really stink. Not to mention, for
| | | someone with a dozen email addresses from various domains,
| | | it is a pain in the a$$ to create accounts.
| | |
| | | I'll be trying out several other email packages as well,
| | | including my old favorite Barca. Gonna see if I can get that
| | | one to work off a thumbdrive.
| | |
| | | ---Troth
| | |
| | |
| | | Ryan Greenier said the following on 12/19/2005 4:31 PM:
| | |
| | |
| | | | Stays with the stick as long as the stick stays with
| | | | you... hehe What kind of authentication procedure are you
| | | | using for your thumb drive?
| | | |
| | | | Meaning, what happends if you loose your thumb drive or
| | | | someone otherwise gets a hold of it? Are your passwords
| | | | saved within the mail client? Do
| | | |
| | | |
| | | you
| | |
| | |
| | | | type your password in 12 times (assuming they are the
| | | | same) during each
| | | |
| | | |
| | | POP?
| | |
| | |
| | | | Or do you need a password to access the drive in general?
| | | |
| | | | - Ryan
| | | |
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