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Found at MS the following.
Encryption settings
You can select one of three options for encoding the information in your
..pst file. You cannot change this setting after the .pst file is created.
Encryption encodes the .pst file so that it cannot be read by other
programs. . No Encryption - This option does not encode your .pst file. A
user may be able to read the .pst file with a text editor program or with a
hexidecimal editor program.
.. Compressible Encryption - This option encodes your .pst file in a format
that allows compression, but the .pst file is compressed only if you have a
compression program on your computer. The .pst file cannot be read with a
text editor or with a hexidecimal editor.
.. High Encryption - This option encodes your .pst file in a format that
offers increased protection. If you have a disk-compression program, the
..pst file can be compressed, but to a lesser degree than if you were using
the Compressible Encryption option. The .pst file cannot be read with a text
editor or with a hexidecimal editor.
The default security setting is the Compressible Encryption option. Use the
Compressible Encryption option if disk space is more important than
security. If security is more important that disk space, use the High
Encryption option, and then select a password for your .pst file.
OK, I'd found this infor about encryption. First, it appears MS may be
looking at access to the machine as the weakest link. This I discerned from
recommendations of not putting the mail files on the local machine, but
leave on the server. Not practical for me as I'm not running Exchange server
or similar. Next was the importance of passwords.
The file encryption is a little vague to me. For compressible, does that
mean you need something such as WinZip installed? And for High Encryption,
are they referring to something such as DriveSpace? And if so, is it stopped
from functioning on a FAT 32 disk? DriveSpace doesn't function on FAT32,
correct?
So I would think that High Encryption becomes non-functional as well??
Also I suspect there may be a problem with trying to import or move mail
from a second pst if both pst files don't have the same encryption. Seems I
read something like that back in the days of MS Exchange(W95). Am I wrong, I
hope?
Norman
Encryption settings
You can select one of three options for encoding the information in your
..pst file. You cannot change this setting after the .pst file is created.
Encryption encodes the .pst file so that it cannot be read by other
programs. . No Encryption - This option does not encode your .pst file. A
user may be able to read the .pst file with a text editor program or with a
hexidecimal editor program.
.. Compressible Encryption - This option encodes your .pst file in a format
that allows compression, but the .pst file is compressed only if you have a
compression program on your computer. The .pst file cannot be read with a
text editor or with a hexidecimal editor.
.. High Encryption - This option encodes your .pst file in a format that
offers increased protection. If you have a disk-compression program, the
..pst file can be compressed, but to a lesser degree than if you were using
the Compressible Encryption option. The .pst file cannot be read with a text
editor or with a hexidecimal editor.
The default security setting is the Compressible Encryption option. Use the
Compressible Encryption option if disk space is more important than
security. If security is more important that disk space, use the High
Encryption option, and then select a password for your .pst file.
OK, I'd found this infor about encryption. First, it appears MS may be
looking at access to the machine as the weakest link. This I discerned from
recommendations of not putting the mail files on the local machine, but
leave on the server. Not practical for me as I'm not running Exchange server
or similar. Next was the importance of passwords.
The file encryption is a little vague to me. For compressible, does that
mean you need something such as WinZip installed? And for High Encryption,
are they referring to something such as DriveSpace? And if so, is it stopped
from functioning on a FAT 32 disk? DriveSpace doesn't function on FAT32,
correct?
So I would think that High Encryption becomes non-functional as well??
Also I suspect there may be a problem with trying to import or move mail
from a second pst if both pst files don't have the same encryption. Seems I
read something like that back in the days of MS Exchange(W95). Am I wrong, I
hope?
Norman