I had a feeling that they put old versions in the public domain
'abandonware' - but if you've found a suitable alternative (sounds good)
then all's well.
May even have to look into it myself...
thanks
jez
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I forgot Winzip is not free. But I found something else that is free
> and seems to work very well. It operates by attaching itself to the
> context menu on file dialogs. A right click on one or more file name
> selections allows encrypting or decrypting and can produce a copy or a
> replacement. I've only tried one file but I have been impressed so far.
> It seems fast and efficient. A few other things I tried had obvious
> bugs and/or left some detritus around. This one is polished.
>
> Try <http://www.axantum.com/> recommended.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> Jez Cunningham wrote:
> > Hi - a simple way is to zip any file you want 'protected' - there's
> > an option in winzip to specify a password when you save that will be
> > needed to open it. Br Jez
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Norcutt Sent: 12/12/2009
> > 16:35:01 Subject: [OM] OT - recommendation for a simple password
> > controlled file encrypter
> >
> > Soon I'm going to have to put some financial and other info on my
> > laptop which normally contains nothing of any importance other than
> > to me. I could use some suggestions for a simple, password
> > controlled file encryption program. Winders public key encryption
> > looks like overkill. I just want something easy to use that can
> > thwart a dumb thief for a few days.
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> > Thanks, Chuck Norcutt
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