Actually, while there were some interoperability issues with the Beta 2 version
of Outlook Express (the Internet Explorer mail client), these have been
addressed for the final release (which will be on the Web on September 30); we
do interop with Netscape Communicator.
-George Hatoun
Program Manager,
Microsoft Outlook Express
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Schneier <schneier(_at_)counterpane(_dot_)com>
To: smime-dev(_at_)RSA(_dot_)COM <smime-dev(_at_)RSA(_dot_)COM>;
ietf-smime(_at_)imc(_dot_)org <ietf-smime(_at_)imc(_dot_)org>
Date: Friday, September 26, 1997 9:30 AM
Subject: S/MIME Crack? Beware press bearing incomplete stories
[...]
I wrote this screen saver not to trash S/MIME (even though the announcement
was used by another company), but to 1) illustrate that 40-bit RC2 really
is insecure, and 2) try to force companies who implement S/MIME to get
DES and triple-DES to interoperate. I heard recently that RSADSI has said
there is a triple-DES message on their website that can be understood by
both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. I don't know
about the message, but when I tried to get DES and triple-DES to
interoperate
a few months ago I couldn't.
Bruce
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