Re: Security certificates

From: Michel Gallant (neutron_at_istar.ca)
Date: 08/31/03


Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:25:46 -0400


What mail client are you using to receive the message,
and what mail program was used to generate the secured
message?
If you email program you use to receive the message *can't*
handle S/MIME (secure email) messages, you will see
a .p7m attachment and:

- If the message is *signed*, you should still be able to see the
 content but the signature block will be useless to you, and
 you won't be able to verify the integrity of the message.

 - If the message was *encrypted* to you, you will only see
 the undecipherable attachment, unless you have an S/MIME
 capable email program (OE5, NN 4.6+ etc..)

 - Michel Gallant
   MVP Security

"Bobbie" <bobbie@yhti.net> wrote in message news:019b01c36f1e$9862ce20$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> At my workplace, we now use security certificate when we
> send emails. I could always access my work email from
> home until now. When I try to open a message with a
> security certificate from home, I can't. Instead of the
> message, I get a little square with smime.p7m next to it.
> How do I open these files? Thanx



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