On 1/20/06, David Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's always possible for someone to add a nonstandard algorithm, but > if you really want a particular algorithm, it's healthier to get the > OpenPGP working group to add it officially.
The RAR compression algorithm proprietary and closed source, so it is not likely to make it into any standards. RARlabs has refused for years to allow anyone else to make RAR encoders (although they exist in violation of the RARlabs license). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAR A much better choice would be the LZMA algorithm from 7zip, which is open-source and unpatented. It compresses with similar efficiency and speed to RAR. In any case, though, such slow-but-compact algorithms are really only useful for archival purposes. While I have used PGP for some archiving, this is not the most common usage of PGP, and probably not an OpenPGP design goal. There are much faster file encryption tools than PGP out there. We actually use 7zip to compress and encrypt backups for offsite storage, as its AES implementation is so much more efficient than GnuPG's. -- RPM ========================= All problems can be solved by diplomacy, but violence and treachery are equally effective, and more fun. -Anonymous _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
