[HLUG] Re: GPG vs PGP?

[tundish]

Hi, Matt,

> 
> Hello,
> 
> Does anyone have an opinion on GPG (Gnu Privacy Guard) being any more or 
> less secure or useable than PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)?
> 
> Having  tried to obtain PGP for a WinXP user, it seems that any free 
> versions that were once available for download have now been cleansed 
> from the web. Recalling GPG as a likely alternative, it seems that this 
> is available for plenty of platforms but needs compiling first. (Ah 
> well, a small price to pay.)
> 

I've been happy using the Windows Privacy Tools (WPT). Based on GnuPG, 
but are supposed to be compatible with PGP (although I've never checked):

http://winpt.sourceforge.net/en/

Cheers,

Dave.