N00bie questions about encrypted file systems.

[Dean S. Messing]

Charles Curley writes:
: On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 07:51:30PM -0700, Dean S. Messing wrote:
: >=20
: > Charles Curley writes:
: 
: > : Let us know how you do with it; I'm probably not the only person who
: > : would like to try it.
: >=20
: > Thanks Charles.  Since a working laptop is crucial on this trip, I'm
: > a little leery to be the first on my block to try it.  On the other
: > hand the consequences of the laptop being stolen would be very bad.
: > That and the (lack of) free time I have to make this work makes me
: > nervous.
: 
: I may have given an incorrect impression. My reason for not trying it
: has been lack of time and lack of an immediate requirement. I share a
: list with Mr. Halcrow. From some of the things he has said there and
: looking at ecryptfs, I expect it is a solid product that will perform
: as advertised.

Thanks Charles.  From the review of the .rpm it is obvious
that Mr. Halcrow is careful and  thorough. But given that this
process could (w/ small probability) destroy my filesystem,
I am still a tiny bit nervous. Fear of the Unknown I suppose.

Dean