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From: Mark Himsley <mark AT mdsh DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: crypt command
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:01:51 +0000
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It appears that the `crypt` from your unix is different from the `crypt`
package in cygwin and they are both different from the `crypt` in the Linux
installs I have. Why not try to find the source from your version and
compile it your self, or even write your own version?


On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:31:21 -0800 you wrote:

>Hello All,
>I am looking for crypt command similar to unix crypt command. 
>
>In Unix, I could do
>crypt password < filename > encryptedfilename
>
>but the same thing does not work in cygwin.
>I have asked this question before and did not get any satisfactory response.
>
>Please atleast tell me, whether it is possible to encrypt and decrypt a file
>using some other command.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Sanjay

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Mark Himsley
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