Re: problem on windows XP

[Julian P. R. <jul...@gm...>]

> As far as I can tell, it's the gzip, rather than the encryption, that 
> slows everything down. You can try passing compression levels to gzip 
> using the "--gzip" rsyncrypto option.

OK, I understand... however not too sure about the syntax.. (can i use 
the gzip.exe that came with the rsyncrytpo for windows?)

> Can it be that you are using an encrypted private key? At the moment, 
> rsyncrypto does not support that.

Yep that was the case... I am now happily hot and cold decrypting. Since 
I am new to cryptography, I still cant figure what the pros and cons of 
hot/cold decryption are... the unique "per file" key is also stored in 
the encrypted file itself, so why not just always use the private key to 
decrypt?
The speed of hot/cold seems to be the same... any hints?... I know i 
need to read up more on the subject...

>> Finally, just a curiosity... in my language (Maltese) Shemesh means 
>> "sun"... is it the same at your end? :)
>
> Both my name and my surname have meaning in Hebrew. See 
> http://shemesh.biz/sun.html. Surprisingly enough, my surname's meaning 
> in Hebrew and in Maltese is the same. Do you know of any connection 
> between the languages?

Ah, that makes sense... Maltese is a semitic language with strong 
arabic, spanish, and italian influences (Malta having been conquered by 
everyone and their dog throughout history)... but it remains 
fundamentally semitic.. so there is the interesting connection.

Thanks again.
Regds
Julian