Thank you for your interest in CrypEdit(TM) for Windows.

     **********   Overview of CrypEdit   **********

CrypEdit(TM) is a menu driven Windows 3.1 program that provides users with a 
secure environment to edit, view, and print multiple encrypted or plain 
text files up to 60kb in size while also enabling users to UU encode or 
decode, compress or expand, secure delete, and encrypt or decrypt DOS 
compatible files of any size.  CrypEdit utilizes pseudo one time pad 
encryption which requires two different passwords 7 to 20 characters/bytes 
in length.  On-line documentation is provided through a Windows 3.1 compatible 
help file which is almost an exact copy of the printed manual.
     The ability to load, edit, view, print, and save any normal or encrypted 
text editor file ensures that all of the encrypted text files the user wants 
to be private remain private except to those people who know or can determine 
the two passwords the user used to encrypt those files.  Maximum privacy and 
security is ensured by creating a text editor file with CrypEdit and then 
always saving it as an encrypted text editor file.  This ensures that the 
text editor file never resided on any storage media unprotected, (not 
encrypted).  Allowing the user to send DOS compatible text files through 
"public networks" or "common carriers" and be assured a maximum level of 
security.  Encrypted text editor files can be saved normal, compressed, 
compressed and UU encoded, or UU encoded by one simple menu command.  
The secure delete command is included so the user can be sure the file they 
delete is deleted.
     Built in UU encoding utilities will UU encode and decode any file, split 
up a UU encoded file into as many as 100 parts, and reconstruct a split up 
UU encoded file so that 8 bit data files can be transferred over systems 
limited to 7 data bit format as a single file or split-up UU encoded files.  
Speed and size optimized file compression are provided so the user can 
compress files to save storage media space or to minimize data transfer time 
from computer to computer.
     The multiple document/window text editor enables users to delete, cut, 
copy, paste, search for, search and replace (when search is used in 
combination with paste), and move text (when cut is used in combination with 
paste); it also supports "word wrap" so that users don't have to type a 
carriage return at the end of each line, which makes the conversion of text 
files to, or from, most word processor file formats much easier.
     Use CrypEdit to keep your information private: bank and credit card 
numbers, bank and investment account information, personal notes, or... 
whatever secure.  At work you can store and send memos, notes, business 
plans, confidential documents, or... whatever on and over the network knowing 
that prying eyes won't see the contents unless they can decrypt them.
     Don't be foolish, protect your privacy now !  The Supreme Court and the 
government of the United States to this date have made no ruling or 
legislation to ensure that electronic data, E-Mail, or electronic documents 
are guaranteed privacy.  In fact in France, and many other foreign countries, 
it is illegal for any private citizen to encrypt their electronic data, the 
privacy privilege is reserved for someone else!  To insure the privacy of 
your text documents, E-Mail, or data files... Use CrypEdit.

     NOTE: some file encryption and decryption programs use only one, or 
more, password(s) of any non-zero length and return an error value to the 
calling program or the operating system when the improper password(s) is(are) 
used.  This implies that there must be some whole, part, or derivative of the 
password within their encrypted file which might allow people to use password 
generation programs to test, or use every possible password, until the file 
decrypts; or even worse "secret backdoor options" (secret options within the 
program that allow those people who know about them to use them) to decrypt 
a file without even knowing or entering the passwords!  I know, I have 
written and used password generation programs to defeat password protection.  
The CrypEdit encryption scheme uses two case sensitive passwords of at least 
seven characters that must be different.  It also does not return any 
specific value for failing or successful use of passwords or program.  There 
is absolutely no information within the encrypted file that is any whole, 
part, or derivative of either password (except the encrypted data of course), 
and there are no "backdoors" or methods to decrypt the file without the 
original passwords.  Additionally, you can save up to 1024 characters of 
notes, or riddles, with each encrypted file to remind you, or help whomever 
determine, what the passwords are.



*** REGISTERING CRYPEDIT ***

	You can register CrypEdit by sending in the order form which you can 
print from CrypEdit's help file, OR you can register online on CompuServe.  
To register online on CompuServe: sign-on, type GO SWREG, select REGISTER, 
and search for CrypEdit as a keyword, (CrypEdit version 4.0 has a SWREG 
Registration ID=4332), enter your name and shipping address... you will be 
billed by CompuServe; you should recieve your registered copy within 10 
business days after registering online on CompuServe.
     


*** FILES INCLUDED ***

Files included for the REGISTERED VERSION CEDWE40j dated 14jan95 are:
     ThankYou.Txt (this file)
     CrypEdit.Exe
     CrypEdit.Hlp

Files included for the SHAREWARE VERSION CEDWE40j dated 14jan95 are:
     CEDWE40j.Zip which was Zipped with PK Zip version 1.x or 2.x and 
includes the files:
          ReadMe.Txt     (this file)
          CrypEdit.Exe
          CrypEdit.Hlp
          Vendor.Txt (shareware distribution notes) 

     CEDWE40j.Exe which was Zipped with PK Zip version 1.x or 2.x and 
then made into a self extracting pkzip file and includes the files:
          ReadMe.Txt (this file)
          CrypEdit.Exe
          CrypEdit.Hlp
          Vendor.Txt (shareware distribution notes)
 
    
    *** INSTALLING THE PROGRAM ***
     
    Copy the compressed distribution file to your desired directory on 
whatever media/disk.  It is suggested to copy these files to your windows 
directory, which is usually C:\Windows.
     Execute the PKUnZip program on the CEDWE40j.Zip file, or execute the 
executable self-extracting PK Zip file CEDWE40j.Exe, whichever you may have;
then delete the orginal PK Zipped file. 
     Start Windows, if it is not already started, by executing the 
Win command.
     Now you can either use the file manager to display the CrypEdit.Exe 
program file within one of its windows and then double click on the 
CrypEdit.Exe program file to execute the program, or add CrypEdit to 
one of your Program Manager Groups.  To add CrypEdit to one of your 
Program Manager Groups: first select and enable the Program Manager 
Group that you want to add CrypEdit to.  Now use the Program 
Manager's file menu "New" option, and specify "New Program Item".  
The Program Item Properties dialog box comes up and you can input a 
description, command line, working directory, and a short cut key.  The 
easiest way to complete this action, assuming you have copied all of the 
distribution files to the Windows directory, is to click on the BROWSE 
button, double click on the CrypEdit.Exe file and then click on the OK 
button.  The CrypEdit icon should now appear in the enabled Program 
Manager Group and all you have to do from now on to use the program is 
double click on that icon!