Just take away read access for everyone but yourself and apply the
change recursively to you profile directory.  Right-click on
C:\Documents and Settings\username, go to "security" and work from
there.  You can't stop someone with admin rights from reading the
mail, but then, you can't stop anyone with physical access to the
machine if they're marginally determined - even with passwords and
permissions.  Basically, if simple permissions arne't enough, then
your "enemy" is already determined enough to find a way.

Heck, for $30, your passwords alone are useless:
http://www.elcomsoft.com/aolpr.html

That took me under 30 seconds with Google - there are probably other
programs that cost even less, and there are free keyloggers that could
simply record what you type in after the mail program starts, which
someone with admin access could easily set to run on startup.  Get a
pen drive. :)

--Danny

Hopkins wrote regarding 'RE: [OT]Email program that stores files securely' on Sun, Nov 13 at 22:55:
> Hi Danny
> 
> I'm using windows 2000
> 
> I want to stop other uses on the same computer from scanning some email
> files stored on my hard drive. 
> 
> Ideally the email program will handle multiple mail boxes and sort mail
> into different mail stores with some mail boxes secured against
> unauthorized reading.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________
> 
> Roy
> Tauranga
> New Zealand
> _______________________________________
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Define "stores mail so it's password protected" and list what
> > operating system you're using.  If you have a password protecting your
> > machine account, store mail locally, and use file system permissions,
> > then your mail's effectively password protected regardless of what
> > mail program you use.  If you want the mailstore to actually be
> > passwrod protected because you don't trust other users of the same
> > machine, then you'll only have a marginal level of security even if
> > you use some weak encryption scheme.  For "real" security, go buy one
> > of those USB pen drives with a capacity large enough to store as much
> > email as you intend to store (and then some, since we always
> > underestimate storage requirements :)) and set your mail program to
> > put your profile/mail store on that drive.  There's no password to
> > worry about, and physical security trumps "passwords" every time.
> > 
> 
> -- 
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/167 - Release Date:
> 11/11/2005
>  
> 
> -- 
> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
> View/change your membership options at
> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist
> 
-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist