Security issues: **************** ZIP -AV ------- The ZIP archive you just opened contained an -AV envelope. Authentic files Verified! # OBD305 MetroNET BBS If the archive fails the authentication test, please do NOT use it and inform support@avp.ch immediately. Please only download the distribution archive from an official source (such as an authorized AVP distributor). Some BBSs are repacking ZIP archives and add their own -AV envelopes. If you consider your BBS a trustworthy source, then you shouldn't worry. An additional level of security is provided through PGP digital signature (see below). PGP digital signature --------------------- To check the authenticity of the file SETUP.EXE, you need PGP, Pretty Good privacy. This file however is not a tutorial on how to use PGP, it is assumed you know how to use it. The file "SETUP.ASC" contains a detached digital signature. To get the necessary PGP public, send an empty mail to: pgp@metro.ch - within a minute or so, you will receive the necessary PGP public key you have to add to your public key ring. Check the integrity of SETUP.EXE like this: pgp setup.asc setup.exe PGP will output a message like this: [...] Good signature from user "Gerard Vuille ". [...] If you get a "bad signature" message, you are either using a wrong public key from us, or the file has been tampered with. Should the latter be the case, contact us immediately (support@avp.ch) and don't run the archive.