fSekrit V1.4    Suggested by dasfx - Updated by guinness on 5 May 2010 57KB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (530) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (16) - Post comment - Permalink

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 RAM: Most of the email servers now reject .exe files

So this can't be sent via email [2006-07-12 12:46]

 [BOT]Fluffy: You could always change the extension to .zap or something, then change it back to .exe when it's downloaded. [2006-07-12 20:28]

 BarHopper: Sometimes even changing .exe to another extension still doesn't help, as the header of the file still shows it as an .exe. If you zip the file (no need for passwords or compressing, because its already encrypted), then most anyone can open it, even XP includes zip support by default.

And if a place doesn't happen to support a zip file (or rar or 7z or whatever format you use), you can also join your zip (or rar or 7z) with another file (say, an image or mp3) and then upload the image or mp3.
Just type the following into a console window:
copy /b b1.mp3 /b + b2.zip bbb.mp3
The first file should be what the main file should be (and what the output will appear like). The second should be the zip or rar or 7z. The /b means its a binary file. Once you have your output, you can play it in your mp3 player, or if its an image, you can open it with an image viewer. Rename it to .zip and you can double click and open it with your default program or any other zip program. Easily transferred by email. [2006-09-19 13:46]

 simonrl: Ref. version 1.35 as of 23/12/07.
If I try to create a new file starting from a read-only one, the new file is still read-only and no text can be input nor imported, even if the availability of the option "make read-only" seems to suggest the opposite.
Also, wouldn't it be useful to add the option to make a read-only file writable again, for example by adding the option "make it writable" for read-only files? [2008-01-06 23:39]

 Infestedtassadar-x17: This needs updating. version 1.35 is available on the site. This is a must have program [2009-01-14 15:06]

 KingMudkip: Whenever I use this I get a error when saving. Any ideas? [2009-10-22 12:42]

 KingMudkip: Figured out the error; you can't save a file in the same directory as fSekrit without it losing your data. Be warned! [2009-10-22 15:33]

 Lyx: The stuff about "unencrypted data is never saved to disk" is most probably misleading. As long as the data isn't also encrypted or wiped in ram, it may be written to disk - its called "swapping" and "virtual memory".

As for exe files not being sendable via email: Your provider sucks, and you're a moron for supporting their service by using it. Its the recipient? Well, then the same applies to the recipient. [2009-12-10 18:54]

 CodesAway: @Lyx, I would hope most providers don't allow sending exes, I know gMail doesn't (even if you zip the exe) - it's for security. [2009-12-10 21:39]

 Lyx: Right, castrate the net because of idiots - great logic. Next up: Forbid all executable packers, because they COULD be used to obscure a trojan... oh wait, "Anti"-Virus manufacturers are already doing that.

World to idiot: there is no solution for people like you, except of common sense and education. [2009-12-10 23:43]

 Webfork: Great program -- simple, elegant, and easy. Note that I do wish in addition to lengthy technical details that the author would just provide the source for download.

KingMudkip's overwrite issue appears to have been fixed in the latest version, as well as a few other problems alluded to in the comments. [2009-12-11 17:39]

 Kimmy: Oh ho! Is this a good replacement for LockNote, then? Why don't any of these programs support Unicode away? [2009-12-11 18:04]

 Webfork: Great program -- simple, elegant, and easy. Note that I do wish in addition to lengthy technical details that the author would just provide the source for download.

KingMudkip's overwrite issue appears to have been fixed in the latest version, as well as a few other problems alluded to in the comments. [2009-12-11 19:29]

 Infestedtassadar-x17: I don't think this is exactly a replacement for Locknote (or vice versa)

fSekrit is smaller then Locknote (57KB vs 296KB)

Just wish that fSekrit was open sourced like Locknote is [2009-12-12 08:08]

 f0dder: fSekrit will - eventually - be opensourced, when I get around to cleaning up the source code. Unicode has been on the ToDo list for a while, but other issues have been more pressing, and unicode does crank up the executable size a bit, as well as requires some Win9x compatibility testing.

Anyway, it's only by chance I saw the discussion here, if you have requests or comments it's generally a lot smarter to post them at the DonationCoder forum where I *will* see them :) [2009-12-13 10:22]

 Infestedtassadar-x17: Would like to also point out that the download link (http://f0dder.dcmembers.com/downloads/fsekrit.zip) isn't correct and gives a "404 page not found.)

Try: http://f0dder.dcmembers.com/fsekrit/fsekrit.zip [2010-02-19 15:37]

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