Hi, ARC.exe versions 5.1 and 5.12 can encrypt data it compresses. It may work for what you want. Use the command ARC -mg ARCHIVE FILENAME. Or something like that. -- Tim Margeson (206)253-5240 PO Box 3500 d/s C1-937 @@ 'Who said that?' Vancouver, WA. 98668 {amd..hplabs}cae780!tektronix!tekigm2!timothym (this changes daily)