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You can use Greg's PGP key or a personal e-mail certificate to send him secure e-mail. For more information about secure e-mail, read below.
Why secure e-mail?
E-mail is like a postcard written in pencil; it is easily read or altered without your knowledge. Unlike a postcard, which is destroyed after you've read it, copies of e-mail remain stored on computers long after you've read and deleted the original. Some e-mail servers, including those at Oregon State University, make it relatively easy for individuals to download and read your e-mail without your knowledge.
Most people feel that their e-mail is unworthy of outside scrutiny, yet taken as a whole your e-mail may reveal more than you think.
There are many ways to secure e-mail correspondence, but one of the easiest and most secure is Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). PGP is easy to use and can be downloaded for free by noncommercial users (trial version becomes the freeware version that I use after 30 days).
Once installed, simply download Greg's PGP key to start sending him secure e-mail.
You can also send secure e-mail with your existing e-mail client by using personal e-mail certificates.
E-mail certificates secure e-mail seamlessly and can be used to verify that messages have not been tampered with in transit. Get your free e-mail certificate from Thawte and have Greg certify your identity through their Web of Trust program.
Suggested reading:
'PGP FAQ' at http://www.andrebacard.com/pgp.html
'Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security' at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-45/sp800-45.pdf