From: Paul Duncan <pabs@...>
Date: 2002-11-06T06:40:32+09:00
Subject: Re: PGP on the list (was: Re: Matz Roundtable Summary)


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* Michael Campbell (michael_s_campbell@yahoo.com) wrote:
> > I was asked not to sign my messages because it either looks funny
> > in, or
> > screws up some of the newsreaders on the other side of the news
> > relay.
> > If this is no longer the case, or if noone objects, I'm going to
> > start
> > signing my messages to ruby-talk again.
>=20
>=20
> No strenuous objections here, but I have to wonder why anyone would
> think that signing a mail on a mailing list for a programming list is
> so important.  It seems a bit...pretentious.  (My $0.02)
>=20
> Now, if it's because it's difficult for you to turn it off, that's
> another matter entirely.

I'm not trying to come across as pretentious.  It's not hard to turn off
either.  Signing messages is something I believe in and would like to
encourage.  I was turning PGP signatures off for years at my previous
job because Outlook couldn't handle them properly; I can use them at my
current job now that Microsoft has finally invented "secure email" and
caught up with the rest of the civilized world.  At this point, the only
time I turn off PGP signing is when I send email to my grandma and when
I send messages to ruby-talk, and I'm about to start signing the
messages to my grandma.

Which brings me back to my original question.  In case you're
interested, here's the original thread regarding my signed messages:

http://www.ruby-talk.org/38565 (my signed message)
http://www.ruby-talk.org/38584 (the complaint)
http://www.ruby-talk.org/38598 (my less than courteous response)

(there's more of the thread there, but those are the relevant bits).  I
was just trying to clarify the general policy of the list before I
caused problems for anyone again.

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