From: Pat Eyler <pate@...>
Date: 2002-11-06T08:37:46+09:00
Subject: Re: PGP on the list (was: Re: Matz Roundtable Summary)



On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Gavin Sinclair wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Duncan" <pabs@pablotron.org>
> 
> [original text not included for obvious, and pertinent, reasons]
> 
> Fair enough that signing messages is something you believe in, but there is no
> good reason to sign messages to a public list.  It's a contradiction.

Umm, I don't see how it is a contradiction to sign (not
encrypt) messages.  It gives us some level of authentication that Paul is
actually the one who sent the message.  Some people feel more comfortable
with that.  It doesn't bother me one way or the other.

-pate

> 
> I don't think it would be unreasonable for list policy to discourage it for
> much the same reason as it discourages HTML - lowest common denominator, and
> smaller message size.
> 
> Gavin
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