Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 17:16:33 -0700 (PDT) From: patl@phoenix.volant.org To: "Scot W. Hetzel" <hetzels@westbend.net> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Digitally Signed Messages Message-ID: <ML-3.3.892772193.1183.patl@asimov> In-Reply-To: <006801bd6947$ea64a1e0$c3e0d9cf@admin.westbend.net>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Reilly <reilly@zeta.org.au> > > >Methinks your mailer is broken: > > > >>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 > >>X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 > > > > My Mailer isn't broken, I just wasn't expecting it from this list. And the > extra steps I had to take to read the message. If it requires annoying extra steps, it IS broken. Complain to the vendor and/or switch mailers. > The real question is does Digitally Signed Messages, and HTML belong on a > Mailing list? Absolutely NOT. Half right. HTML doesn't add any useful information, and obscures the body of the message when view in non-HTML-aware MUAs. But Digital Signatures DO add useful information, namely a verification that the message is not a forgery and has not been tampered with. (Within whatever trust level you assign to that particular key.) This is just as useful in a mailing list as it is in a private discussion. Possibly more so, since the exposure to potential forgers is greater. -Pat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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