Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 20:12:35 -0500 From: "Scot W. Hetzel" <hetzels@westbend.net> To: <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Digitally Signed Messages Message-ID: <00d401bd699d$e82d3260$c3e0d9cf@admin.westbend.net>
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-----Original Message----- From: patl@phoenix.volant.org <patl@phoenix.volant.org> >If it requires annoying extra steps, it IS broken. Complain >to the vendor and/or switch mailers. > Ok, maybe it is broken if I have to do the extra step. >> 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. > Ok, maybe they do have there place on the list, but only when sending a patch to the list, not when posting/replying to complain/suggest improvements to current. For Example: 1. Poster complains current is broken and no suggested fix (Doesn't require a Digital Signature) 2. Poster advises/replies current is broken and suggests a fix (Include a Digital Signature, that way we know who to congratulate/blame when it does/doesn't work.) ;-) Now if people would think, (Does my message really require a Digital Signature?), before posting. Any ways, thanks for your time. This will be my last post on the subject. Scot To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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