🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <330B6E98.33F2@rpi.edu> osmanb@rpi.edu writes:
>Joseph H Allen wrote:
>> 
>> It's time to start "Free EDI".  EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is an old
>> set of document standards designed to allow businesses to communicate with
>> each other.  Typical of the business transactions covered by EDI are
>> wholesaler to retailer communications: the retailer sends a PO (Purchase
>> Order) to the wholesaler, which then sends the ordered materials to the
>> retailer.  Then the wholesaler sends an Invoice to the retailer.
>
>>  - Security will be based on the defacto internet security system: PGP.
>>    Each message will have a PGP signature from the sender and will be
>>    encrypted with the recipient's public key.  This will be sufficient
>>    security so that even EFTs (electronic fund transfers) can occur through
>>    Free EDI.
>
>This is way out of my league, but from a practical standpoint, I just
>want
>to mention that if this ever happens (sounds like a good idea) then
>there
>ought to be some way for "securely" transmitting overseas. Either with
>weaker encrpytion, or using a stronger system with escrow, so that the
>gov't
>will allow it out of the borders.

Or build a stronger system w/o escrow in Antigua....

	Patrick