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Article #2070Re: PGP on Trivial Posts -- Who The Hell Cares?
From: Mean Green Dancing Machine
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00
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In article <DAE5zt.KD0@world.std.com>,
John Cooley <jcooley@world.std.com> wrote:
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>As an ACLU member I fully support the right to privacy, etc.; but encryption
>keys on public post like "I like sushi. It's yummy food. I wish I could
>have it every night." seems like overkill to me.
I think you miss the point: it's not an "encryption key" (in the context
we're talking about), it's a "verification key". As someone who's
recently had posts forged in my name, I half-wish that I'd made a habit
of using PGP-signed messages. OTOH, I think PGP-signed posts look
*really* ugly, and you can't really claim any benefit unless you use PGP
for every single post you make.
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