PGP signatures

[Bob Lockie]

On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:57:01 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:

>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>
>On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:08:43 -0400, Bob Lockie wrote:
>
>>I find the PGP signatures annoying and a waste of space.
>
>    They, however, serve a purpose, unlike HTML mail.

PGP serves a purpose for some people.

I don't care if it certifies mail on this list.

I personally don't think anything but some business corespondance needs to be signed.


>>Can't someone ask for it it they want it instead of including it in every >message?
>
>    No.  How would that work?

I don't know, I wondered.


>    "Was this message really from you?  Could you send me a signed copy?"
>
>    "Uhm, sure."  A few cut and pastes later you'll get a possible copy of
>the original but not a signed copy of the original.  Defeats the whole
>purpose of PGP signing.

As I said before, I don't think it is necessary to sing a lot of things.